SPEAKING EFFECTIVE AMERICAN ENGLISH

There are six characteristics of speech, all of which are vital to speak effectively. In this section we'll look at each of them separately. These speech characteristics are basically important to you

THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

BY STEPHEN R .COVEEY The first habit is 1)proactivity. Be proactive. The word proactivity is fairly common in management literature, but you won't find it in the dictionary. It means more than merely

南方各州是美国最贫穷的地方

Southern States Among the Poorest in US 南方各州是美国最贫穷的地方 Southern states are some of the poorest in the U.S., while wealth lives mostly in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic regions. Mississippi is the nations poorest state, says t

2007年VOA标准英语-Hypnosis - Effective Pain Reliever for Breast C

By Melinda Smith Washington 31 August 2007 Centuries ago doctors used hypnosis to help relieve the excruciating pain of surgery. It then fell out of favor with the introduction of anesthesia. Now as VOA's Melinda Smith reports, new studies show a hos

VOA标准英语2009年-US Economy Shrinks More Than Expected in Fourth

A U.S. government report released Friday shows that output in the U.S. economy fell at a faster pace in the October to December quarter than previously reported. Gross domestic product fell at more than a six percent rate. Hand-lettered sign stands

US Dollar's Decline

By Jeffrey Young Americans crossing borders groan in dismay as they exchange their dollars for less and less in other currencies. Holidays in Europe, for instance, that once seemed reasonably priced h

2007年VOA标准英语-Gates Says NATO Effective in Afghanistan, Even

By Al Pessin Brussels 13 June 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the NATO alliance has demonstrated that it can be effective in Afghanistan in spite of continuing shortfalls in the number of troops member-nations are providing. VOA's Al Pe

VOA标准英语2008年-Triple-Drug Therapy Found Most Effective Agains

By Jessica Berman Washington 14 May 2008 Researchers have determined that commonly prescribed triple-drug combination therapies that use old antiviral drugs are the most effective for suppressing the deadly virus that causes AIDS. The findings have m

VOA标准英语2012--US Cancer Deaths Decline

US Cancer Deaths Decline U.S. cancer deaths continue to drop, according to the American Cancer Society. The new report shows a slow reduction in death rates from the most deadly kinds of cancers. Over the past five years, the death rate for men decli

VOA标准英语2011-Asia Experiences Huge Birth-Rate Decline

Approximately 6.6 billion people populate the earth today, with an estimated 3.7 billion living in Asia. But over the past 50 years, economic and social modernization in the region has been accompanied by a remarkable drop in birth rates. Sociologist

美国国家公共电台 NPR Peter Singer: How Can We Be More Effective Altruists?

GUY RAZ, HOST: I want to ask you about this really famous Talmudic notion - actually, it might be that in the Quran as well - but this idea that, you know, if you save a single life, then you have saved all of humanity. You know that one? PETER SINGE

专业术语-财务英语词汇T10

trade surplus 贸易顺差；贸易盈余；出超 trade unit value index 贸易单位价格指数 Traded Options Committee [Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited] 股票期权委员会〔香港联合交易

工资停滞伤害美国中产阶级

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- President Barack Obama's economist team said on Thursday that the U.S. economy is recovering from the Great Recession at an increasing pace, but the stagnant wage growth posed threats to the lives of the middle- class.

VOA常速英语2007年-Study Shows Significant Decline in Drug Use Amo

By Paula Wolfson Washington 11 December 2007 A new study shows American teenagers are getting the message about the dangers of illegal drugs. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the government-funded survey shows a significant overall decline in illicit drug

2007年VOA标准英语-Polls Show Decline in Conservative Values

By Jim Fry Washington 21 August 2007 Opinion polls in the United States show the public's approval of President Bush's performance is approaching a historic low for any modern president. The polls also show a decline in the public's embrace of the co

Decline of Big Fish Upsets Ocean Balance

By 2050, small fish could dominate(控制支配) the oceans because of the rapid decline of larger, predator fish. In a new report, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization finds that one-third of the worlds fisheries are overexploited, depleted or

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This number declines as we age and is likely related to our brain decaying at a rate of 5% per decade after the age of 40. 这个数字会随着我们年龄的增长而下降，而这很可能是因为我们的大脑自40岁以后，每十年就会萎缩

每日一词【1147】decline：拒绝

今天我们要学的词是decline。 Decline, 拒绝。 The company declined to offer any specifics about its layoff plan, 这家公司拒绝透露裁员计划的有关细节。 The source declined to be identified because of the sensitive nature of

专业术语-财务英语词汇E3

edge down 渐落；微降 edge up 渐升；微升 education subvention 教育资助金 Edward Wong Credit Limited 安泰授信有限公司 effective exchange rate index [EERI] 实际汇率指数；有效

CCTV9英语新闻：US 2016 Q1 GDP growth at 0.5%

Related reading: WASHINGTON, April 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. economy grew at an annual rate of 0.5 percent in the first quarter of this year, being pulled back by slowing consumption, the Commerce Department said Thursday. The growth was lower than the