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News Spotlight (5) News 1 政治 The world leaders have begun arriving in France for the G8 Summit. They will be 1) tackling a wide range of global issues, including 2) strained ties between the U.S.

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Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This Edition Japanese lawmakers elect Naoto Kan as the country's new prime minister, following the resignation of Yukio Hatoyama. The death toll from the huge residential fire in

经济学人:捉摸不透的财政大臣

The inscrutable chancellor捉摸不透的财政大臣The Osborne identity奥斯本身份之谜 As he prepares for his second budget, the chancellor of the exchequer remains a mystery to many in Westminster 奥斯本正酝酿上任后第二份财政预算

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

经济学人30:入侵物种 繁衍与湮灭

Science and Technolgy 科技 Invasive species 入侵物种 Boom and bust 繁衍与湮灭 Invasive Argentine ants may be less persistent than once feared 入侵性阿根廷蚂蚁可能没有想象的那么可怕 DESPITE their name, Argentine ants are

经济学人111:北海油气和预算 夕阳工业?

North Sea oil and the budget 北海油气和预算 Priming the pumps 采取措施 For the oil and gas industry, tax reductions were overdue 油气工业减税政策已过期 Sunset industry? 夕阳工业？ AMONG the tax cuts announced in his budget

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As the show ends I look over at him and hes gone, vanished back to my old room in my dads apartment, standing sleep-addled beside my old bed, falling into it, gratefully. I turn off the TV and the bedside lamp. 1973 street noises drift in the open wi

英语语法：43 Your Singing or You Singing

Sometimes theres a topic that doesnt quite defy explanation but certainly gives one pause in the undertaking. Lucky usthats where we find ourselves today. Why gerunds take a possessive before them. Oy. What's a Gerund? Lets start with what a gerund i

Chinese vice premier arrives in Britain for visit

EDINBURGH, Britain, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Vice Premier（副总理 ） Li Keqiang arrived here on Sunday for a four-day official visit to Britain. Upon his arrival, Li said in a statement delivered at the airport that recent years have seen stea

英国巴西宣布定期举行经济对话

LONDON, April 9 (Xinhua) -- Following a meeting in Brazil, British Chancellor of Exchequer George Osborne and Brazilian Finance Minister Guido Mantega announced regular economic and financial dialogue between the two countries, according to the Briti

亚投行证实在物色洪起泽继任人选

Chinas premier international development bank has lost one of its five vice-presidents less than nine months after opening its doors for business, according to the institutions president. 中国最看重的国际开发银行在投入运营不到9个月

GRE写作素材之丘吉尔

Churchill, Sir Winston (Leonard Spencer) 1874 -- 1965British statesman, prime minister, and author. Born November 30, 1874, in Oxfordshire, England, the eldest son of Randolph Churchill. Winston Churchill is most notable for his parliamentary career,

经济学人211:入侵物种 繁衍与湮灭

Science and technology 科学技术 Invasive species 入侵物种 Boom and bust 繁衍与湮灭 Invasive Argentine ants may be less persistent than once feared 入侵性阿根廷蚂蚁可能没有想象的那么可怕 Ready for take-off 随时准备离

经济学人:英国税收 去往何处(1)

Britain 英国 Tax: Let me tell you how it would be 税收：去往何处 Whoever wins the next election, taxes are likely to go up. 不管谁当选下任首相，税收都可能提高。 To finance the many costly promises in its manifesto the Labou

经济学人201:苏格兰公投的收官之战 消耗战

Scotland's referendum endgame 苏格兰公投的收官之战 A war of attrition 消耗战 The peculiar smallness of Scotland's independence debate 关于苏格兰独立的辩论似乎太渺小了 RESEMBLING nothing so much as a pair of irritable golf

British shadow chancellor resigns

LONDON, Jan. 20 (Xinhua) -- British Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer Alan Johnson resigned on Thursday for family and personal reasons.I have decided to resign from（辞职） the shadow cabinet for personal reasons to do with my family. I have fo

英国将发行人民币国债

UK's Chancellor of Exchequer George Osborne says Britain intends to become the first western country to issue a bond in the Chinese currency. Osborne made the remarks at the 6th annual China-UK Economic and Financial Dialogue in London. CRI's UK corr

雅思写作观点：汽车的利弊

Are cars doing more harm than good? Arguments1. Cars are evils resulting from modernization, for they make people suffer rather than enjoy life. 2. Traffic accidents caused by cars not only bring death and injury, but also make people suffer mentally

Trouble breaks out at G20 summit

Thousands of extra police are on duty in Pittsburgh Trouble has flared as world leaders gather in the US city of Pittsburgh for the G20 summit. Reports said riot police used pepper gas and fired rubber bullets at protesters on a march near the venue

经济学人:专业和商业服务 英国经济的救世主

Professional and business services 专业和商业服务 To the rescue 英国经济的救世主 Britain's new champions are bean-counters and PowerPoint artists 会计师和PPT艺术家们成为英国各行业中的新贵 Dress-down Friday 不用穿正