Jim went to the thrift shop. He wasnt looking for anything in particular. He liked to go there just to browse. A big sign on the front door said OPEN. The shop was closed on Sunday and Monday. The rest of the week, it opened at 10 a.m. and closed at

发表于:2018-12-06 / 阅读(89) / 评论(0) 分类 365个英语简短小故事

The new mining tax deals prompted the global miner Xstrata to reinstate about 600 million dollars in copper and mining exploration projects. Xstrata says it'll now go ahead with the extension of its Ernest Henry mine in north Queensland, which is sus

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Theres the evidence the housing market is losing steam with growth in capital city home prices easing in 2014. The Call Logic RP Data home value index shows capital city home values grow by 0.9% in December to take the annual increase to 7.9% while S

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AZUZ: In modern economic terms, inflation occurs when the things and services we buy get more expensive and our money doesn't go as far as it used to. Concerns about inflation are a major reason why the U.S. stock market has been so volatile lately.

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By Patricia Nunan It has been a week since a peace deal was struck in the Iraqi city of Najaf, bringing an end to three weeks of fighting and opening the predominantly Shia city up to millions of doll

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA2004(下)--新闻盘点

By Kerry Sheridan The U.S. Consumer Confidence Index has hit a two-year high, according to a New York-based business research group. The findings signal an improved outlook for more jobs and an upswin

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By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 07 August 2007 Ethiopia's government is claiming near victory over a rebel group that has waged war against it in eastern Ethiopia, just days after bombs killed one person and wounded at least eight in the region's capital. Ni

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By Mil Arcega Washington 21 August 2007 The Dow Jones Industrial Average managed a modest gain of 42 points Monday after fluctuating between gains and losses at the start of the trading week. Despite rallying Friday after the U.S. Federal Reserve ann

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Health Report - Health Problems Slow Gains in US Life Spans This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Americans spend more on health care than most other people. Yet a new study shows that life expectancy in the United States is falling behind o

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Economics Report - Microsavings Could Mean Big Gains for the Worlds Poor 经济报道 - 小额储蓄大收益 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 When it comes to savings, no amount is to

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Papua New Guinea, with one of the world's highest rates of new HIV infections, has made gains in reducing the spread of AIDS. However, AIDS advocates and counselors, meeting at a UNAIDS conference in Bangkok, say changing male behaviors and ensuring

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US Job Gains Again Surpass Outlook in June The retail and hospitality industry saw the biggest job gains last month, followed by health care and professional services. But while the pace of job growth has been steady - economic blogger Chris Martenso

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The federal government sell out many bank private has been completed with shares in the company traded on the ASX for the first time. Finance minister * and many bank private managing director George Smily run the bill as shares hit the board at 2 do

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It's a flat day on the Australian share market. As fXXX energy shares all set gains in the mining sector. Right now, the ALL ORDS is maneging a gain of 3 points as is the ASX200 index. On Wall Street, sharp losses among house care stocks, all set gai

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Gains in Aid for Poor Nations Fuel Talk of 'Dutch Disease' By Jill Moss Broadcast: Monday, July 25, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. Earlier t

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The global air industry and Asia's carriers, in particular, will see industry losses increase sharply this year because of the global recession this according to according to the latest report from the International Air Transport Association (IATA).

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The ANZ job advertisement series shows that listings fell for the first time in five months. The survey shows overall job ads dropped almost 6% in May. Curiously at the same time the key survey has found that Federal budget has done little to bring d

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Leading finance news today, theres been a big sell-off from overseas markets with the Dow Jones averaging more than 300 points wiping out gains for the year. Analysts say the pessimism was due to worries over when the US Federal Reserve would move to

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The Reserve Bank has provided a somber assessment to the Australian economy in its quarterly update.In its statement of monetary policy,the RBA cut its worst forecast for the Australian economy this year by 0.75 percent to between 2.25 percent and 3.

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And a a new house price survey reveals both good and bad news for buyers. Loan repayments are shrinking because of falling interest rates, but the amount needed for a deposit is rising.Financial comparison website, Ratecity, says the average Australi

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