NPR 2010-02-24

From NPR News in Washington, Im Korva Coleman. A House panel is hearing about problems with some Toyota vehicles. Some lawmakers say Toyota is wrong to insist acceleration problems have nothing to do with faulty electronics. Democratic Congressman Ed

VOA慢速英语 2008 1128a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. President-elect Barack Obama named the top members of his economic team in a series of announcements this week in Chicago, Illinois. His nominee for secretary of the Treasury is Tim Geithner, preside

VOA慢速英语 2008 0125a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Last Friday, President Bush called for an economic growth package -- a plan to give a quick shot of energy to the slowing American economy. Now, the administration has an agreement with Democratic an

NPR 2009-07-19

President Obama is trying to build public support for his plan to overhaul the nations health care system to help counter the concerns being expressed by some lawmakers including a number of Democrats about how to pay for the proposal. Mr Obama says

NPR 2009-03-17

The White House appears to be sharing the outrage of many average citizens over how insurance giant American International Group has apparently used some of the billions in federal bailout money it received. Amid reports that AIG, which has received

TED演讲：一个编舞者的现场创作过程(3)

And what I thought I'd do is, I'd make a TED premiere. 我想我要做的是，办一个TED首演。 I'm not sure if this is going to be good or not. I just be doing it. 我不知道能不能成功。只要试试看。我只是做做看。 I thought

CNN 2009-01-28

Good morning from the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui. Thanks for checking in. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Two crew members who are on a Fedex cargo plane that crashed, well, they are being treated for minor injuries r

CNN 2010-08-20

AZUZ: And that's where things get a little tricky. See, Japan has been the world's second largest economy, but China is catching up. According to a new report, over the last quarter -- the last three months -- China passed Japan. That doesn't necessa

CNN 2010-03-15

WHITFIELD: A dismal economy eating away at school budgets. Now, a Kansas City Missouri school district makes a drastic move. The school board has narrowly approved a plan to close almost half of the district's 61 schools in an urban area of the city.

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Maria: So Alex, you're from Australia. What's the economical situation there at the moment? Alex: We've actually been very, very lucky in the last couple of years throughout the global financial crisis. We've been, we had a very strong, very positive

CNN 2008-01-29

Glad you're with us everyone. I'm Catherine Callaway at the CNN Center. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Tonight President Bush will give his last State of the Union Address. The President stated to focus more on the economy this t

CNN 2008-11-25

Hello, and happy Monday to you. I'm Stacey Elgin at the CNN center in Atlanta. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. President-elect Barack Obama has named Timothy Geithner as Treasury Secretary. Geithner will be the point man on the f

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China;China's economy;Not with a bang; 中国；中国经济；不咋地； China's property prices and its local-government debt have started rising again. That may be a good thing 中国的房地产价格和地方政府债务又开始上升了，这或

TED演讲:我们不要一成不变的教育(5)

Here's what we know. We know that the problem begins immediately. Right? 以下是我们所知道的东西。我们知道，问题很快就会来的。对吧？ This idea, zero to three. 我们来谈谈婴儿从出生到三岁的变化情况。 My wi

经济学人:川普当选总统 国际经济出现的乱象(中)

The larger budget deficits entailed by tax reform, along with more public spending on infrastructure, would underpin yields on long-term Treasury bonds. 因税收改革而造成的更大的预算赤字，连同更多的基础设施公共开支一起，

经济学人:周期轮回:下一场金融危机或被央行触发(2)

Debt is used to finance the purchase of assets, and the greater availability of credit pushes asset prices higher. 债务被用来资助资产购买，而且债务的可得性的增大也把资产价格推得更高。 From time to time, however, lend

U.S poverty rate rises to 14.3 percent last year

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. poverty（贫困） rate climbed to 14.3 percent in 2009, the highest level since 1994, as households' incomes were squeezed by the deepest recession（衰退） since the 1930s and high unemployment（失业率 ）

中国无需大规模刺激维持增长

Central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan says the growth targets China has set for the next five years can be realized without major economic stimulus. I personally think China will stick to the prudent monetary policy on condition that there is no globa

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Science and technology 科学技术 The future technology of the past 六十年代的未来技术 Thunderbirds are gone 远去的雷鸟号 A British defence firm opens its archives to reveal flights of fancy that never flew 英国防务公司公开档案

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