CNN 2011-09-30

The economy leaves off today's headlines.Some financial experts think US economy isn't growing fast enough and it's not growing fast at all.And that news is not going over well with investors.Stock market is one thing people look at to see how the ec

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1. The suspect in the botched Times Square bombing makes his first appearance in court. Faisal Shahzad is facing five felony charges related to the May 1st botched bombing. 2. The secretary of the Interior says the federal government shares the blame

VOA标准英语2008年-Analysts Say Economic Crisis Started with Bad H

The economic crisis has spread into many areas of the U.S. economy--banks, investment firms, insurance companies, and even the oil markets. But as VOA's Kent Klein reports from Washington, experts seem to agree that the trouble started with bad loan

中式口语纠错:What is the capital

【美国精神】第44期

Explanation: Each of the fifty states has a capital (or a city where government buildings are and important decisions are made) for its state government. But what about the federal (or national) government? Where is its capital? Our Founding Fathers

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President Bush Discusses Economy THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I just completed a meeting with my working group on financial markets. We discussed the unprecedented and aggressive steps the federal government is taking to address the financial crisis

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Emma went downtown. She had to take a test. It was a big test. It was her citizenship test. It was her test to become a U.S. citizen. The test had 100 questions. She had studied all 100 questions. She knew the answers to all 100 questions. She knew t

原版英语小短文 42. The Citizenship Interview

Emma went downtown. She had to take a test. It was a big test. It was her citizenship test. It was her test to become a U.S. citizen. The test had 100 questions. She had studied all 100 questions. She knew the answers to all 100 questions. She knew t

THE MAKING OF A NATION - President Cleveland Uses Federal Tr

THE MAKING OF A NATION - President Cleveland Uses Federal Troops to Stop Railroad Strike By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, December 01, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a progra

US, France Increase Troop Strength in Haiti Capital

US, France Increase Troop Strength in Haiti Capital Jim Teeple U.S. and French troops in Haiti say they are increasing troop strength at friction points in the capital, Port-au-Prince . U.S. Marines t

US federal security lapses found

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2006年VOA标准英语-Government Official: Ethiopia Not Planning to T

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 27 December 2006 Somali government troops, backed by Ethiopian forces, Wednesday were heading to the Somali capital, the base of the Islamic Courts Union. But Ethiopia's information minister tells VOA it is not his country'

英语访谈对话 232 Canadian Politics

Todd: OK, now Steve, the Canadian political system and the American political system are quite different. Could you explain to me how the Canadian political system works? Steve: Sure. Basically in Canada there are 10 provences and three territories.

When do we Use Capital Letters?

1. Use a capital letter for the personal pronoun 'I': What can I say? 2. Use a capital letter to begin a sentence or to begin speech: The man arrived. He sat down. Suddenly Mary asked, Do you love me? 3. Use capital letters for many abbreviations and

2007年VOA标准英语-UNHCR Says Thousands Fleeing Somali Capital

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 03 August 2007 The U.N. refugee agency reports between February and May, more than 400,000 civilians fled the Somali capital Mogadishu. This was sparked by heavy fighting between the Ethiopian-backed Transitional Federal Govern

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reserve 储备 note 票据 discount 贴现 circulate流通 central bank 中央银行 the Federal Reserve System 联邦储备系统 credit union 信用合作社 paper currency 纸币 credit creation 信用创造 branch banking 银行分行制 unit ban

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The economic crisis has spread into many areas of the U.S. economy--banks, investment firms, insurance companies, and even the oil markets. Experts seem to agree that the trouble started with bad loans in the housing industry, and grew into a widespr

学个词Learn a Word 第1294期 advance

今天我们要学的词是advance。 Advance, 作为动词，有上涨，前进的意思。 Our local high school basketball team advanced to regional semifinals, 本地高中篮球校队赢得了参加地区半决赛的资格。 U.S. stocks advance

原版英语对话1000个:232 Canadian Politics

Todd: OK, now Steve, the Canadian political system and the American political system are quite different. Could you explain to me how the Canadian political system works? Steve: Sure. Basically in Canada there are 10 provences and three territories.