拜登承诺签署立法以避免铁路罢工
Biden Pledged to Sign Legislation Quickly
刘立军 供稿
TRANSCRIPT
Russian shelling cut off power to much of Kherson, Ukraine. It was restored in the newly-liberated city just days earlier. The shelling is also forcing some locals to flee.
President Biden has pledged to quickly sign legislation to avert a freight rail strike. The Senate approved a bill that would make rail companies and workers accept a settlement that was reached during talks in September.
Former President Barack Obama’s urged Georgia Democrats to turn out and vote for Senator Raphael Warnock. Warnock is in a runoff against Republican Herschel Walker. Election day is Tuesday.
A federal appeals court ended an independent review of documents seized from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, Florida estate. The court rejected arguments from Trump’s lawyers. They had said the former president was entitled to have a ‘special master’ review the papers.
VOCABULARY
1. shelling n. the firing of shells from large guns 炮击。例如：We suffered weeks of heavy shelling. 我们遭受了几星期的密集炮击。
2. cut off 切（隔）断
3. approve v. to officially agree to a plan, request, etc. 批准，通过（计划、要求等）。例如：The committee unanimously approved the plan. 委员会一致通过了该计划。
4. bill n. a written suggestion for a new law that is presented to a country’s parliament so that its members can discuss it（提交议会讨论的）议案，法案。例如：the Education Reform Bill教育改革法案
5. runoff n. an extra vote or contest which is held in order to decide the winner of an election or competition, because no-one has yet clearly won（得分相同时的）加赛，决胜赛; （得票相同时的）决胜投票，决胜选举
6. appeals court 上诉法院
QUESTIONS
Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.
Russian __________ cut off power to much of Kherson, Ukraine. It was restored in the newly-liberated city just days earlier. The shelling is also forcing some _______ to flee.
President Biden has pledged to quickly sign _________ to avert a freight rail strike. The Senate approved a ______ that would make _____________________ accept a settlement that was reached during talks in September.
Former President Barack Obama’s urged Georgia Democrats to ___________ Senator Raphael Warnock. Warnock is in a ______ against Republican Herschel Walker. Election day is Tuesday.
A federal appeals court ended an ______________________of documents seized from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, Florida estate. The court rejected arguments from Trump’s ___________. They had said the former president was entitled to have a ‘special master’ ________________.
KEY
Read the passage. Then listen to the news and fill in the blanks with the information (words, phrases or sentences) you hear.
Russian shelling cut off power to much of Kherson, Ukraine. It was restored in the newly-liberated city just days earlier. The shelling is also forcing some locals to flee.
President Biden has pledged to quickly sign legislation to avert a freight rail strike. The Senate approved a bill that would make rail companies and workers accept a settlement that was reached during talks in September.
Former President Barack Obama’s urged Georgia Democrats to turn out and vote for Senator Raphael Warnock. Warnock is in a runoff against Republican Herschel Walker. Election day is Tuesday.
A federal appeals court ended an independent review of documents seized from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago, Florida estate. The court rejected arguments from Trump’s lawyers. They had said the former president was entitled to have a ‘special master’ review the papers.
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