美联储加息可能性很大 Until the recent stock turmoil triggered by the slowdown in China, many expected a September rate hike. But uncertainty over global economic growth muddied the waters. Even job numbers showing U.S. unemployment at a sev

发表于:2018-11-29 / 阅读(120) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(十二月)

From NPR news in Washington, I'm Jack Speer.Federal Transportation officials say an eighth person has died in the US due to faulty airbag inflators made by Takata Corporation. Michigan Radio's Tracy Samilton reports. The latest victim was a teenager

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: All right, let me give you a big reason to listen to this next story about a clam's metabolism - because the essential conclusion is it is better to be lazy. Here's NPR's Laura Wamsley. LAUREL WAMSLEY, BYLINE: Luke Strotz is a pal

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BBC: Genius of the Ancient World | 《英国广播公司:古代世界的天才》 第二集 Socrates 古代圣贤:苏格拉底 历史学家贝特妮休斯(Bettany Hughes)游历印度、希腊、和中国以追寻三位古代世界的哲学巨人

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BBC: Genius of the Ancient World | 《英国广播公司:古代世界的天才》 第二集 Socrates 古代圣贤:苏格拉底 历史学家贝特妮休斯(Bettany Hughes)游历印度、希腊、和中国以追寻三位古代世界的哲学巨人

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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: U.S. stocks fell sharply again today. For the second time this week, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down more than a thousand points, 4.1 percent. NPR's John Ydstie reports that the market is still trying to find its footing

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Leading the news, the senior economist is warning the Senates obstruction of key budget measures could cost a warp in 300 billion dollars over the next decade. Treasurer Joe Hockey has already warned he may look at other possible savings to bypass th

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Education security and anti-terrorism experts will join prime minister Malcolm Turnbull in Camberra to address the growing problem of violent extremism in young people. This comes as federal police confirmed a twelve-year old is on their radar in con

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The US Central bank has left official interest rate on hold, but it has left open the possibility of increase later this year. Fed Chair, Janet Yellen says theres too many risk globally to warrant a rate rise in the US. She says while the US employme

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US 2nd Quarter GDP - Lackluster, But Better Than Expected 美国第二季度GDP表现平平,但比预期要好 The worlds largest economy grew only slightly in the second quarter, expanding at an annualized rate of 1.7 percent between April and June.

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今天我们要学的词是 vaunt. Vaunt is spelled v-a-u-n-t, vaunt. Vaunt 是炫耀,吹嘘的意思。美国法庭最近对前美国副总统候选人爱德华兹挪用竞选资金案作出无罪和无效审判的判决。The ruling was a new set

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今天我们要学的词是 literacy。Literacy 意思是读写能力。McDonalds stores in the UK will replace the toys which come with its Happy Meals with books to boost child literacy. 英国的麦当劳将把儿童套餐里的玩具换成书籍,

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By Jessica Berman Washington 18 December 2007 The first estimate of cancer deaths worldwide concludes that 2007 will close with 7.6 million deaths as a result of the disease. According to the report called Global Cancer Facts and Figures, 12 million

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US Central Bank Cuts Short-term Interest Rates to Nearly Zero 美联储大幅削减利率 ?? Download MP3 Audio Saying the economy is continuing to weaken, the U.S. central bank Tuesday cut short-term interest rates to nearly zero. 由于经济持续走

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The Reserve Bank has again set record-low interests rate that's likely to be native for some time to boost the economy. In its quarterly statement on monetary policy, the RBA highlighted risks to a pick-up in growth, including a likely sharp decline

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My company sent me on my first business trip, and I was supposed to travel around the city in taxis . Having never ridden in a taxi before, I had problems from start to finish . First, I had trouble hailing a cab . I didnt realize that when the taxis

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Kerry: I need to take out a small business loan and Im trying to figure out what the interest rate would be. Do you understand this stuff? Oscar: If its the same as a mortgage loan, then I think I understand it in general terms. The interest rate wou

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