PART I
Law English—one
The powers of the Congress are specifically enumerated in the Constitution and include, among other thing, the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, and tariffs. U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 8, cl. 1.
Congress also has the power to regulate commerce with foreign nations, among the several states, and with Indian tribes. U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 8, cl. 3. This “commerce Clause” provides the authority for most regulation of the environment.
To become law, a bill must be passed by both the House and the Senate, and signed by the President. The President has the option of vetoing the legislation, but the Congress can override the veto with a two-thirds vote of both chambers. U.S. Const. art. I, sec. 7, cl. 2.
关于“美国国会”
美国国会（Congress，United States）是行使立法权（legislative authority）的地方。议案（bill）一般经过提出、委员会审议、全院大会审议等程序。一院通过后，送交另一院，依次经过同样的程序。
法案经两院通过后交总统签署；若总统不否决，或虽否决但经两院2/3议员重新通过，即正式成为法律。国会两院在各自议长(speaker)主持下工作。众议院议长由全院大会选举产生，副总统是参议院的当任议长。两院都设有许多委员会，还设有由两院议员共同组成的联席委员会，国会工作大多在各委员会中进行。美国国会的主要和最明显的任务是立法，制定影响每一个美国人的法律，立法经常需要在一些有争议的问题上作出决定，例如医疗保险改革、战争、贸易汇率等，法案经过一系列的审议程序后才能成为法律。
下面给大家再具体讲一下，作一个背景知识的介绍：
国会和总统下属的执行机关都可以提出议案，法案的审议和讨论实行三读程序。美国宪法规定，所有法案由国会自行提出，因此形式上只有国会议员有权提出法案。通常议案都是在两院同时被提出，除非涉及到某个议院独有的权利，例如财政或者条约。之后，议院会把议案转给有关的常设委员会。
在美国，立法提案权由议员个人行使，但法案是否提交院会则要由相关的委员会决定。委员会主席通常把议案交给下属的小组委员会审议，也可由常设委员会直接审议。小组委员会审议时，经常就议案举行公开或秘密的听证会；完成审议后，向常设委员会提出报告（包括其建议和修正），由常设委员会对报告进一步审议和修改。若常设委员会直接审议议案，则同样采用举行听证会和审议议案的方式。若常设委员会拒绝一项议案，该议案很可能就此夭折。
一般而言，常设委员会的报告均为全院所接受，在委员会完成议案工作，向议院报告时，参议院多数派领导人或者众议院法规委员会需要计划公开辩论的时间。如果在全体投票中议案获得通过，如果议案在两院被通过的版本不同，那么两院会成立一个会议委员会来解决分歧。如果会议委员会向议院报告的版本在两院都得到通过，那么议案会被提交总统，除非议案是宪法修正案，这时候议案会被提交各州进行批准。
如果总统签署了议案，那么议案就具有了法律效力，成为法律。如果总统否决议案，那么议院可能会修改议案以获得总统的支持，或者以2/3多数推翻总统的否决（不能投弃权票），使议案自动成为法律。如果送达总统时国会会期只剩不到十天，而总统在会期之内没有签字，那么议案被搁置，自动失效（即口袋否决权,a pocket veto）。议会可以在下一次会议时重新引入议案。
Law English—two
The Congress also has substantial powers in overseeing the activities of the executive branch. The House of Representatives has the sole power to impeach the President and other officers, and the Senate the sole power to try impeachment. U.S. Const. art. I, sec.2, cl. 5 & sec.3, cl. 6. U.S.
Congressional committees may demand disclosure of information and require agency officials to testify before them. The Congress has also established the General Accounting Office (GAO), which evaluates executive branch activities and reports back to the Congress. Most GAO reports are public documents.
PART 2
one minute english news—one
School ordered to return parents' 'donations' for weekend classes
A middle school in Sichuan province has been ordered to return money that it had asked parents to donate for after-class services.
The government of Tianquan county said in a news release on Tuesday that the parents' committee of Tianquan No 2 Junior High School had asked students' families to donate at the behest of the school.
According to the release, the parents' committee collected nearly 1.46 million yuan ($220,000), of which, 1.2 million yuan was sent to Ya'an City Education Foundation by members of the committee. The rest hasn't been used so far.
one minute english news—two
An Italian court sentenced former AC Milan and Brazil forward Robinho in absentia to nine years in prison on Thursday after convicting him of taking part in a gang rape of an Albanian woman in 2013.
A Milan court ruled that Robinho and five other Brazilians assaulted the woman, who was 22 at the time, after plying her with alcohol in a nightclub. The whereabouts of Robinho's five companions is not known, so their trial has been put on hold.
Robinho, 33, who currently plays with Atletico Mineiro in Brazil, pleaded not guilty via his lawyer and never appeared at any of the court hearings in northern Italy.
Music English——one
Donkey, donkey, I beg you,Please dont sing HeeHaw.
I shall feed you, I shall feed you. Please dont sing HeeHaw ……
Why you sing so loud?I shall feed you, I shall feed you.
Please dont sing Heehaw.
Donkey, donkey, I beg you, Please dont sing HeeHaw.
I shall feed you, I shall feed you. Please dont sing HeeHaw
Music English——two
The more we get toghther,toghther, toghther.
The more we get toghther.The happier we’ll be.
For your friends are my friends.
And my friends are your friends.
The more we get toghther,the happier we’ll be.
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