Although 18 American citizens have been detained by North Korea over the past two decades 尽管在过去的二十年里,有18名美国公民被朝鲜扣留 (and ten since Kim Jong Un, its leader, took power five-and-a-half years ago), they have ra

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人综合

Saudi Arabia Now Permits Women to Ride Bicycles Life for women in Saudi Arabia is changing quickly. They are now experiencing new freedoms, such as riding a bicycle. The government announced the new policy earlier this month. These freedoms are impor

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(四)月

Global real estate markets are breaking a sweat and Vancouver should be no exception. Those same foreign buyers that sent property values soaring around the world are now a little short on foreign currency. 全球房地产市场开始流汗,温哥华

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Most of us have one or a few habits that we consider bad and wed like to get rid of. But how do you do it? 我们大多数人都有一个或几个坏习惯,我们自己心知肚明,也想改掉它们。具体应该怎么做呢? Today Id like to

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 实用英语

A tight job market might have taken away some jobseekers' leverage in a salary negotiation, but that doesn't mean they should roll over and accept the first offer, says New York-based executive coach Rabia de Lande Long. To get the top compensation p

发表于:2019-01-28 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

BRATISLAVA, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Gas utility Slovensky plynarensky priemysel (SPP) on Friday registered a reduction in gas delivery from Russia of around 10 percent below the usual level, confirmed SPP spokesman Peter Bednar. Our company continues gu

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

12:The different types of travel restrictions to be eased as a result of the restored ties, including family visits and official visits as well as journalistic and education work, according to The New York Times. Tourism, however, will reportedly rem

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Public transport was free in Paris on Monday and half of the city's cars were forced off the road in a bid to fight pollution. 为了对抗污染,本周一,巴黎的公共交通免费运营,半数汽车不得上路。 In a radical move which wi

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German citizens possess the world's most powerful passport, according to an annual study, with Britain and the US falling just short of the top spot. 一项年度调查显示,德国公民的护照是世界上最强大的,接下来是英国和美国

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

NICOSIA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus' largest lender, Bank of Cyprus (BoC), said on Monday it has completed its recapitalization by converting depositors' money into equity, under a Eurogroup deal on a bailout for Cyprus. A bank statement said the rec

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(116) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

最近有报道称张柏芝因为爱耍大牌,被向华强封杀并放狠话永不录用。。 今天,我们就一起来聊一聊怎么地道表达封杀? 在英文里,常用来表达封杀的有shut out、throw out、forceout、ban,我们来分

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 英语口语

在英文里,常用来表达封杀的有shut out、throw out、force out、ban,我们来分别看一下。 1. Shut out Shut out 有把排除在外Exclude, deny entry to, block的意思,演变为现在的流行语封杀,例如: 1. Anyone con

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MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: El Savador's highest court has ruled that a pregnant woman, whose health is expected to deteriorate as her pregnancy continues, cannot undergo an abortion. The 22-year-old, who goes by the name Beatriz to protect her identity, ha

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NICOSIA, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus partly eased restrictions on bank operations on Thursday by allowing free transactions of up to 300,000 euros (390,000 U.S. dollars) domestically and raising the ceiling for company payment abroad. A new decree is

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

JANUARY is a busy month in capitals across America. New laws are implemented; Congress and legislatures reconvene, hoping to pass more. If ones political party is in the minority, this is a terrifying prospect. For opponents of abortion, the outlook

发表于:2019-02-24 / 阅读(131) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人综合

Leaders Satellites Space: the next startup frontier 社论精粹 卫星 太空:下一个 Where nanosats boldly go, new businesses will followunless they are smothered with excessive regulations 微型卫星大胆地去哪儿,新的商业就会跟去

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One windy spring day, I observed young people having fun using the wind to fly their kites. Multicolored creations of varying shapes and sizes filled the skies like beautiful birds darting and dancing. As the strong winds gusted against the kites, a

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Leaders Abortion in America Back in court 社论精粹 美国堕胎问题 重返公堂 It may poison the 2016 election, but the Supreme Court should strike down Texas's restrictive abortion law堕胎问题的争论或许会阻碍2016年大选,但最高

发表于:2019-02-26 / 阅读(131) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人文艺系列

Car parking 停车场 Four wheel fever 四轮热 Even with a mayor, Bristol may not get a coherent transport policy 即便市长出马,布里斯托尔也不见得能出台一个合理的交通政策 Try and put a ticket on this 贴张罚单试试 C

发表于:2019-03-09 / 阅读(132) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人商业系列

Descend to height 2000 feet QFE 997 hectopascals. 335. 下降到场高2000英尺,场压997百帕。 Descend to 8000 feet at 1000 feet per minute or greater. 336. 下降到8000英尺,下降率保持或大于1000 英尺/分钟。 Maintain own separ

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