1.The latest congressional estimates say President Barack Obama's budget will likely generate deficits averaging almost one trillion a year over the next decade. That's a lot worse than the White House had predicted just last month. 2.A huge crowd w

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(104) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2009年(三)月

1.The House of Representatives could vote Friday on a bill to end furloughs for air traffic controllers. The furloughs, which were triggered by budget cuts, are blamed for thousands of flight delays this week. 2.Japan's transportation minister says t

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Al-Qaida in Yemen Claims Charlie Hebdo Attacks 也门基地组织宣称为《查理周刊》袭击案负责 Al-Qaida in Yemen has officially claimed responsibility for attacking the Paris offices of French magazine Charlie Hebdo. In a video, a man id

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Guaranteed supply 供货保证 A: Quality is very important to us. We work to very low tolerance levels. We need to have guaranteed supplies of consistently high quality raw materials. Over the years we've built up very good relationships with our su

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Making progress 进展 A: How's the building work going? A:这个建筑工程进展的如何了? B:Well, I'm afraid jwe've had a slight delay. B:哦,恐怕有点耽误。 A: What's the problem? We really can't have any delays at this stage. We're w

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Black smoke has emerged from the chimney of the Sistine Chapel, signifying that the cardinals selected to choose next pope have not reached a decision on their first try. Earlier today, cardinals cha

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This is the first in a two-part intermediate Business English Podcast lesson on opening and managing meetings. In this episode, well look at how to open a meeting. In the second part well look at language you can use to manage the discussion. 这是有

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A new Hong Kong gangster film, Color of the Game, or Hei Bai Mi Gong in Chinese, will hit Chinese mainland theaters on September 1st. Color of the Game, which stars veteran Hong Kong actors Jordan Chan, Simon Yam and Suet Lam, tells the story of unde

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 2017CRI中国国际广播电台

How about couch surfing? Totally free, but potentially sketchy. Mix and match these options to maximize your budget and maintain your sanity. 当个沙发客呢?完全免费,但有潜藏风险。比较这些选项,让你的预算发挥到最大值

发表于:2019-01-20 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 留美老师带你每日说英文

主餐一道:泛听练习 以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议: 1、完整听一遍,掌握

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暂无音频 WEEKLY ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT TO THE NATION Keeping Promises In the Weekly Address this morning, President Obama explains how the budget he sent to Congress will fulfill the promises he made as a candidate. On fiscal responsibility, a fai

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As U.S. lawmakers and President Barack Obama haggle over plans to cut Washington's massive debt, the International Monetary Fund says the United States must take urgent and effective action on the issue. Monday, the newest IMF report on the U.S. econ

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The three major credit rating agencies have affirmed France's AAA rating even as the country's borrowing costs are increasing. Standard Poor's, Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings all said Wednesday they are maintaining the country's top cred

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Kara: So, planning this next trip coming up, we need to start thinking of how much money we need to save, how much money we're going to spend on flight and hotel, and how much we're gonna have to tell the other girls to bring. Lupe: Yeah, I actually

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Let's go to finance and the markets have been digesting the recommendations from the government commission of audit. The chief economist at HSBC Australia Paul Bloxham says it is important to get the budget back into surplus but the whole issue has t

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Subject: We are on a shoestring for the time being. 第一、迷你对话 A: We are on a shoestring for the time being. Could you cut the price down a little. 我们目前经济拮据,您可以降低点价格吗? B: No problem. 可以,没问题。

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除了cheap, 便宜还能这么说: 形容东西很便宜,有很多英语词,意思也稍有不同: Cheap: 便宜,常常有东西比较廉价、质量一般的意思。 Inexpensive: 不贵 Low price: 低价、廉价 怎么用: This is so

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Hi, everybody. 大家好。 It was five years ago this week that a financial crisis on Wall Street spread to Main Street, and very nearly turned a recession into a depression. 5年前的本周华尔街金融危机蔓延至中产阶级的经济危机,

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CANBERRA, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Australian federal government on Sunday signaled its mid-year budget review will reveal a lower- than-estimated growth rate for the Australian economy. Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan and Federal Finance Minister Penny Wong

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama requested Congress Thursday to raise the federal government's borrowing limit by 1.2 trillion U.S. dollars, as the government is facing mounting budgetary pressure. It was the third and fina

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