DEREK: You won't believe what just happened. KELLY: What? DEREK: I went down to change some money, right? KELLY: Yes. We need some. How much did you change? DEREK: I wanted to change around 5000 dollars. And you know the exchange rate. KELLY: Yes, i

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Imagine that you want to buy a house but are not sure you could meet the monthly payments. Your credit history is considered subprime -- not good enough for the lowest interest rates available. But a

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The United States Federal Reserve says it will use all available tools to restart economic growth. The central bank's main interest rate is now the lowest in its history. This week the Fed cut its ta

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For most of us, owing thousands of dollars in students loans, all while juggling crushing credit card debt probably sounds like a nightmare. But for people in their early to mid-20s, all that debt actually seems to boost their self-esteem. Possibly b

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Economics Report - Who Should Be the Next Chief of the IMF? This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The International Monetary Fund will need to find a new leader. Dominique Strauss-Kahn has resigned as managing director. Mr. Strauss-Kahn i

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AS IT IS 2014-08-19 Green Loans Help Kenyas Farmers 绿色贷款帮助肯尼亚农民 One quarter of the 40 million people who live in Kenya are farmers. But few of them have ever been shown how to increase their crops or use loans to make their farm

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Better Make Room for College Kids, Obama Says First Lady Michelle Obama launched a media campaign last week designed to help more young people go to college. A new social media website called Better Make Room is at the center of the campaign. Better

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After receiving billions of dollars in government bailouts, U.S. banks are under increasing pressure to start lending money again. With banks paying back emergency government loans faster than expected, President Obama is reminding bank executives th

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A: Personal Loans,how may I help? 这里是个人贷款处,我如何为您效劳? B: I'm going to be studying overseas next year and I'd like some info about suitable loans. To be honest, rm not even sure if I can get a loan. 我明年要到国外留

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A: Welcome to IBJ. Do you need any assistance? 欢迎光临IBJ银行。您需要什么帮助吗? B: Yes, please. I'm hoping to get a mortgage from you and was wondering about your interest rates. 是的。我希望能从你们这里获得按揭,并

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A: Hello, this is IBJ Bank. Maria speaking, how may I help? 您好,这里是IBJ银行。我是Maria,我能如何为您效劳? B: Hi, I'm looking into your loans and I'm a little confused about the interest rates. Could you give me some advice? 你

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A: Loans Department, how can I help you? 这里是贷款部,我能如何为您效劳? B: Hello. Could you give me some details about your Personal Pledge Loans, please? 你好。请你给我介绍一些有关你们的个人质押贷款的详细情况

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Passage One 26. A. Banks, government agencies and credit unions. B. Banks, deposit unions and money market funds. C. Banks, savings-and-loans and deposit unions. D. Banks, savings-and-loans and credit unions. 30. A. Teachers working in the same city.

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GWEN IFILL: Beginning today, the interest rates on federally subsidized Stafford loans is doubling from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent. For the lower-to-moderate income students who borrow that money, the hike could cost them from $1,000 to as much as $4

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BEIJING, Feb. 20 (Xinhua) -- A Monday report has urged for the increased use of legal methods to regulate private loans following a number of incidents in which the leaders of large companies were unable to pay back informal high-interest loans, forc

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今天我们要学的词是short-term。 Short-term, 短期的。 Short-term loans, 短期贷款。联合国粮农组织最近在罗马开会。 The summit tried to solve the short-term emergency of the increased hunger caused by soaring prices, 这次

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BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) -- China's new yuan-denominated loans surged in June as the government moved to buoy the slowing economy, raising concerns that fast credit growth will push up inflation. June's new yuan-denominated loans rose by 285.9 billi

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BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Chinese banks have extended more loans to small firms to ease their financial predicaments as the government tightens monetary supply, a banking regulator said Wednesday. Outstanding loans to small firms grew 26.6 percen

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本期内容: Children in Japan will be considered adults when they are 18 as opposed to 20, under a new proposal that is supported by the government. If the change is approved, 18-year-olds will be able to get married, sign contracts and take out

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For most of the 20th century Turkish authorities were happy to lend their treasures for foreign exhibitions and ignored the provenance of most pieces in Western collections. Today, however, the government argues that any object without the correct pe

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