More US Companies Warn Tariffs will Lead to Higher Prices A growing number of major American companies are warning that President Donald Trumps tariffs on U.S. imports are raising their costs and prices. Jim Hackett, head of Ford Motor Company, said

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(九)月

Police clashed with protesters outside the Greek Parliament as PMs prepared to vote on the unpopular austerity reforms.Buildings near the Parliament have been satellited.The IMF and the European Union say they want approve nearly 200 billion dollar b

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Powered Exoskeletons Give Assistance in Walking, Lifting Powered suits that could help paralyzed people walk and others lift and carry heavy loads with ease have been an inventor's dream since late 19th century. But they had to wait until the 21st ce

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: Back to a more trying time, Hurricane Harvey, which caused catastrophic flooding in Houston back in August. Now, people often try to console survivors of something like that by saying the damage was to things and things can be re

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A cookie-favoring physicist has created what appears to be the world's first Oreo separator. 一个不喜欢夹心的物理学家制造出了世界上第一台奥利奥夹心分离机。 David Neevel, an artist and inventor based in Portland, Ore., w

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With its power stations still crippled by the recent earthquake and a looming power shortage this summer, Japan is stepping up efforts to save energy. Already many escalators at train stations in Tokyo are at a standstill and some elevators are shut

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Their journey takes them through the Gulf of Mexico. Vinson is heartsick about the oil contaminating the Gulf of Mexico and the fate of her Purple Martins and other migrants. I'm afraid that for the next 20 even maybe 30 years we are going to be look

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胡敏读故事记单词——大学英语四级词汇(A字头) 第11页 alarm ~ amid Michael is flying back to Australia after visiting his aunt in New York. He is an amateur clown and his ambiti

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This is AP News Minute. President Trump is embracing the possibility of trade war after announcing plans to place tariffs on imported steel and aluminum. He is rejecting allies who want to be exempted from the stiff new tariffs. Two populist parties

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This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Clay Clay is found almost everywhere in the world. It is formed by the action of wind and water on rocks over thousands of years. The rocks change in both chemical and physical ways. Chemically, el

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Artist Reinvents Herself After Near-Fatal Accident Ruffner is one of the best-known glass artists in the United States. Her one-of-a-kind sculptures are vibrant, exquisitely detailed and often humorous. Over the years, she became famous for a techniq

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The Farnborough International Airshow, held every two years in Britain, is a key event where new planes are displayed and flown and where orders are placed. This year there are indications that commercial aviation may be recovering from a year of los

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Study: African Aluminum Pots Contain Lead 研究表明非洲铝锅含有铅 Locally made aluminum pots in Cameroon, and probably in much of Africa, are likely to be contaminated with lead ( (Courtesy: Occupational Knowledge International). Locally ma

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助行走外骨骼机器人 Powered suits that could help paralyzed people walk and others lift and carry heavy loads with ease have been an inventor's dream since late 19th century. But they had to wait until the 21st century for the advanced materi

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纽约推出覆盖全市的免费Wi-Fi Futuristic, 3-meter-tall Wi-Fi portals are replacing thousands of old payphones in New York city. By summers end, more than 500 will dot the city streets; in 12 years, as many as 10,000. 高达3米、充满未来主

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What's In That Coffee Cabinet? A Delicious Taste Of Rhode Island History play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0002:27repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update yo

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: A legendary airplane that helped America win the Second World War is being reborn at age 75. The Memphis Belle is undergoing patient and precise restoration. NPR's Noah Adams went to take a look. NOAH ADAMS, BYLINE: I've come

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Last month, we reported on how the Trump administration was considering putting new tariffs or taxes on steel and aluminum that comes from other countries. Yesterday, President Donald Trump announced he was officially putting those tariffs into place

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Shares have fallen on Asian markets after President Trump announced plans to impose tariff on steel and aluminum, triggering fears of aluminum trade war. 在特朗普总统宣布计划对钢铁和铝征收关税后,亚洲市场的股价下跌,引发

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今天我们要学的词是 anti-dumping. Anti-dumping 反倾销的。The European Commission has imposed anti-dumping duties on steel products from China. 欧洲委员会对中国的钢铁产品实施了反倾销关税。The United States has launch

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