W: Man, they take a lot of our paycheck. M: Yeah, the government really takes a bit, doesn't it? W: Seriously. The only tax I don't mind them taking is social security. It's only a few dollars every paycheck. M: Yeah, I don't mind it either. Well bo

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25. In 2009 the number of unionists in America's public sector passed that of their fellow members in the private sector. 【分析】简单句。本句中 that 指代 the number。 【译文】2009年,美国公共部门里的工会成员数量超过

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American civil liberties groups want politicians to stop blocking people from their social media accounts. And those politicians include President Donald Trump. The American Civil Liberties Union, known as the ACLU, filed a lawsuit against the govern

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AS IT IS 2016-10-10 What Washington Politicians Are Really Saying 华盛顿政治家们的真实意图是? It sounds so nice. My good friend... It is what some members of Congress say about their fellow lawmakers. But Chuck McCutcheon and David Mark

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25. Russians have a deep love for their own language and carry large chunks of memorized poetry in their heads, while Italian politicians tend to elaborate speech that would seem old-fashioned to most English-speakers. 【分析】并列复合句。w

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A bus load of politicians were driving down a country road when all of a sudden the bus ran off the road and crashedinto a tree in an old farmer's field. The old farmer after seeing what happened went over to investigate. He then proceeded to dig a l

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Nursing is one of the greatest professions in the world. Its so much more important than most jobs. The sad thing is that nurses get paid so little. They do such a valuable job but get paid less than politicians. This is not right. Politicians do wha

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To be a charismatic leader, it helps to have speaking skills that convey strength, experience, and *likeability. Contrary to popular belief, a speakers message might not matter as much as the style in which the speech was delivered. A new study finds

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149 英国种族骚乱意味着什么? What's Behind British Race Riots? Laurie Kassman Oldham, England 11 Jul 2001 17:07 UTC In the past several weeks, at least three English cities have 1)erupted

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By Lisa Bryant Paris 16 March 2008 David Paterson is replacing Eliot Spitzer as New York governor. Spitzer resigned last week over an affair with a call girl that made international headlines. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports the private lives of Euro

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With a penchant for leopard print heels, latex thigh-high boots and £1,000-plus designer dresses, Theresa May is no stranger to political power dressing. But the Prime Minister's hairstyle, it turns out, is also the must-have 'power cut' for female

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英国脱欧公投结果让人万万没想到,特朗普当选总统后又在推特屡发狂言,若问2016年哪家职业最不靠谱?答案当然是政客。英国最新调查显示,只有19%的公众认为政客所言当真。记者比政客略

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Women running for top offices need to appear competent and attractive, according to a new study. For male candidates, seeming competent may be enough. Scientists have discovered the Beauty Bounce does exist and that for female candidates having a pre

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With a penchant for leopard print heels, latex thigh-high boots and ?1,000-plus designer dresses, Theresa May is no stranger to political power dressing. But the Prime Minister's hairstyle, it turns out, is also the must-have 'power cut' for females

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How do you gauge a country's well-being? The usual approach is to look at economic indicators like GDP or employment figures, or social ones like literacy levels or crime rates. But in Britain politicians are seeking a much more basic measure of the

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Politicians v newspapers 政客与媒体 Hold the presses 媒体控制 The battle over newspaper regulation rolls into the long grass 新闻法规之战暂被搁置 IT IS not even the beginning of the end, but it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning

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U.S. President Barack Obama says there is no silver bullet solution to offset rising gas prices, despite promises of $2-a-gallon gasoline by some politicians. During his weekly address Saturday, Mr. Obama said developing new energy sources such as wi

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Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti met with party leaders Saturday to build support for his proposed austerity measures as European leaders work to confront the continent's debt crisis. The government has not officially released details of the measur

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Todd: Hello Michael. Michael: Hello Todd. Todd: We're going to talk about Australia. Or your going to talk about Australia. So first of all how many people live in Australia? Michael: Australia? Oh, there's about twenty million people in Australia ri

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He is on the fence 他是墙头草 on the fence。Fence就是篱笆。On the fence的意思也就是骑在篱笆上,左右不定 例句: Politicians are past masters at sitting on the fence, hedging their bets, and never giving a straight answer. 一

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