VOA标准英语2008年-Weather Forecasting Plays Crucial Role in Beiji

The World Meteorological Organization is coordinating efforts by China and other countries to provide accurate weather information for the upcoming Beijing Olympics. WMO says China has installed a new geostationary satellite, at a cost of nearly $1

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Labor has accused the government of fudging the budget numbers to make a case for spending cuts. Shadow Treasurer Chris Bowen says the Coalition has changed its forecasting methods to suit its own political purposes. And when you look closely at the

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III. Listening In Task 1: Weather Forecasting We all know that its not possible for man to control the weather. But we can tell what important changes there will be in the weather in the short term. This is called weather forecasting. Many people rel

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Science and technology Weather forecasting Continental divide 科学技术 天气预报 差距 Europeans do not just talk about the weather more than Americans do. 欧洲人不仅比美国人更喜欢谈论天气， They are better at forecasting it

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By Barry Wood Washington 10 January 2008 The head of the U.S. central bank, Ben Bernanke, said Thursday that the Federal Reserve will cut interest rates if the economy weakens further. VOA's Barry Wood reports. Bernanke said the housing market is con

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We're willing to make you an offer at this price. 我们愿意以此价格为你报实盘。 We can offer you a quotation based on the international market. 我们可以按国际市场价格给您报价。 We'll give you the official offer next Monda

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Xiaomi Inc launched its latest flagship smartphone, the Mi 5, on Wednesday at a press conference in Beijing, with founder Lei Jun saying the company plans to focus this year on making exciting products and winning consumers hearts and wallets. 周三在

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Looking to buy a house in Beijing? It may not be as easy as you think. 想要在北京买房子？可能不像你想得那么容易啊！ For three years in a row, Beijing has been at the top of the list of housing unaffordability in China. 北京已经

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The online-to-offline or O2O catering sector is now viewed as a multi-billion U.S. dollar industry. Beijing-based consulting firm Sootoo estimates that more than 260 million users will order about 23 billion U.S. dollars' worth of meals online this y

China's yuan strengthens to 6.3997 against USD Monday

BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese currency Renminbi, or the yuan, strengthens 35 basis points to 6.3997 per U.S. dollar on Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading system. In China's foreign exchange spot market, the yuan is all

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今天我们要学的词是slump。 Slump, 有大幅度下跌的意思。U.S. futures slumped on Monday after the central bank cut its lending rate and JPMorgan Chase agreed to buy its rival Bear Stearns, 美国联邦储备委员会宣布下调贷款贴

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今天我们要学的词是slump。 Slump, 有大幅度下跌的意思。U.S. futures slumped on Monday after the central bank cut its lending rate and JPMorgan Chase agreed to buy its rival Bear Stearns, 美国联邦储备委员会宣布下调贷款贴

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BEIJING, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- The highly-anticipated stock listing reform, which will be launched in March of 2016 at the earliest according to the latest legal changes, is set to usher in a new era for China's stock market, officials and experts have

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Two of the world's largest technology firms, IBM and Microsoft, are vying to tap the nascent, fast-growing market for forecasting air quality in China. 在中国的空气质量预测市场方兴未艾、高速发展之际，全球最大的两家科技公

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本期内容： In its largest-ever deal, Microsoft bought LinkedIn, an ailing professional-networking and job-hunting site, for $26.2 billion. Shares in the software giant dipped 3% on the ****; LinkedIns stock soared by 47%. It has 100m active mont

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Starting with the lines General weather probable in the next two days, a short piece in The Times newspaper of London in 1861 started forecasting as we know it today. It was put together by Robert FitzRoy, a captain in the Royal Navy and a pioneer in

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