Reports of this week revealed mixed messages about the housing industry and fewer people are filing for unemployment. But if you really wanna a sign that the economy is making a comeback, it all starts with the jeans. Join me live is MSNBCs financial

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2009年

北京奥运28大项 参与,竞争,分享,进步 Diving 跳水 英文原文 COMPETITION PROCEDURE 竞赛程序 Every competition shall be controlled by a Referee, supported by Assistant Referees, together with Judges and a Secretariat. The number of the dive to be perfo

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(106) / 评论(0) 分类 奥运28大项比赛

By Mil Arcega Washington 12 September 2007 The U.S. stock market held onto gains Tuesday (September 11th). The New York composite index rose 139 points and the Dow Jones gained 180 points, buoyed in part by a narrowing U.S. trade deficit and renewed

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(114) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(九月)

A group of British charities has teamed up with British film actor Bill Nighy and producer Richard Curtis to campaign for what they call a new deal between banks and society. They want to put a .05 percent tax on financial transactions between banks

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(二月)

The International Air Transport Association says world airlines are set to lose $4.7 billion in 2009 due to the global recession, almost double the amount of loss predicted by IATA in December. The International Air Transport Association says 2009 i

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(三月)

Mil Arcega | Washington 25 November 2009 Shoppers in a U.S. store The number of newly laid-off U.S. workers filing claims for unemployment benefits fell more than expected last week. A report Wednesday from the Labor Department shows 466,000 workers

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十一月)

By Jeff Swicord Washington 27 October 2009 For the first time in 30 years, Social Security recipients in the United States will not receive an annual adjustment in benefits. More than 52 million older Americans depend on Social Security for all or p

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十月)

By Michael Bowman Washington 27 October 2009 A sold sign in front of a home in Carmel, Indiana, 20 Oct 2009 The U.S. housing market is showing signs of improvement, but Americans have grown more pessimistic on the overall economy. The consensus view

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十月)

When a Smoker Lights Up May Increase Risk The health risks of cigarette smoking are well known, such as cancer, emphysema and cardiovascular disease. But new research shows that when you smoke can make it even more risky. Tobacco remains the leading

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(四月)

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made an unannounced stop in Lebanon. Clinton expressed hope that Lebanon's June parliamentary elections will be free and fair. 美国国务卿希拉里.克林顿对黎巴嫩进行了事先没有宣布的访问

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2009年4月

This Caterpillar Whistles While It Irks 毛虫会吹口哨?还是一种恐吓战术? Songbirds produce a rich repertoire of sounds: songs, of course, but also chatter calls, flight calls and alarm calls: like this high-pitched warning from a blac

发表于:2019-01-20 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年Scientific American(八)月

Global Fears Grow Over US Shutdown 美国政府关门引发全球担心 There are new worries about the consequences of the U.S. government shutdown. The Treasury Department says failure to reach a deal on the countrys financial obligations, includin

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2013年(十月)

By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 03 April 2007 Watch Campaign report The first fundraising period, from January 1 to March 31 of the 2008 U.S. presidential race, ended with a flurry of appearances, phone calls and e-mail asking for last minute campaig

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(四月)

今天我们要学的词是signal。 Signal, 作为动词,意思是显示。 The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits for the first time fell to the lowest level in nearly six months, signaling a slight improvement in the job market

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 03 March 2008 Afghanistan's top intelligence officer is rejecting a U.S. estimate that only 30 percent of the country is under the control of the central government in Kabul. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from Islamabad tha

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(三月)

Israel's ruling centrist Kadima party is holding primary elections that will result in the resignation of Prime Minister Ehud Olmert. The likely change of leadership will come as Palestinian peace negotiations falter over the longstanding issues of

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(175) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(九月)

By Kent Klein Washington 02 October 2009 President Obama speaks at White House, 2 Oct 2009 U.S. President Barack Obama says the higher U.S. unemployment rate in September shows that economic recovery will not be smooth or easy. The president also ex

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十月)

By Michael Bowman Washington 30 September 2009 Sidney LaFontant shops for a dishwasher with her husband and their son, at P.C. Richard Son appliance store in New York, 4 Sep 2009 A modestly upbeat reading of U.S. economic performance is adding to ho

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(80) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十月)

By Barry Newhouse Islamabad 10 November 2007 Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto joined protests in the capital against emergency rule Saturday and tried to meet with the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. VOA's Barry Newhouse rep

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2007年(十一月)

By Shahnawaz Khan Srinagar 11 February 2008 After disputing control of Kashmir for more than six decades, India and Pakistan are now engaged in a squabble over a patent for Kashmir Pashmina, a product experts say is the best of its kind. Shahnawaz Kh

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2008年(二月)