NPR 2010-05-25

The Commandant of the Coast Guard, Admiral Thad Allen, says the idea having BP step aside in handling the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is not going to happen. To push BP out of the way would raise a question: replace them with what? Allen says BP

step by step 第四册 lesson 144

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中国2017年国防预算逾1万亿元

According to the budget plan, China will spend 1.0443 trillion yuan in defense spending in 2017, a 7% increase from the actual spending of last year, said an unnamed official from the Ministry of Finance. 一名未透露姓名的财政部官员日前声

经济学人154:3D电影举步维艰

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经济学人142:3D电影举步维艰

3D films struggle 3D电影举步维艰 Flat expectations 预期值过高 3D films, cinemas great hope, have become niche products 电影公司最大的希望3D电影让人失望了 Voldemort looks no prettier in 3D 3D版伏地魔并没有更好看 TE

经济学人84:美国经济,全是借口

The economy 美国经济 Excuses, excuses 全是借口 A litany of special factors exposes the recoverys fragility 一长串的特殊原因暴露出经济恢复十分脆弱 Jun 2nd 2011 | WASHINGTON, DC | from the print edition RECOVERIES from financ

Do Nothing' Option for US Deficit Reduction Explored

Hopes were dashed this week for bold congressional action to slow the growth of Americas $15 trillion national debt. A special bipartisan committee failed to agree on ways to trim the deficit by $1.2 trillion. But if Congress has shown itself incapab

我们结婚吧(影视对白)

Ross: No! No! Im not! Its-its-its perfect! I mean its better than you just-just moving here, cause its us together forever, and thats-thats what I want. Emily: Weve only known each other for six weeks! Ross: Yeah, I know, so what? I mean, whos-whos t

报告显示:中国消费者青睐高端产品

Chinese consumer confidence has remained surprisingly resilient over the past three years despite the slowing economic growth, as a result of more selective and careful spending, according to a new report from McKinsey And Co. 根据麦肯锡发布的最

US Economic Growth Slows

U.S. economic growth slowed in the first three months of this year, as energy prices rose and state and local government spending fell. But many experts expect growth to recover later this year. The U.S. Commerce Department said Thursday that the U.S

英语歌曲:Red

Red Daniel Merriweather And I'm alright Standing in the streetlights here Is this meant for me My time on the outside is over We don't know how you're spending all of your days Knowing that love isn't here You see the pictures But you don't know thei

House to Vote on Fiscal Cliff Deal

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives have agreed to vote on a Senate-passed bill that would avert the so-called fiscal cliff of automatic tax increases and mandated spending cuts. The Republican-dominated House will take a straight up-or-down

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U.S. Fed sees less certain economic outlook

WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. economy continues to expand at a modest pace, but with weaker or less certain outlook, reported the Federal Reserve on Wednesday. In its latest economic performance survey, the central bank saw either modest o

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Our materialistic society has led us to believe that happiness cannot be obtained without having money. 在这个物质社会，我们深信没有钱就没有幸福感。 Rather than learning to be satisfied with what we have, we are taught to want m

AP 2010-11-09

1. President Barack Obama says he's ready to work with the GOP, and he wants to start with taxes and spending. The president called Tuesday's election a shellacking for Democrats. The president says he hopes to learn from the setback just as other pr

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Japan: Disasters Slash Manufacturing

The Japanese government says the country's industrial production and consumer spending fell at their sharpest pace on record in March in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake and tsunami. In a report Thursday, the government said that productio