There's a lot of buzz surrounding the latest merger in the airline industry. Southwest Airlines is buying discount competitor AirTran. NPR's Wade Goodwyn reports the deal is worth nearly $1.5 billion. Although the name on the fuselage says Southwest,

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Tencent Holdings Ltd. is shutting down a popular feature on WeChat that allows iPhone users to tip emoji and content creators to comply with Apple Inc.s policy on in-app purchases. 依照苹果公司出台的程序内购买规定,腾讯公司将关闭

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1. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner wants Congress to give him new powers to regulate huge companies like AIG. During a hearing in Congress, Geithner said the government must ensure the country never has to slog through a massive bailout again. 2

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(103) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2009年(三)月

IN THE NEWS - International Day Aims to Bring Violence Against Women Out of the DarkBy Brianna Blake Broadcast: Saturday, November 25, 2006 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. For years, activ

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年慢速英语(十一)月

They had assault weapons, they had some AK47s, they had a Louis machinegun that they were mounting on an armored car they were building. They had plenty more mine type of devices, they had hand grenad

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Japanese Officials Investigate Explosion Amy Bickers Tokyo 1 Sep 2001 10:02 UTC In one of Tokyo ' s worst fires in decades, 44 people died Saturday when an explosion and fire tore through a crowded bu

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From NPR News in Washington, I'm Louise Schiavone. Two weeks away from a GOP presidential primary in his home state, former Pennsylvania Senator Rick Santorum is suspending his campaign. He says it was a family decision. This was a time for prayer an

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(214) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年NPR美国国家公共电台4月

This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. New rules will let millions of Americans know where more of their food came from. The law is known as COOL -- Country of Origin Labeling. Congress first passed the law in two thousand two. Stores h

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LOS ANGELES, May 26 (Xinhua) -- Actress Lindsay Lohan began her 35 days of house arrest after turning herself in at a Lynwood detention center early Thursday morning, authorities said. The 24-year-old star went home to begin her court-ordered house a

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

If we do this event, the whole staff walks out. 如果我们接这个活儿,全体员工就罢工 I've got 300 guests 我有三百位客人 You signed a contract with my wife. 你和我太太签了合同 We'll refund your wife's organization 我们会

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Do you know someone who doesnt trust their company, or maybe their boss? Maybe they have good reasons. Perhaps promises were broken, or the company was deceptive or unethical. 你是否认识某些不相信公司或老板的人?也许他们有正当的

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

BEIJING, Dec. 30 (Xinhua) -- Chinese government will take strong measures against companies that break food safety regulations to ensure healthy New Year holiday and the Spring Festival that falls in mid February next year. The authorities will imple

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WASHINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Wednesday urged the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to refrain from further provocations amid reports of an imminent missile launch by the Asian nation. State Department spokesman Pat

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

SEOUL, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- South Korean pop star Rain will face disciplinary action for violating terms of his 21-month mandatory military service, the Defense Ministry said Thursday, following revelations he has been dating a top actress while on lea

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伊朗拒绝联合国人权决议草案 TEHRAN, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- Iran's Foreign Ministry dismissed on Wednesday a UN General Assembly committee's draft resolution about the violation of human rights in Iran, Press TV reported. The Islamic republic

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has threatened to separate from the UN after it criticised his war on drugs as a crime under international law. 日前,菲律宾因打击毒贩而违反了国际法,备受批评。菲律宾总统罗德里格杜特

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

1. Deep cracks are emerging in Britain's coalition government. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg says he's bitterly disappointed over Prime Minister David Cameron's decision to block European Union treaty changes designed to save the euro. 2. Iran say

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[1] Four suicide attacks in the southern Afghan city of Kandahar have killed at least 30 people and hurt dozens more. A main target was a prison, but no prisoner escaped. [2] The Obama administration has unveiled its plan to radically change his No C

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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Troubled Hollywood actress Lindsay Lohan, who has been put under a probation stemming from a misdemeanor theft and 2007 drunk driving case, saw her probation revoked by a Los Angeles judge as she failed to fulfill her

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Moodys is withdrawing from the Russian domestic market as global rating agencies are caught in a dilemma between new Russian laws and western sanctions. 穆迪(Moodys)即将撤出俄罗斯国内市场。目前,全球性评级机构被卡在俄罗斯新

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