International trade is good for business. By making business more productive and competitive we raise living standards. There is good evidence that companies which export pay more, invest more in training and are more aware of health and safety issue

发表于:2018-12-01 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 林超伦实战口译练习笔记

今天我们要学的词是 ambiguity。 ambiguity 的意思是不明确,模棱两可的。Ambiguity over what the Brexit deal might be has pushed investors to protect themselves aginst or make money from - further falls in the pound. 对于英国脱

发表于:2018-12-04 / 阅读(105) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

1.Wall Street investor Bernard Madoff has been sentenced to 150 years in prison for his multibillion-dollar fraud scheme. The victims who lost millions of dollars urged a stiff sentence. The 71-year-old financier says he will live with pain and torm

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2009年(六)月

US stocks pushed further into record territory as the Dow Jones industrial average crossed past the 18,000-point mark for the first time. Investors cheered new data showing the US economy grew in the third quarter at the fastest pace in more than a d

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2014(十二)月

This is AP News Minute. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo arrived in Saudi Arabia to meet with that country's king. He is there to discuss the disappearance and alleged killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. People in the Florida panhandle are sti

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(125) / 评论(0) 分类 美联社新闻一分钟2018(十)月

迷你对话: A: Our national economy is increasing hand over fist. 我们的国民经济正在稳步增长。 B: Thats really a good phenomenon to see. 这真是一个好现象。 A: I hope itll continue for a long time. 真希望这种现象将长久

发表于:2018-12-26 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 迷你对话学地道口语

A: Hello, there. What can we do for you today? 您好。今天我们可以为您做些什么吗? B: I received some leaflets in the post from you, one of them talked about a new service you have where you can transfer money between this bank and se

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 银行英语情景口语

今天我们要学的词是overreact. Overreact动词,反应过激。President Donald Trump's chief economic adviser told investors not to overreact to the possibility of a trade war between the U.S. and China. 美国总统川普的首席经济顾问

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(43) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

Developers are not revealing the exact height of the Burj Dubai until its official debut. But they say the $1.5 billion tower will reach 200 stories into the sky. It will stretch 300 meters higher than Taiwan's Taipei 101, which currently holds the w

发表于:2019-01-04 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(一月)

今天我们要学的词是knee-jerk reaction。 Knee-jerk reaction, 膝跳反应,意思是本能的第一反应。 Investors' knee-jerk reaction to the market downturn led to a sell-off, 投资人对市场下滑作出的本能反应造成股价暴跌

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(122) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

Agriculture Report - Big Investors, Small Farmers in Africa: a Fair Deal? 农业报道 - 非洲大投资者和小农户之间的不公平交易 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 Forei

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年VOA慢速英语(一)月

And when the markets in Europe closed a couple of hours ago, London's FTSE 100 was up 45 points, while the Dax and Euro were also up. In the US, trading comes to a close shortly and the Dow Jones is up. And the SP 500 is also up. And the Australian d

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(40) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2013年

Thank you, Michael Virginia. Well global markets are proving resilient, but the stock markets from Europe right to the US fell sharply in the immediate aftermath of those attacks in Brussels, as I mentioned they have now recovered. The deadly attacks

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2016年

今天我们要学的词是burgeoning。 Burgeoning, 迅速发展的。纽约市最近通过了允许同性恋婚姻的法律。 New York is expected to benefit from the burgeoning gay and lesbian wedding industry, 纽约市估计会从发展迅速的同

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们要学的词是sponsor。 Sponsor, 是赞助商的意思。老虎.伍兹性丑闻爆发后,Accenture became the first sponsor to break ties with the world's number one golfer, 埃森哲是第一个跟这个世界排名第一的高尔夫球

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

今天我们要学的词是woes. Woes is spelled w-o-e-s, woes. Woes是名词woe的复数形式,意思是苦头,灾难。Leaders in the euro zone are still far from resolving their debt woes. 欧元区各国的领导人还远没有解决他们的债

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

By VOA News 07 November 2007 The U.S. Energy Department says oil supplies fell by 800,000 barrels last week, as prices continue to climb toward $100 a barrel. Crude oil prices rose above $98 a barrel during trading in New York Wednesday as the dollar

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(34) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2007年(十一月)

今天我们要学的词是sigh of relief。 A sigh of relief, 是松了一口气的意思。Fans breathed a sigh of relief after x-rays showed the quarterback suffered no major injuries, X光检查结果发现橄榄球四分位没受重伤,让球迷

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

There's been heavy falls on world markets overnight causing pain for investors in US oil major markets are deep in the red heading towards the end of day's trade. They have been sharpen falls in Europe but Anowas says there is no need for people to p

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(167) / 评论(0) 分类 澳洲ABC新闻快递2016年

Glencore PLC and Qatar have agreed to sell the bulk of their nearly 20% stake in Russian oil giant PAO Rosneft to a Chinese energy company. The deal, worth about 9 billion U.S. dollars, gives China Energy Fund Committee (CEFC) a 14.2% stake in Rosnef

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 2017CRI中国国际广播电台