M: Hello, I want to place an advertisement in the Sunday edition of your paper for a car. W: OK. But youll have to run your advertisement Saturday and Sunday or all week. We cant quote rates for just Sunday. Q: Which of the following statements is tr

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(145) / 评论(0) 分类 大学六级对话理解

Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This Edition The heaviest transient flow in the world is witnessing its peak in China with 35 million people daily travel by train just days ahead the Spring Festival. South Korea

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2010年(三)月

1 Q: What's the probable relationship between the speakers? A. Colleagues. B. Husband and wife. C. Employer and employee. D. Mother and son. 2 Q: What do we learn about the woman from the conversation? A. She contacts her parents occasionally. B. She

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 英语四级听力-短对话

From NPR News in Washington, Im Nora Raum. While in the final hour voting in Ames, Iowa in the Straw poll of what voters think of the Republican presidential candidates. This not bide in elections is viewed as early indicator of the candidates appear

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年NPR美国国家公共电台8月

今天我们要学的词是bargain。 Bargain, 是谈判,讨价还价的意思。OK, It's a bargain, 意思是好,就这么说定了。 Union representatives bargain with employers for better rates of pay every year, 工会代表每年都要就涨工

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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. In the last few years, many Americans have bought houses with ARMs: adjustable-rate A foreclosed home in Pasadena, California. mortgages. These loans usually begin with lower interest rates for the f

发表于:2019-01-11 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2007年(九)月

15. This added-worker effect could support the safety net offered by unemployment insurance or disability insurance to help families weather bad times. 【分析】简单句。句子主干为This added-worker effect could support the safety net。过去

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WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. job market improved significantly in October, adding catalyst for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates in December. The unemployment rate fell to five percent in October from 5.1 percent in the previous

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(44) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Bernanke Argues for Stronger Economic Stimulus The head of the U.S. central bank argued for more efforts to stimulate the economy on Friday, but did not say when or how such action might be taken. U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said unemp

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(126) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Countries across Europe are coping with an economic slump and researchers have found that its having an effect on suicide rates, especially in some of the worst hit countries. Research published this week shows that suicide rates are on the rise acro

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President Barack Obama has unveiled a plan to boost the economy by helping some homeowners refinance their mortgages. The initiative, announced Wednesday, would build on an earlier White House program. Declining housing prices and widespread foreclos

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AS IT IS 2016-10-19 US High School Completion Rate Reaches All-Time High 美国高中毕业率创历史新高 President Barack Obama says the percentage of Americans completing high school rose to its highest level ever last year. The president said

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Markets posted steady gains in Asia following an interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank. Earlier this week most Asian stock exchanges plummeted on fears that the U.S. credit crisis is far from over. Investors are still fearful that the Fe

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年3月

Debt is used to finance the purchase of assets, and the greater availability of credit pushes asset prices higher. 债务被用来资助资产购买,而且债务的可得性的增大也把资产价格推得更高。 From time to time, however, lend

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人财经系列

GRE阅读理解考查的范围非常广,不像填空、类比和反义那样注重基础和词汇量,而GRE考试的阅读又与其他考试中的阅读有很大区别,所以在技巧方法上也要区分对待。GRE阅读中多见长句,对理

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 GRE英语

The U.S. central bank says Americas economic recovery has slowed, and that near-zero interest rates are expected to remain in place for another year. The statement from Federal Reserve policymakers came after a U.S. credit rating downgrade and signif

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

本期内容: As expected, the Federal Reserve raised American interest rates for the first time since 2006. The central bank lifted the target range for its benchmark rate from 0-0.25%, where it has languished since December 2008, to 0.25-0.5%. Ev

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 夏说英语新闻晨读

DOES raising taxes on those who are doing well economically stifle growth and slow down the recovery? That depends on how rich people behave when their taxes rise. Do they work less when they are allowed to keep a smaller chunk of their income? Do th

发表于:2019-02-24 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人综合

Christchurch City Council has been unable to buy any insurance because of the risks of more earthquakes. From today, if there is another big earthquake which causes damage to underground pipes, there will be no insurance to repair them. The city has

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Financing energy efficiency 能源效率融资 Money for nothing 钱不是万能的 Green loans are proving less popular among homeowners than expected 事实证明绿色贷款在房主中并不如预期受欢迎 RETROFITTING houses to use less energ

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