WASHINGTON, March 7 (Xinhua) -- What's driving the rise of obesity in the United States? A group of economists argued in a recent study that big-box grocers, warehouse clubs and fast-food restaurants are key contributors to the county's obesity epide

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(261) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The Canadian government said gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter shrank by 1.6%, its largest loss since 2009. 据加拿大政府表示,第二季度加拿大国内生产总值缩水了1.6%,是自从2009年以来下滑最大的一次。

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

美国固定抵押贷款利率继续下降 WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. fixed mortgage rates continued to drop for the fourth consecutive week, reflecting that weaker housing data are putting downward pressure on the rates, according to the Pr

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Finance and economics 财经商业 Free exchange 自由交易 One of the giants 巨人 Ronald Coase, the economist who explained why firms exist, died on September 2nd, aged 102 罗纳德科斯,著名经济学家,于9月2日逝世,享年102岁。

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BEIJING, April 11 (Xinhua) -- The World Bank expects the Chinese economy to slow to 6.7 percent in 2016, the bank said in a report on Monday. The projection is on par with its last estimate in January. The bank has kept its projection for 2017 at 6.5

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China's central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan, along with Finance Minister Lou Jiwei, has tried to ease concerns over China's economy at the meeting in Ankara, Turkey. They mainly focused their attention on China's stock market, RMB exchange rate and

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PARIS - Eurozone countries will be anxiously watching the outcome of second-round of legislative elections Sunday in Greece, which may determine the country's future role in the eurozone. Greek voters will be choosing between parties that call for tw

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The U.N. Conference on Trade and Development says the outlook for the world economy is very bleak. UNCTAD warns Europe is facing a full-fledged recession next year, and the best the United States and Japan can look forward to is a period of stagnatio

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当下,全球城市化进度迅猛。在城市人口超过全球人口总数一半的21世纪初叶,城市成为上海世博会的主题别有深义。 Today, the world is rapidly urbanizing. With half of the world population expected to live in

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The European Union's top economic official says he expects eurozone finance ministers to sign off on the payout of $17 billion in aid for Greece on Sunday and decide on a new bailout in July. The news comes on the heels of the prime minister of Greec

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BEIJING, May?23 (Xinhuanet) -- China now has direct access to the U.S. Department of the Treasury to buy U.S. government bonds, though the buying amount is not significant, a source close to the central bank told the Global Times yesterday. China can

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WASHINGTON, May 15 (Xinhua) -- U.S. builder confidence for newly- built, single-family homes fell to the lowest level in a year in May as the recovery of housing market is cooling, a leading industry report said Thursday. The builder sentiment index

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What will life be like in 28 years? 本届上海世博会以城市生活为主题,可谓匠心独具(show originality)。在这个城市人口超过人类总数一半的21世纪初叶,在这个城市化进程最迅猛的阶段。我们不禁要猜

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European markets reacted nonchalantly Monday after credit rating agency Standard Poor's downgraded nine countries, including France and Austria, late Friday. The widely followed agency also reduced the ratings of Italy, Spain and Portugal, as well as

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Chinas local-currency loans and broader liquidity grew more than expected last month but at rates nowhere close to the acceleration seen earlier this year. 上月,中国本币贷款和更广义流动性的增长超过预期,但增速远不及今年

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New policies support ailing solar industry BEIJING, Oct. 28 (Xinhua) -- China is creating supportive measures to shore up its ailing photovoltaic (PV) industry, which has been rocked by recent U.S. duties on Chinese exports over alleged dumping. In t

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A United Nations economic survey for Asia Pacific says the region is now a leading driver of global economic growth, continuing a dramatic recovery from last year. U.N. economists warn that rising oil and food prices especially threaten millions of t

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(85) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

据一项最新调查显示,北京人每天上下班花在路上的时间正在增加,而这主要是由路面上不断在增加的机动车导致的。数据显示,自2007年至今,北京市机动车增加了100万辆,到12月25日,北京市

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sine qua non 解释 这个词字面上解释Without which, not.。也就是说Without(A),(X)wont be possible.没有A的话X是不可能的,自然就可以理解成A是X的前提或者A对于X至关重要。 不同来源的例句 A solid customer ba

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进入大学应该如何学习英语?大学与高中并不相同。在大学一部分学会了荒废,一部分人学会了执着。不知何时,模板这个词进入到了我们的眼帘。太中国风!太分数至上了!而一个优秀的模

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