VOA慢速英语20061222a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The winter gift-giving season is responsible for twenty percent of all retail spending at American businesses. Millions of Americans are avoiding crow

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - Brighter Time for S

The season for buying Christmas gifts is the busiest time for most stores and online retailers in the United States. Final numbers for the holiday season including after-Christmas sales will not be known for a while. But a report this week on retail

美国有线新闻 CNN 黑色星期五来临 美国将迎网购高峰

REPORTER: Black Friday sounds kind of scary, and it was. Black Friday first referred to the collapse of the U.S. gold market in 1869. A century later, Philadelphia police used Black Friday to describe chaos and congestion. Downtown streets were clogg

托福听力短文 II-08-3

(W-JA) Today, I want to talk about the Cariboo gold rush of 1858, which began when gold was discovered in the frontier town of Quesnel [k-NEL] Forks in the Canadian province of British Columbia. By 1861 thousands of men had flocked to the region hop

未来购物体验:3D打印和AR增强现实

These days, shopping often involves an Internet connection and a laptop or smartphone. However, businesses are now trying to use new technology, such as 3D printing and augmented reality, to bring customers back into stores. At the recent National Re

沃尔玛在员工劳动惯例方面面临法律争端（三）

Wal-Mart Faces Legal Battles Over Labor Practices (Part 3) 沃尔玛在员工劳动惯例方面面临法律争端（三） Wal-Mart is the world's largest retailer, employing more than 1.5 million peo

CCTV9英语新闻：中国物流业增长

Growth in China's logistics sector has fallen slightly in the first three months of the year, with goods worth 7.64 trillion US dollars moving around the country in the period. According to statistics released by the China Federation of Logistics and

每日商务英语 第117期:清仓甩卖

close out 清仓甩卖 英文释义 A special sale with particularly low prices intended toeliminate inventory permanently. 例句 My favorite electronics store is having a close out on plasma television sets and I can buy onefor less than half the u

British Vision Issue 46 救救我们的邮局

Downing Street will receive a special delivery from postmasters this afternoon, the country's biggest ever petition in modern times. Four million people have backed a campaign, urging the government to save Britain's post offices. More than four thou

VOA慢速英语 2008 1007a

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. New rules will let millions of Americans know where more of their food came from. The law is known as COOL -- Country of Origin Labeling. Congress first passed the law in two thousand two. Stores h

VOA标准英语2009年-Small US Retailers Fight for Survival

Some smaller retailers have been forced to close their doors because consumers are spending more carefully and also are favoring warehouse chain stores like Walmart and Costco. Chris Simkins | Rockville, Maryland 18 December 2009 Photo: VOA Image Man

VOA标准英语2012--For Filipino-Chinese Merchants Ties Trump Tensions

For Filipino-Chinese Merchants Ties Trump Tensions The Chinese have been doing business in the Philippines for more than 1,000 years, integrating into a well-established Filipino-Chinese community. More than just business, they also produce political

VOA标准英语2012--E-Commerce Challenges Traditional Stores

E-Commerce Challenges Traditional Stores Lynne Shaner used the Internet to buy everything she needed for her wedding and holiday gifts for her husband and step daughter. Other than food, 90 percent of her purchases are made on the computer in her Was

NPR边听边练88:美商家将收信用卡附加费

以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议： 1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。 2、继续听，特

VOA标准英语2008年-British Government Advises Against Non-Essentia

By Tendai Maphosa London 03 January 2008 The British Foreign Office is advising Britons against all but essential travel to Kenya because of the violence following the disputed presidential elections. As Tendai Maphosa reports from London the warning

Alex Corretja named Spain's captain of Davis Cup

MADRID, Dec. 27 (Xinhua) -- Alex Corretjais was named captain of Spain's Davis Cup team, the Spanish federation said on Tuesday. Corretja is the former coach of British ace Andy Murray and twice runner-up in the French Open and a winner of the 1998 A

U.S. shoppers spend billions over Thanksgiving weekend

WASHINGTON, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- A record 247 million U.S. shoppers visited stores and websites over Thanksgiving weekend, up from 226 million last year, according to an industry survey released on Sunday. Total spending reached an estimated 59.1 bill

China Official May PMI Rises to 50.8%

China's Purchasing Managers' Index, or PMI, for the manufacturing sector rose to 50.8 percent in May from 50.6 percent in April. This is the eighth consecutive month for the PMI figure to stay above the 50-percent mark. The PMI is a key economic indi

经济学人:百货商店 中式快餐

Department stores 百货商店 Chinese takeaway 中式快餐 Old British brands get a lift in Asia 老牌英国品牌搭上亚洲顺风车 CLARKS shoes have more cachet with Chinese shoppers than with British ones. DAKS, an upmarket British clothing

Italy Says US, British Forces Freed Italian Ship

Italy says U.S. and British forces have freed an Italian vessel that was hijacked off Somalia on Monday. The MV Montecristo had been seized 1,000 kilometers off Somalia's eastern coast, carrying 23 crew members from Italy, Ukraine and India. The Ital