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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The recession may be easing, but American states are still feeling the pain. Most of the fifty states began their budget year July first. Almost all states require balanced budgets. Already, some pre
The Treasurer Wayne Swan is expected to announce 4-billion-dollar of cuts and changes to keep the government's budget surplus on track. Mr Swan will release his media economic outlook this morning. It's understood to include cuts to the defense budge
The Federal Reserve, the U.S. central bank, on Wednesday cut short-term interest rates in an effort to boost the slowing economy. VOA's Barry Wood reports it was the eighth cut in the overnight federal funds rate in the past year. United States Fede
It was a rocky day on the Australian share market as investors re-evaluated the fallout from the first US interest rate rise in near a decade. By the close, the All Ordinaries Index managed to gain of about 0.1% as did the ASX 200 Index. The major mi
Football games often start with a coin toss and a national anthem. Sundays pregame ceremonies in Kansas City also included a moment of silence. The Kansas City chiefs held the moment on the victims of domestic violence and their families. Its an issu
U.S. stocks fell for a third day as disappointing earnings and economic news showed signs of a weakening recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial average fell more than 60 points before the opening bell on Thursday after technology giant Cisco posted weake
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This week, President Obama proposed new measures to lift the economy. The central bank in its latest report said there was continued growth in the past several weeks, but with widespread signs of slow
民间艺术 Folk Arts 在阿美和丹尼尔逛夜市的同时,我们一起来看看他们的爸爸本杰明到哪里去了吧! Listen Read Learn Assistant: There are many art craft items in this shop. I suggest you take your time, and you might find something you like. Benjamin: That
First up, we`re reporting on a wave ofviolence across the Middle Eastern nation of Iraq yesterday. Officials say atleast 62 people were killed and almost 200 others were wounded in theseattacks, and many of them seemed to be aimed at members of Iraq`
By Caty Weaver IN THE NEWS -January 19, 2002: Ford Motor Co. Re-organizes; Big Loss in 2001 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program, IN THE NEWS. Last week, the second-largest America
Song:Ashamed Artist:Bertine Zetlitz Verse 1: How you gonna fall-fall-fall asleep at night Knowing that you never taught her how to fight Knowing she don't know how to clench her fists real tight Knowing she'll be better off way out of sight Verse
HOST: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) I'm Doug Johnson. This week, a special Valentine's Day program about love in hard economic times. (MUSIC: My Funny Valentine) HOST: Love is in the air this weekend as Americans celebra
AS IT IS - Mr. Obama's budget for the 2014 fiscal year Hello, again. Im Jim Tedder in Washington. President Obama has proposed a $3.77 trillion budget for the federal government. The president says his budget will help Americas economic recovery. Tha
OPEC will cut its oil output by 1.5 million barrels a day starting in November, with chances of more cuts to come. But from Paris, Lisa Bryant reports the announcement was met by a further drop by financial markets. OPEC hopes that by cutting output
Officers from the United Nations Command inspect a broken section of what Seoul claims to be a North Korean torpedo displayed at South Korea's Defense Ministry building after it was salvaged near the disputed sea border, 25 May 2010. North Korea has
A passenger is seen during a strike at the Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos in Spata, 11 Mar 2010 Greek riot police clashed with demonstrators again on Thursday, as tens of thousands of striking workers marched to protest government
A number of political analysts are looking at what to expect when Republicans assume committee chairmanships. One of them is Brett D. Schaefer, a fellow at the Heritage Foundation's Margaret Thatcher Center for Freedom. He foresees cuts in discretion
今天我们要学的词是drastic。 Drastic, 大幅度的,剧烈的。 The school district is considering drastic steps to improve student achievement, 这个校区正在考虑采取重大步骤,设法提高学生成绩。 Federal Reserve Chair
今天我们要学的词是 defuse. defuse 的原意是拆除雷管,引申出来就是化解,化险为夷。 French President Macron's plan to defuse antigovernment protests with tax cuts is set to blow out French deficit, risks bending European
And the Tax Institute wants to put tax reform firmly back on the political agenda. It's urging the Treasurer Wayne Swan to commit to implementing reforms in the May budget. Sort of measures that the government really does need to embrace are some of