This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. December is a time of holiday gift-giving and strong business activity in many places. But this year, a different idea is weighing on the minds of people in many countries: austerity. This week, publi

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(120) / 评论(0) 分类 2010年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

文本: Katherine: Darling, my father has agreed to speak with you, I mean about the loan for your store. Moray: Thank you, Katherine. It is most kind of you to offer this. Katherine: Papa tried to tell me that you must go back to the bank. But I g

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ESL Podcast 1161 Traveling by Light Rail Jean: Look out! Gordon: Dont worry. Thats just a light rail train. The new light rail system shares the road with street traffic. Jean: Phew! For a second there I thought we were going to collide with it. Gord

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Checking business news, the G20 leaders meeting in Cannes have agreed to boost resources of the International Monetary Fund as we've heard. They say a firm growth plan should be in place by February. Much of the discussion at the summit focused on th

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And Euro Zone finance ministers have agreed to lend Spain more than 30 billion dollars to help its troubled banks, they've also agreed to extend the deadline for Spain to cut its budget deficit by one year, minsters need to get approval for the bailo

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Australia and other anti-whaling nations have condemned South Korea's proposal to start whaling. South Korea says it plans to follow Japan's lead and start killing whales for scientific research. It says it wants to hunt minke whales along its coastl

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Lucy Locket lost her pocket, Kitty Fisher found it; Not a penny was there in it, But the binding round it.

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A: Were you able to contact the owners about my counter-offer? B: Yes, please have a seat, and well discuss this right now. A: I hope that they accepted the counter-offer. B: The counter-offer was acceptable to them, but they want you to pay for the

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Ways for resolving disputes 解决纠纷方式 A: It is inevitable to have some disputes in doing international trade business. Could you tell me how to resolve the dispute in your country? 国际贸易中偶尔发生纠纷是避免不了的事。在贵

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China has agreed to buy $25 billion worth of liquefied natural gas over the next 25 years from the Malaysian national oil and gas company known as Petronas (short for Petroliam Nasional Berhad). The Chinese want to increase their use of natural gas

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What President Donald Trump called a breakthrough on trade occurred when European Commission President Jean-Claude Junker sat down with Mr. Trump at the White House for a discussion that has eased tensions between the world's two largest trading part

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American History: Debating the Part of Slaves Under a New Constitution From VOA Learning English, welcome to THE MAKING OF A NATION American history in Special English. Im Steve Ember. This week in our series, we continue the story of the United Stat

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Disagreements Flare at Euro Summit French President Nicholas Sarkozy and British Prime Minister David Cameron have clashed at emergency meetings on the euro in Brussels. It comes as Members of Parliament in Britain debate a motion calling for a refer

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今天我们要学的词是deadlock. Deadlock is spelled d-e-a-d-l-o-c-k, deadlock. Deadlock的意思是僵局,停顿。Iran and six other world powers blamed each other for the deadlock at talks on Tehran's nuclear program. 伊朗核项目谈判陷入

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Well, good morning, everyone. 嗯,大家早上好。 And for those who are joining us for the first time, welcome to Chicago. 那些第一次参加到我们当中的人,欢迎你们来到芝加哥。 I was just hearing from a few folks who are not NA

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By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 16 July 2007 Nepalese Maoist rebels train at a camp in Makwanpur, south of Kathmandu (File) Nepal's former Maoist rebels are refusing to allow United Nations officials to continue verifications called for in the agreement t

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Chang: I dont mean to be nosey, but all of those bills are red or pink. Are you behind on all of those bills? Ilya: I am, but its no big deal. I can catch up on them next month. Chang: You know that being late on bills is bad for your credit score, r

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今天我们要学的词是shore up。 To shore up, 是支持,支撑的意思。 The new recruit will help shore up the team's defense, 这名新来的球员会增加球队的防守能力。 The International Monetary Fund agreed to a $3 billion lo

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Speaking to the media after the meetings, the Chinese Foreign Minister said that China and ASEAN members have exerted joint efforts to make the ministerial meetings focus on dialogue and cooperation. This year marks the 25th anniversary of China-ASEA

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President Obama and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin have met in New York opening their discussions on Syria and Ukraine with a stony face handshake. US officials said they agreed to explore a political solution to the crisis in Syria. Presiden

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