Internet Shopping

BBC Learning English Weekender Internet Shopping Jo:Youre listening to Weekender from bbclearningenglish.com. Im Jo Reffin and today were talking about shopping but the kind of shopping where you can buy almost anything without even leaving your hou

IMF:结构改革是增长的关键

Speaking at the week-long 2016 Spring Meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, Zhu Min said, that policy makers and economists have come to a consensus that structural reform should be put at the top of the agenda. Because mone

英语口译：香港特区政府2016年施政报告

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China widens VAT to more regions in tax reduction

BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government said Wednesday that it will expand the pilot reform of replacing turnover tax with value-added tax (VAT) to 10 more provinces and cities from August 1 this year as part of the country's efforts in s

（日常生活）面见客户时的实用英语

面见客户时的实用英语 会话场景 接机后的次日，Brian在公司里，为Johnathan介绍自己的老板－Mr. Sun。 B： Mr. Sun， Id like you to meet Mr. Johnathan Mitchell， sales manager for Nortern Reflections of Canada. Mr. Mit

小米生态链战略升级 发布全新品牌米家

China's top smartphone maker Xiaomi has reshuffled its ecosystem strategy by launching a new brand, Mijia, to fully explore the smart home sector, founder Lei Jun announced at a media conference held in Beijing last Tuesday. 中国最大的智能手机

圣诞市场提振巴塞罗那经济

BARCELONA, Spain, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Christmas markets in Barcelona resist the economic crisis despite the negative impact of the economic downturn, their organizers told Xinhua. In Barcelona there are two main Christmas markets, one in the Cathedra

【英文短篇小说】The Adjustment Team

It was bright morning. The sun shone down on the damp lawns and sidewalks, reflecting off the sparkling parked cars. The Clerk came walking hurriedly, leafing through his instructions, flipping pages and frowning. He stopped in front of the small gre

【英文短篇小说】The Adjustment Team（2）

They crossed the street together, Ruth holding on tight to Ed's arm. Ahead of them was the building, the towering structure of concrete and metal and glass. There it is, Ruth said. See? There it was, all right. The big building rose up, firm and soli

经济学人163:幻想的终结

Wisconsins recall vote 威斯康星州的罢免 End of a fantasy 幻想的终结 A backlash against the states feisty conservatives fizzles out 对本州暴躁保守派的反抗终于失败 Aug 13th 2011 | FOND DU LAC, WISCONSIN | from the print edit

经济学人62:日本经济,使命在身

Japan's economy 日本经济 On a mission 使命在身 A rare reformist zeal is emerging in post-quake Japan. The government ignores it at the countrys peril 震后日本出现了少见的改革热情。政府不顾国家安危，对此置若罔闻 T

经济学人63:中国的利率

Interest rates in China 中国的利率 A small step forward 向前一小步 Chinas central bank has liberalised lending rates. Does it matter? 中国的央行放开了借贷利率，这有用吗？ Jul 27th 2013 | SHANGHAI |From the print edition NO

中国电子商务进军俄罗斯

In his speech to this year's St. Petersberg International Economic Forum, Alibaba's President Jack Ma highlighted the role of the internet in changing people's life and encouraged young Russians to start their own business online. 15 years ago, nobod

pbs高端访谈:六月就业报告超出预期

JEFFREY BROWN:There was good news today on the jobs front. The Labor Department reported that U.S. employers added 195,000 jobs in June, well above forecasts. The unemployment rate remained at 7.6 percent, as more people came into the job market, ano

Latvia is 'saved from bankruptcy'

Latvia is 'saved from bankruptcy' 拉脱维亚从破产中得救 Latvia's prime minister says that he has saved the country from bankruptcy. Valdis Dombrovskis told public radio that the decision late on Thursday to cut 500m lats ($1bn; 607m) from the budget

中国央行降息 刺激亚洲股市开盘大涨

Asian markets opened higher on Monday after China cut interest rates for the third time in six months over the weekend to spur growth. 上周末，中国在半年内第三次降低利率。在它的刺激下，周一亚洲股市高开。 China's cent

中国每周诞生一位亿万富翁

Historically, being a billionaire has been a privilege of the few. 亿万富翁曾经是极少数人才有的头衔。 But in China, the number of super-rich individuals is swelling fast. Indeed, during the first three months of the year, China produ

股东vs管理层:公司治理谁说了算?

Shareholders are stupid and impertinent stupid because they give their money to somebody else without any effective control over what this person is doing with it, and impertinent because they ask for a dividend as a reward for their stupidity. 股东既

官方公布新的三个自贸区

Together with the Shanghai Pilot Free Trade Zone, the four zones have now all been assigned different areas of specialization. The one in Guangdong will focus on promoting economic cooperation with Hong Kong and Macao, while at the same time spearhea

森林火灾或为加拿大经济下滑的罪魁祸首

The Canadian government said gross domestic product (GDP) in the second quarter shrank by 1.6%, its largest loss since 2009. 据加拿大政府表示，第二季度加拿大国内生产总值缩水了1.6%，是自从2009年以来下滑最大的一次。