日常生活英语-Disputing a Charge(1)

A: There's a problem with my credit card. B: Tell me what the problem is. A: A charge came up on my bill that I didn't make. B: What was the charge for? A: The charge was for a $350 purse, but I did not buy it. B: Are you sure that you didn't make th

日常生活英语-Disputing a Charge(3)

A: There is something wrong with my credit card. B: What's the problem? A: There is a charge on here that I never made. B: What charge was made? A: It was a charge for a $350 purse that I never bought. B: You didn't make this purchase? A: I think I w

VOA慢速英语-Economics Report - Officials Target Mortgage Mess in

Actions to deal with effects of credit crisis include legislation, rule changes and arrests. Transcript of radio broadcast: 26 June 2008 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. American lawmakers and law enforcers are busy with the housing

CNN 2010-07-20

Billy Nungesser says today will mark a pivotal turning point for the first time since the April 20th explosion. Crews may be able to capture more oil than what's actually escaping. Alright, Wall Street reform is now just one signature away from being

银行英语情景口语 第159期:个人理财业务 资信调查(3)

A: Welcome to the Consultancy Department, I'm Greg Wu. What can I assist you with today? 欢迎光临咨询部，我是Greg Wu。我今天可以为您效劳吗？ B: I need to do a credit investigation on another company, but Im worried it'll be a bi

Further US Credit Downgrade Possible

The U.S. governments credit rating could be downgraded even further, according to the rating agency that removed the United States from a list of top-tier creditworthy nations. Standard and Poors judgement Days after Standard and Poors made headlines

英语面试口语：关于前台经理职务

关于前台经理职务 780．Why are you leaving your present job？ 你为何要离开现职呢？ 781．I'm desirous to leave my present employment so that I can improve my position and have more responsibilities． 我希望离开现职就是为了

美国国家公共电台 NPR Equifax Breach Puts Credit Bureaus' Oversight In Question

DAVID GREENE, HOST: A hundred and forty-three million. That is the number of Americans whose personal information may have been exposed in the recent data breach at Equifax. This led to a lawsuit against the company by the state of Massachusetts, an

Amendment to Letter of Credit

Amendment to Letter of Credit 修改信用证 (1) Dear Sirs, Letter of Credit No.3524 issued by the Bank of New South Wales has duly arrived. On perusal, we find that transhipment and partial shipment are not allowed. As direct steamers to your port

Markets Plunge; S&P, US Spar Over Rating Cut

Global financial markets continue to drop sharply in reaction to an unprecedented downgrade of the U.S. government's credit rating and lingering concerns about European debt problems and global economic growth. In early Asia trading Tuesday, Japan's

2007年VOA标准英语-Investigators Probe What May Be US Largest Thef

By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 10 April 2007 Watch Data Theft report TJX, the parent company of a discount retail chain that includes TJ Maxx and Marshalls stores says it learned of a security breach involving the theft of 45 million credit and debi

CCTV9英语新闻：澳大利亚人积累高额的个人债务

Pressure is mounting for Australias banks to lower the interest rates on their credit cards. Critics point out that the nations cash rate has been cut twice this year to a historic low, but credit card fees remain high, pushing some people deeper int

PBS高端访谈:新的规则和措施如何来帮助你规避信用卡相关错误?

JUDY WOODRUFF: It's the biggest change for consumers and their credit ratings in more than a decade. The three largest credit rating companies, Equifax, TransUnion and Experian, have agreed to change the way they review errors, a process that until n

FBI Smashes Global Credit Card Fraud Ring

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation says it has smashed a global Internet credit card fraud ring. The FBI's New York office calls it the biggest such operation in history, lasting more than two years and involving undercover law enforcement agen

S&P Downgrades US Credit Rating for First Time

The credit rating agency Standard Poor's has downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first time ever from the country's elite AAA status to AA-plus, with a negative outlook. In a statement late Friday, SP said it made the move because the deficit-r

Italy Faces Credit Rating Cut

A major financial services company says that Italy faces a significant chance of having its credit rating cut soon, but that it has no plans to downgrade France's top credit standing. Fitch Ratings said Tuesday it is confident that the 17-nation Euro

S&P Cuts Italy's Credit Rating

Standard Poors has cut Italy's credit rating, citing weak economic growth and political uncertainty. The credit rating agency cut Italy's rating one notch Monday - from A+ to A. SP said the country's shaky coalition government and differences in parl

US Faces Possible Credit Rating Downgrade

U.S. President Barack Obama and Congress are engaged in an intense rush to settle on a plan to raise the countrys borrowing limit beyond the current total of more than $14 trillion. It is an effort aimed at averting a possible default on the countrys

Report: Standard & Poor's is Under Investigation

A major American newspaper says the U.S. is investigating the financial services company that downgraded the U.S. credit rating for its faulty rating of mortgage securities that played a major role in the country's 2008 recession. The New York Times

听播客学英语 172 骗局

Todays podcast introduces the English word scam. What is a scam? Imagine this situation. I set up a website. The website says that you can buy new digital cameras really cheaply. You are interested. You think you would like to buy one of my cheap cam