Will Next World Bank President Be An American? Wagers for World Bank president This online betting web site in Ireland, called Paddy Power is taking wagers and setting odds on who will become World Bank president. Early in the process, the betting fa

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(二月)

Many economists are predicting the Reserve Bank will deliver an early-Christmas present when it holds its final meeting of the year today. Financial market are betting on a quarter of one percentage point interest rate cut. Latest figures show a slow

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AS IT IS 2014-02-14 Supporters Call on Britain to Return Jailed Governor to Nigeria 支持者呼吁英国释放James Ibori返回尼日利亚 Welcome back to the program. Im Caty Weaver. In January, Britain and Nigeria signed a prisoner exchange agree

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The growing international business of online betting is looking for customers outside of the United States. Although the US has been the largest market for Internet gambling companies, a new bill just passed by Congress in that country has made it i

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Harp had the idea for this episode when her friend used the expression to be right on the money. This episode is all about being right! Here we look at expressions that can be used when someone says something that is correct. Instead of just saying y

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: For years, Nevada has had a near monopoly on legal sports betting in the U.S. So you might think that Las Vegas might not be so keen on the Supreme Court's decision to allow all states to legalize sports gambling. But as NPR's Le

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Big week this week for electric and hybrid cars. Volvo became the first automaker to commit to making all its models either electric or hybrid after the year 2019. And today, Tesla is rolling a new car off the assembly line,

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By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 09 June 2006 Soccer crazy Asia is getting ready for the World Cup, which is kicking off in Germany. Retailers, bar owners and gambling outlets are ready for the action. Many people in Asia will go to work bleary-eyed in th

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今天我们要学的词是ride out. Ride out的意思是经受得住,挺过难关。The sailboat rode out the storm. 帆船抵挡住了暴风雨的袭击。There are signs that a global economic slowdown is hitting U.S. companies that rode out the

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Have you ever had a punt? I was brought up to believe that you make your own luck but I admit that I buy the occasional lottery ticket. I have won a million pounds but only in my dreams. The odds are high and the money I spend on tickets is worth it

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