星巴克(Starbucks)是美国一家连锁咖啡公司的名称,1971年成立,是全球最大的咖啡连锁店,其总部坐落美国华盛顿州西雅图市。星巴克旗下零售产品包括30多款全球顶级的咖啡豆、手工制作的

发表于:2018-12-03 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 世界名牌博览

西方国家丢弃将近一半的食物,并不是因为那些食物不可食用而是因为它们看起来不够美味。崔斯特瑞姆斯图尔特深入调查关于浪费食物的有震撼力的数据,呼吁大家更有责任的使用全球资源

发表于:2018-12-09 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 TED公开课:吃吧

The sun-powered Solar Impulse 2 has landed in the southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing. The plane touched down safely earlier this morning after arriving on a flight from Myanmar. Solar Impulse 2 began its trip to China yesterday morning from the c

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Two adventurers hoping to make the first round-the-world trip using a solar-powered plane have successfully landed in Oman after launching the maiden leg of their global voyage. The two Swiss pilots have arrived in Oman after taking off yesterday fro

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身材好,长相好,有魅力每个人对帅的理解或许都有自己的标准。今天Jenny和Adam带大家一起了解美国人的审美观。 人物杂志评选 1985年以来,美国《People》(人物)杂志每年都会评选出世界上

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 美国文化脱口秀

I wonder who will be their strong competition. 我想知道他们有力的竞争对手是谁。 I wonder who will be their strong competition. 我想知道他们有力的竞争对手是谁。 Congratulations. That's you. 祝贺你。是你哦。 WW i

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 玩转商务英语900句

任天堂(英语Nintendo)是一家全球知名的娱乐厂商,电子游戏业三巨头之一,现代电子游戏产业的开创者。[1] 始建于1889年9月23日,创始人山内房治郎。主营业务为家用机和掌机的软硬件开发与

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 世界名牌博览

成立于1806年,威廉高露洁以自己的名字注册了一家公司,以生产牙膏开始事业。1890年,高露洁走出美国本土拓展全球业务。1953年,在与棕榄公司合并后,正式使用高露洁棕榄(Colgate-Palmolive)公

发表于:2018-12-28 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 世界名牌博览

Another threat is a rising oil price. In September the price of Brent crude surpassed $80 per barrel for the first time since 2014, 另一个威胁是油价的增长。9月,布伦特原油价格自2014年以来首次超过80美元\桶, driven in

发表于:2018-12-29 / 阅读(148) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人财经系列

Science and technology Weather forecasting Continental divide 科学技术 天气预报 差距 Europeans do not just talk about the weather more than Americans do. 欧洲人不仅比美国人更喜欢谈论天气, They are better at forecasting it

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人科技系列

AS IT IS 2016-01-23 Gloomy Outlook for Global Employment 全球就业情况前景惨淡 The International Labor Organization (ILO) predicts global unemployment will worsen over the next two years. 国际劳工组织预测未来两年全球就业形势将

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(266) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(一)月

Airlines, trading floors and technology companies are braced for chaos today as world timekeepers prepare to add a leap second to global clocks. 世界钟表今天要给全球的钟表加一闰秒,因此航班、交易所、科技公司正在为即将

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

The second divide exists within the ranks of advanced economies. Rich countries seem to be gently slowing, with one big exception: America. 第二个差异存在于发达经济体之间。发达国家经济似乎都在放缓,但有一个例外:美国

发表于:2019-01-25 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人财经系列

It has been a nervy few days for financial markets. 金融市场经历了紧张不安的几天。 A sell-off in bond markets, prompted by monetary tightening in America, this week infected global stock markets, too. 由美国货币紧缩所引起的债

发表于:2019-01-25 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人财经系列

Business. 商业。 Nightclubs. 夜店。 Getting down globally. 全球来袭。 Western nightclubs eye Asia, and clever technology. 西方国家的夜店在盯上亚洲的同时,也在完善相关技术。 FEW businesses are as local as nightclubs

发表于:2019-01-26 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人商业系列

Whenever the supply of a good is limited, there is potential for exuberance. 一种商品供给的有限性总是伴随着繁荣的潜在性。 San Francisco's property market is intertwined with the technology sector: since 2008 there has been a 93%

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人财经系列

Progress in talks on the North American Free-Trade Agreement would also be good news. 北美自由贸易协定谈话中所取得的进展也是好消息。 But BHP, the world's biggest miner, issued a blunt assessment of the longer-term dangers to it

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人财经系列

The world's most human-like robot has begun work as a university receptionist as scientists predict the new technology will eventually provide childcare and offer friendship to lonely elderly people. 世界上最逼真的人形机器人纳丁已经开始

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Efforts to curb access to the means to kill oneself can help, too. 限制自杀途径也能有所帮助。 Suicide is surprisingly impulsive. 自杀通常都是意料之外的冲动所致。 A study of young Chinese women who had tried to kill themse

发表于:2019-02-25 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人综合

HARI SREENIVASAN: It's hard not to be moved by images like that, but some pictures capture the world's attention more than others. We begin with an image that emerged last night from the frantic attempts to rescue people caught in the aftermath of ai

发表于:2019-03-09 / 阅读(175) / 评论(0) 分类 PBS访谈社会系列