VOA标准英语2012--Warnings of Humanitarian Crisis in Greek Port Town

Warnings of Humanitarian Crisis in Greek Port Town Aid workers say the Greek economic crash is causing a humanitarian crisis in one impoverished suburb of the port city of Piraeus. Most of the residents of Perama are unemployed and many are unable to

新东方优美背诵短文50篇 Unit35:Oil Refining

An important new industry, oil refining, grew after the Civil war. Crude oil, or petroleum a dark, thick ooze from the earth had been known for hundreds of years, but little use had ever been made of it. In the 1850s Samuel M. Kier, a manufacturer i

VOA慢速英语2011--Greek Spending Cuts Clear Way for Loans

Economics Report - Greek Spending Cuts Clear Way for Loans 经济报道 - 希腊批准紧缩措施为获得救援贷款扫清道路 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 Greece has approved

VOA标准英语2010年-Greek Debt Crisis Affects Europe, Worl

As Greece embarks on tough economic reforms it is facing the prospect of deep social unrest, with tens of thousands of workers taking to the streets this week. The Greek debt crisis is spilling over to other European economies - and threatening inter

Eztalk美语【39】That's Greek to me. 我不懂，我无法理

Billy: Uh...that's Greek to me. Jennifer: That means they have tapered legs. Billy: Well, mine are baggy. They're the kind of pants you can lounge around in. Jennifer: Mine are, too. Billy: So maybe we shouldn't go out after all. Jennifer: Yeah. Let'

VOA常速英语2008年-Greek Minister Says Europe Divided on Kosovo

By Barry Wood Washington 14 February 2008 Greek Foreign Minister Dora Bakoyannis told a Washington audience Wednesday the European Union is divided on whether to officially recognize Kosovo as a territory independent of Serbia. VOA's Barry Wood has

VOA标准英语2008年-Oil Prices Rebound After OPEC Announces Product

Oil prices began bouncing back Wednesday after members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to a modest production cut of 500,000 barrels a day, during a meeting in Vienna. Lisa Bryant reports for VOA from Paris. OPEC head

VOA慢速英语2010年-Economics Report - Greek Lawmakers Pas

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Greece's debt crisis has shaken investors in the United States and worldwide. They worry that it could spread far beyond Greece. On Thursday, a day after huge protests in Athens, the Greek parliament

VOA慢速英语2011--Greek Protests Intensify, But So Is Pres

Economics Report - Greek Protests Intensify, But So Is Pressure on Europes Banks 经济报道 - 希腊示威活动加剧，欧洲银行压力也剧增 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。

VOA标准英语2010年-Greeks in America React to Greek Finan

The almost $1 trillion EU bailout package has not quelled the Greek financial crisis, nor has it erased the memories of last week's deadly demonstrations in Athens, in which hundreds of thousands of Greeks took to the streets to protest the governmen

VOA标准英语2010年-Greek Police, Protesters Clash in Athe

A passenger is seen during a strike at the Athens International Airport Eleftherios Venizelos in Spata, 11 Mar 2010 Greek riot police clashed with demonstrators again on Thursday, as tens of thousands of striking workers marched to protest government

VOA标准英语2011--'Immortals' Offers Fresh Take on Greek Myths

'Immortals' Offers Fresh Take on Greek Myths The old fashioned swords and sandals adventure comes back to movie screens with a fresh take on ancient Greek mythology in Immortals. The stage is set for an epic struggle when the power-mad King Hyperion

VOA标准英语2013--Greek Protests Grow Over Closure of State Broadcaster

Greek Protests Grow Over Closure of State Broadcaster An emotional farewell to colleagues in the newsroom of Greek state broadcaster ERT Tuesday night. Then, as the newsreader began a live interview, the channel was pulled from the airwaves. Some 2,7

VOA标准英语2008年-Crude Oil Gains Record $10 a Barrel

By Barry Wood Washington 06 June 2008 Friday was a very volatile day in financial markets as the oil price rebounded to gain over ten dollars a barrel while US stock prices plummeted following the report of a sharp rise in unemployment. VOA's Barry

VOA标准英语2008年-Oil Price Spike Drives Up Other Costs

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

Greek potest resumes as gov't rejects default reports

ATHENS, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- Greek indignant anti-austerity protesters returned to the streets of Athens, as the government categorically rejected media reports over the weekend regarding a Greek default in coming months. Some 3,000 demonstrators non

VOA标准英语2010年-EU Wants Sronger Measures to Fix Greek

EU Commissioner Oliver Rehn is in Athens to discuss Greek proposals to straighten out its government finances. The European Union has urged Greece to implement greater austerity measures immediately to tackle a debt crisis that has shaken the entire

2007年VOA标准英语-Somali Officials Deny Selling Oil Rights

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 08 August 2007 Officials with Somalia's transitional government are promising not to begin searching for oil until after parliament adopts a new petroleum law and their shattered country achieves peace. But as Nick Wadhams rep

VOA标准英语10月-Nigerian Oil Workers to Strike

Oil workers in Nigeria say they will embark on an indefinite strike if the government fails to reverse the sale of two state-owned oil and gas companies within two weeks. The government says privatizing the two companies will make them more efficien

VOA双语新闻：Greek Cypriots Vote for President

Greek Cypriots went to the polls Sunday to choose a president in what is being described as the island's most exciting election in recent history. 塞浦路斯的希腊族人星期天进行投票，要在这次被形容为塞浦路斯岛最近历史中