2009年ESL之商务英语 11 Getting Around Regulations

11 Getting Around Regulations GLOSSARY qualm a feeling of uneasiness and a little bit of fear; an uncomfortable feeling that one gets because one thinks that something is wrong or dangerous * Shes having a lot of qualms about leaving her job and look

Designing a Quake-Resistant Building Starts at the Soil

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 Builders in developing countries are often not required to build strong buildings. So, when a disaster strikes, the damage is often widespread. 发展中

万花筒2008-02-21:美国欲导弹打卫星

The Pentagon plans to shoot down a disabled spy satellite to prevent a potential deadly gas leak, officials said. Upon notification of the descending NRO satellite, the President and his national and homeland security advisors reviewed the options a

高速公路—Highway

I sometimes drive to work in the morning. I get on the highway near my house at Exit 219, heading southbound toward downtown. The three-lane highway is often congested that time of morning, but I use the carpool lane that's reserved for cars with two

VOA常速英语2008年-Something for Everyone on Blue Highway's 'From

By Katherine Cole Washington 22 February 2008 Many acoustic bluegrass music fans are leary of the words contemporary and modern, preferring to listen only to songs that stick to the traditional style invented by Bill Monroe in the 1940s. These fans d

2006年VOA标准英语-New US Mars Mission to Get Better Look at

By David McAlary Washington 06 March 2006 The newest American mission to Mars is hurtling toward the red planet, due Friday to examine it in the sharpest detail yet. It will be the largest spacecraft

2006年VOA标准英语-Biggest, Most Sensitive US Mars Spacecraft

By David McAlary Washington 10 March 2006 Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Another U.S. spacecraft has begun orbiting Mars to study the red planet in unprecedented detail. The Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter w

Hawaiian Highway

A man was walking along the beach and found a bottle. He looked around and didn't see anyone so he opened it. A genie (妖怪）appeared and thanked the man for letting him out. The genie said, For your kindness I will grant you a wish,but only one -

2006年VOA标准英语-Indonesian Media Regulations Stir Up Conce

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 26 January 2006 Indonesian Information Minister Sofyan Djalil (File photo - July 28, 2005) New broadcasting regulations in Indonesia have come under fire by critics who

美国国家公共电台 NPR President Trump To Cut Regulations By '75 Percent' — How Real Is That?

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: President Trump made an eyebrow-raising claim yesterday. As part of an effort to make America more business friendly, the president said he thinks his administration can eliminate 75 percent or more of government regulations. Thr

2014年CRI 中国国防部敦促美停止侦察活动 北约称上千俄军人在乌克兰境内

China's Defense Ministry is pointing the finger at the United States as being responsible for a series of close encounters between Chinese and US jets along China's coastline. At the same time, the China's Defense Ministry is urging the United States

More than 30 kids injured in German highway accident

BERLIN, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- More than 35 people were injured in a highway accident in south Germany on Wednesday afternoon, including at least 30 kids, police source said. The accident happened near Freising, a Bavarian city in south Germany. The chi

CCTV9英语新闻：Defense Ministry asks US to stop reconnaissance

China's Defense Ministry has asked the US to stop conducting reconnaissance activities close to China to prevent hazardous incidents. Spokesperson Yang Yujun was responding to US claims that two Chinese jet fighters last week unsafely intercepted one

ESL Podcast 488 – Getting Around Regulations

Michael: I have some qualms about how were handling these accounts. Leona: What do you mean? Michael: There are strict regulations governing what we can and cannot do, and I think were violating those regulations. Leona: Listen, its a matter of inter

军事英语词汇

军事英语词汇 导弹 missiles 洲际导弹 intercontinental missile 中程导弹 mediurn-range missile 巡航导弹 cruise missile 核弹头 nuclearwerhead 地对地导弹 surface to-surface missile 地对空导弹 surface-to-air missile 舰对空导弹 ship-to-air missile 空对空导

Merkel warns of bubble, calls for regulations on financial institutions

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Thursday warned of bubble driven by improper regulations on financial institutions. Addressing business and political leaders at the World Economic Forum here, Merkel called o

每日一词【255】survey：调查

今天我们要学的词是survey。 Survey, 是调查的意思。有些调查很正式。比如说，A comprehensive survey shows that support for suicide bombing against civilians has fallen sharply across the Muslim world since 2002, 一项综合调

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2926 reconnaissance

今天我们要学的词是 reconnaissance. Reconnaissance 名词，意思是侦察。U.S. military officials say the American forces ambushed in Niger were on a reconnaissance patrol. 美国军方官员说，在尼日尔遭遇伏击的美军当时正在

CCTV9英语新闻：China dismisses recent tension as 'old tricks'

Chinese Ministry of National Defense has said recent incidents in the South China Sea are old tricks used to stir tensions and smear the reputation of Chinese armed forces. The Ministry spokesperson Yang Yujun made the remarks on Tuesday, in response

英闻天下——210 Beijing to Release Regulations to Improve Air Quality

Beijing's municipal authorities will issue new regulations to improve air quality by the end of this year. The smoggy weather has affected a total area of 1.3 million square kilometers in China recently. The new regulations include higher standards f