I wouldn't calculate this in fiscal terms. I would just say that we're pleased that the Eastern states have become much stronger, that a lot has been put into action and that Germany has become culturally richer. So I think it's a wonderful story. He

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 访谈录2010

President Obama thanked Democratic and Republican leaders in Washington for finally reaching an agreement.The president's mark coming after the Senate by vote of 81 to 18 signed on a measure to avoid financial default and reopen the government's 16 d

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Director Werner Herzog: 'You Can Throw Anything At Me' play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0005:19repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flash plugin. M

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girl:Hello,Tony.Fancy meeting you here.How are things going with you? boy:Not so bad.Thanks.And you? g:Pretty good.How are your parents these days? b:Oh ,they are fine.They are enjoying their retirement. g:Oh,good.That's nice to hear.Well,I'm going t

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Central banks of the leading industrialized nations are working together to try to ease a financial crisis that originated in the United States but has roiled markets worldwide. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. A Wall Street street sig

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After 19 years of experimenting - and some help from his local government - a Kurdish man has realized his childhood dream. Nareeman Anwar Saleh has flown his home-built airplane over his home town of Irbil. On a dusty, windswept runway, a small yell

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NASA Probe Proves Einstein Right Albert Einstein was right. The U.S. Space Agency (NASA) released data this week from its Gravity Probe B spacecraft, whose primary mission while in Earth's orbit was to test Einstein's 1916 Theory of Relativity. While

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(五月)

Online Virtual World Program a Resource for Farmers 在线虚拟教程传递农业新技术 In a fast-changing world beset by unpredictable climate conditions, farmers cannot afford to ignore new technology. 面对当下变化无常的气候条件,农

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Indias Food Security Plan Met With Skepticism With food inflation hitting 8.25 percent in May, New Delhi resident Geeta Kashyap bargains even harder at the market to keep costs down. As food prices rise, she is left to wonder how the poorest in India

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A: What will I earn per year in this job? B: You can expect to earn sixty-five thousand dollars per year. A: Are we covered by a good benefits plan? B: The job has a menu plan where you are given a fixed amount of money and you choose what you most n

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Topics: Retirement communities, American superstitions, fling vs. throw vs. toss Words: to retire retiree senior snow birds Sun Belt on purpose superstition an itch sidewalk crack rabbits foot to blow out candles

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Topics: The Da Vinci Code, how Americans pay for retirement, I could use one, to hang out, care for vs. care about, tag vs. label, allow vs. permit vs. let, to take the Fifth Words: hoax semi-retire IRA/401K to draw a pension fixed income to hang out

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今天我们要学的词是 fulfilling. Fulfilling令人满意的。I had the most fulfilling lunch. 我午饭吃得太满意了。The old couple had a long-lasting and fulfilling marriage. 这对老夫妇的婚姻长长久久,幸福美满。Volunt

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili, East Timor 07 May 2007 A representative from the U.N. mission in East Timor said everything is nearly ready for Wednesday's presidential election run-off. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins reports from East Timor's capital, Dil

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(135) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(五月)

今天我们要学的词是widespread。 Widespread, 广泛的。 A widespread power blackout affected about 9 million people in Chile last Saturday, 智利上星期六大范围停电,大约900万人受到影响。 The U.S. stock market plunged aga

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By Phil Mercer Tamworth, Australia 15 January 2007 Australia's most-famous musical town, Tamworth, is beset by a dispute over the city council's decision to reject refugees from Sudan. City councilors have voted down a request by the Department of I

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(128) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(一月)

East Timor's president, Jose Ramos-Horta, has arrived home after more than two months of treatment in Australia for injuries he sustained in an assassination attempt. Doctors say his recovery has been exceptional. 在长达两个月的治疗之后,东

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U.S. President George Bush heads to the Middle East Tuesday for a five-day trip to Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. What the president hopes to accomplish. 美国总统布什将在下星期二前往中东地区,对以色列、沙特阿拉伯和埃及

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This years Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit is set to take place in the Chinese coastal city of Qingdao this weekend. This year marks the 17th anniversary of the establishment of the regional grouping, and the Qingdao summit will be the

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今天我们要学的词是mandatory. Mandatory is spelled m-a-n-d-a-t-o-r-y, mandatory. Mandatory指强制性的,必须的。比如,mandatory retirement age 强制退休年龄。Bulgaria's Minister of Regional Development is calling for the intr

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