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A: I'd like to leave a parcel for one of my friends. Is that okay? B: All I need is your name, the name of your friend, and the time of pick-up. A: All of that's on the package. Can I just bring it down to your desk? B: That would be most convenient

ECONOMICS REPORT - U.S. Central Banker Alan Greenspan Prepar

ECONOMICS REPORT - U.S. Central Banker Alan Greenspan Prepares to Retire By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, November 18, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The chairma

美国俚语:Take your pick什么意思?

Take your pick 意思是随你挑 例句： We have enough money to buy any DVD player this store has so take your pick. 我们有足够的钱，所以我们可以任意挑一个DVD机。

英文热力歌曲:Adam Lambert - Pick U Up

Song：Pick U Up Artist：Adam Lambert Jumpin' out the window Movin' on, groovin' on Which way will the wind blow? We can't be wrong, so say 'solong' I'mma pick you up, I'mma pick you up What're you tryin' to say to me? Catch the train out to what yo

美国习惯用语: Lesson 232 - Pick Up the Tab / Go Dutch

今天我们要讲的是，要是你和朋友一起出去吃饭，到最后由谁来付账的问题。在美国，要是一个朋友约你一起出去吃午饭，那当然由他付钱。然而，要是你

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By Lisa Schlein Geneva 24 July 2007 The International Committee of the Red Cross is stepping up humanitarian operations for 100,000 displaced people in the Central African Republic. A Red Cross Official just back from the CAR tells VOA these people a

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Central banks of the leading industrialized nations are working together to try to ease a financial crisis that originated in the United States but has roiled markets worldwide. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. A Wall Street street sig

VOA标准英语2008年-India's Central Bank Hikes Interest Rates to Co

India's Central bank has hiked interest rates in a bid to tackle inflation which is at its highest rate in over a decade. But as Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, there are fears the measure will slowdown growth in one of the world's fastest g

VOA常速英语2007-West and Central African Primates Imperiled by H

By Kari Barber Dakar 29 October 2007 A new World Conservation Union report says a large number of the world's endangered primates are at risk of extinction in West and Central African countries. Experts say hunting for bushmeat is threatening the ani

VOA常速英语2008年-More Urgent Humanitarian Aid For Central Africa

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 29 February 2008 The United Nations is asking for $32 million in immediate humanitarian aid for the Central African Republic (CAR). The UN's humanitarian coordinator, Toby Lanzer, says the aid will help stabilize a volat

每日一词【1005】pick on：找某人的岔

今天我们要学的词是pick on。 To pick on somebody, 意思是找某人的岔儿，专门跟某人过不去。如果有人老是故意找你的岔儿，你就可以说， Why do you always pick on me? 你干嘛老跟我过不去？ Studies show

每日一词【1062】pick up：改善

今天我们要学的词是pick up。 To pick up, 有改善的意思。 We played terribly in the first half of the game, but picked up after halftime, 我们上半场比赛打得特别烂，但是中场过后明显改观。美国五年前发生卡特里

VOA常速英语2007年-Central Asian Women Still Struggle for Politica

By Navbahor Imamova Washington 16 November 2007 In most of Central Asia women are still struggling to find their place in the political arena. Despite the Soviet legacy of gender equality, women are still underrepresented in the highest levels of gov

学个词Learn a Word 第1633-pick-up-steam

今天我们要学的词是 pick up steam. To pick up steam 意思是提升速度和实力。比如，The hurricane is picking up steam. 飓风风力正在逐渐加强。上星期五公布的数字显示，美国经济10月份增加了17万1千个就业

VOA常速英语2008年-US Treasury, Central Bank See Weak Economic Gro

By Barry Wood Washington 14 February 2008 In a rare joint appearance before a congressional committee Thursday, the U.S. treasury secretary and the head of the central bank said the U.S. economy has weakened but will probably avoid recession. VOA's B

Two killed in helicopter crash in central London

LONDON, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- Two people were killed and another two were injured after a helicopter crashed into a construction crane near Wandsworth Road, south of River Thames in central London earlier on Wednesday. Two people confirmed dead at scen

2007年VOA标准英语-World Stock Markets Rise After Central Banks In

By Michael Bowman Washington 13 August 2007 Stock markets in Europe and Asia posted gains Monday, while U.S. stock marketsfell slightly. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, investors appeared reassured after central banks added cash to comb

One dead as road collapses in central China

CHANGSHA, July 5 (Xinhua) -- A section of a highway running near a major river in central China's Hunan Province caved in early Thursday, engulfing a passing vehicle and killing at least one person aboard. The cave-in, near the Poly International Pla

学个词Learn a Word 第1005期 pick on

今天我们要学的词是pick on。 To pick on somebody, 意思是找某人的岔儿，专门跟某人过不去。如果有人老是故意找你的岔儿，你就可以说， Why do you always pick on me? 你干嘛老跟我过不去？ Studies show

学个词Learn a Word 第1062期 To pick up

今天我们要学的词是pick up。 To pick up, 有改善的意思。 We played terribly in the first half of the game, but picked up after halftime, 我们上半场比赛打得特别烂，但是中场过后明显改观。美国五年前发生卡特里