AZUZ: The U.S. Federal Reserve has just raised its key interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point. Let's explain that. The Fed is the central bank of the United States and it can influence the U.S. economy. It wants that economy to grow but not

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2016年12月

This is AP News Minute. Stock market in Asia took a beating on Tuesday following the massive drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The slump began Friday as investors worried about higher inflation. Vice President Mike Pence isn't ruling out of m

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(134) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2018(二)月

BBC News. President Trump has been defending the sacking of the head of the FBI. He tweeted James Comey had lost the confidence of both Republicans and Democrats. And White House said the President had been considering firing him since taking office.

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 中英双语新闻

JEFFREY BROWN: There's another big meeting taking place in Washington this week. Native populations from around the U.S. convened at a conference on the impacts of climate change. Hari Sreenivasan has that story. HARI SREENIVASAN: Our series on Copin

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈环境系列

Deadly Floods, Landslides Hit Japan Severe flooding and landslides have killed at least 100 people in southwestern Japan. 在日本西南部,严重的洪水和山体滑坡已经造成至少100人死亡。 Rescuers searched for survivors in flooded

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(七)月

Tsunami Responsible for Over One Million Lost Jobs 受海啸影响,超过一百万人失业 The International Labor Organization, reports more than one million people have lost their jobs in Indones

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2005(上)--海啸灾难纪实

Thousands of scientists have taken part in demonstrations around the world in protest against what they see as a global political assault on facts. 来自世界各地的数千名科学家都加入了一场示威游行,来抗议他们所看到的全球

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

行为经济学家 Dan Ariely 研究那些影响我们道德准则的元素:有时候我们允许自己偷窃及欺骗的原因。在我们难以捉摸的影响下,我们的荒谬竟是可预知的。

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Good evening. It has been a tough summer in the nation's third largest city. 360 murders in Chicago so far this year. And now in the city schools, the fall season is off to a very tough start. This morning, the Teachers Union, in the city of Chicago

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2012年

AS IT IS 2016-06-24 Anti-Muslim Speech Affects American Islamic Community 政客发表反穆斯林演讲,美国穆斯林社区生活受影响 This is the second article in a three-part VOA series on Islamist extremism in the United States. The like

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(七)月

AS IT IS 2014-11-13 Low Prices Cause Kenyan Farmers to Change Tea Crop 受价格低因素的影响,肯尼亚农民转向种植紫茶 Tea farmers in Kenya are suffering because of low prices for their crop this year. So they have exchanged their tea b

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塞尔维亚克罗地亚贸易受移民危机影响 Parked cargo trucks span the border at the main crossing between Croatia and Serbia as trade has become a victim of Europe's migrant crisis. 克罗地亚和塞尔维亚之间主要的过境处停着成

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2016年(一月)

美国学生受韩流影响学习韩语 Thanks to the Internet and websites like YouTube,pop music and dramas in South Korean have caught on outside Asia. 凭借YouTube这样的网络宣传,韩国的流行音乐和电视剧已经引起了亚洲以外地

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Japan's Nikkei Index rose for the third straight day following gains overnight on Wall Street and a week of fluctuation amid global worries about a possible U.S. recession. Financial analysts say concern is steadily growing among investors and offici

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也门政府军与胡塞武装冲突持续 国际航运受影响 First, today, we're going to the Middle East, for an update for the war-torn country of Yemen. It's located between Saudi Arabia and the Gulf of Aden. Its location is important because

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2018年2月

Research suggests that some are more susceptible than others, especially those who are self-conscious, anxious, and afraid of being judged negatively by others. 研究显示,某些人比其他人更容易受影响,尤其是那些比较容易感到焦

发表于:2019-01-20 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 留美老师带你每日说英文

女人的体重主要受爱人影响 Theres a great many reasons why a woman's weight may fluctuate. Some might say it's a hectic work schedule preventing them from getting to the gym. Others may suggest it's the temptation of the office chocolate ma

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

At the COP21 Climate Change Summit in Paris, finance is one of the most difficult topics facing ministers here. There is a growing concern that without a working agreement on finance, the most vulnerable countries will be hit the hardest by the effec

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Volkswagen stepped up its attempts to claw back consumer trust in the US by offering customers involved in the emissions scandal $1,000 in gift cards, as further details emerged of the remedy required to fix affected cars. 大众汽车(Volkswagen)加大

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Volkswagen has devised a new catalytic converter that could fix the majority of the cars in the US affected by the diesel emissions scandal, as details emerge of its attempts to satisfy regulators. 大众汽车(Volkswagen)设计出一种新的催化转

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