The Federal Reserve and the Treasury are reportedly ready to announce a major lending program today as part of the economic recovery effort. It would help underwrite hundreds of billions of dollars in commercial debt including such things as car loa

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

Some key Congressional Republicans are voicing opposition to President Obama's proposed 825-billion-dollar economic recovery plan in its current form. GOP Senator John McCain of Arizona. The plan was written by the majority in, Democratic majority i

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Exhibit at National Portrait Gallery Expands Definition of 'Celebrity' 国家肖像画廊举办主题为名人的展览 The National Portrait Gallery holds more than 21,000 posters, paintings, and photographs in its collection. A new exhibition, Eye

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(十月)

清明节是中国的传统节日,除了中国的清明节,其他的国家都是怎样纪念祖先的呢?马上就要迎来五一假期啦,对于假期,你是更喜欢长假还是短假呢?欢迎收听本期节目喔

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 中国传媒大学英语电台

Despite early indications of some progress toward reaching an agreement on a plan to help the ailing U. S. automakers, it now appears that is not going to be happening until next month. Democratic leaders in Congress say they have postponed the vot

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

NPR has confirmed that President-elect Obama has selected former Democratic Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle of South Dakota to head the Department of Health and Human Services. NPR's Julie Rovner has more. Daschle has been one of Obama's closest

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

Washington attorney Eric Holder will be nominated by President-elect Barack Obama as his choice for Attorney General according to a source close to the transition team. The team has yet to comment publicly. Holder, a former US attorney, also served

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(207) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

The world leaders at the summit in Washington on the global financial crisis have agreed on an action plan that includes greater regulation of financial markets, something European leaders have been advocating for years. And countries such as India,

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台11月

Cambodia Set to Become One Party State The Cambodian Peoples Party (CPP) says it has won every seat in the countrys parliament. The party released the statement after national elections on Sunday. The results would effectively make Cambodia a one-par

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 2018年VOA慢速英语(八)月

From NPR News in Washington, I am Jack Speer. President Bush and Democratic congressional leaders are at odds over legislative priorities. That is after the House rejected the president's attempt to force a vote on a controversial trade deal with Co

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 2008年NPR美国国家公共电台四月

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. Rocket attacks on Baghdad's Green Zone and a US military base in the city have killed 3 American soldiers and wounded more than 30 others. It was one of the deadliest attacks on US forces in Iraq in we

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All 153 people aboard a US Airways flight that crashed into New York's Hudson River this afternoon are safe. That's according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Alberto Panero was aboard the plane and told CNN what happened. All of a sudden, yo

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(298) / 评论(0) 分类 2009年NPR美国国家公共电台1月

The House today has voted to expand the government-sponsored State Childrens Health Insurance Program known as SCHIP for another four and a half years at a cost of 32. 3 billion dollars. By an overwhelming vote of 289 to 139, House lawmakers voted t

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(322) / 评论(0) 分类 2009年NPR美国国家公共电台1月

Israeli forces moved further into the Gaza Strip today, killing at least 29 Palestinians, that brings the death toll to more than 870 Palestinians and 13 Israelis. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel is getting close to achieving its goal

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(324) / 评论(0) 分类 2009年NPR美国国家公共电台1月

Harnessing the Mineral Wealth of Poor Countries 新方针指导贫穷国家正确利用其丰富矿藏 Developing countries with potential mineral riches have often fallen prey to corruption and mismanagement. As a result, theyve failed to benefit fr

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(二月)

Nearly 80,000 South Sudanese Flee Country 近八万的南苏丹人逃离国家 Tomping camp, where some 17,000 displaced people who fled their homes after violence erupted in South Sudan's capital Juba in mid-December are being sheltered by the Unite

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World Bank: Ebola Countries Face $1.6B in Lost Economic Growth 世界银行:发生埃博拉的国家,经济增长遭受16亿的损失 The World Bank estimates Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone will lose more than $1.5 billion this year in economic gro

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1、付帐(cash):右手拇指、的食指和中指在空中捏在一起或在另一只手上作出写字的样子,这是表示在饭馆要付帐的手势。 2、动脑筋(use your brain)、机敏一点(being clever):用手指点点自己的太阳

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 英美文化

词汇畅谈(Vocabulary Build-up):essential 口语训练营(Everyday English):不同的国家, 不同的吃水果和蔬菜习惯 语法天地(Grammar Talk):过去完成时(1)

发表于:2019-02-23 / 阅读(81) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味青春英语

致谢是世界各国人民都遵循的礼仪规范,但是由于各国的风俗习惯不同,致谢的方式和客套用语也有所不同,有时可能会相去甚远。 一、英语国家的致谢习俗 在英语国家,致谢用语用得极为广

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