音标:[bai'kæmərə,lizəm] ;
n. 两院制;两个议院组成的立法机构

Explanation: Making a federal (or national) law in the United States is a complex (or complicated and not simple) process that takes a lot of time. This is good, because it means that the laws cant be easily changed. New laws can be made only when a

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Explanation: In the United States, the word Congress is used to refer to (or talk about) the legislative (or lawmaking) part of American government. Most people know this meaning of the word. But did you know that there is another meaning of the word

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1. bicentennial /ˈbaisenˈtenjəl/ -- two hundredth anniversary The bicentennial of George Washington's birth was celebrated in 1932. 乔治华盛顿200周年生日纪念于1932年举行。 2. semicircle /ˈsemɪˌsɜ:kəl/ -- half of a circle At th

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Lesson 23 Mans Best Friend 人类最好的朋友 Words: beneath prep./adv. 在之下 benefactor n. 行善者,捐助者 beneficial adj. 有益的,有利的 beneficiary n. (礼物、馈赠等的)受益者,(遗产的)受益人 benefit n. 利益,好处;vt. 得意,得到好处 benevolent adj

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President Bush Meets with Bicameral and Bipartisan Members of Congress to Discuss Economy THE PRESIDENT: I want to thank the leaders of the House and the Senate for coming. I appreciate our presidential candidates for being here, as well. We are in

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Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is What's with those people who talk weird? or regionalisms. Language is constantly changing, and a lot of people have asked me about how and why it happens. This isn't my area of expertise, but I've done a lot of rea

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Farmers Seek Emergency Disaster Aid 农民寻求紧急空难援助 Legislation introduced this week in the U.S. Congress would provide emergency relief to American farmers in the hurricane-ravaged Gul

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Egyptian women played a critical role in the revolutionary protests that brought down former president Hosni Mubarak last month. But as Egypt transitions toward a new government, questions are being raised about whether women will gain a stronger rol

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By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 01 April 2008 Majority Democrats in Congress returned to work from a two-week recess, vowing to focus on the state of the U.S. economy, including the housing mortgage crisis. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill,

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Kenyan Presidential Candidates Make Final Push 肯尼亚总统候选人最后一搏 NAIROBI, KENYA With just under a week to go before Kenyas presidential election, candidates are making their final efforts to court voters. 肯尼亚首都内罗比,距

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By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 15 May 2006 The U.S. Senate Monday resumed debate on immigration reform, as President Bush addresses the nation about the issue. US Senate Chamber The Senate bill - unlike

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U.S. lawmakers say time is running out for a congressional super committee to identify $1.2 trillion in deficit reduction during the next 10 years. Partisan disagreements remain on how best to improve Americas fiscal health, despite a softening of ri

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YANGONMyanmar President Thein Sein has congratulated opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy Party (NLD) for their apparent landslide victory in this week's parliamentary elections over the military-backed Union Solid

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Where walls go up, illegal crossings go way, way down. I will get it built, an unwavering president still at odds with an unwavering House Speaker. Theres not going to be any more money in the legislation. So far, no deal has been reached by a bipart

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a winner
active partner
aircraft receiver
aminomycetin
antihypertriglyceridemic
Banaras
be on the tiles
blepharal
bloodgiven
boss is always right
butane gasifying
callistoctopus ornatus
candlepin bowling
car journey
carlsbroes
catboats
certon
CHAUNACIDAE
circling point
closed-loop policy
commonwealths of puerto rico
covington
craule
david baltimore
Dease Str.
demolition ball
depends
dial peer
dob in
ecclesio-
electronic fingerprinting method
fibroma pendulum
flute reamer
flying jump
folimycin
fuel storage hopper
functionalise
Gouves
grid melt-spinning machine
hemiparkinsonian
hommock
horse mackerels
host id
hyperinclination
inchingly
infrared measuring radar
inhibiter
inquination
insulated body
inter-company transfer
jane jacobss
kaizhi
kilogrammes
lechitski
linear mode
long tackle block
low-order burst
maintenance device adapter
metal coping
mock-sign
multilobulate
nanodosimetry
Narcissus tazetta var. chinensis
nonlinear system simulation
observist
old flames
outlook for
Paliuroside
parameter declaration
penetration
photographic tracking station
piston push rod
plumbed-in
potassium aurichloride
psychologistic
quinone diimine
ratio of grate area to heating surface
redraughts
respirometr
retrograde filling
Santa Lucia del Mela
self organization
send file
SM2(sulfamethazine)
snowblader
St-Lambert-du-Lattay
subsequent effects of fertilizers
sudden
take up a wager
teleblem
tellurium lead
the whole span of history
timberman
timing uncertainty
tira (et tira)
unapproven
valiant as an Essex lion
version number
W. M. L.
water impact
waterproof electrical equipment
wyeths