VOA慢速英语2013 Are You ＂In the Red＂ This Christmas? 这个圣诞你赤字了吗?

Are You ＂In the Red＂ This Christmas? 这个圣诞你赤字了吗? Now, Words and Their Stories, a VOA Special English program about American expressions. Im Rich Kleinfeldt with some financial words and expressions used in business and the stock

VOA慢速英语 2008 0228a

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. We continue our series on learning disabilities with a problem that is not considered a learning disability by itself, but it can af fect learning. Our subject is attention deficit disorder, A.D.D.,

AP 2011-09-24

President Barack Obama wants 1.5 billiondollars in new taxes as a part of deficit reduction plan. The proposal mostlyhit in up the income tax payers. Republicans were quick to attack the plan, sayit's not a recipe for economic growth. Ten persons has

AP 2011-09-23

1. President Obama presents his long-term deficit reduction plan today. It includes $1.5 trillion in new taxes mainly on the wealthy. The plan is seen as having little chance of making it through Congress. 2. It's still the nation's deadliest air rac

CNN 2011-04-16

This debate over budgets and deficits is about more than just numbers on the page, it's about more than just cutting and spending, it's about the kind of future that we want, it's about the kind of country we believe it. Any serious plan to tackle ou

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CNN 2011-02-05

Well, one government agency is predicting that the U.S. will have a deficit in 2011. A big deficit. In a report that came out yesterday, the Congressional Budget Office, or CBO forecast that the U.S. government will spend $1.5 trillion more than it m

AP 2011-07-22

1. Rupert Murdoch says he is not responsible for a phone hacking scandal that has rocked his global empire. Still, Murdoch and his son apologized to the crisis during an appearance before British lawmakers. And in one dramatic moment a prankster trie

AP 2011-11-21

1. Protesters are marking two months since the beginning of the Occupy Wall Street movement. On Thursday, dozens were arrested for blocking streets near the New York Stock Exchange and for sitting in the middle of major bridges and roadways on the We

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AC Milan pull away with win over Napoli

MILAN, Feb. 28 (Xinha) -- AC Milan scored three goals in the second half to beat Napoli 3-0, building up their lead in the Italian Serie A to five points. Napoli(那不勒斯) went into Monday's eagerly-awaited tussle at the San Siro looking for a vi

White House: US Deficit To Rise, Then Fall

President Barack Obamas proposed government budget calls for a slightly higher U.S. deficit for the remainder of this year, then a smaller deficit next year. The president will unveil his budget plan on Monday. An outline of the presidents budget, re

Obama: Time to Create the Energy Security Trust

U.S. President Barack Obama says the only way to break the cycle of spiking gas prices is to shift cars and trucks off of oil for good. He said that is why he asked Congress in his State of the Union address to establish an Energy Security Trust to i

AP 2011-02-04

1. President Obama devoted most of his State of the Union address to the economy. He said creating jobs will require new investments in education, research and infrastructure. The GOP response called for deep federal spending cuts to get the deficit

AP 2011-08-15

1. Conservative Texas Republican Congressman Jeb Hensarling has been chosen to co-chair a powerful new committee. It's supposed to find a bipartisan plan to cut the federal budget deficit by more than $1 trillion. 2. Another down day on Wall Street.

每日一词【1150】balloon：气球

今天我们要学的词是balloon。 Balloon, 气球，做为动词，有迅速膨胀的意思。最新公布的数字显示， Wikileaks spending ballooned as it tried to pay salaries, 维基揭密开始支付工资，造成开支膨胀。 The New

CNN 2008-09-10

From the CNN Center in Atlanta, I'm Reggie Aqui. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Hurricane Ike is still battering Cuba, it's approaching now the Gulf Coast. The National Hurricane Center says that Ike will likely gain strength as

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Europe Frances economy 欧洲 法国经济 Austerity stakes 紧缩困境 A reluctant government faces the imperative of public-spending cuts 法国削减公共支出势在必行，政府陷入两难境界 Franses finance minister, Pierre Moscovici, s

Jerry Brown sworn in as California's governor

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Democrat Jerry Brown was sworn in Monday as California's 39th governor, taking over from Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger who left the office with a huge deficit（赤字） for the golden state. The year ahead will de

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本期内容： An IMF briefing paper released in the run-up to this weekends G20 meeting said forceful policy actions would save the world economy from a low-growth trap. British manufacturing hit a 10-month high. Italys prime minister said he would