Pennsylvania Man Gets Into Halloween in a Big Way Once a year, on the holiday known as Halloween, American parents tell their kids its okay to take candy from strangers; as they go from door to door in costume in the traditional practice called Trick

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(十一月)

The government of Niger is expecting a big turn out for Tuesday's referendum on changing the constitution to allow the president to run for a third term. Niger's parliament and constitutional court were both dissolved after opposing the move. Prime

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(八月)

Coaches and Referees(教练与裁判) We now look at the two men who have a great amount of influence on a game without even kicking the ball - coaches and referees. These two individuals can turn a game around by the blow of a whistle or the

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今天我们要学的词是referendum。 Referendum, 是全民公决的意思。纽约市长布隆伯格希望能竞选连任第三届市长,但是目前的规定是,市长最多只能连任两届。 A recent poll showed that 89 % of voters say t

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Maybe you received a paper in your letter box about a referendum. This is telling you about a vote in August. It is not a vote for a person. It is a vote about a question and you vote by post. The question is: Should a smack as part of good parental

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New Zealand has had MMP voting for our Members of Parliament for the last 16 years. MMP means Mixed Member Proportional. The system we had before MMP was called First Past the Post, like horse racing, where the winner was the one with the most votes.

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