Is It a Good Idea to Control Population Growth in the World?

Lesson 9 Is It a Good Idea to Control Population Growth in the World? Text What Overpopulation Feels Like We moved slowly through the city in a taxi and entered a crowded slum district. The temperatur

听一分钟英文：Inflation-通货膨胀

Inflation seems to be a big issue at the moment. Every time I turn on the news there is a story about inflation. Many countries around the world are fighting to keep inflation under control. Sometimes you read about countries that lose the battle aga

英语口语教程（Oral Workshop）--高级 Lesson 9

Lesson 9 Is It a Good Idea to Control Population Growth in the World? Text What Overpopulation Feels Like We moved slowly through the city in a taxi and entered a crowded slum district. The temperature was well over 100and the air was thick with dust

生活英语听力文章 第162期:130方法成为超级时间管理者(2)

Let's get started. 让我们开始吧。 1.Determine your hourly rate. 确定你的时薪。 If you have a goal to make $100,000 a year working 40 hours a week, your rate would be $48 an hour or 80 cents a minute. 如果你有一个目标，一年每周

纯正英语一分钟-Inflation

Inflation seems to be a big issue at the moment. Every time I turn on the news there is a story about inflation. Many countries around the world are fighting to keep inflation under control. Sometimes you read about countries that lose the battle aga

外贸口语一点通第78期:履行合同(3)

Work the problems out A: We have some quality-control problems, Mr. Zhang. We need to go to the source to work them out. B: What problem are you having, exactly? A: The complaint rate for our new product line is very high, almost eight percent. B: Th

治疗心心颤动最好的方法是什么

Atrial fibrillation is a cardiac arrhythmia that often produces very disruptive palpitations, fatigue, and even shortness of breath. Worse, atrial fibrillation can substantially increase your risk of stroke. If you have atrial fibrillation there is l

英语四级作文 My idea of Family Planning

My idea of Family Planning Family planning is the most effective way to solve the population problem, the seriousness of which we often underestimate. Quite obviously family planning has so far macle little progress. At a time when half of the world

2007年VOA标准英语-US Suicide Rates for Young Girls, Boys Up

By Melinda Smith Washington 20 September 2007 The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently released alarming statistics that show the suicide rate for American children and teenagers was up between 2003 to 2004. That is the most recen

VOA标准英语2012--Easing Displacement through Development

Easing Displacement through Development Last year there were more than 26-million people displaced within their countries by violence, conflict or natural disasters. A new report says development initiatives may help alleviate or even prevent displac

VOA标准英语2011-Number of Haitians Living in Displacement

The International Organization for Migration reports a significant drop in the number of Haitians living in displacement camps. IOM reports for the first time since the catastrophic earthquake struck a year ago, the camp population in Haiti has gone

VOA标准英语2014--Religious Freedom Report Highlights Displacement, Repression

Religious Freedom Report Highlights Displacement, Repression STATE DEPARTMENT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says countries that undermine religious freedoms ultimately threaten their own security. Secretary Kerry says those who attack religious

VOA标准英语2015--Report: Displacement Risk Soars

Report: Displacement Risk Soars Its estimated about 27 million people are displaced every year by natural disasters. A new report says the problem will get worse with more frequent extreme weather events and development in hazard-prone areas. Interna

2007年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Homeless Setting Up Ad Hoc Displacement C

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 15 June 2007 U.N. refugee agency (UNHCR) officials say camps for internally displaced people are beginning to sprout up across Iraq. This is happening, officials say, because communities in the country are closing their doors t

访谈录 Interview 2007-03-05&07, 美女与金钱

This morning on Today's Money, Women and Finances, get this, women bring in a half or more of the incoming of the majority of the US households and they run 40 percent of this country's businesses. But 9 in 10 of us feel insecure when it comes to fin

U.S. asthma rates continue to rise: CDC

WASHINGTON, May 3 (Xinhua) -- People diagnosed with asthma in the United States grew by 4.3 million between 2001 and 2009, according to a new report released Tuesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(预防) (CDC). In 2009, nearly one

2007年VOA标准英语-Sri Lanka's Military Says Last Rebel Bastion in

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 11 July 2007 Sri Lanka's military says it has captured the last stronghold of Tamil Tiger rebels in the east of the country. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the military is claiming a major victory in its fight

外贸英语话题王 第77期:解决问题

Problems out 解决问题 We have some quality control problems. Mr. Zhang. 张先生，我们有一些品质管理的问题。 We need to go to the source to work them out. 我们必须找出问题的根源并且设法解决。 What problems are you

英语杂谈：105 Interest rate

[00:00.00]What's the interest rate for the savings account? [00:01.93]储蓄存款的利率是多少？ [00:03.85]Interest is calculated at the rate of 0.8% per annum at present. [00:06.61]目前每年的利率是按０.８％计算的。 [00:09.36]Y

India Announces Another Interest Rate Hike

India's Reserve Bank has raised interest rates in a continuing struggle to control inflation. The rate hike, which was announced Friday, is the 12th increase in the last year-and-a-half. But there are fears that this could further slow down an econom