英国内阁日前爆出报销门丑闻,《每日电讯报》率先披露13名内阁成员涉嫌利用议员身份,骗取额外补 贴。骗补人数大约占内阁成员一半,其中包括现任首相戈登布朗。 然而随着事件的深入调查,英国民众发现,涉嫌滥用公款的并不止这13人,报销门已经迅速扩散至整个工党内阁

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 国外媒体新闻

MPs who break the rules could face up to a year in jail under new government plans. Leader of the House of Commons Harriet Harmon has been outlining Ministers' ideas for cleaning up Westminster in the wake of public anger over MPs' expenses claims. T

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2009年

Cost to Raise a Child in US Continues to Rise 美国抚养孩子的成本继续上升 ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA The cost of raising a child in the United States continues to rise. In its latest annual report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says middle

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(九月)

突破口语之情景对话(25):On special折价出售 A: How much is this? B: You mean the large one or the small one? A: The large one. B: They're on special this week. They've been reduced to five dollars. A: Is this the only kind you have? B: No. We have som

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由于工作出色,Catherine得到了升职,连办公室也换了。Catherine来到新办公室,发现一切都很好,就是面积不是很大。她小声说出自己的意思后,好友Jane赶紧把她拉到一旁,说:Don't knock it! Ca

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 凯瑟琳升职记

What time does the football game start? John asked. It starts at 3 o'clock. What time are you coming over here? Mark asked. John said he would be there at 2 o'clock. Then he said goodbye and hung up the phone. He had to go to the post office to mail

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 原版英语小短文

A: What is the annual salary for this job? B: The annual salary is sixty-five thousand dollars per year. A: What does the benefits package include? B: This job pays for half of your medical, dental, and disability. A: Do we get paid time off? B: You

发表于:2019-01-15 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 英语情景对话-工作

Leading our news today. Rescue workers hold grave fears for two people missing after an explosion and fire in Sydney's west. They are searching the rubble of a collapsed building in Wentworthville. Two other people have been pulled alive from the deb

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(45) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2013年

A: Hello. Could you help me understand a few things about the fumigation letter? B: It would be my pleasure to help you. What is your question? A: Can I still stay in my apartment while they are doing this? B: You and your pets will have to leave you

发表于:2019-01-20 / 阅读(95) / 评论(0) 分类 地道英语对话-租房

今天我们要学的词是 work-related. Work is spelled w-o-r-k, related is spelled r-e-l-a-t-e-d, work-related. Work-related 与工作有关的。比如,He claimed that the travel expenses were all work-related. 他说,外出旅行的这些开支

发表于:2019-01-30 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

Dolores: Manuel in accounting is supposed to help me with this report, but he called in sick today! I cant believe my luck. Hes supposed to be training me in and hes left me holding the bag. Anton: Let me see if I can help. Dolores: Im supposed to us

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 地道美语播客

今天我们要学的词是 memorabilia.Memorabilia 有纪念品的意思。A private collection of John F. Kennedy memorabilia brought in almost $2 million at auction. 一个私人收藏的约翰.肯尼迪遗物拍卖会总共卖了将近两百万美元

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

by Laura Adams Didnt think there was a way to take money out of your IRA without having to pay a penalty? In this article Ill tell you how to do that and give you more great reasons to love a Health Savings Account. The Money Girl Facebook Sweepstake

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(169) / 评论(0) 分类 货币英语

I have a day job, but I recently started a small business on the side. I didnt know anything about accounting and my friend, Roland, said he would give me some advice. Roland: So, the reason that you need to do your bookkeeping is so you can manage y

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(97) / 评论(0) 分类 地道美语播客

Topics: American Cities: San Francisco/Bay Area; the ACLU; using back to refer to the past; failure versus error versus mistake Words: image strait bay living expenses steep cable car liberal costume civil liberties litigation to lobby to infringe up

发表于:2019-02-15 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 美语听力 English Cafe

今天我们要学的词是in an effort to。 In an effort to, 意思是为某种结果而做的努力。南北苏丹就石油分配问题僵持不下。 Presidents from the two countries will meet in Ethiopia's capital this week in an effort to reso

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(82) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们要学的词是 bolster. Bolster 动词,有支持,支撑的意思。Two new studies bolstered evidence that feeding peanuts to babies is more likely to protect them than to cause problems. 两份最新研究提供了更多证据,证明

发表于:2019-02-26 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃