听一分钟英文：Voting-投票

I like voting. Its quite good fun. I feel quite important when I go to the voting station. Its a shame its just once every four or five years though. Id like to vote more. I think we should be able to vote on lots of things. If we had some voting sof

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Lesson 89 slip of the tongue 口误 First listen and then answer the question. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 Who made the only funny joke that evening and why? People will do anything to see

美国俚语:pink slip解雇通知书

我们学习过许多英语的习惯用法。有些听众可能发现，越是生活中经常发生的事情，表达或者反映这些事情的习惯用法就越多。失业在现代社会里可以说是司空见惯，所以英语里表达失业的用

英语情景对话：Excitement after Voting(2)

A: I am really excited! B: Why are you so excited? A: I just got done voting. B: This was your first time voting, wasnt it? A: I just turned 18 last month. B: That is so lucky of you. A: Why? B: You turned 18 a month before the election. A: I didnt t

THIS IS AMERICA - Debate Over Electronic Voting

THIS IS AMERICA - Debate Over Electronic Voting By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, July 05, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I'm Gwen Outen. VOICE TWO: And I'm

VOA常速英语2008年-Voting Ends in Zimbabwe

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 29 March 2008 Zimbabweans wentto the polls Saturday to choose a president, parliament and local councils. The balloting was mostly peaceful although police said a bomb went off at the home of a ruling party parliamentary ca

VOA标准英语10月-Early US Voting Appears to Favor Democrats

Election officials in several closely-contested states say Democrats are turning out to vote early in greater numbers than Republicans. With 34 states allowing voters to go to the polls in person before election day, experts estimate that up to 30 p

VOA标准英语202--Libyans Upset Over Restrictive Voting Abroad

Libyans Upset Over Restrictive Voting Abroad Few Libyans remember days like this when they could vote. And, it counted. Just saying that -- Libyan government. 'Voting for the Libyan government' has a nice, sweet ring to it, said Libyan voter Adam Sbi

VOA标准英语2011-Observers Declare Sudan Voting a Success

The major organizations monitoring the referendum on independence in Southern Sudan are releasing their findings on the voting process. Despite a few concerns, they say the voting has been a success. The Carter Center, European Union and African Unio

VOA标准英语2011--US Lab Says Electronic Voting Machines Easy to Hack

US Lab Says Electronic Voting Machines Easy to Hack As the primary election season gains momentum in the United States in early 2012, voters will head to the polls to cast votes for their preferred candidates. About 30 percent of Americans will use e

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Lesson 143 Slip 1. She slipped on the ice and broke her leg. 2. The razor slipped and cut my cheek. 3. The years slipped by. 4. I didn't mean to say that; it just slipped out. 5. It had slipped my mind that you were arriving today. 6. Don't let such

美国国家公共电台 NPR If Voting Machines Were Hacked, Would Anyone Know?

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Let's spend a moment on an overshadowed question about Russia and the U.S. election. For President Trump, the investigation of Russian interference in last year's election is a quote, witch hunt. For some lawmakers, though, the r

美国国家公共电台 NPR Felons In Florida Want Their Voting Rights Back Without A Hassle

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Next, we have an update on voting rights for people who've been convicted of crimes. In the state of Florida, more than 10 percent of the adults in the state - more than 10 percent of all adults - are prohibited from voting becau

美国国家公共电台 NPR Early Voting Changes In North Carolina Spark Bipartisan Controversy

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This fall's election comes in several parts. Before the fight to win votes, there is a fight over who is allowed to vote. In Georgia, the Republican candidate for governor also heads the office that has been purging voter rolls.

<词海拾贝>Pink Slip：解雇通知书

Pink slip，粉红色的小纸片？可别误以为是一封浪漫的情书呀，其实，pink slip是一种最残忍的东西——解雇通知书！ Pink slip也叫做walking papers，可以追溯到

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我们学习过许多英语的习惯用法。有些听众可能发现，越是生活中经常发生的事情，表达或者反映这些事情的习惯用法就越多。失业在现代社会里可以说是司空见惯，所以英语里表达失业的用

VOA标准英语2010年-Early Voting in Iraq Marred by Suicide

Suicide bombers have attacked two polling stations in Baghdad, killing at least seven soldiers, while an explosion near another voting place not yet in use took the lives of seven civilians. The blasts occurred as early voting got under way for Sunda

学个词Learn a Word 第652期 Slip-up

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新西兰英语 517 Voting in the election

Only 73% of registered voters chose to vote on Saturday. This is the lowest percentage since 1887. 3,053,705 people are registered to vote but only 2.2m people voted. Although it is too early to know all the details, it seems that young people are no

第458期:A Slip of the tongue到底是什么意思呢

New Words: love interest:文中特指的是爱慕对象 Intention n. 意图；目的；意向；愈合 spoil the image vt.破坏； Slip n. 滑，滑倒；片，纸片；错误；下跌；事故 引申 Slippery adj. 滑的；狡猾的；不稳定的