VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Barbara Klein with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about growing food problems around the world. (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Food prices are rising in many countries. Economic policy makers warn

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2008年(四)月

[00:08.20]Protests have been taking place this week in Washington [00:13.45]against the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. [00:19.10]Major actions are planned Sunday and Monday. [00:24.11]The aim is to stop the meeting of finance ministe

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[00:07.08]The World Bank recently held a two-day competition as part of its Development Marketplace event. [00:15.73]The event was held at the World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C. [00:22.62]Competitors presented ideas for new businesses design

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The World Bank Group is an extraordinary organization 世界银行集团是一个非同寻常的机构 founded in the 1940's 成立于1940年代 to rebuild Europe after World War II 初衷是在二战之后重建欧洲 Over the 66 years of its existe

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With China's economic growth slowing in 2016 to a 26-year low, the world is watching as the Chinese government prepares to announce this year's growth target in early March at the national two sessions. 随着2016年中国经济增速降至26年来新低

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By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 21 January 2008 The British prime minister has wrapped up a two-day visit to India with a call for sweeping reform of international institutions such as the United Nations and World Bank. As Anjana Pasricha reports from N

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World Bank President Robert Zoellick says the outlook for the global economy remains uncertain, but China might help to foster global economic recovery. Robert Zoellick (File photo) World Bank President Zoellick spoke Tuesday to a global private equ

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Urbanization Helps Curb Poverty, Says World Bank It says countries and regions with a high rate of urbanization lead in the effort to reach their Millennium Development Goals (or MDGs). For example, countries with large population centers in East Asi

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上海世博会已经全面启动,开幕后的世博有哪些新热词呢?赶紧来学习吧。 spot check抽查、随机检查、突击检查 请看相关报导: Visitors to the World Expo should expect at least two rounds of security checks b

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The World Bank is set to make net savings that are half the size of a much-touted $400m target as administrative costs rise on a surge in lending, despite a contentious reorganisation pushed through by Jim Yong Kim, its president. 尽管世界银行(

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Chinas services sector will account for more than half the countrys economic growth by 2017, according to the World Bank, which expects the countrys transition from an industrial powerhouse to a consumption-based economy to be orderly. 按照世界银行

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New York financial markets declined again Tuesday, while Europe also closed lower as the global credit squeeze shows no sign of easing. VOA's Barry Wood has more. Wall Street traders, 07 Oct 2008 The Dow Jones Industrials lost 508 points to 9,447. T

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WASHINGTON The global recovery is gaining momentum according to new projections by the World Bank. But unlike previous years, the World Bank says growth in 2014 is likely to be driven in large part by high income countries. Five years after the finan

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By Michael Bowman Washington 13 August 2007 Stock markets in Europe and Asia posted gains Monday, while U.S. stock marketsfell slightly. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, investors appeared reassured after central banks added cash to comb

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By Mil Arcega Washington 30 September 2009 Robert Zoellick World Bank president Robert Zoellick says the U.S. dollar's role as the world's reserve currency may be diminishing as a result of the financial crisis. Although he says the dollar will rema

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A Smart Businessman 聪明的商人 Jack, a smart businessman, talks to his son. 杰克是个很精明的商人,他找儿子谈话。 Jack: I want you to marry a girl of my choice. 杰克:我想让你娶一个我选的姑娘。 Son: I will choose

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WASHINGTON, April 10 (Xinhua) -- Russian economy could contract as much as 1.8 percent this year, if the Ukraine crisis continues to roil and becomes more serious, said World Bank President Jim Yong Kim Thursday. If the crisis goes longer and has a d

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The newly established New Development Bank, known as the BRICS Bank, will be on top of the agenda at the BRICS summit. The bank, initialized last year at the sixth summit in Brazil, endeavors to help financing infrastructure and sustainability in the

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1. What will you break once you say it? (什么东西一说出来就打破?) Silence. (沉默) 2. Will liars be honest after they die? (骗子死了之后会诚实吗?) No, they wont. They lie still after they die。(不会,他们依旧撒谎。

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The World Bank 世界银行 Right cause, wrong battle 正确的起因,错误的斗争 Why the World Bank's focus on gay rights is misguided 为何世界银行对同性恋权利的关注是误入歧途的 JIM KIM, the president of the World Bank, want

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