突破口语之情景对话(12):payment结账 12. payment 结 账 A: Could I have my bill, please? B: Certainly, sir. A: I'm afraid there has been a mistake. B: I'm sorry, sir. What seems to be the trouble? A: I believe you have charged me twice for the same thi

发表于:2018-11-27 / 阅读(184) / 评论(0) 分类 突破口语

The Reserve Banks December minutes confirm a period of stability for interest rates is set to continue. The board noted that some market participants expect rates to fall next year and discussed factors behind those market expectations, but the RBA g

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2014年

Our news story today is about a share trader in a Japanese bank who made perhaps the worlds most expensive typing error! After you listen to the story, well explain some of the new vocabulary and provide further examples of how it can be used.

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 商务英语沟通技巧

Lesson 42: Not very musical 并非很懂音乐 First listen and then answer the question. 听录音,然后回答以下问题。 What happened when the snake charmer began to play jazz? As we had had a long walk through one of the markets of old Delh

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(281) / 评论(0) 分类 新概念英语第二册

Official figures show that the UK is in the grip of the longest recession since records began. Britain's economy contracted in the third quarter of this year, with the GDP falling 0.4%.This comes as a surprise to economists who were expecting a rise

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2009年

When the markets in Europe closed a couple of hours ago, London's FTSE 100 was up 13 points. The Dax and Euro were down. In the US, trading comes to a close shortly and the Dow Jones is up. The SP 500 is also up, while the Nasdaq is down 12 points. A

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2012年

The columnist Sol Laslaker has told us on News Breakfast the flagging mining boom and a high Australian dollar make more rate cuts very likely. There (might) will be another rate cut before the end of this year and possibly one in 2013 as well. Becau

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And Greece's credit rating has been downgraded to below junk status.Rating agency,StandardPoor's has classified Greek debt as being in selective default.The European Central Bank says Greek bonds can no longer be used as collateral for loans to comme

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It was raining as I got off the train in Nashville Tennesee, a slow grey rain. I was tired, so I went straight to my hotel. A big heavy man was walking up and down in the hotel lobby. Something about the way he moved made me think of a hungry dog lo

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 听美国故事练听力

Someone often asks me, Whats your hobby? Do you like collecting stamps? In fact, Im fond of fishing, collecting stamps, and playing basketball. But I spend most of my spare time collecting foreign coins. Maybe collecting foreign coins is my r

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 英语作文

迷你对话: A:You are saying he will be promoted to the general manager? 你是说他要被提升为总经理了? B:Yeah. 是的。 A:Are you sure? 你肯定吗? B:Yes. Ibet my bottom dollarthat he will get promoted. 是的。我对他的提升

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 迷你对话学地道口语

The once all-powerful dollar isn't doing a Titanic against just the pound. It is sitting at a record low against the euro and at a 30-year low against the Canadian dollar. Even the Argentine peso and Brazilian real are thriving against the dollar. 无所

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Hello, Miss. May I help you? 小姐,您好。我能为您效劳吗? Yes, please. I'd like to change some English pounds to U.S. dollars. 是的,请你帮忙。我要把一些英镑兑换成美元。 What is today's exchange rate between the U.S

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讲解 Todays key word is Dollar Dollar 美元;金钱 The dollar is the unit(单位) of money used in the USA, Canada, Australia, and some other countries. Dollar不仅可以用来指美元,澳元可以用Australian dollar 加元 Canadian dollar很

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 英语悠选脱口秀

To finance,Australia's been warned not to be over-commit on the mortgage just because interest rate at record lows. Many economists believe the reserve bank will cut rates again before the end of the year.But Angie Zigmane from BIS Sharpnel says it's

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2013年

The offial interest rate is now at a record low of 2.75%. It's the Reserve Bank's first cut to interest rate since December last year. The RBA board says the domestic economy continues to struggle with the high Australian dollar. The bank has also le

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2013年

买水果 dialogue 英语情景对话 A:Have you got some nice apples in stock today? A:今天你们店里有好苹果吗? B:What about these? They are very fresh and exceptionally juicy. B:这些怎么样?非常新鲜,果汁特多。 A:Are the

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(249) / 评论(0) 分类 高频英语口语对话

模仿文本: So, today is the day. According to just about everyone, the consensus seems to be that the Federal Reserve will, in a few hours, take its first step towards slowing the economic stimulus programme by tapering the amount of long-term b

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 英音模仿秀

本期内容: The global climate-change talks in Paris began with a stream of speeches, policy initiatives and behind-the-scenesdiplomacy. Franois Hollande linked the fight against terrorism (a world free of terror) to that against global warming (

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(153) / 评论(0) 分类 夏说英语新闻晨读

Every path to success begins with a great idea. 每条成功之路都源于一个伟大的想法。 There's only one problem: Great ideas are a dime a dozen. 唯一的问题是:伟大的想法遍地都是。 What really matters when it comes to bec

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