VOA标准英语2012--Egyptians Living Abroad Cast Votes for New President

Egyptians Living Abroad Cast Votes for New President In the shade outside of her office in Washington, Nihal Elwan is about to do something shes never done before. Shes voting for the president of her homeland - Egypt. She has 13 candidates to choose

VOA常速英语2007年-Voting Peaceful in Kenya's Second City

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 27 December 2007 Voting is under way in Mombasa, Kenya's second city and its main port. As Derek Kilner reports for VOA, the situation has been largely calm, despite delays in the opening of some polling stations. The normally

2006年VOA标准英语-Palestinians Vote in First Parliamentary E

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 25 January 2006 Palestinians are voting in their first parliamentary elections in ten years to select a new 132-seat Legislative Council. Thousands of Palestinian police have b

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On election day, where do you vote? If its in a church, you might be inclined to vote more conservatively than if you cast your ballot at a school or government building. Thats according to reserch published in the international journal for the psych

2007年VOA标准英语-Court Rulings Cast Shadow Over Crucial Vote in

By Sarah Simpson Abuja 05 April 2007 Vice President Atiku Abubakar is battling in the Nigerian courts to get his name on ballot slips for a crucial presidential poll on April 21. But after two courts this week issued divergent rulings, it looks incre

2007年VOA标准英语-Mauritanians Cast Ballots in Post-Coup Presiden

By Kari Barber Dakar 25 March 2007 Mauritanians are choosing their president at the ballot box in the country's first presidential runoff. The polls pit former minister Sidi Ould Sheik Abdallahi against longtime opposition leader Ahmed Ould Daddah. K

voa标准英语2008年-Record Number of Americans Vote Early, Data Fav

Record numbers of Americans have already cast their ballots in early voting - more than 28 million people in 34 of the 50 states. Election statistics and a new opinion survey show that registered Democrats are turning out to vote early in far greate

VOA标准英语2012--Millions of Americans Vote Before Election Day

Millions of Americans Vote Before Election Day Nevada has had two weeks of early voting starting on October 20 and ending November 2. Nevada resident Loran Gibson says it was convenient. I know friends that, if they didn't have early voting, they wou

VOA标准英语2014--Afghan Vote Deemed Success, Results Uncertain

Afghan Vote Deemed Success, Results Uncertain KABUL kabul Afghanistan's presidential vote is being hailed as a success, with seven million voters braving Taliban threats to go to the polls. But Afghans say the true success of the election lies with t

英语情景对话：Polling Place(3)

A: Are you planning on voting? B: Yes. Are you? A: I will be voting tomorrow. B: Whats your polling place? A: My polling place is at the park up the street. B: Oh, yeah? A: Yeah, where is yours? B: I dont know. A: How is it you dont know? B: The loca

英语情景对话：Polling Place(1)

A: Are you voting tomorrow? B: Of course. What about you? A: You know that I am. B: Where is your polling place? A: Its at the park up the street. B: Oh, is that right? A: Wheres your polling place? B: I have no idea. A: How come you dont know where

英语情景对话：Polling Place(2)

A: Are you going to vote tomorrow? B: I sure am. How about you? A: I am. B: Do you know where your polling place is? A: My polling place is up the street at the park. B: Oh, really? A: Wheres yours at? B: Im not sure. A: You should know that already.

英语情景对话：Volunteering for Campaigns(3)

A: I would like to speak to you, if you dont mind. B: What would you like to speak to me about? A: I would like to talk to you about this years election. B: Is that right? A: I am a volunteer for this years campaign. B: Thats wonderful. I am impresse

Karzai defends vote 'integrity'

Afghan President Hamid Karzai （卡尔扎伊） says he believes in the integrity of last month's election process despite allegations of vote-rigging. He said he had been surprised and rather shocked by EU observers who recently said that about a quarter

英闻天下——27 Egypt's Draft Constitution Approved

Egypt's draft constitution has been approved in referendum. Egypt's Elections Commission says according to the official results, nearly two-thirds of eligible voters supported the draft constitution in the two-stage referendum. Judge Samir Abu el-Mat

VOA常速英语2008年-Democrats in Indonesia Cast First Votes in Tues

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 05 February 2008 U.S. Democrats living in Indonesia cast the first votes in the Super Tuesday round of primary elections. Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta, where Senator Barack Obama was the favored candidate. More than 100

Experts: Asian Americans Could Cast Decisive Vote in Tight U

Stephanie Ho There are 12 million American citizens who trace their ancestries back to Asia and the Pacific Islands - about .5 percent of the U.S. population. Asian Pacific Americans acknowledge that

VOA常速英语2007年-Big Win Expected for Putin as Russians Vote in

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 02 December 2007 Russians are voting in a parliamentary election in which President Vladimir Putin leads the list of the ruling United Russia Party, though he is not a candidate. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky report

VOA常速英语2008年-Pennsylvania Voters to Cast Key Votes in Race f

By Paula Wolfson Pittsburgh 20 April 2008 All eyes in the U.S. presidential election campaign are on Pennsylvania, where voters will cast ballots Tuesday in the race for the Democratic Party nomination. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from southwestern P

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Mike: Hi Amanda, what have you been doing lately? Amanda: As you can see, I'm still wearing a cast, so I have been helping out my mom by watching my little sister on the weekends. She has been able to run a lot of errands she never had time to do bef