The victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election came as a surprise to many people in the United States. Most political observers predicted Trump would lose the election to Hillary Clinton. But he won, in large part because of older male

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(30) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(六)月

Crime is increasing world wide. There is every reason to believe the trend will continue through the next few decades. 世界范围的犯罪正在增加。有许多理由让我们相信这种趋势在未来的几十年将会继续。 Crime rates have

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力小短文走遍全世界

For some time now, critics of higher education in the United States have claimed that many U.S. colleges and universities are centers of liberal thinking. Politically conservative observers argue that the information college professors present to stu

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

美国有两个主要的政党,共和党和民主党。一般来说,共和党代表保守派,而民主党代表自由派。自由派和保守派在英文里就是:liberals和conservatives. Lib

发表于:2019-01-10 / 阅读(109) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

By Jim Malone Washington 28 September 2009 President Barack Obama's political challenges on health care reform and future U.S. involvement in Afghanistan are expected to grow in the weeks ahead. The president's political skills will be put to the te

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(30) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(九月)

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: You know, when I was a kid, I watched pro wrestling on TV. The matches often featured a good guy, like Hulk Hogan, against a bad guy, a bad guy like the Iron Sheik, a cartoonish Middle Eastern evil dude. Pro wrestling played off

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台7月