France's Finance Minister Christine Legarde will become the first woman to lead the International Monetary Fund. She was elected today with the backing of the world's major economies. The changes at the IMF come during tumultuous times for the organi

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(117) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年NPR美国国家公共电台6月

Don't Panic! 别慌! Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Have you ever felt pure fear, a fear that makes you act in a way you normally would not? That is panic. Panic is a great fear that makes otherwise normal people do ab

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Sadness is part of the human experience, 悲伤是人类必经的感受, but for centuries there has been vast disagreement over exactly what it is and what, if anything, to do about it. 但几个世纪以来,人们既没有判断出它到底是什

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EXPLORATIONS - How the Distant World of Eris Caused Big Changes Here on EarthBy Mario Ritter Broadcast: Wednesday, October 11, 2006 VOICE ONE: I'm Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: An artist's picture of E

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ATHENS, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras sent condolences to U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday over the Boston Marathon blast and expressed Greek peoples' condemnation of the attack. We strongly condemn such horrific act

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Eurozone leaders have reached agreement over a third Greek bailout after marathon talks in Brussels. 在布鲁塞尔的马拉松式谈判之后,欧元区的各位领导人就针对希腊的第三次紧急救助达成协议。 Amid one of the worst

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1.日常用语类 lover 情人(不是爱人) busboy 餐馆勤杂工(不是公汽售票员) busybody 爱管闲事的人(不是大忙人) dry goods (美)纺织品;(英)谷物(不是干货) heartman 做心脏移植手术的人(

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Business 商业报道 Business in Greece 希腊商业 Outrageous fortune 残酷的命运 Survivors of the crisis are those that move fast and think creatively 经济危机的生还者是那些行动迅速具有创造性思维的人。 APOSTOLOS KAISI

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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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The Greek government is moving toward restructuring its debt and could soon win approval for another $85 billion or more in international financing. News agencies reported on Tuesday that a year after Athens arranged a $158 billion bailout, the debt-

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MOSCOW, Aug. 30 (Xinhua) -- Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday that hijackers have released 23 Russian citizens onboard a Greek-owned oil tanker in Togolese waters. All of the crew, including 23 Russians, are safe now. The tanker will continue it

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For hours in the Greek Parliament, exchanges were heated. MPs from all sides, keen to have their say on the austerity measures being voted on. The speaker of the Parliament described what had been put upon Greece as a crime against humanity - a socia

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday pledged continued support for economic reform in debt-ridden Greece. The United States wants to continue to be helpful and supportive in what will be a challenging process, said O

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ATHENS, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Greek voters' resounding NO to the international creditors' debt deal offer in Sunday's landmark referendum does not mean a rift with Europe, but a YES to a viable agreement, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said in a te

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With its economy crumbling, Greece has decided to ask its European neighbors for a two-year extension to 2016 to carry out its latest austerity program. New Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras plans to travel to Paris and Berlin next week to meet wi

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Language Points 1. Go Dutch 各付各的,平摊费用,AA制 2. It's all Greek to me 对我来说简直就是天书 3. When in Rome, do as the Romans do. 入乡随俗 4.Pardon my French / excuse my French 原谅我爆粗口 5.French kiss 舌吻;湿

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Jobs's overwrought reaction was understandable. 乔布斯过激的反应可以理解。 Sculley had once been a father figure to him. So had Mike Markkula. So had Arthur Rock. 对他而言,斯卡利一度曾是个父亲般的人物。迈克马库拉也

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Greece is nearing its goal of getting the country's private lenders to eliminate $142 billion of the country's debt to help it avoid a default on its financial obligations later this month. A government official told news agencies Thursday in Athens

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5. He did a research of the Darwin's theory of evolution. 他对达尔文的进化论做了研究。 还能这样说: He engaged in researching in Darwin's theory of evolution. He researched in Darwin's theory of evolution. 应用解析: academic

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big [误] There was a big rain last night. [正] There was a heavy rain last night. [析] 大雨在英语中只能用a heavy rain而不要用a big rain. bit [误] He is a bit fool. [正] He is a bit of a fool. [析] a bit可以作程度副词,与a

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