VOICE ONE: This is Rich Kleinfeldt. VOICE TWO: And this is Sarah Long with the MAKING OF A NATION, A VOA Special English program about the history of the United States. (MUSIC) Today, we tell about relations between the American colonies and Britain

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(160) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2007年(十二)月

So what that is is evidence that people are being hired using the stimulus money, but what it leaves out is that someone is gonna have to pay the taxes to pay for that spending. So if you think that the extra spending now pay is creating jobs now, th

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(108) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2010年(一)月

Everyone likes to get good customer service, but we dont always get it. In this episode, we talk about tipping (where, when, and how much), and about how to handle a situation when the service was not so good. Harp and Maura also share their own pers

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(112) / 评论(0) 分类 英语博客-北美风情

CARL AZUZ, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: From Cuba and Canada to Hong Kong, we are bringing you headlines from around the world. I'm Carl Azuz. CNN Student News starts right this second! AZUZ: First up: Congress is back in session. Members of the Senate a

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Hey, Im Anderson Cooper. Welcome to the podcast. The new fibrin of your taxes will Keep Them Honest also RidicuList. Lets get started. Well, presidential elections happen every four years, but deja vu is forever. Keep that in mind as you listened to

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(189) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN2012年(七)月

Here in New York, the pending state budget includes one provision thats probably making more news than the rest of the budgets contents combined: a tax on non-diet soda and other high-calorie drinks. If the budget is passed by the legislature, sugary

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(四)月

AS IT IS 2016-04-14 US Taxes Low Compared to Other Countries 较他国而言 美国税收抵 Taxpayers in America pay less in income tax than many Europeans, according to a Pew Research Center report. Belgium has the highest income tax rate, at nearl

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(93) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(四)月

Lets take a quick look at the top 10 countries where people enjoy the highest level of disposable income. What is disposable income? Its the amount of money that a household gains each year after taxes, so it basically represents the money available

发表于:2019-02-04 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

China will expand reform of resource taxes across the board from July 1, authorities said on last Tuesday. 有关部门上周二宣布,自7月1日起,我国将全面推进资源税改革。 Resource tax will be levied on most mineral products bas

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

今天我们要学的词是back down。 Back down, 指退缩,放弃原来的主张。The county government eventually backed down from its plan to increase taxes, 意思是县政府最终放弃了提高税收的打算。 哥伦比亚大学邀请伊朗

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

Continued political bickering in the United States is hurting stock and commodity prices and slowing spending by some U.S. holiday shoppers. Oil was selling at below $89 a barrel Monday, as traders worried that an economic downturn could cut demand f

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(104) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Obama, Congress Face Budget Showdown WASHINGTON Newly re-elected President Barack Obama appears to be headed toward another clash over taxes and government spending with the House of Representatives, where Republicans held on to their majority after

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Eight days after the deadliest mass shooting in American history, the U.S. Senate voted down a series of proposals to restrict those eligible to buy firearms and expand screening of gun purchasers. 美国发生历史上最惨重枪击案8天过后,参

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Larry和李华在谈论州长竞选的问题。 李华会学到两个常用语toast和wiggle room。 LL: If the Governor doesn't change his education policies, Li Hua, I think he is toast. LH: 你说什么? 要是州长不改变他的教育政策,他

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 美国之音《流行美语》

U.S. President Barack Obama is stepping up his appeal to Senators to pass his jobs bill in Tuesday's expected vote. During his weekly address Saturday, Obama said the $447 billion American Jobs Act would put thousands of teachers, police and construc

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

DAVID GREENE, HOST: OK, we reported yesterday that Apple, the most profitable tech company in the United States has found a loophole to keep down its U.S. tax burden. They store billions of dollars overseas, paying very little taxes on that money. Wh

发表于:2019-02-16 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 英语语言学习

The best and worst states for small business 小本生意的旺市与淡市 Red tape blues 繁文缛节让人忧郁 Small businesses fret less about taxes than over-regulation 小本生意担心监管过度问题多过税收 IAN TONER, an architect i

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人文艺系列

Next! Next! 下一个!下一个! This is unbelievable. Everyone trying to get their taxes filed by midnight. 真不可思议。大家都想赶在半夜前把自己的税单寄出去 Wow, I haven't seen this much last-minute licking since the cops

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 打工姐妹花第一季

Here's another W-2, Hamp;R blonde. 这有另一张W-2表,税务金发妞 Thank you. Max, you worked at a Mexican restaurant in long island city? 谢谢。麦克斯,你还在长岛的一家墨西哥餐馆工作过啦 Oh, my God, don't be so judgme

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 打工姐妹花第一季

But how could you not know there was a cupcake check in your purse? 你怎么会不知道你包包里有一张蛋糕赚的支票呢 It just got mixed in. 无意间都塞进去了呗 And anyway, who still sends important stuff through the mail these d

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 打工姐妹花第一季