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If students do have to live out of the college, they can rent a house or flat in Oxford, usually renting with two to six other students. 如果学生不得不住在学院外面,他们可以在牛津大学租一间房子或公寓,通常是和其他
The cost of rice has risen up to 50 percent on world markets, raising concerns among aid agencies in Asia. The agencies say they are facing shortfalls in efforts to feed the hungry in the region. 世界市场上大米价格暴涨引起亚洲救援机构
Unit 64:Chew thoroughly,eat slowly 第64单元:细嚼慢咽 Most of us eat way too quickly. 大多数的人吃东西都吃得太快了。 And that may be one reason why we eat too much-because our stomachs need time to realize they're full. 那可
By Mil Arcega Washington 28 May 2008 The rising cost of food is becoming a big concern around the world. Many countries from Ghana to Mexico have started reducing tariffs and taxes on food. And the World Food Program has requested more than $700 mill
By Brian Wagner Port-au-Prince 17 April 2008 Foreign aid groups in Haiti say they are hurt by the high cost of food just as much as ordinary citizens whose anger over the rising prices led to violent protests in the Caribbean nation last week. In Por
By Uma Ramiah Dakar 04 April 2008 Rising gas prices, demand for bio-fuels and poor harvests have all contributed to rocketing food prices around the world. In sub-Saharan Africa where most people spend a majority of their income on food, even the sma
The Business Case For Healthier Food Options - Michelle Obama For years, America's childhood obesity crisis was viewed as an insurmountable problem, one that was too complicated and too entrenched to ever really solve. According to the conventional w
By Brian Padden Washington 15 April 2008 The rising cost of food has triggered riots in a number of countries in recent weeks. Economic policy makers warn that the inflationary effect could push millions back into poverty. And aid organizations are c
By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 28 March 2008 The cost of rice has risen up to 50 percent on world markets, raising concerns among aid agencies in Asia. The agencies say they are facing shortfalls in efforts to feed the hungry in the region. VOA's Luis Ramir
A U-N agency says there are major funding gaps in efforts to help the agricultural sector adapt to climate change. The Food and Agriculture Organization, the FAO, says this could affect food security. The warning comes as the U-N Climate Change Confe
DAVID GREENE, HOST: And when we go to the doctor, often we leave with a prescription for medicine. But with the skyrocketing costs of treating lifestyle diseases, like Type 2 diabetes, some health care providers are rethinking how they use that presc
We all know about price rises in the last few months. Petrol continues to increase, mostly because of the price of a barrel of oil on the international market. Mortgage interest rates have been increasing for some time although last week there was a
By Brian Padden Washington 24 April 2008 Farmers around the world would seem to benefit from rising food prices. But as VOA's Brian Padden reports, rising costs, limited natural resources and government restrictions prevent many farmers from getting
Rising fuel costs are making it more expensive to move food and other goods to the marketplace. That means prices are going up for consumers, but incomes may not be rising enough to keep pace with inflation. As VOA's Kent Klein reports, it also mean
BEIJING, Aug. 2 (Xinhua) -- China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) announced Thursday that it will further cut stock market transaction fees in a bid to ease burdens on investors amid sluggish market sentiment. The regulator said in an online
In China, all major aspects of peoples daily needs are epitomized by a Chinese proverb, Yi Shi Zhu Xing, which literally translates to clothing, food, residence and transportation. Now to get a better grasp of how prices have changed on these fronts
今天Michael 和李华要出去买东西。李华会学到两个常用语:down with that 和to pay through the nose。 M: Hey, Li Hua. What do you want to do today? I don't have any special plan, s
Subject : It costs an arm and a leg. 第一, 迷你对话 A: I love the kind of flower. However, I dont think Im going to buy it because it costs an arm and a leg. 我喜欢这种话,由于它太贵了,所以我不准备买它。 B: You have to
迷你对话 A: Are you telling us a lie again? 你又在说谎,是吧? B: I will be hanged if I lying. 如果我撒谎,我就被绞死。 A: All right. But what was the trouble? 好吧,你出什么麻烦了? B: My car run out of petrol. 我的
Statistics New Zealand gave the Consumer Price Index figures (CPI) yesterday. Stats NZ staff visit 3,000 shops all around New Zealand to check prices. The figures for the June quarter show how much prices have changed since March. The CPI is up 1% fr