多美国人认为恐怖分子是赢家

AS IT IS 2015-12-30 Many Americans Believe Terrorists Are Winning 多美国人认为恐怖分子是赢家 A new public opinion survey shows many Americans are not satisfied with the governments efforts to fight terrorism. Forty percent of those asked

美国文化：美国大选乱象凸显制度弊端

The chaotic 2016 presidential election has highlighted the defects in the US election system and the dysfunction of democracy. The email-gate uncovered by the release of the Democratic National Committee emails stunned the world, and showed that the

AP 2011-07-24

[1]Shuttle Atlantis touchdown the Kennedy Space Center put the final time early this morning. The landing ended NASA's 30-year space shuttle program. The shuttle grand finale comes 50 years to the day after Gus Grissom became the second American in s

AP 2010-07-24

1. Senate Democrats are expected to clear a procedural hurdle today in their latest bid to pass an extension of jobless benefits. Democrats are expected to be able to break a GOP filibuster right after West Virginia senator Carte Goodwin is sworn int

AP 2012-03-24

1. Mitt Romney won the Illinois Republican presidential primary by a wide margin over Rick Santorum. In his victory speech, Romney emphasized his willingness to work with Democrats if elected. 2. French Police raided a home in Toulouse, and cornered

NPR 2009-12-22

From NPR news in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. President Obama is praising Senate Democrats for what he called a big victory for the American people a vote to advance legislation to overhaul the nation's health care system. NPR's Scott Horsley repor

每日一词【150】shift：改变、转变

今天我们要学的词组是shift。 Shift有改变、转变的意思。比如美国宣布加入有伊朗和叙利亚参加的有关伊拉克问题的高层谈判。白宫突然改变政策为外交活动打开了大门， The abrupt shift of polic

单词超市第140期

M:learn a word W:今天我们要学的一个词是shift. M:shift s-h-i-f-t ，shift W: shift 有改变、转变的意思，比如美国宣布加入由伊朗和叙利亚参加的有关伊拉克问题的高层谈判。白宫突然改变政策，为外交

CNN 2010-11-06

Here with your results from the U.S. midterm elections, plus more events from around the world, this is your commercial-free show for the classroom: CNN Student News! Let me just say this: It's clear tonight who the winners really are, and that's the

CNN 2010-02-01

CAMPBELL BROWN at 8:00 p.m., you can find out why some residents in Montana think that their state has made a double fault with their tax dollars. I bet Jeffrey Miron would weigh in on that. And then AC 360 investigates why stimulus money is going to

CNN 2011-02-05

Well, one government agency is predicting that the U.S. will have a deficit in 2011. A big deficit. In a report that came out yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office, or CBO forecast that the U.S. government will spend $1.5 trillion more than it m

每日一词【172】reject：拒绝

今天我们要学的词组是reject。 Reject的意思是拒绝。比如拒绝某人的要求，75岁的天主教香港教区枢机主教陈日君说， 教皇拒绝了他的退休要求， Hong Kong's Cardinal Joseph Zen said the Pope had rejected

经济学人104:如何赢得99.6%的选票 许多国会议员没有竞争对手

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纸牌屋第一季 第107期:一份经核实的计票结果

The whole reason we do these meetings, Frank, 弗兰克，我们会面的目的 is so I can get accurate information from you. 就是为从你那儿得到准确的信息 I always said it was going to be close. 我始终说票数会很胶着 Then why

每日一词【413】razor thin：极其微弱的

今天我们要学的词是razor thin。 Razor, 是剃须刀，thin, 是薄的意思，象剃须刀那么薄，引申为极其微弱的意思。美国民主党争夺总统提名的希拉里.克林顿和巴拉克.奥巴马星期二进行党内初选的关

美国俚语:a shot across the bow发出警告

a shot across the bow 发出警告 bow可以指船首，a shot across the bow原来是海军的专用语，通用了两百来年了。它指军舰对可疑船只发炮，落到贴近那条船的船首作为警告，命令这艘船停止前进。要是它

AP 2010-11-03

1. The White House says President Barack Obama isnt giving up on the House of Representatives even amid dire predictions and poor polls for Democrats. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says the president is still working to hold onto control of the chambe

TED演讲:同性恋和异性恋(6)

The most important thing to take from the percentage system is this: 百分制评价标准最重要的一点是， If you have gay people over here 如果这边是完全的同性恋， and you have straight people over here, 另一边是完全的异性

经济学人323:反对派调查 电子版发奸擿伏

Opposition research 反对派调查 Digging dirt, digitally 电子版发奸擿伏 How to ensure that dumb things politicians say get a wide audience 怎样保证政客们把持的那些不为人知叫座连连 One of the houses the Clintons bought wh

经济学人239:美国中期选举 沉寂的中间地带

America's mid-term elections 美国中期选举 The silent centre 沉寂的中间地带 If moderates don't vote next week, extremists will thrive 如果中立人士于下周不进行选举，极端主义者将会茁壮发展 ALL political campaigns i