By Jill Moss Broadcast: September 22, 2003 This is Robert Covent with the VOA Special English Development Report. Literacy, by its most basic meaning, is the ability to read and write. The United Nati

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(166) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2003(下)-发展与科学

By Jill Moss Broadcast: October 27, 2003 This is Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English Development Report. A study finds that one out of sixteen women in Africa will die during 1)pregnancy or 2)ch

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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

美联储结束量化宽松但维持低利率 The U.S. Federal Reserve says it is ending its bond-buying program this week, but it assured investors that short-term interest rates would remain near zero for some time. 美联储表示,本周停止被称

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The 2.5 percent pre-determined interest rates attached to life insurance products here in China have been scrapped. The move is the latest effort by central government to liberalize the country's interest rates. The People's Bank of China has already

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 世界各地新闻集锦

V. Lets Talk Script Today Ill be presenting a report on our findings on the condition of the worlds population. It may be a surprise to you that half the people in the world live on less than two dollars a day, and one billion people live on less tha

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Today, nearly 144 million Americans have credit cards and they are using their cards like never before, charging 1.5 trillion dollars last year alone. Credit cards have become a central part of the American Economy. I really cant say that I love my c

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Fertility rates have fallen in countries with woeful economies, such as Greece and Italy. 在经济状况糟糕至极的国家中,如希腊和意大利,它们的生育率已经下跌。 But they have also fallen in countries that sailed through t

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A new study finds one third of the worlds population is overweight or considered obese. 一项新的研究发现世界上三分之一的人口超重或被认为是肥胖的。 Since 1980, obesity rates in children and adults have doubled in 73 countr

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Eight banks have eliminated discounts on mortgage rates for first-home buyers in Beijing, effective from last Monday, amid new efforts to cool down the real estate market. 自上周一起,作为给楼市降温的最新举措,8家银行取消了北京

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BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhuanet) -- The figure of adults with diabetes has risen to 347 million worldwide, which is more than doubled in the past three decades, according to a study published in the British journal Lancet. The study, which analyzed data

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AS IT IS 2016-03-12 EU Central Bank Moves to Help Economy The European Central Bank released a new round of measures to stimulate the economy, including lowering interest rates more. The financial moves announced Thursday are the latest efforts to li

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Malnutrition Rates Worsen at Newest Somali Refugee Camp Humanitarian agencies say the condition of newly-arrived Somali refugees at camps in Ethiopia is deteriorating as famine spreads inside Somalia. At the Hilaweyn camp along the Somalia-Ethiopia b

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美国7月份增2.15万就业岗位 Yet more signs of an improving job market. The U.S. Labor Department says employers added 215,000 jobs last month. Thats the third consecutive month of job gains above 200,000 following weaker than expected job gro

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Premium rates 保险费率 A: Though I have effected insurance for quite a few times, there is still one thing I am not sure. 虽然我曾经办过几次保险,但仍有一事不是很了解。 B: What is it? 什么问题? A: What do you think ar

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JUDY WOODRUFF: Some good news to report today from the world of public education: For the first time in recent years, American high schools have cracked a milestone on graduation rates, reaching 80 percent. Jeffrey Brown has the story, as part of our

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demand deposit 活期存款 demand draft [D/D] 即期汇票 demand draft rate 即期汇票汇率 Demand for Provisional Salaries Tax 暂缴薪俸税通知书 Demand for Rates 征收差饷通知书 Dem

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China has recently raised interest rates for home mortgages. In August, the average interest rate for first-home mortgages was 5.12%, up 2.47% month-on-month. It was the eighth consecutive monthly increase this year. Some banks have even halted home

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Officials at the U.S. Federal Reserve have scaled back forecasts about how much they are likely to raise borrowing costs this year. They say the weaker global growth picture is changing their calculations. For now the U.S. Federal Reserve is not rais

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本期内容: TheFederalReservepublishedtheminutesofitsmeetinglastmonthatwhichitraisedAmericaninterestratesforthefirsttimesince2006.Althoughpolicymakersvotedunanimouslyfortheincrease,somesaidthedecisionwasaclosecall;theyexpressedconcernthatinflatio

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