VIDEO GAME WARS:

Two of the business world's fastest movers, Sony and Microsoft, are 1)vying for the 2)supremacy of the 3)booming video games industry. The game's market is a cultural phenomenon. As a form of entertai

NPR 2011-11-13

For the first time in 46 years, Penn State is playing football without Joe Paterno coaching from the sidelines. The sex abuse scandal involving former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky cost Paterno his job. At the start of today's game against Nebraska,

2015年CRI China Releases Detailed Regulation on Non-banking Online Payment

The new rules are going limit online transactions through non-banking accounts to a maximum of 200-thousand yuan per year. Transactions will also require real-name registration for all non-bank payment accounts. And depending on the services required

Chinese banking giant ICBC rides high on Mideast boom

DUBAI, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- China's biggest lender Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) said here Saturday that its Middle Eastearn branch achieved in 2012 a pre-tax profit of 54 million U.S. dollars, up 69 percent year on year, while its to

英语歌曲:Circle Game

英文歌曲:get`cha head in the game

Get'cha Head in the Game Coach said to fake right And break left Watch out for the pick And keep an eye on defense You Gotta run the give and go And take the ball to the hole Like the Old-school Pro He said dont be afraid to Shoot the outside J I got

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下半场比赛开始了，丹尼尔和阿美在看爸爸打比赛。他们边看比赛边讨论，到底有什么值得他们讨论的呢？ Listen Read Learn Daniel: Look, daddy is on again. Don't you think he is handsome? May: To some extent, he is. And what do you think we move to a better p

A GAME OF CHESS

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AFTER THE GAME

DIALOG 37 laurance--Did you watch the game last might? soony--I sure did.I wouldn't have missed it for anything! laurance--I think it was one of the best games I've ever seen. soony--Me too.I thought

Japanese Banking Giant Signals Looming Crisis

Jan 24, 2003 Mizuho, the world's largest bank in terms of assets, expects to post a net loss of $16 billion, the largest ever 1) incurred by a Japanese company. The loss would be more than double last

Obama hurt in basketball game

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama was hurt in a basketball game Friday morning, and got 12 stitches in his lip, the White House said. Obama got the stitches after his basketball game in the morning with personal aide Reggie

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After receiving billions of dollars in government bailouts, U.S. banks are under increasing pressure to start lending money again. With banks paying back emergency government loans faster than expected, President Obama is reminding bank executives th

美国国家公共电台 NPR Dial M For Money: Can Mobile Banking Lift People Out Of Poverty?

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: People in Kenya see this kind of commercial a lot. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED RECORDING) UNIDENTIFIED CHOIR: (Singing in foreign language). SHAPIRO: They're singing, things are now modern. The jingle is for a new type of banking servic

EU agrees on growth compact, eurozone heads for banking union

BRUSSELS, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The European Union's (EU) top leaders have agreed on a growth compact for long-term economic revival, while the crisis-hit eurozone has been one step closer to the banking union as a two-day summit ended here on Friday.

HSBC Admits US Banking Violations

CAPITOL HILL Global private banking giant HSBC has admitted that lax vigilance made it vulnerable to money laundering by Mexican drug cartels, as well as transactions involving Iran that are banned under U.S. law. HSBC managers pledged to do better i

Banking sector causes collapse of Spanish stocks

MADRID, June 29 (Xinhua) -- The Spanish stock market suffered this year's third major downfall on Tuesday (-5.45 percent) as a result of the banking sector's liquidity problems. Fears of a double dip world recession grew sharply ahead of U.S. jobs re

英语歌曲:The Game of Love

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World banking regulator amends liquidity rules

GENEVA, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on Sunday amended the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) proposed two years ago to help banks survive difficult times. The changes to the definition of the LCR, a key component of the

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实境旅游英语 第13期:兑换外币(2)

Part 2 Important Words and Phrases 第二部分 延伸词汇短语 1.bill 1.纸币 2.coin 2.硬币 3.bank 3.银行 4.window 4.办理窗口 5.banking hours 5.营业时间 6.withdraw 6.提款 7.commission/service charge 7.手续费 8.application form 8