听一分钟英文：Banks-银行

Im not the worlds biggest fan of banks. Ive had too many bad experiences of them. I really dont know how they can advertise and say they look after you. They dont. Bank charges are way too high; you spend ages waiting to be served; and then they say

简单慢速英语阅读：The Info Desk

This was his first visit to the corner library. He walked over to the library information desk. The woman behind the information desk was reading a magazine. He stood in front of her. She continued reading the magazine. He cleared his throat. She loo

美国俚语:desk potato 桌边神游族

英文中把那些成天赖在沙发上看电视、不爱动弹的人叫做couch potato。自从有了网络以后，有相当一部分人已经放弃了couch potato的身份，转而加入了desk potato的行列。 Desk potato is someone who sits at

The Credit Crunch 信贷紧缩

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旅游英语对话-Losing Your Wallet and Passport(2)

A: I think that someone stole my purse! B: What did you have in your purse? A: Both my wallet and my passport were in there. B: Did you have a lot of money in your wallet? A: Fortunately there was only a little change and some travelers checks. B: Di

英语口语大赢家Topic96:信用卡Credit Cards

周末，爸爸、妈妈、阿美和丹尼尔全家人一起到超市购物。超市的自动存包柜已经满箱，服务台也不能存包，这下该怎么办呢？一起看看吧！ Listen Read Learn Salesperson: What else, Ma'am? Shirley: No, thanks. My husband said:We'd like to pay now. Salesperson: Let

纯正英语一分钟-banks

Im not the worlds biggest fan of banks. Ive had too many bad experiences of them. I really dont know how they can advertise and say they look after you. They dont. Bank charges are way too high; you spend ages waiting to be served; and then they say

地道英语在线听-Hot Desk 公用办公桌

Do you think hot-desking is a good idea? Helen : Hello, this is Real English from BBC Learning English. Im Helen. Zo : 大家好，我是刘佳。地道英语和大家一起学习英语中新出现的流行词汇还有一些新用法。那 Helen, 今天咱们要学的新词是什么呢？ Helen : Today

简单慢速英语阅读：Front Desk Manners

It was a big apartment building. The building was in a big city. Delivery people left packages at the front desk. The front desk held the packages for apartment tenants. Mr. Smith was expecting a package. He stopped at the front desk. Had his package

Take Away English-The Credit Crunch 信贷紧缩

He might be feeling the pinch If you watch the news in Britain or look at a British newspaper at the moment, a term you are more than likely to come across is 'credit crunch'. It has become a bit of a buzzword , but what does it mean? Well, it's a

Further US Credit Downgrade Possible

The U.S. governments credit rating could be downgraded even further, according to the rating agency that removed the United States from a list of top-tier creditworthy nations. Standard and Poors judgement Days after Standard and Poors made headlines

ECONOMICS REPORT - Changes in the Credit Card Industry

ECONOMICS REPORT - Changes in the Credit Card Industry By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, July 08, 2005 I'm Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The credit card was a revolution

美国国家公共电台 NPR Tiny Desk Contestant Diana Gameros: 'How Can I Dissolve Borders?'

LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: We've been talking to some of the musicians who made an impression on the judges of NPR Music's Tiny Desk Contest. This week... DIANA GAMEROS: My name is Diana Gameros. I live in the Bay Area. I am originally from Ciudad

Amendment to Letter of Credit

Amendment to Letter of Credit 修改信用证 (1) Dear Sirs, Letter of Credit No.3524 issued by the Bank of New South Wales has duly arrived. On perusal, we find that transhipment and partial shipment are not allowed. As direct steamers to your port

地道美语听力播客:Checking into a Hotel

I flew into Atlanta the afternoon before a big meeting. I hailed a taxi at the airport and told the driver the name of the hotel. I asked him how long it would take to get there. He said it would only be 20 minutes. I sat back and relaxed. We got to

Rating Agency Downgrades US Credit Outlook

Standard and Poor's Ratings Services announced Monday that the United States continues to have a AAA [Triple-A] credit rating, but the rating agency lowered its long-term credit outlook for the U.S. government. SP cited U.S. budget deficits and gover

S&P Downgrades US Credit Rating for First Time

The credit rating agency Standard Poor's has downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first time ever from the country's elite AAA status to AA-plus, with a negative outlook. In a statement late Friday, SP said it made the move because the deficit-r

Italy Faces Credit Rating Cut

A major financial services company says that Italy faces a significant chance of having its credit rating cut soon, but that it has no plans to downgrade France's top credit standing. Fitch Ratings said Tuesday it is confident that the 17-nation Euro

S&P Cuts Italy's Credit Rating

Standard Poors has cut Italy's credit rating, citing weak economic growth and political uncertainty. The credit rating agency cut Italy's rating one notch Monday - from A+ to A. SP said the country's shaky coalition government and differences in parl

US Faces Possible Credit Rating Downgrade

U.S. President Barack Obama and Congress are engaged in an intense rush to settle on a plan to raise the countrys borrowing limit beyond the current total of more than $14 trillion. It is an effort aimed at averting a possible default on the countrys