11月美大选 拉美裔选民举棋不定 Hispanics represent the fastest-growing minority in the United States and an increasingly important segment of the voting population, especially in so-called swing states like Colorado, New Mexico and Nevada

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2012年6月

The US trade deficit has fallen to a four-year low. Official figures show the trade gap dropped by almost 13% to just over 34 billion dollars in November. That's the smallest monthly deficits since October, 2009. Imports fell almost 1.5% as a fall in

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Officials on two sides of the Pacific Ocean have put the brakes on a trade dispute between the United States and China. These two countries have the two largest economies on the planet. They trade an incredible amount of goods with each other. 位于太

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图片1 efficiency n.效率,功效 例句:Such action can only be justified on the grounds of greater efficiency. 只有以提高功效为依据可以证明采取这种措施是正确的。 efficient adj. 生效的,有效率的,能干的 例句

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U.S. President Barack Obama has sent a $3.8 trillion budget request to Congress for the fiscal year that begins on October first. It is the first step in what is expected to be a long, contentious budget process. 美国总统奥巴马向国会递交了

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By Barry Wood Washington 18 July 2007 The House of Representatives Financial Services Committee Tuesday heard from economists who agreed the weakening dollar is likely to decline further. VOA's Barry Wood reports. Committee member Ron Paul, a conserv

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(129) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(七月)

今天我们要学的词是trump。 Trump, 胜过。 Florida Republican governor-elect Rick Scott said the nation's deficit trumped his own state's unemployment rate, 佛罗里达州新当选的共和党籍州长斯科特说,国家赤字比本州失业

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今天我们要学的词是balloon。 Balloon, 气球,做为动词,有迅速膨胀的意思。最新公布的数字显示, Wikileaks spending ballooned as it tried to pay salaries, 维基揭密开始支付工资,造成开支膨胀。 The New

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

This is AP News Minute. Congressional investigators are rebuffing former national security advisor Michael Flynn's offer of cooperation in exchange for immunity from prosecution. They say it's too early in their probe of Russian connections to discus

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Economics Report - First Presidential Debate Centers on Economic Concerns 经济报道 - 美国总统竞选首场辩论聚焦经济问题 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 President Oba

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The Obama administration is hailing recent improvements in U.S. economic indicators, but says more must be done to put the United States on solid economic footing. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner proclaimed the risk of financial collapse to be ov

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U.S. President Barack Obama is proposing modest cuts in government spending to help offset major investments in health-care, education and energy initiatives. 美国总统奥巴马提议适度削减政府开支,以平衡在医疗保险、教育以及

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And when the markets in Europe closed a couple of hours ago, London's FTSE 100 was up 45 points, while the Dax and Euro were also up. In the US, trading comes to a close shortly and the Dow Jones is up. And the SP 500 is also up. And the Australian d

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每周电视讲话:共同努力,正视财政挑战 华盛顿:在本周的讲话中,奥巴马总统号召两党在这非常时期共同努力,寻求一个具有实际意义,均衡的方案降低财政赤字,在不侵害对经济增长和创

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Washington Week: Focus on Fiscal Battles 本周华盛顿聚焦财政问题之争 WASHINGTON After weeks focused on Syria, Washington is turning its attention to fiscal deadlines that, if not met, could provoke a limited U.S. government shutdown and a

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今天我们要学的词是thorny。Thorn, 本身是刺的意思,而thorny, 变成形容词,意思是棘手的,富有争议的。最近美国联邦贸易委员会宣布要对facebook脸谱网站是否侵犯用户个人隐私进行调查。 Face

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President-elect Barack Obama is proposing an emergency $800 billion economic stimulus plan that would use government spending and taxing power to help pull the faltering U.S. economy out of recession. 美国总统当选人奥巴马提出一个8000亿美

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2009年1月

今天我们要学的词是 lay out, lay is spelled l-a-y; out is spelled o-u-t; lay out. to lay out 公开展示。President Obama will lay out his plans to reduce the federal deficit this week. 美国总统奥巴马这个星期将公布削减联邦赤

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们要学的词是soaring。Soaring, 意思是剧增的,飞速上涨的。 The austerity measure is designed to reduce the soaring Greek deficit in the next few years, 希腊实行银根紧缩措施,目的是在未来几年里削减飞涨的

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President Dmitri Medvedev says Russia's economy is declining more than expected, resulting in the country's first federal budget deficit in ten years. Mr. Medvedev is also warning the government not to plan on higher prices for oil and other Russian

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