When you think of the islands, you probably picture beaches and palm trees and green golf courses. But many American citizens and companies see 1) a different kind of green there, money. This week, th

发表于:2018-11-28 / 阅读(142) / 评论(0) 分类 疯狂英语2002年

Unit 5 Text A Ernest Shackleton made many great achievements in his life as an explorer. The following story does not tell us, however, what he achieved but how he managed to rescue his men after his

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 21世纪大学英语读写教程

by Adam Freedman Todays topic: The Gulf oil spill--who pays? And now, your daily dose of legalese: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship with any reader. In other words, although I am a lawyer, Im not your lawyer. In fact, we b

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France Hopes to Get More Wind Energy from Its Coasts France recently launched its first floating wind turbine. The new turbine is called Floatgen. It is near the countrys western coast. Makers of the turbine say it is able to provide electricity for

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One of the fastest growing activities in America is playing poker, often for money online. Now a new law targets Internet casinos and the cash they pay out, as CBS news correspondent Jim Acosta tells

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President Bush is hailing Russia's signing of a ceasefire agreement with the former Soviet Republic of Georgia. He called on Russia to withdraw its troops immediately. And he cautioned Russia against trying to take over two breakaway regions. They a

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1. Tahiti 大溪地 Tahiti- the island is full of picturesque landscape, vanilla farms, and worthy rain forests. Tahiti gets few tourists as compared to Hawaii. So you and your guests will enjoy great service and free beaches. Evening can be cool and

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

SYDNEY In Australia, conservative politicians want to tighten the controls on foreign investors buying farms and businesses. The calls for more scrutiny on sales to foreigners come as a Chinese property conglomerate bids for a 15,000 hectare farming

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(73) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

The UN security council's calling for impartial investigation of Israel's deadly commando raid on ships taking humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. The statement condomned the acts that have resulted in the loss of at least 9 lives. President Barack O

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Dutch inventors have unveiled what they called the worlds first giant outside air vacuum cleaner a large purifying system intended to filter out toxic tiny particles from the atmosphere surrounding the machine. 荷兰发明者公布了他们所谓的世

发表于:2019-02-13 / 阅读(128) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

President Xi Jinping, accompanied by his wife Peng Liyuan, received a grand and warm welcome on Tuesday in London. The welcoming activities reflected the great importance the UK attaches to its relations with China. While addressing the British parli

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Facing a freeze 面临冻结 Governments are reviewing plans to open Arctic waters to oilmen 政府正审查在北极开采石油的计划 WHEN BP's Macondo well began spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico, 当英国石油公司的麦肯多油井开始向

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Business 商业 ATamp;T's big merger blocked ATamp;T大笔吞并受阻 Tripped at the altar 功亏一篑 RANDALL STEPHENSON has no time for doubts. 兰德尔?史蒂芬森没有时间疑虑。 In March, when the boss of ATamp;T, America's second-bigge

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Max, can you just ask me the next question? 麦克斯,能赶紧问下个问题吗 Do you have any knowledge of investor capital 你对于钱宁投资财团把手中的 from the Channing investment group being transferred to offshore banks? 投资人资

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BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- China's central government on Wednesday announced a package of policies to boost economic and cultural relations between Hong Kong and the mainland. The central government will push forward joint ventures for stock exchan

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The British prime minister David Cameron has announced new measures to make it harder for people to hide the proceeds of corruption in offshore accounts. Most British overseas territories that had tax havens will now share information with the UK aut

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Air strikes in the northern city of Aleppo who pushed true safe grades in Feb to the point of collapse. Pihada Edwards reports. Russia has done little to ruin president Assad forces around to Aleppo. The Syria military was blamed for an attack on a h

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 中英双语新闻

DOES raising taxes on those who are doing well economically stifle growth and slow down the recovery? That depends on how rich people behave when their taxes rise. Do they work less when they are allowed to keep a smaller chunk of their income? Do th

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One fragment, known as Nucleus G, struck with the force of about six million megatonsseventy-five times more than all the nuclear weaponry in existence. 有个名叫核G的碎块,其撞击威力高达6亿吨级──相当于现有核武器的总威力

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What did Malcolm want with you last night? 在医院的时候,马尔科姆想让你做什么 A target for reprisal. 一个报复的目标 He wants justice, and he's not going to stop until he gets it. Besides, this is good. 他想要以牙还牙,他

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