California Governor Orders Mandatory Water Cuts 加州州长命令强制削减用水 WASHINGTON Environmentalists warn the world is facing serious water shortages and the United States is no exception. While parts of the country may get too much snow

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(38) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(四月)

Year-end Financial Review 进行年终财务审查 In my post You Can't Improve What you Don't Measure, I explained why measuring your performance is critical to achieving your goals. 我写过一篇文章,叫《没有评估就没有进步》,我在

发表于:2018-12-18 / 阅读(50) / 评论(0) 分类 生活英语听力文章

My wife and I sit down and review this report, line item by line item, and discuss each one. 我和妻子一起审查报告,一项一项划出来,一项一项地讨论。 If we were below budget, we discuss why. If we were over budget, we review

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奥巴马周一公布联邦预算提案 On Monday, President Obama unveils his blueprint for future U.S. government spending, a proposed $4 trillion federal budget for 2016. The weighty document constitutes an opening bid in a lengthy debate about Am

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2015年2月

Kate: I can't believe finals will be here in just two weeks. Once again, I'm not even close to being ready! You'd think that by now I'd learn how tp budget my time better. Mary: welcome to the club! I was doing fine until after midterms. Then I took

发表于:2018-12-25 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 和老外聊天地道口语

英文学习笔记: live paycheck to paycheck 月光族 budget n. 预算,开支 responsibility n. 责任 spending limit 支出限度 I always wondering that do Americans have the habit of saving? 我很好奇,美国人有存钱的习惯吗? I

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sorry,本课音频缺失。 今天我们再来给大家介绍两个以

发表于:2019-01-04 / 阅读(141) / 评论(0) 分类 美国习惯用语

今天我们要学的词是curb。 Curb, 克制,抑制。美国国防部最近宣布,将大幅削减军费开支。 The United States will cut its spending on national security as the country tries to curb trillion-dollar budget deficits, 美国将

发表于:2019-01-09 / 阅读(92) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

Ethiopia Cuts Child Deaths by Two-Thirds埃塞俄比亚三分之二削减儿童死亡 28 February, 2014 2014年2月28日 Hello again, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English. I'm Steve Ember in Washington. 大家好,欢迎,因为它是来

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 2014年VOA慢速英语(三)月

She walked into a restaurant. It was lunch time. She was hungry. She sat down at a table. The waiter handed her a menu. What would you like to drink? the waiter asked. She asked for water. She was on a budget. She stopped buying drinks. Water was alw

发表于:2019-01-24 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 英语第3级听力-English Level 3

Hi, everybody. 大家好。 Today, our economy is growing and our businesses are consistently generating new jobs. 今天,我们的经济持续向好,而我们的企业也持续增加新的就业岗位。 But decades-long trends still threaten th

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沙特援助可能会影响美国的削减援助威胁 STATE DEPARTMENT The Obama administration is reviewing aid to Egypt's military-led government, hoping to use that assistance to influence events in Cairo. But that leverage may be undermined by S

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2013年(八月)

Washington Week: Focus on Fiscal Battles 本周华盛顿聚焦财政问题之争 WASHINGTON After weeks focused on Syria, Washington is turning its attention to fiscal deadlines that, if not met, could provoke a limited U.S. government shutdown and a

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In Kentucky Some Fear, Some Cheer Proposed Food Stamp Cuts 削减食品券让人欢喜让人忧 LOUISVILLE Depending on ones political perspective, the $40 billion cut to the U.S. food stamp assistance program - recently passed by the Republican-cont

发表于:2019-02-01 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2013年(九月)

Phillip: So, have you heard the news? Mary: No, what's up? Phillip: I just heard that the company is planning to lay off 20 percent of the employees in the next two months. Mary: You're kidding! I knew they were looking for some way to cut costs with

发表于:2019-02-02 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 地道美语播客

今天我们要学的词是curtail。Curtail, 是缩减,削减的意思。 Electronics manufacturer Foxconn reached an agreement with Apple to sharply curtail working hours and significantly increase wages inside its factories in China, 电子产品生

发表于:2019-02-08 / 阅读(101) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃

US Central Bank Cuts Short-term Interest Rates to Nearly Zero 美联储大幅削减利率 ?? Download MP3 Audio Saying the economy is continuing to weaken, the U.S. central bank Tuesday cut short-term interest rates to nearly zero. 由于经济持续走

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(36) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年12月

Majority Democrats and the Obama administration say more time is needed to see if actions already taken to stimulate the economy bear fruit. Democrats and the White House are downplaying speculation about a possible second stimulus on top of the $787

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Europe Irelands budget 欧洲 爱尔兰的财政预算 Light at the end of the tunnel 一线希望 Irelands sixth austerity budget 爱尔兰的第六次收缩预算 Since mid-2008, successive governments have taken 25 billion euro ($33 billion) out o

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人财经系列

今天我们要学的词是 finance。Finance 做为动词,是出钱的意思。A new report says that publicly financed sports arenas don't provide an economic benefits to communities. 一项最新报告说,公共投资兴建的体育场馆不会给

发表于:2019-02-18 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 英语单词荟萃