Neanderthals are extinct, but they were the closest relative of modern humans. Up until about 30,000 years ago, human beings shared the Earth with Neanderthals. The two species were so close that they sometimes mated. Scientists have long believed th

发表于:2018-11-27 / 阅读(331) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

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

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2008年(十二)月

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Think of your family or friends. How well would those relationships work without trust -- or with a broken trust? Tiger Woods considers a difficult shot from deep grass during the 2009 U.S. Open Recently, F

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美联储1月起减购政府债券 The U.S. Federal Reserve will start scaling back its monthly bond-buying program as early as next month. But the reduction will be gradual. The Federal Reserve has been buying $85 billion a month in government bonds

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Congress has cleared three major items off its to-do-list. NPRs Tamara Keith reports both the House and Senate today passed a measure combining the highway bill, a long-term flood insurance extension and another year of reduced student loan interest

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Paying for college is about to get harder. Starting in July, interest rates on new student loans will rise to 6. 8%, from today's rate of 4. 7%. And interest rates on new loans that parents take out c

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美联储继续缩减购债规模 The U.S. central bank is on pace to reduce its monthly bond purchases by another $10 billion - and interest rates will remain near record lows until the job market approaches something closer to normal. So says Janet

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He might be feeling the pinch If you watch the news in Britain or look at a British newspaper at the moment, a term you are more than likely to come across is 'credit crunch'. It has become a bit of a buzzword , but what does it mean? Well, it's a

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 Take Away English

Smoking Rates Around the World From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Tobacco is the only legal drug that kills many of its users when used exactly as intended by manufacturers. That is the first sentence of the World Health

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - World Population by 2050 By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, August 30, 2004 This is Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Development Report. New research shows that Earth will hav

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 农业与发展

Inflation expectation presses for rate hike The possibility of an interest rates hike by China's central bank is imminent as inflationary pressure prolongs and a prudent monetary policy is in place, the China Securities Journal reported Friday. China

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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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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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special cash bonus 特别现金红利 Special Coin Suspense Account 特别硬币暂记帐 special crossed cheque 特别划线支票 special crossing 特别划线 special debt securities 特别债务证券

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Italy had to pay nearly double the interest rates to borrow money in a six-month bond auction Friday, reflecting new fears about economic problems in the countries that use the common European currency. The euro currency and world stock markets also

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The Federal Reserve left interest rates unchanged on Wednesday, but kept the door open to a hike in June while showing little sign it was in a hurry to tighten monetary policy amid an apparent slowdown in the U.S. economy. It's been hard recently to

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gain 收益;增益 garnishee order 债权扣押令 GE Capital Finance Ltd. 通用金融财务有限公司 gearing ratio 资本与负债比率;杠杆比率〔认股权证〕 general acceptance 一般

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President Barack Obama is putting pressure on Congress to pass legislation he proposed earlier this year that he said will boost the U.S. economy. In an election year with the state of the economy as a major issue, President Obama is calling on lawma

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U.S. House Speaker urges Obama to lead on debt talks WASHINGTON, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama should play a leading role in resolving the imminent fiscal cliff through bipartisan negotiations, John Boehner, Speaker of the U. S. Hous

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Yeah, we're making porgress though. 是的 不过我们正在改善这种情况 In five years,we've seen a real shift in the way that we talk about... 在过去五年里 我们已经见证了改变 大家开始谈论 Our health and our movement...Par

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