VOA常速英语2008年-Nigeria Approves Emergency Rice Import to Ease

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 30 April 2008 Nigeria, Africa's biggest importer of rice, plans to buy 500,000 tons of rice amid a global grain shortage. Gilbert da Costa reports for VOA from Abuja the purchase was approved during a meeting of President Um

Canada imposes more sanctions on Iran

OTTAWA, July 26 (Xinhua) -- As part of an American and European- led effort to force Iran to drop its nuclear（原子能的） development program, Canada has imposed more sanctions on the Islamic republic, Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon

新西兰英语 743 Zespri in trouble

Zespri is the New Zealand company which markets New Zealand kiwifruit here and overseas. Zespri owned a branch company in China to manage importing kiwifruit between 2008 and 2010. Now a Shanghai court has found one employee of that company guilty of

十大励志名言

1.The greatest test of courage on earth is to bear defeat without losing heart. 世界上对勇气的最大考验是忍受失败而不丧失信心。 2. A man's best friends are his ten fingers. 人最好的朋友是自己的十个手指。 3. Only t

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本期真题 1.In 1914, an apparently insignificant event in a remote part of Eastern Europe _______ Europe into a great war. A) inserted B) imposed C) pitched D) plunged 2.The British are not so fami

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今天我们要学的词儿是dilemma。 Dilemma是左右为难的意思。美国副总统切尼的前办公厅主任路易斯.利比最近因为做伪证被判处30个月的刑期。媒体报道说，The sentence imposed on Lewis 'Scooter' Libby put

2007年VOA标准英语-US Senate Renews Import Sanctions on Burma

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 25 July 2007 The U.S. Senate voted 93 to one to extend import sanctions on Burma for another year, citing that country's suppression of human rights and political dissent. VOA's Deborah Tate reports from Capitol Hill. Aun

2018年CRI Foreign companies pin high hope on China's first import expo

Foreign companies are said to be pinning high hopes on the forthcoming China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai. Serafino Bartolozzi, vice chair of the EU Chamber of Commerce in China, suggests the Import Expo will be an opportunity for for

China's import growth lowest in 20 months

BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhuanet) -- The pace of China's import growth in June fell to its lowest level in 20 months as tightening monetary policies kicked in, resulting in the biggest monthly trade surplus this year, official statistics show. Import grow

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今天我们要学的词是on the rise。 On the rise，正在上升。 The hip-hop singer's popularity is on the rise, 这个嘻哈歌手现在越来越红。最新研究显示， The number of concussions suffered by kids playing organized sports i

每日一词【298】curfew：宵禁

今天我们要学的词是curfew。 Curfew, 是宵禁的意思。缅甸最近发生大规模抗议示威活动，政府星期二宣布在仰光和曼德勒实行60天的宵禁, The government imposed a 60-day curfew in Rangoon and Mandalay on Tuesda

VOA常速英语2007年-Bhutto in Islamabad to Discuss Ways to Overturn

By VOA News 06 November 2007 Former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto arrived in Islamabad Tuesday for meetings with opposition parties to discuss ways to overturn emergency rule imposed by President Pervez Musharraf. Ms. Bhutto said she has no

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The fines have been imposed on a group of 17 hikers who entered a restricted area of the Dayaoshan National Natural Reserve during the National Day holiday on October 2nd. The 15 people in the group who were being led will face fines of a thousand ku

More equipment parts exempted from import tax

BEIJING, March 12 (Xinhua) -- China's Ministry of Finance (MOF) has revised a list of major items of technical equipment enjoying import-tax exemption, according to a circular issued by the body on Monday. Chinese manufacturers of items of large tech

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配乐大师James Horner詹姆斯霍纳最无懈可击的作品，legends of the fall的主题曲The Ludlows，感觉每一个音符都美得不像话~ The Ludlows As evening fell a maiden stood As the edge of a wood In her hands lay the reins of a s

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China will slash import tariffs for automobiles and auto components by a substantial margin starting July 1, as part of its efforts to further open up the world's largest car market. For cars, the 25-percent tariff levied on 135 items and the 20-perc

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必背句型: A:The duty is imposed by the law. 责任是由法律规定的。 B:How do you know? 你怎么知道的？ My work is imposed by the manager. 我的工作是是由经理决定的。 Whats your work imposed by the boss? 老板规定给你的

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快乐的人不信这一套。 I can't. 我不行。 If you believe you are incapable and let that belief keep you from happiness, then ultimately you give truth to a self-imposed fallacy. 如果你认为你不行,让这信念让你远离幸福,那么最