There's been another setback to US-sponsored peace talks in the Middle East. After a three-hour meeting, senior Palestinian leaders have decided that unless Israel halts Jewish construction in the occupied West Bank, Palestinians will withdraw from t

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(99) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年NPR美国国家公共电台10月

1. It's unclear how, but Abu Musab al-Zarqawi apparently survived for some time after bombs were dropped on his hideout. The US military says the militant leader died yesterday shortly after US forces

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THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This week in the State of the Union address, I set forth my American Competitiveness Initiative. This plan will help our Nation to compete with confidence, raise the standard of living for our families, and generate new

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AS IT IS 2015-06-14 Students in Cambodia Want to Learn English 柬埔寨的孩子想学英语 The oldest public school in Cambodias capital, Phnom Penh, is in a small courtyard downtown. The Tuan Hoa school has a Chinese temple and Mandarin language

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AS IT IS 2016-04-08 Turks Questioning Migrant Deal with EU 土耳其人质疑移民新政 A small group of Turkish activists welcomed the first deported migrants as they arrived at the Turkish port of Dikili. However, many Turks are questioning wheth

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Crowd-Sourced Funding Provides 'Kickstart' to New Business Ventures WASHINGTON Yael Krigman is equal-parts baker and businesswoman. She sells her treats through her company's website. She was a lawyer but she knew she was onto something when her home

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KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The tax bill that's now being crafted in Congress is huge. It's more than 400 pages. And we're going to look at two parts of it. First, Republicans call the bill the Tax Cut and Jobs Act. Critics say maybe it should be called the

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Speech to the International Fiscal Association 中国经济介绍---国际财政协会演讲 by the Paymaster General, UK 英国主计长 Four years ago we set our central economic objective of high and stable levels of growth and employment. The two

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AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: age and the economics of learning English. RS: Our guest is Hoyt Bleakley, an economist at the University of Chicago. He and Aimee Chin at the University of Houston have studied t

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Yang Yongfa had waited tables for seven hours. But he instinctively switched on his big smile when another customer walked in. 杨永发(音译)在餐桌旁招待客人已有7个小时的时间了。但是当下一位客人走进来时他仍然下意

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 中英双语新闻

Regis McKenna 里吉斯麦肯纳 The first step in this process was convincing the Valley's premier publicist, Regis McKenna, to take on Apple as a client. 新公司成立后的第一件事,就是要将硅谷杰出的公关人员里吉斯麦肯纳招

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不出门就可以买到东西,这种网购方式催生出了一种新兴的购物方式,那就是先去实体店验验货再去网上淘,之所以这样做的原因有两个:一是为了买的放心;二是为了以低价格买入。 Rob: H

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HARI SREENIVASAN: Investigators are calling the recent cyber-attacks on Sony Pictures unprecedented, well-planned and possibly the most destructive corporate security breach reported on U.S. soil. Sony happens to be releasing a comedy movie called Th

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Uber has upended the transportation industry in the span of a few years. But the ride-hailing company has been losing a lot of money while doing so. 优步(Uber)在短短几年内颠覆了运输业。但这样做的同时,这家召车公司一直在大

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G 改革试点 reform experimentation 杠杆率 leverage ratio 杠杆收购 leveraged buyout 高息集资 to raise funds by offering high interest 个人股 non-institutional shares 根本扭转 fundamental turnaround(or reversal) 公开市场操作

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Workers in many of the worlds labor markets have reason to celebrate in 2016and theyll have a little extra cash to do so. According to Korn Ferry Hay Groups 2016 Salary Forecast, workers in most regions will, on average, see their biggest pay increas

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Chinese philanthropists favour local causes and educational institutions in particular, a study that tracks giving by billionaires has found. 一项追踪富豪捐款行为的研究发现,中国慈善家偏爱本地公益事业和教育机构。 Th

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(123) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

BEIJING, May 6 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government has established a goal of having green buildings account for 30 percent of new construction projects by 2020, according to an official document released Sunday. The document, which was jointly release

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U.S. President Barack Obama is announcing a new initiative to increase domestic oil production, while moving toward lowering the country's dependence on imported oil. In his weekly address Saturday, Obama said his administration plans to extend drill

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China's foreign trade improves, strong rebound unlikely BEIJING, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- China's exports and imports picked up in September due to recovering demand boosted by supportive policies at home and abroad, but a strong rebound in foreign trade

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