News & Reports 2011-04-09

Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This Edition Japanese authorities say the Fukushima nuclear plant, which was severely disrupted in last month's devastating earthquake has not suffered any additional damage from

VOA慢速英语2013 政府提高债务上限,交易市场重开

Deal Reopens Government, Extends Debt Limit 交易重开政府债务上限扩展 From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. Late Wednesday night, the United States Congress approved a deal to end a partial government shutdown. The deal also incr

CNN 2011-10-03

A big thank you going all the way for South Korea for getting today's show going today from the CNN center in Atlanta, Georgia. I'm C.A. Let's get to the headlines.First up, we're looking at the possibility of a US government shutdown again. October

NPR边听边练277：美经济温和增长

以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议： 1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。 2、继续听，特

NPR边听边练264：美政府关门

以下段落是摘自新闻里的一些重要信息,并不是一个段落的听写。空内信息可在本新闻中全部找到,大家可以根据这些信息复述新闻。 一、泛听建议： 1、完整听一遍，掌握大意。 2、继续听，特

每日一词【163】on hold：让对方拿着电话等一等

今天我们要学的词组是on hold。我们打电话有时会让对方拿着电话等一等。我们会说，Sorry I have to put you on hold, 对不起，请你在电话上等一下。 On hold在别的场合有推迟的意思。 比如根据北韩同

经济学人:美国政府面临倒闭风险

Time to stop play-acting and spit out the tea 是时候停止演戏，摒弃茶党思维了 The Republicans are not being serious about the deficit 共和党人没有认真对待赤字问题 THIRTY billion dollars is a lot of money for anyone except

美国人就预算危机力陈己见

WASHINGTON In the past three years, Americans have endured three threatened government shutdowns, two legislative brawls over raising the debt limit, and another fight over automatic tax hikes and spending cuts. Fiscal drama has become the norm in Wa

CNN 2011-04-09

the U.S. federal budget. Actually, we're talking about two budgets today. The first one: the government's budget for 2011. There isn't one. At least, not the kind of formal budget you'd normally have. What's been happening is that Congress has passed

AP 2011-08-04

1. A prosecutor says investigators searching for an 11-year-old New Hampshire girl missing for almost a week have found a female's body. The body was found near a hydroelectric dam close to Celina Cass's home. Investigators haven't identified it yet.

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-10-20

Senate leaders say they're optimistic that they'll have a deal to end the partial government shutdown on Wednesday. The deadline to raise the government's debt limit hits at midnight. A man who works at Los Angeles International Airport is under arre

VOA慢速英语2013 美国政府关门第一周

US Government Shutdown: Week One 美国政府关门第一周 From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。 This week, a political dispute in Washington led to a partial shutdown of the United States

美国国会达成预算协议

美国国会达成预算协议 WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- Chief budget negotiators in the U.S. Congress said Tuesday that they have struck a two-year deal to avoid a government shutdown on Jan. 15. Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray a

Sudan Oil Talks Fail; Pipeline Shutdown Looms

Sudan and South Sudan have failed to resolve a dispute over oil revenues, less than 24 hours before the south is due to halt crude production and close its pipeline to the sea. Failure to settle the dispute could have grave implications for the econo

奥巴马警告共和党勿造新危机

奥巴马警告共和党勿造新危机 WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday urged Republicans to stop political brinkmanship on government funding and debt limit in order to avert self-inflicted wounds to the econ

.S. House OKs federal funding through Sept., avert gov't shutdown

WASHINGTON, March 6 (Xinhua) -- U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday voted to pass a six-month stopgap funding bill to keep the federal government in operation till September, a move to avert another possible government shutdown. By a 267-151 vote

VOA慢速英语--政府关门期间华盛顿的生活

Living in DC During the Government Shutdown No city experiences a government shutdown like Washington, DC. In addition to the economic effect, a suspension of government operations affects Washington on a cultural and recreational level. It influence

PBS高端访谈:哈维飓风重创美国休斯顿

For another view on the soggy ground in Texas, I spoke a short time ago to Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat. She has represented downtown Houston for more than two decades. The congresswoman has not been able to access her own home due to

美政府关门给农业丰收蒙上阴影

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美国政府关门引发全球担忧

There are new worries about the consequences of the U.S. government shutdown. The Treasury Department says failure to reach a deal on the countrys financial obligations, including the debt ceiling, could plunge the U.S. economy into a recession. On T