NPR 2008-10-25

The Markets dropped again today. The Dow Jones Industrials fell 3. 5%. The NASDAQ and SP were also down more than 3% today. NPR's Yuki Noguchi has more. A few months ago, a 300-point-drop in the Dow would have been a very bad day, but given the setu

NPR 2008-11-27

Officials in Mumbai say four armed gunmen that launched a terror attack in the Indian commercial capital have been killed and nine terror suspects have now been arrested. The attacks which occurred at luxury hotels, a train station and other locatio

NPR 2008-08-09

Opening ceremonies in Beijing for the 2008 Summer Games where the show began with movie director Zhang Yimou's version of Chinese history complete with drummers and lavish traditional garb. With the lighting of the Olympic Flame, the Games officiall

NPR 2009-02-15

President Obama will sign the economic stimulus bill on Tuesday at a ceremony in Denver. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner pointed to the legislation today in urging fellow finance ministers from the world's industrial powers to take steps to bols

NPR 2009-02-14

The economic stimulus package is moving toward final passage. The House voted 246 to 187 today to pass the 787-billion-dollar bill. NPR's Audie Cornish reports from the Capitol. The House passed the stimulus plan a little more than three weeks after

NPR 2009-02-16

Arizona Republican Senator John McCain says the 787-billion-dollar stimulus package passed by Congress last week is flawed. It is incredibly expensive. It has hundreds of billions of dollars in projects which will not yield in jobs. McCain spoke on

NPR 2009-02-17

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has arrived in Tokyo, the first stop on a weeklong swing through Asia. She said she decided to go there first because Asia is an indispensable region. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports. Secretary Clinton says she plans

NPR 2009-02-18

President Barack Obama traveled to Denver today where he has signed into law the 787-billion-dollar economic stimulus bill sent to him by Congress last week. The president called it a balanced plan which he said contains a mixture of tax cuts and in

NPR 2009-02-20

On his first foreign trip since taking office, President Barack Obama met today with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper. The two men talked about a variety of issues ranging from the war in Afghanistan to the current state of the economy. At a n

NPR 2008-12-04

President-elect Barack Obama says he is glad to see the Big Three automakers put forward more serious plans for restructuring, though he says he will withhold judgment on those plans until after auto executives appear at Congressional hearings. NPR'

NPR 2008-12-05

The CEOs of the Big Three domestic automakers were back on Capitol Hill today, pushing for a financial aid package. The Chairman of the Senate Banking Committee indicated he is favoring a federal bailout for Detroit's Big Three. NPR's Giles Snyder r

NPR 2008-08-14

President Bush is sending Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to Georgia to show support for the embattled president there. He's also launching a humanitarian mission with the Pentagon in the lead. NPR's Michele Kelemen reports. President Bush says

NPR 2008-08-01

President Bush and Defense Secretary Robert Gates said today the number of US troops in Iraq might be able to be reduced, because conditions in Iraq have dramatically improved. At the White House today, President Bush said he'll make a final decisio

NPR 2008-07-16

President Bush briefed reporters this morning on the economy. The president said the economy is strong and growing and that the administration's actions will keep the mortgage industry stable. NPR's Larry Abramson has more. The Treasury and Federal

NPR 2008-07-15

Congressional leaders say the Bush administration's plan to shore up mortgage backers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could be on the president's desk as soon as next week. Lawmakers are reacting favorably to the proposal. NPR's Brian Naylor has more. Th

NPR 2009-02-13

Republican Senator Judd Gregg of New Hampshire is the latest Obama administration appointee to abruptly pull his name out of contention. In a statement issued late today, Gregg cited what he termed irresolvable conflicts with the President's handlin

NPR 2009-01-11

The top Hamas political official says the Israeli attacks on Gaza have destroyed any chance of negotiated settlement with Israel. The speech by Khaled Mashal showed no hint of a willingness to end rocket fire unless all its demands are met. NPR's Pe

关于共享单车演的英语讲稿

The friendship between our two peoples has steadily deepened in these 60 years. Our peoples are linked by a traditional friendship. We fought alongside each other in the war as comrades-in-arms. In recent years, cultural exchanges between China and R

饭店英语 Asking about Public and Business Areas 询问公共

G: Excuse me, but where's the toilet? 对不起，请问卫生间在哪里？ W: Go straight, then turn left. 一直向前走，然后向左拐。 BW: Good afternoon. Can I help you? 下午好！要帮忙吗？ G: Yes. Can you tell me where the clini

第266期:on your own

重点词汇 communal adj.公共的；公社的 survive vi.幸存；活下来 1.People aren't always there for you, that's why you learn to handle things on your own. 人们并不总是在你身边，所以你要学会靠自己处理事情。 2.Someh