Using a Pawnshop Jamaica: I need to raise some cash right away. I?m thinking of hocking a few things. You?ve used the pawnshop down the street before, right? Nolan: Yeah, a few years ago when I lost my job. I needed a short-term loan to tide me over

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 2015年ESL之旅行交通购物

肯尼亚人民通过掌上微借贷平台进行创业 Samuel Kinuthia, a chef in Nairobi, begins his workday by preparing ingredients for the day's special. He has been a chef for the last 18 years and started his own catering business last year to

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2016年(二月)

Sometimes we dont have the money we need to accomplish a goal. Borrowing money can help, but if we arent aware of how the system works, it can create bigger problems for us. This is Borrowing Money in Plain English. Among friends, borrowing money see

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NOEL KING, HOST: Next we have an exclusive story. The Trump administration is taking aim at a law designed to protect military service members from getting cheated by shady lending practices. NPR has obtained documents that show the White House is pr

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A: Hello. How can we be of service? 您好。我们如何为您效劳? B: I'm here to see about a Fixed Asset Loan. 我到这里来了解一下有关固定资产贷款的事项。 A: OK, are you already an account holder? 好吧,您已经是账户持

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 04 March 2008 A rate increase by Australia's central bank is putting a heavy burden on many of the nation's homeowners. Rates have been increased to more than seven percent, in a move aimed at curbing rising inflation.Phil Merce

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By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 16 August 2007 Chinese investors chat at a private security company, 16 Aug 2007 in Shanghai, China There was no let-up Thursday in the wave of selling on Asian stock markets. As VOA's Heda Bayron reports from Hong Kong, inve

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THIS IS AMERICA - How Pawn Shops Make Money; Mike Tysons Return CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Christopher Cruise. JUNE SIMMS: And Im June Simms. This week, we tell you about pawn shops and the people who ow

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By Peter Fedynsky Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 24 September 2007 It is said that it takes money to make money. Last year, an economist from Bangladesh won the Nobel Peace Prize for an innovative program called micro-lending that enables poor people to borrow

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B: Hello, Sir, may I help you? A: Yes. I would like some information for requesting a loan. B: Very well, here are the general terms of our loan policies. We pride ourselves in having the lowest interest rate in the country for personal loans. A: I s

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Topics: Famous Americans - Katie Couric Payday loans, pronouncing listen, stepbrother versus half-brother, godmothers and godfathers Words: to rank to find (something) appealing salary offer credentials hard news to turn (something) around payday to

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By Barry Wood Washington 24 October 2007 Financial experts addressing a home builders conference in Washington Wednesday issued grim forecasts, suggesting that the U.S. housing slump is likely to get worse and continue for at least another year. VOA'

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Adam Levine 助阵,美国RB男歌手/Maroon 5 巡演键盘手 PJ Morton 最新单曲《Heavy》!两人合作默契十足,歌曲更是好听到停不下来,两个如此有魅力的男人合作的歌曲怎么能够错过? 歌词: (Chorus) I

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今天我们要学的词是realistic. Realistic的意思是现实的。A senior UN official recently said the two-state solution was the best available and most realistic option for the Israelis and Palestinians. 一位联合国高级官员最近说,

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By Joe Bavier Abidjan 08 January 2006 Chadian workers guide a pipe down a well in the Doba oil fields in southern Chad where a $3.7 billion project was officially inaugurated (File photo - Oct. 10, 20

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(146) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(一月)

今天我们要学的词是forfeit. Forfeit 有丧失,被没收的意思。一直被美国反兴奋剂机构USADA调查的自行车手阿姆斯特朗宣布放弃与该机构的斗争,随后,The USADA said Lance Armstrong must forfeit his seven

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By Jeff Swicord Cleveland, Ohio 18 March 2008 The subprime mortgage crisis in the United States has rattled financial markets around the world. The crisis has triggered home foreclosures across the country, causing thousands of Americans to lose thei

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(37) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(三月)

今天我们要学的词是reinforce。Reinforce, 意思是加强,重申。在上星期六的每周例行讲话中, President Obama reinforced a home loan relief plan to stimulate the economy by letting home owners refinance their properties, 美国

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As Congress and the Bush administration continued negotiations on a $15 billion loan for U.S. auto companies, a group of autoworkers traveled to Washington to draw attention to their concerns about the future of the American auto industry. 美国国会

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Hi, everybody. 嗨,各位好。 It's now been four years since a crisis that began on Wall Street spread to Main Street, hammering middle-class families and ultimately costing our economy 9 million jobs. 4年前华尔街的危机蔓延至全社会,

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