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WORDS AND THEIR STORIES - Apple-Pie Order By Broadcast: Sunday, October 17, 2004 Now the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Today, we tell about the expression apple-pie order. It me
Finance now, and the US markets continue to lose steam overnight as investors remain very nervous about the debt ceiling vote, which has now been postponed. The Dow has closed down 62 points; the NASDAQ is one point higher; the SP500 is down four. An
And Germany Chancellor Angla Merkel has pleged her country's support for Greece's austerity measures during a visit to Athens. She says Greece has made good progress in dealing with its massive debt. Her visit prompted a large protest outside the par
Expansion plans are on hold at Fortescue Metals Group as it feels the pain of the slump in commodity prices. Several hundred jobs will be lost as non-essential work is cut back. The company says it will defer some developments until iron ore prices r
Let's go to finance news.An oil and gas company Woodside will take another year to decide on its controversial energy project off the northern WA coast.The WA and federal government have agreed to the extension which will also delay the controversial
To finance news. And the former finance minister, Lindsay Tanner, says trying to raise debt is a growing challenge for Australia's mid-sized companies. Mr. Tanner says the weakness of the corporate bond market is a major constraint for companies with
And Saudi Arbi says speculations are behind the current high oil prices and suppliers are in excess of demand. Petrol prices in Australia are nearing one dollar and sixty a liter.The Saudi Oil Minister says,crude at 125 US dollars a barrel is too hig
China economy has grown at its slowest pace in more than two years. The latest government figures show the country economy grew by 8.9% in the three month to the end of December. That's down slight by from the 9.1% in the previous quarter growth to t
Voice 1 Welcome to Spotlight. Im Liz Waid. Voice 2 And Im Adam Navis. Spotlight uses a special English method of broadcasting. It is easier for people to understand - no matter where in the world they live. Voice 3 It was a terrible day, cold and wet
Mike washed his hands. He washed his hands with soap and water. He brushed his teeth. He brushed his teeth with toothpaste and water. He turned off the water. The sink was full of water. The water did not go down the drain. The water stayed in the si
Words and Their Stories: Easy as Falling Off a Log 词汇典故:易如反掌 Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. 这里是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故节目。 Every people has its own way of saying things, its own
BHP / still plans to spend almost 3 billion dollars on a potash project in Canada despite a 30% fall in its profit. Analyst Tim Floder says investment is important for the mining giant to exploit China's changing market. China is going through reinve
She goes to the circus. She sees a clown. He is very colorful. She sees magicians. They take rabbits out of hats. She sees people walking on rope up in the air. She sees people juggling balls. She sees a lot of animals too. There are lions that jump
The global oil markets experienced another blow on Monday, with prices hitting their lowest in five and a half years. US crude at one point hit below $50 a barrel, while Brent dove under $53. This was related to the latest signs of oversupply. Russia
Oil prices in Asia slipped briefly below $60 a barrel for the first time in more than 18 months, then rallied to $61, after a two-day plunge. 亚洲市场原油价格在过去18个月里首次降到每桶60美元以下。经过两天的大幅度下跌后
There's to be a changing at the guard at the top of Microsoft. The technology company has announced that Satya Nadella will be its next chief executive. Indian-born Mr. Nadella is currently Microsoft's head of Cloud, an enterprise which builds and ru
To finance.Global music revenues have increased for the first time in 12 years. Total sales last year was 16.5 billion dollars. That's a modest rise of a third of a per cent. The increase has been attributed to legitimate downloads and the growing po
有个网站韩语学习http://kr.tingroom.com/ 我早就知道了啊! The world's richest manBill Gates says the wealthy should be made to pay moretaxes. The Microsoftco-founder is in Australiato lobby for increased foreign aid commitments. Mr Gat
迷你对话: A: It is obvious that their government is nursing the hope of having all other countries over a barrel and bring them completely under their control. 很显然他们的政府存心想在经济上支配其他的国家并把其他的国家
(In the sitting room of Downton) V: My dear, I didnt come here to fight. Lord Grantham wanted to protect the estate. It never occurred to him that you wouldnt have a son. C: Well, I didnt. V: No, you did not. But when Patrick had married Mary and you