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President Obama announced an agreement with Congressional Republicans Monday. It would extend for two years the tax cuts put in place by former president George W. Bush. The tax cuts were to end in January. The compromise extends current income tax r
This is AP News Minute. President Donald Trump celebrated the passage of a 1.5 trillion dollar tax overhaul, calling it a historic victory for the American people. Democrats called the legislation a boon to the rich. The package will bring generous t
Buying Meat from a Butcher Butcher: Good morning. What can I get for you? Samantha: Id like some lamb chops, pork chops, and some beef, but Im not sure which cuts I want yet. Butcher: Youve come to the right butcher shop. Everything here is fresh. Ev
Scripts: A: What do you make of this decision by the, by the central banks to, to club together to ensure that, the credit market doesnt freeze up ? B: I think Wednesdays report that they were working together to auction off the, er extra funds, er
Few minor injuries are as painful as the dreaded paper cut. Just thinking about it probably makes you cringe. However, these cuts are usually small, hardly noticeable, and rarely bleed. So what makes them so painful? 很少有一些小伤能够像被纸
She grabs a sharp knife. She holds the orange. She cuts the skin of the orange. She cuts the skin in four equal sections. She peels the skin off the orange with her fingers. She throws the skin in the trash. She separates the orange into sections. Sh
IN THE NEWS - General Motors Announces Plan to Reduce Jobs and Factories By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Saturday, November 26, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, G
South Africa has joined the global trend of lowering interest rates to combat the current economic slowdown. The move is an abrupt reversal for a country that has been raising interest rates for years to control inflation. The change signals that Af
New government figures show a rise in U.S. unemployment last month, with U.S. employers cutting some 533,000 jobs - the most in 34 years. President George Bush says his administration is taking action to help strengthen the economy. Professional rec
Economy Slow Down Predicted As Sequester Looms Democrats and Republicans in Washington are once again approaching a showdown over how to reduce the national debt -- with Republicans calling for cuts in domestic spending programs and Democrats asking
New Fiscal Threat as Obama Addresses Nation President Obama faces a far different economy than the one he inherited four years ago. Although unemployment remains high, budget expert Stan Collender says the economy is gaining momentum.. The housing ma
A: What can I do for you? B: I need to return something. A: What do you need to return? B: I need to return this cellphone that I just bought. A: What is wrong with it? B: It isn't working properly. A: What is the problem with it? B: For some reason
Greek politics 希腊政治 Immigrants as scapegoats 让移民来顶罪 As Greece is forced to make more budget cuts, right-wing extremism is on the rise希腊被迫不断削减其财政预算的同时,国内右翼极端势力开始崛起Protesters
By Kurt Achin Seoul 23 October 2007 South Korea says it will continue to contribute non-combat military personnel to U.S-led stabilization efforts in Iraq. As VOA Seoul Correspondent Kurt Achin reports, the deployment is half a world away, but has ev
U.S. President Barack Obama is scheduled to sign the $787 billion economic stimulus plan into law at a ceremony in the western city of Denver, Colorado on Tuesday. Mr. Obama calls it a major milestone on the road to recovery for the U.S. economy, whi
Well, the prime minister has endured a month or so of bad headlines, a botched budget according to critics, terrible opinion polls, the Abbot Catarda, farce as some MPs call it, now immune to the over laws reform, so what do you do? And it looked lik
The U.S. central bank has slashed a key interest rate amid a global market upheaval sparked by fears of a possible U.S. recession. The Bush administration has also renewed calls for a swift economic-stimulus package to spur growth. 为了应对全球金
The first high-speed rail tunnel linking the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong has been cut through. The 3,886-meter tunnel runs from Shenzhen City, south China's Guangdong Province to the Mai Po district of Hong Kong. The Shenzhen section of the tunnel
今天我们要学的词是drastic。 Drastic, 大幅度的,剧烈的。 The school district is considering drastic steps to improve student achievement, 这个校区正在考虑采取重大步骤,设法提高学生成绩。 Federal Reserve Chair
今天我们要学的词是 defuse. defuse 的原意是拆除雷管,引申出来就是化解,化险为夷。 French President Macron's plan to defuse antigovernment protests with tax cuts is set to blow out French deficit, risks bending European