CNN 2011-09-30

The economy leaves off today's headlines.Some financial experts think US economy isn't growing fast enough and it's not growing fast at all.And that news is not going over well with investors.Stock market is one thing people look at to see how the ec

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-05-21)

1. The suspect in the botched Times Square bombing makes his first appearance in court. Faisal Shahzad is facing five felony charges related to the May 1st botched bombing. 2. The secretary of the Interior says the federal government shares the blame

VOA标准英语2008年-Analysts Say Economic Crisis Started with Bad H

The economic crisis has spread into many areas of the U.S. economy--banks, investment firms, insurance companies, and even the oil markets. But as VOA's Kent Klein reports from Washington, experts seem to agree that the trouble started with bad loan

【美国精神】第44期

Explanation: Each of the fifty states has a capital (or a city where government buildings are and important decisions are made) for its state government. But what about the federal (or national) government? Where is its capital? Our Founding Fathers

布什再次就国内经济形式发表讲话(2008-10-14)

President Bush Discusses Economy THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. I just completed a meeting with my working group on financial markets. We discussed the unprecedented and aggressive steps the federal government is taking to address the financial crisis

Joshua 约书亚记16

16The allotment for Joseph began at the Jordan of Jericho, east of the waters of Jericho, and went up from there through the desert into the hill country of Bethel. 2It went on from Bethel (that is, Luz), crossed over to the territory of the Arkites

Joshua 约书亚记13

13When Joshua was old and well advanced in years, the Lord said to him, You are very old, and there are still very large areas of land to be taken over. 2This is the land that remains: all the regions of the Philistines and Geshurites: 3from the Shih

简单慢速英语阅读:The Citizenship Interview

Emma went downtown. She had to take a test. It was a big test. It was her citizenship test. It was her test to become a U.S. citizen. The test had 100 questions. She had studied all 100 questions. She knew the answers to all 100 questions. She knew t

原版英语小短文 42. The Citizenship Interview

Emma went downtown. She had to take a test. It was a big test. It was her citizenship test. It was her test to become a U.S. citizen. The test had 100 questions. She had studied all 100 questions. She knew the answers to all 100 questions. She knew t

Deadly Protests as US Opens Israeli Embassy in Jerusalem

The United States officially moved its Israeli embassy from the city of Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on Monday. The move came as Israeli forces and Palestinians clashed along Israels border with the Gaza Strip. More than 50 Palestinians were killed and hund

2006年VOA标准英语-Government Official: Ethiopia Not Planning to T

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 27 December 2006 Somali government troops, backed by Ethiopian forces, Wednesday were heading to the Somali capital, the base of the Islamic Courts Union. But Ethiopia's information minister tells VOA it is not his country'

英语访谈对话 232 Canadian Politics

Todd: OK, now Steve, the Canadian political system and the American political system are quite different. Could you explain to me how the Canadian political system works? Steve: Sure. Basically in Canada there are 10 provences and three territories.

CCTV9英语新闻：ISIL changes tactics as its territory shrinks

In Iraq, intensified fighting is also pilling pressure on Islamic State. The group's territory in Iraq and Syria has shrunk significantly from its peak, but instead of trying to gain more ground, the militants are changing their tactics. Last week Ir

When do we Use Capital Letters?

1. Use a capital letter for the personal pronoun 'I': What can I say? 2. Use a capital letter to begin a sentence or to begin speech: The man arrived. He sat down. Suddenly Mary asked, Do you love me? 3. Use capital letters for many abbreviations and

乌总统许诺东部更大自主权

Ukraine's President has promised greater autonomy to Eastern Ukraine while rejecting the possibility of federalization. Petro Poroshenko says he will introduce a bill as early as next week that will offer greater autonomy to the largely Russian-speak

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reserve 储备 note 票据 discount 贴现 circulate流通 central bank 中央银行 the Federal Reserve System 联邦储备系统 credit union 信用合作社 paper currency 纸币 credit creation 信用创造 branch banking 银行分行制 unit ban

VOA双语新闻：美美经济危机最大原因为缺少监管

The economic crisis has spread into many areas of the U.S. economy--banks, investment firms, insurance companies, and even the oil markets. Experts seem to agree that the trouble started with bad loans in the housing industry, and grew into a widespr

李世石聊围棋人机大战

Reflecting on his third consecutive loss, Lee Sedol admits he is under a lot of pressure after losing the first two games. Though I have a lot of experience in Go I have never felt before such severe pressure as I do now, and I suppose my abilities w

学个词Learn a Word 第1294期 advance

今天我们要学的词是advance。 Advance, 作为动词，有上涨，前进的意思。 Our local high school basketball team advanced to regional semifinals, 本地高中篮球校队赢得了参加地区半决赛的资格。 U.S. stocks advance

原版英语对话1000个:232 Canadian Politics

Todd: OK, now Steve, the Canadian political system and the American political system are quite different. Could you explain to me how the Canadian political system works? Steve: Sure. Basically in Canada there are 10 provences and three territories.