【雇佣】要求办公用品-Making a Request for Office Supplies

A: Excuse me. I was wondering how to order office supplies. B: We have a requisition form on the company web site. What type of supplies do you need? A: I need paper, ink cartridges, and paper clips. B: How quickly will you need your supplies? A: I n

Take Away English-The Budget 财政预算

The British finance minister, Alistair Darling It's the time of year when the British taxpayer finds out how much the cost of beer, cigarettes and petrol - amongst other things - will go up in the coming twelve months. The Budget is the annual finan

US Environmentalists Fear Bush Budget Plan

Broadcast: Feb 09, 2003 In terms of dollars and cents, the 2004 budget request increases spending for defense, the war against terrorism and homeland security. It also expands tax cuts, a move the Bus

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台四月-Greenspan: Budget Trend May Be 'Unsustain

Time now for Business News. Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan gave lawmakers on Capitol Hill a fresh warning yesterday. The budget deficit, he said, is on an unsustainable path. Unless that trend is reversed, at some point, these deficits will

工作英语对话:Making a Request for Office Supplies(2)

A: I need help in ordering my office supplies. B: You can print out a copy of the Order Supply Form from our company web site and turn in into me. What will you be needing? A: I need ink cartridges, staples, and Post-its. B: Will you need all of them

工作英语对话:Making a Request for Office Supplies(1)

A: Excuse me. I was wondering how to order office supplies. B: We have a requisition form on the company web site. What type of supplies do you need? A: I need paper, ink cartridges, and paper clips. B: How quickly will you need your supplies? A: I n

VOA标准英语2008年-US Budget Official Predicts Slow Economic Growt

By Michael Bowman Washington 23 January 2008 Amid continued global market turmoil, the U.S. Congress' top economic forecaster says he believes the United States is entering a period of slow growth, but that the country will avoid a recession. VOA's M

VOA标准英语2008年-US Budget Deficit Expected to Hit Record

The Bush administration says the ballooning U.S. federal budget deficit will rise even higher next year, shattering the record set four years ago. From the White House, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. In a report to Congress, the Bush administration s

voa标准英语2008年-Obama Announces Budget Team

President-elect Barack Obama made two more appointments to his economic team Tuesday and said budget reform was a major priority for his incoming administration. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone has more from Washington. President-elect Barack

职业技术英语口语 第44期:建筑物和设备 进展

Making progress 进展 A: How's the building work going? A:这个建筑工程进展的如何了？ B:Well, I'm afraid jwe've had a slight delay. B:哦,恐怕有点耽误。 A: What's the problem? We really can't have any delays at this stage. We're w

VOA常速英语2007年-Bush Encouraged by Budget Talks

By Scott Stearns White House 14 December 2007 President Bush has signed legislation to keep the US government open for another week as lawmakers continue work on a final budget deal. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns has the story. Presiden

VOA常速英语2008年-Bush Budget Has $585 Billion for Defense in 200

By Al Pessin Pentagon 04 February 2008 President Bush's budget for next year, sent to the Congress for debate on Monday, includes more than half a trillion dollars in basic defense spending, and another $70 billion to fund the wars in Iraq and Afghan

New California governor announces balanced state budget

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- One week after taking office, California Governor Jerry Brown announced a balanced state budget on Monday which slashes state spending by 12.5 billion U.S. dollars. The budget also includes an eight to 10 percent cut

Roadblocks to US Budget Deal Persist

The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, John Boehner, says he stands ready to cut a budget deal with President Barack Obama - so long as no taxes are raised, leaving deep spending cuts as the sole vehicle to trim Americas massive $1.5-trill

Obama seeks greater cooperation with allies in face of budget crisis

BEIJING/WASHINGTON, March 2 (Xinhua) -- As Jacob Lew was sworn into office as the new U.S. Treasury Secretary on Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obama has so far put in place three key positions in his second-term cabinet. However, what greeted Lew,

Malawi ‘Recovery’ Budget Too Little Too Late

世博会正式开园，园内有不少独立展馆。顾名思义，独立展馆即单独设管的意思。比如说古巴，以往都是与其他拉美国家合用一个展馆，而在此次的上海世博会上，首次设立独立的展馆。那么

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Sends 2011 Budget to Congress

U.S. President Barack Obama has sent a $3.8 trillion budget request to Congress for the fiscal year that begins on October first. It is the first step in what is expected to be a long, contentious budget process. President Obama is walking a fine lin

U.S. core defense budget rises despite fiscal constraint

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- U.S. base defense budget（预算） -- excluding the cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan -- for the next fiscal year rises to a new record despite a significant（重大的） reduction in overall federal spendin

US Lawmakers Reach Budget Agreement

U.S. President Barack Obama and Republican lawmakers reached a last-minute budget agreement late Friday, averting a potential government shutdown. Less than two hours before the deadline, Democrats and Republicans（共和党） agreed, in principle,

Brazilian minister confirms budget cut

RIO DE JANEIRO, Jan. 3 (Xinhua) -- Brzilian Planning Minister Miriam Belchior Monday confirmed planned federal budget cut in 2011, but said it is a routine（日常工作）. There are curtailments（缩减） every year. About the amount to be cut,