VOA慢速英语2017--美国最好的高中是哪间?

What Are the Best US High Schools? It Depends Sometimes, deciding the best is difficult. For example, deciding the 10 best public high schools out of 24,000 in America. Two publications put together lists of the top 10. But the website Niche.com and

新闻纵贯线 The Beijing Hour updated 13:00 2013/06/26

Wednesday, June 26, 2013 Astronauts from the Shenzhou 10 spacecraft land safely back on earth. WHILE The US Secretary of State says they arent looking for a confrontation with Russia over Edward Snowden.. And the Indian Prime Minister leads the mourn

【英语趣味课堂】比赛日-Match Day

Valeria: So how about in tournament time? Daniel: How? Valeria: How do you live that? Daniel: Well if it's an important tournament, like World Cup or Copa America, we would watch the matches like normally watch and... Valeria: What do you mean normal

VOA慢速英语--研究发现荷兰的英语水平最高

Study: Netherlands Rates Highest for English Proficiency A new report says Europe leads the world in English language proficiency, followed closely by Asia. The Netherlands continues for the second year to have the best non-native English speakers, w

Golden Globe Awards 2013 scores record high ratings

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- Helped by a perfect stint from a pair of female hosts and an award buzz surrounding hit films and television series, the 70th Golden Globe Awards ceremony drew 19.7 million viewers, the Nielsen Co. said on Monday. The

SSS 2012-02-14

How healthy are you? Your best guess might be pretty accurate: Researchers found that people who gave their health a positive rating were less likely to fall ill or die over the next 30 years than were those who thought they werent as healthy. The wo

每日一词【771】approval rating：支持率

今天我们要学的词是approval rating。 Approval rating是支持率的意思。Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party's approval rating fell to 20%, 日本执政党自民党的民众支持率滑落到20%。 A new survey shows that President Ob

VOA慢速英语 2007 1011a

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. In Alexandria, Virginia, the two thousand students at T.C. Williams High School started classes last month in a new building. It was built as a green school based on requirements from the United Stat

研究表明芝加哥移民率下降

AS IT IS 2015-07-08 Study: Chicago 'Immigration' Rate Dropping 研究表明芝加哥移民率下降 Many large American cities need skilled workers from other countries if they are to grow. Chicago, Illinois is the third-largest city in the United St

美语听力 English Cafe 25

Topics: Spring Break, Movie Ratings in the US, Stay tuned, Frightened vs. Afraid, Customer vs. Consumer Words: rowdy resorts Cancun Mazatlan Easter binge drinking motion picture MPAA G = General PG = Parental Guidance PG-13 = Parents Strongly Caution

银行英语情景口语 第184期:银行卡业务 信用卡咨询(4)

Credit Services, how can I help you? 这里是信贷业务部，我能如何为您效劳？ I'd like to apply for a credit card with you. 我想申请在你们这里申请信用卡。 Would that be our standard card, our gold card, or our platinum ca

【听英文对话做选择】学生信用卡

1. According to the conversation, which item did the woman NOT purchase with her credit card? A. a digital camera B. a TV C. a stereo 2. What is one reason to explain why the woman obtained a student credit card? A. She wants to buy things at a disco

Petrol prices surge to near three-year high

WELLINGTON, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Fuel prices are at their highest level in nearly three years in New Zealand on Wednesday after the four main oil companies increased their prices by 3 cents. Shell, Caltex, BP and Mobil have raised the price of 91 oct

S&P Downgrades French Credit Rating

Standard Poor's Friday downgraded the credit ratings of nine European countries caught up in the eurozone crisis. This includes France, which has Europe's second-largest economy. SP's downgrade of France's credit rating has been expected for weeks. F

高频英语口语对话 第294期:购买粉底

unit 324 购买粉底 dialogue 英语情景对话 A:How can I help you? A:我可以为你效劳吗？ B:Yes, I would like to look at some of your products. B:是的，我想看看你们的产品。 A:Did you have anything specific in mind? A:有没有特

新西兰英语 516 Credit Rating Downgrade

Two rating agencies, Standard and Poors (S P) and Fitch downgraded New Zealands credit rating from AA+ to AA. This is the first downgrade in 13 years. A credit rating gives some idea of whether the economy is stable and whether the government can pay

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