Today, the minimum wage has increased by 25c from $12.75 to $13 an hour. For young people who are still being trained for the job, their pay has increased by 20c from $10.20 to $10.40. At $13 an hour, this comes to $520 for a 40-hour week. The median

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 新西兰英语

In an effort to open markets and increase business opportunities for entrepreneurs in both the United States and Africa, U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade Gilbert Kaplan launched a fact-finding mission in June with members of t

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托福阅读中的句子简化题通常是让同学们一头包的题型,原句一般语义晦涩而且句式结构复杂。同时,同学们匹配答案选项的时候一般会仔细完全研读四个选项,选项看上去都好像差不多。长

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Believe it or not, depression can be good for your health. Ok, not that kind of depression. An economic depression. According to work published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, people actually got healthier during the Great Dep

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Potential energy in a crossbow When we think of the concept of energy, we often think of objects in motion: a car rolling down a hill or a jogger running up a hill. This kind of energy-in-motion, called kinetic energy, isnt the only kind of energy. A

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小米成为全球第三大智能手机制造商 A four-year-old Chinese tech company has become the world's third-largest smartphone maker, behind Samsung and Apple. The company is called Xiaomi Inc. It has also become the world's most valuable tech

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For International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials, the past week's annual meetings were part of efforts to improve dialogue with the developing world. The IMF's Director of External Relations, Caroline Atkinson, says we've funded representatives from c

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以下是专四专八写作中使用率最高、覆盖面最广的基本句式,每组句式的功能相同或相似,考生可根据自己的情况选择其中的1-2个,做到能够熟练正确地仿写或套用。 1.表示原因 1)There are

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非法全球野生动物交易 Thai and American officials are reporting progress in a combined effort to curb the global trade in illicit wildlife. But they say the problem is growing because of increased demand worldwide for endangered animals and

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HEALTH REPORT - PSA Levels and Prostate Cancer By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Wednesday, June 09, 2004 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Many older men are tested each year for cancer of th

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英语作文 Have you ever imagined a world without trees? Try it, and you will see the whole world dry up and look like a broken tortoise shell. At night, the temperature would drop sharply. Living creatures could not run away and it would be as if the

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四级写作方法与技巧:必备常用短语 1. rapid depletion of natural resources:自然资源急剧消耗 2. it is of paramount importance to do something:做某事具有至高无上的意义 3. conservation-oriented:生态友好的 4. ec

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今天我们要学的词是time-tested。 Time-tested, 久经检验的。Networking is a time-tested method of job-hunting, 通过熟人介绍是历经检验的找工作的好办法。Franchising is a time-tested business model, 连锁经营是一种历

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四六级作文基本句式 以下是短文写作中使用率最高、覆盖面最广的基本句式,每组句式的功能相同或相似,考生可根据自己的情况选择其中的1-2个,做到能够熟练正确地仿写或套用。 1.表示

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本期内容: Dwayne Johnson has thanked fans for their support after he opened up about his battle with depression. The 45-year-old discussed his mother's suicide attempt and a period he described as the worst time of his life in an interview with

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1.there is not a great deal of difference between...and... ...和...并没有很大区别 2. the graphs show a threefold increase in the number of ...图表表明...的数字呈现三倍增长 3....decreased year by year while...increased steadily. .

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HANOI, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) -- The hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) and dengue were on the rise across Vietnam, reported the Vietnam Preventive Medicine Administration (PMA) on Tuesday. As of Oct. 23, the country had more than 76,120 HFMD patients and 135

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President Barack Obama is continuing his Asia-Pacific trip by heading to Australia for a one day state visit with one of America's five security treaty allies in the region. Although brief, Mr. Obama's visit is expected to reaffirm strong historical,

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It's hoped the new subsidy will promote the use of electrical cars and have a knock-on effect for a cleaner environment. Policies regarding the construction of an ecological civilization have, for the first time, been introduced into a five-year plan

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模仿句子:The company says 11 million cars were fitted with the software used to rig emissions tests in the US. Worldwide lawsuits with penalties into the billions could follow. 翻译:公司宣称:在美国,有1100万辆大众汽车配置了

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