英语歌曲:Down By The Banks

Down By The Banks Down by the banks Of the hanky panky Where the bullfrogs Jump from bank to banky They went Oops, oops, belly flops One missed the lilypad And wentKERPLOPS

New Exercise Guidelines: Start Young, Sit Less

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Most of us know that physical activity leads to better health. That is nothing new. But for the first time in 10 years, the United States government has changed its guidance on how much

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

专业术语-财务英语词汇W2

weak 疲弱；偏软 weak consumer spending 消费疲弱 wealth effect 财富效应 weight 权数 weighted average 加权平均数 weighted average of exchange rate 汇率的加权平均数 weighted m

Ten US banks fail 'stress tests'

Ten US banks fail 'stress tests' 十个美国银行应力测试失败 Ten of America's largest 19 banks need a combined $74.6bn (50bn) of extra funds to boost（推进，提高） their cash reserves.（现金储备） That is the main finding of the so-called stress tests

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Spotlights Discrimination and Violence Again

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 26 February 2007 Women's activists and government delegates from around the world are meeting at the United Nations to develop a strategy for ending discrimination and violence against girls. From U.N. headquarters, V

2007年VOA标准英语-New UN Leader Appoints Deputy, Asks Senior Offi

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 05 January 2007 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon has named Tanzania's Foreign Minister Asha-Rose Migiro as his deputy. As VOA's Peter Heinlein reports from the U.N. Mr. Ban is also asking 60 top officials to turn i

2007年VOA标准英语-Officials Say No Chance of Survivors From Kenya

By Katy Migiro Nairobi 07 May 2007 Rescue teams in Cameroon resumed work at the site of the crashed Kenya Airways flight at daybreak. The plane crashed early Saturday after take-off from Doula airport in Cameroon and was found late Sunday in a mangro

2007年VOA标准英语-Kenya Airways Jet Crashes in Cameroon

By Katy Migiro Nairobi 05 May 2007 Authorities in Cameroon have begun a search for a Kenya Airways jetliner that crashed with 114 people aboard in the southern part of the country. The plane took off from Cameroon's commercial center of Douala early

2007年VOA标准英语-Bodies of Kidnapped Kenyan Police Found at Soma

By Katy Migiro Nairobi 14 June 2007 The bodies of two Kenyan policemen who disappeared while patrolling the Kenya-Somali border Sunday have been found. For VOA, Katy Migiro reports, the officers are suspected to have been killed by Somali Islamists.

Bad loans at Chinese commercial banks fall in 2010

BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- China's banking watchdog said Wednesday Chinese domestic commercial banks' balance of non-performing loans (NPL) decreased（减少） 14 percent through 2010 to stand at 429.3 billion yuan (65.17 billion U.S. dollars) at

Fitch cuts ratings for 18 Spanish banks

MADRID, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The international ratings agency Fitch on Tuesday cut the ratings of 18 Spanish banks. The institutions affected by today's rating actions are purely domestic banks. Thus, their revenue generation capacity, risk profile, f

Key European Banks Face Greek Debt Worries

Key European banks are facing new financial worries over their Greek debt holdings, with the Belgian-French bank Dexia struggling to avoid collapse. Shares of Dexia stock plummeted Tuesday to an all-time low of less than one euro (less than $1.32), e

Banks encouraged to seek private investment

BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- China's financial institutions should focus on attracting more private investment, the country's banking regulator said Saturday. Banks are encouraged to gain investment from well-managed private enterprises of good repute

Markets Welcome Central Banks' Efforts on Europe

Stocks soared after the U.S. Federal Reserve and other major central banks agreed to make it easier to borrow dollars overseas, in a bid to ease the fallout of the European debt crisis. The move came as European finance ministers delayed key decision

China should reform banks to prevent risks: central bank

BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- China should deepen the reform of its large commercial banks and policy financial institutions this year, in the wake of an increasingly complex external and internal environment, the country's central bank said Thursday.

Foreign banks see record profits in China despite economic slowdown

BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Global banks posted record profits from their Chinese operations last year, with many foreign lenders expecting annual growth of about 20 percent up till 2015, according to a survey released Tuesday by PricewaterhouseCoop

Aussie banks rolling in cash, silent on rates

SYDNEY, May 2 (Xinhua) --- The Australia New Zealand Bank (ANZ) has reported first-half underlying profit of over 3 billion U.S. dollars, a result that stands in stark contrast to its refusal to keep in step with the central bank's official rate move

EU to Lend Spanish Banks $125 Billion

Eurozone finance ministers have agreed to lend Spain up to $125 billion to shore up its failing banks. Ministers of 17 countries that use the common currency made the decision Saturday after heated debate. Economy Minister Luis de Guindos announced e

英文好歌：Waiting Game —— Banks

来自洛杉矶的独立流行女声Banks最新单曲《Waiting Game》！你和你的头发摇曳不定，带着她的影子站在街头。干净的声音，让人听着心都静了，灵魂都陶醉了。听干净的歌，安享静谧午后。 Wait