VOA 商务英语 lesson46

M: Ms.Chen, when did you get into the sofeware business? F: For several years, Ive been thinking about developing computer games. M: Computer games ,and your company name is Virtual Games? F: en I got some financial backing(资助) and founded Virtual

Malaysian Subway Project Sparks Protests

alaysian plans to build a subway in Kuala Lumpur, have sparked protests and allegations of land-grabbing. Chuah Chee Peng, 56, has been living in Petaling Street, Kuala Lumpur city's historical Chinatown, for more than 40 years. I grew up watching th

SSS 2011-10-05

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Steve Mirsky. Got a minute? The 2011 Nobel Prize in chemistry goes to Daniel Schechtman of the TechnionIsrael Institute of Technology in Haifa. Schechtman discovered what are called quasicrystals.

英语情景对话：Fighting a Ticket in Court(5)

A: Why are you in court today? B: I got a ticket, and I would like to fight it. A: Is the officer that pulled you over here today? B: He's here. A: Tell me what happened. B: The officer says that I ran a red light, but I didn't. A: The officer wouldn

旅游英语：海关边检对话

Officer: Would you mind telling me the purpose of your visit to the U.K.? Zhang: I am here to study at a university. Officer: May I see your passport? Zhang: Of course, here you are. 官员A：请告诉我你到英国来的目的。 张学文：我是到

英文短篇故事（纽约）471 Aim Your TV Remote Higher

The TV program ended. He pushed the System button on his remote to turn off the TV. The screen turned black. But there were two light blue boxes on the black screen. One said, No Time Information. The other said, No Signal. He pressed the System butt

经济学人104:顶级商业房产,如质数般稀少

A special report on property 关于房地产的特别报道 Prime numbers 顶级商业房产，如质数般稀少 Commercial property has bounced back, but only in the best locations 商业地产已经复苏，但是只在黄金地带 Shard ascending

万物简史 第145期:基本物质(17)

Mendeleyev dutifully completed his studies and eventually landed a position at the local university. There he was a competent but not terribly outstanding chemist, known more for his wild hair and beard, which he had trimmed just once a year, than fo

专业术语-财务英语词汇S24

stag 投机认股者；炒新股者；新股套利者 stakeholder 保证金保存人 stale cheque 过期支票 stamp 印花 stamp duty 印花税；厘印费 stamp duty on contract note 成交单据印花

US, China signal new phase for ties

BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Both China and U.S. signaled that the world's two biggest economies should explore a road of new-type relations. The new type of relations between major powers should be based on mutual respect, cooperation and seeking w

Forecasts signal late-week launch of Tiangong-1

BEIJING, Sept. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Weather forecasts showed that Thursday or Friday might be suitable for launching the Tiangong-1 spacecraft, experts said. The unmanned spacecraft, part of China's first spacecraft rendezvous and docking mission, was s

研究人员利用海藻研发抗生素

LONDON, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- UK researchers are trying to use the antimicrobial properties of seaweeds from the country's coastline to develop a new generation of antibiotics in a bid to fight the growing threat of resistant superbugs, according to a

又一位房爷! 检察院职工竟然坐拥149套房产!

A man in China has been put under investigation for owning a large number of properties, authorities said last Thursday. 有关部门上周四表示，中国一名男子因名下拥有大量房产而接受调查。 Xu Linbao, a worker at the People's

卖房求存! 两套北京学区房就能帮上市公司保壳!

In an effort to preserve its listed status, an unprofitable company in China is planning to sell two apartments in an excellent Beijing school district, where skyrocketing prices have risen 13-fold in the past 12 years. 为了保持其上市地位，中

这5种食材不需要冰箱，在寝室也能轻松储存

Its very preferable that you should store the following 5 items out of the refrigerator. You are mistaken if you think that absolutely all products enjoy low temperatures. （不是所有食物都适合放在冰箱储存哒），下面5种食品最好都

AP 2010-08-16

1. A Christian charity group says it now believes non-local fighters killed 10 members of its medical team last week in Afghanistan. Originally the charity suspected robbers despite a Taliban claim of responsibility. The attack killed six Americans,

专业术语-财务英语词汇P27

proof of debt 债权证明；债权证明表 proof of title 业权证明 proper account 妥善帐目 proper books of account 妥善帐簿 proper disbursement 正当垫付费用 properties sectorial in

热门单词：“富豪物价指数”用英文怎么说？

7月28日，胡润研究院发布2015富豪消费价格指数，报告显示，富豪消费价格总水平比去年下降1.8%，这是九年来首次出现负增长。 请看《中国日报》报道： The Hurun Luxury Consumer Price Index, an annual

Foreign realtors eye Chinese buyers

DALIAN, July 13 (Xinhua) -- Foreign realtors have gathered in Dalian,northeast China's Liaoning Province, to attend a summer housing sales fair, looking to potential Chinese buyers for overseas properties. The sales fair, which will last from Thursda

新西兰英语 465 Capital Gains Tax

The Labour Party said today that if elected in November, they would bring in a Capital Gains Tax CGT on profits from selling property. For many years now, house prices have been increasing fast. If a landlord buys a house for $200,000 then sells it f