今天我们要学的词是ratings。 Ratings, 可以指电视节目的收视率。 The Olympics coverage gave NBC a boost in ratings, 北京奥运会的转播大大增加了美国全国广播公司的收视率。 统计数字显示,北京奥运会开

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The People's Bank of China (PBOC) said on Monday that it would tighten the regulations on non-banking online payment platforms, to curb risks like financial fraud and money laundering. 中国人民银行28日表示,将加强对非银行支付机构网

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BEIJING, May 16 (Xinhua) -- The State Council, or China's Cabinet, announced Wednesday that the government will work to give both urban and rural residents equal access to public services during the 2011-2015 period. The government will promote a ser

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Starbucks Corp. is at it again. This time the coffee giant plans to remove its name from one of its Seattle-area stores and add alcohol to the menu, the Associated Press reported. 星巴克公司再出新招。据美联社报道,此次这个咖啡巨

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中共十八届五中全会通过普遍二孩政策。有网友晒出独生子女证,称我们为中国历史上唯一一代独生子女瞬间让人心酸落泪。政策的消息一出,瞬间各大外媒的头版头条都被该消息刷屏。想知

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BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China sets its GDP growth target at 7.5 percent this year, down from 8 percent in 2011, according to a government work report to be delivered by Premier Wen Jiabao at the parliament's annual session Monday. This is the fi

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Stock markets rallied Friday after European Union leaders agreed on a new bailout for Greece, provided that Athens commits to more austerity measures. But the Greek deal fails to address fundamental problems threatening the future of the 17-member eu

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Gold prices have rallied more than 30 per cent since the lift-off in US interest rates in December. A sharp reversal in pricing, sentiment and positioning driven by myriad factors has left gold bears and bulls as polarised as ever. 自去年12月美国

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MOSCOW, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Finance ministers and central bankers of the Group of 20 (G20) on Saturday pledged to strengthen financial stability and promote sustainable growth at the conclusion of a two-day meeting here. In a joint communique issued

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The Rise of the Private-Sector Military 私营军事公司的兴起 In era of shrinking armed forces, America turns to private firms to carry out foreign military aid. 在武装部队缩减的时代,美

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今天我们要学的词是frustration。 Frustration, 意思是气馁。美国H1N1甲流疫苗的供应速度低于预期。President Obama expressed frustration about the slow pace of production of the vaccine, 美国总统奥巴马对疫苗生产速

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China's population is expected to peak at about 1.45 billion around 2030, according to the national population development plan for 2016-2030 released by the State Council, China's cabinet. 国务院于日前印发的《国家人口发展规划(20162

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N: great. My family came to visit me. I: oh, you must be very happy. How many people are there in your family? N: my immediate family is very large. It's my mother, my father, my two older brothers, my younger sister and me. I: I have a small family.

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BEIJING, March 5 (Xinhua) -- China maintains its 2013 gross domestic product (GDP) growth target unchanged at around 7.5 percent this year to leave some leeway for economic restructuring, according to a government work report to be delivered by Premi

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WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (Xinhua) -- Chuck Hagel, President Barack Obama's nominee for U.S. secretary of defense, faced his Congressional critics on Thursday at the Senate confirmation hearing, trying to gain their support. We will not hesitate to use the

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WASHINGTON, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Top policymakers of the U.S. Federal Reserve believed that risks to U.S. economic growth have increased, U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday. Participants at the June FOMC (Federal Open Market Commi

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1.As expected, the federal budget deficit is climbing skyward. Its hit 765 billion dollars in just the first five months of the fiscal year and its well on its way to the administrations projection of 1.75 trillion for the whole year. The blame goes

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Greece has run into a snag in its efforts to renegotiate its European-led bailout, as health problems sidelined the new prime minister and finance minister ahead of a critical meeting with the European Union. The government said Sunday that doctors h

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The lecturer claims that the new policy, which allows people to work four days a week instead of five, will have negative effects for companies as well as society. This claim is not in agreement with that of the reading passage, which suggests that s

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If you think about technology, imagine if that's how we thought about technology. 如果我们来看一看技术,试想如果这就是我们对技术的看法。 Every time something didn't work, we just threw in the towel and said, Let's forget it

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