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VOA慢速英语:Trump Names Conservative Judge to US Supreme Court

2017-02-03来源:VOA
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address - n. speech

regulations - n. rules or laws

outstanding – adj. extremely good

brilliant – adj. very smart

tremendous – adj. very good

discipline – n. a way of behaving that shows a willingness to obey rules or orders

bipartisan – adj. supported by members of both political parties, Democrat and Republican

abortion – n. a medical procedure used to end a pregnancy and cause the death of the fetus

vacancy – n. an opening

filibuster – n. to delay a vote, often by speaking for a long time

at stake – expression at risk

controversial - adj. of or related to a dispute or debate

insurance - adj. a way of guarantee protection or safety