VOA慢速英语 2007 0921a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. A listener from Indonesia named Efendy asks why the Federal Reserve is so important and how it works. This week offered a good example. The Federal Reserve System is the United States central bank. I

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Speaking at the week-long 2016 Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Zhu Min said, that policy makers and economists have come to a consensus that structural reform should be put at the top of the agenda. Because mone

CNN 2008-07-18

Good afternoon from the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Democratic Senator Barack Obama has 52 million reasons to love the month of June. His campaign officials say that's how much he raised

CNN 2008-11-22

Hello, from the CNN Center here in Atlanta, I'm Melissa Long, it's Friday, November 21st and here is a look at some of the stories happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Attorney General Michael Mukasey has got a clean bill of health from his doctors. He collap

智能手机供应商被迫转向多元化

When the Apple tree is shaken, the effect is felt in the lower branches the myriad companies supplying the hundreds of parts that go into a smartphone. 当苹果公司(Apple)这棵大树颤动时，下面的枝条为智能手机提供数以百计部件

VOA慢速英语20060912a

AGRICULTURE REPORT - Cork: More Than Just a Bottle StopperBy Dana Demange Broadcast: Tuesday, September 12, 2006 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Cork is a light brown material harv

重磅！三星推出新款智能手表Gear A

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Asian markets opened higher on Monday after China cut interest rates for the third time in six months over the weekend to spur growth. 上周末，中国在半年内第三次降低利率。在它的刺激下，周一亚洲股市高开。 China's cent

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If You're Unemployed for More Than 6 Months, Getting a Job Becomes Really Hard 倘若你失业长达6个月以上，就很难再就业了 Lately, we tend to talk the fate of the long-term unemployed in terms of extending their unemployment benefits,

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Vertu, the UK-based maker of handcrafted luxury smartphones that feature precious metals, leather casings and sapphire screens, has been sold by Swedish private equity group EQT to Chinese investors, in the latest sign of the popularity of upmarket b

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Weve all had them: bosses and managers who make our work lives terrible and couldnt manage a stack of paper clips, let alone a team of employees. Ive written about the traits that make for bad bosses before, and in that article, a thoughtful commente

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Monday, April 7th, is World Health Day. An NGO is using the occasion to warn that 76-million older people around the world are being excluded from vital health care. HelpAge International is trying to raise awareness through its Age Demands Action ca

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Fake it until you make it might be an apt slogan for some Chinese companies. 假冒直至你成功也许对某些中国企业是一个合适的口号。 Global brands from luxury goods makers to investment banks have frequently found their intellectu

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The US government has put Chinas biggest ecommerce platform back on its blacklist of notorious markets known for peddling fake goods, a decision Alibaba argues may have been politically motivated. 美国政府再度把中国最大电商平台列入其恶

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LONDON, Nov. 22 (Xinhua) -- The London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) unveiled the designs of the Games Maker uniform on Tuesday. The Games Maker uniform, designed by LOCOG in association with London 2012's official

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Sometimes I look at a privacy setting and wonder who would ever allow that? Why would someone want to provide that much personal information to total strangers or to some large Internet company? 有时我会盯着那个所谓的隐私设置选项，心

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