Aircraft Carriers

Being a super power, it’s not possession of nuclear weapons, it’s not having a large armed forces, it’s not having higher tech equipment than anyone else, if there’s one thing that defines bei

VOA慢速英语2012 Economics Report - E-Commerce Challenges Traditional Stores

Economics Report - E-Commerce Challenges Traditional Stores 经济报道 - 电子商务挑战传统商店 From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 Americans are buyin

双语有声阅读:American Stores 美国各种类型的商店

American Stores In the United States you will find yourself being urged from every page of every newspaper and on practically every television station to buy all kinds of goods that you are actually quite happy without. Not only is there a wide range

VOA标准英语2012--US Shoppers Flock to Stores Searching for Bargains

US Shoppers Flock to Stores Searching for Bargains The holiday shopping blitz is on. U.S. retailers opened their doors to accommodate crowds of shoppers looking for deals. One woman paid $97 for each of these four flat-screen televisions. I saved $61

VOA标准英语2008年-Aircraft Safety Group Says 2007 One Of Safest Y

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 02 January 2008 The Geneva-based Aircraft Crashes Record Office says 2007 was one of the safest years in the past half century in which to fly. The group says 965 people died in 136 airplane crashes last year. The private group

EXPLORATIONS - Igor Sikorsky: Aircraft and Helicopter Design

EXPLORATIONS - Igor Sikorsky: Aircraft and Helicopter Designer By Marilyn Christiano Broadcast: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 (MUSIC) ANNOUNCER: Igor Sikorsky on the cover of Time magazine. Now, the VOA Sp

2007年VOA标准英语-Aircraft Manufacturers Line Up to Supply India

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 01 September 2007 The world's biggest aircraft manufacturers are in the race to supply the Indian air force with 126 new fighter jets in a deal worth an estimated $10 billion. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, th

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2007年VOA标准英语-Opposition to Large Retail Stores Grows in Indi

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 26 August 2007 Woman walks outside a Reliance Fresh supermarket in Hyderabad, India In India, efforts by multinationals to grab a slice of the country's growing retail business are meeting strong opposition from traders a

VOA标准英语2011--Gap-like Japanese Retailer Plans Hundreds of US Stores

Gap-like Japanese Retailer Plans Hundreds of US Stores As the U.S. economy continues to struggle, Gap, one of the largest U.S. clothing retailers, will soon close 20 percent of its stores. Meanwhile, a major Japanese clothing retailer - with merchand

VOA标准英语2012--E-Commerce Challenges Traditional Stores

E-Commerce Challenges Traditional Stores Lynne Shaner used the Internet to buy everything she needed for her wedding and holiday gifts for her husband and step daughter. Other than food, 90 percent of her purchases are made on the computer in her Was

美国国家公共电台 NPR French Food Waste Law Changing How Grocery Stores Approach Excess Food

SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: Food waste is a global problem. In developing countries, grocery stores are responsible for a lot of that waste. NPR's Eleanor Beardsley reports on how France is trying to change that. UNIDENTIFIED WOMAN: (Speaking in French). E

美国国家公共电台 NPR With More Big-Box Stores In Reach, Are Commissaries Still Needed?

With More Big-Box Stores In Reach, Are Commissaries Still Needed? play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0003:56repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your Flas

新西兰英语 315 Which stores can sell alcohol?

A High Court decision this week means that only supermarkets and bottle stores can sell alcohol. Supermarkets have been allowed to sell beer and wine since 2000. In 2001, some small convenience stores applied to the Liquor Licensing Authority (LLA) f

China making preparations for aircraft carrier

BEIJING, March 29 (Xinhua) -- China is conducting scientific testing and training exercises for its aircraft carrier, Defense Ministry spokesman Yang Yujun said Thursday. It takes time for weapons and equipment to be developed from scientific researc

China conducts flight landing on aircraft carrier

China conducts flight landing on aircraft carrier LIAONING AIRCRAFT CARRIER, Nov. 25 (Xinhua) -- China has successfully conducted flight landing on its first aircraft carrier, the Liaoning, naval sources said. A new J-15 fighter jet was used as part

China's first aircraft carrier commissioned

DALIAN, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- China's first aircraft carrier was delivered and commissioned to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy Tuesday after years of refitting and sea trials. Overseen by President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao, the carrier

英闻天下——150 Airbus Delivered 125 Aircraft to China in 2012

Airbus China says that European aircraft manufacturer Airbus delivered 125 new aircraft to Chinese operators in 2012. That accounts for over 20 percent of its global deliveries during the period. Last year's deliveries included more than 100 A320 Fam

Microsoft plans to open more retail stores in 2013

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- Microsoft on Wednesday unveiled locations of the first six new retail stores it plans to open in 2013, indicating that the company will continue to expand its retail coverage in the new year. All of the six new stor

US Shoppers Crowd Stores on 'Black Friday'

The U.S. holiday shopping season has officially begun, with shoppers crowding stores for post-Thanksgiving sales in a yearly event nicknamed Black Friday. The competition for the best deals took an aggressive turn Thursday night, when a woman at a Wa