VOA慢速英语 2007 0525a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Top officials from the United States and China held two days of trade talks this week in Washington. Chinese Finance Minister Jin Renquing, Vice Premier Wu Yi and US Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson

NPR 2010-03-19

From NPR News in Washington, Im Lakshmi Singh. President Obama is hailing a new analysis by the Congressional Budget Office that says his healthcare bill will reduce the deficit. NPRs Mara Liasson reports. In the Rose Garden just before signing a job

NPR 2009-07-22

President Obama remains on the offensive today in terms of defending his health care overhaul plan, saying that critics of the package are working what he called a familiar Washington Script that favors politics over policy. President accused oppone

NPR 2008-12-19

Speaking as he unveiled his choice to head the Security and Exchange Commission today, President-elect Barack Obama said not just regulators but his administration needs to push for more transparency in the financial markets. Obama made his remarks

NPR 2011-11-07

In Connecticut: We're disappointed, discouraged, tired. Chet Matczak from Tariffville, Connecticut expressed the frustration of thousands who have been without power for eight days. Power crews are still working after a freak October snowstorm took d

NPR 2010-11-18

The man billed as the first Guantanamo Bay terror suspect to face a civilian trial, Ahmed Ghailani, has been found not guilty of terrorism charges today in a federal trial in New York. Thirty-six-year-old Ghailani, a native of Tanzania, was accused o

NPR 2011-02-16

President Obama is appealing for patience in tackling some of the nation's long-term fiscal challenges. NPR's Scott Horsley monitored this morning's White House news conference. Scott, the president staunchly defended his budget proposal of more than

NPR 2011-04-20

Syria is abolishing nearly 50 years of emergency rule that gave the government broad powers to detain anyone considered a threat. This was a key demand for the Syrian opposition. But it may not be enough for President Bashar al-Assad to halt the more

NPR 2011-07-22

There are reports that momentum toward a deficit-cutting deal is building in Washington, but the White House says there's nothing imminent. NPR's Scott Horsley is tracking the negotiations. Scott, What's the status on debt talks? Lakshmi, so far ther

NPR 2011-08-02

The debt-ceiling agreement President Obama reached with congressional leaders over the weekend is coming under debate in the US House. Speaker John Boehner says he remains opposed to any tax hikes to help balance the federal budget. We've worked with

NPR 2011-08-03

US stocks are sharply lower before the close, all indexes dropping more than 2% in the wake of more disappointing economic news. The government finds that people scaled back their spending 0.2% in June while their incomes grew by the smallest amount

NPR 2011-10-18

All the major US market indexes are down around 2%. They were retreating from last week's gains after Germany downplayed the idea that a solution for Europe's debt crisis might be reached during a summit this Sunday. At last check on Wall Street, the

英语俚语天天说 第1期:in the red

Losing money. Being in debt. 亏损，欠债； it's believed this phrase originates from accountants who are selective on which color ink they use when making entries in a firm's book. 传说这个词组的来源与会计有关。会计在公司的账

CNN 2009-02-24

I'm Reggie Aqui from the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here is a quick look at what is making news. There may be a break in the 8-year-old case of murdered Washington intern Chandra Levy. D.C. police say they expect to arrest a suspect soon. CNN has learne

CNN 2011-02-16

Gotta say thanks to the students at Centennial High School in Ellicott City, Maryland for that. As a former drummer, I can tell you were right on rhythm! I'm Carl Azuz. Today's commercial-free subjects include economics, social studies and health. Le

CNN 2012-02-17

It's the middle of the week, the middle of the month, the start of a brand new edition of CNN Students News. Hello everyone, I'm Carl Azuz. We welcome you to this February 15th edition of our show, in which we are bringing you 10 minutes of completel

王力宏牛津大学演讲 第8期

Then let's take another look at this state of union, the East-West union with this soft power bias. 现在再来看看我们的联合情况吧，存在软实力偏见的东西文化的联合。 How is the soft power exchange between these two roommat

经济学人:天气预报 欧洲人比美国人更擅长预测天气(上)

Science and technology Weather forecasting Continental divide 科学技术 天气预报 差距 Europeans do not just talk about the weather more than Americans do. 欧洲人不仅比美国人更喜欢谈论天气， They are better at forecasting it

经济学人:美国政府面临倒闭风险

Time to stop play-acting and spit out the tea 是时候停止演戏，摒弃茶党思维了 The Republicans are not being serious about the deficit 共和党人没有认真对待赤字问题 THIRTY billion dollars is a lot of money for anyone except

经济学人07:西班牙及市场 Spain and the markets

Finance and Economics；Spain and the markets；The Spanish patient； 财经；西班牙及市场；西班牙患者； A full bail-out of the euro area's fourth-largest economy is looming； 对欧元区第四大经济体的全面纾困正在逼近；