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A case challenging affirmative action in university admissions will again come before the US Supreme Court. The suit was filed in 2008 by Abigail Fisher and another woman when they were denied admission to the University of Texas. Edward Blum, direct

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 2012年NPR美国国家公共电台2月

Interview (5) John: I really think if I can get my foot in the door at this company it will do wonders for my career. Do you think you can help me polish my interview style? 我想只要我能进入这家公司,就会给我的事业带来奇迹。你

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During the savings and loan debacle in 1984,we looked at every single failure,and we looked for common characteristics, 1984年储贷危机期间,我们仔细研究了每一个破产案例。寻找其中的共同点。 And we discovered this recipe

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲商业篇

By 2006, 40 percent of all the loans made that year, all the home loans made that year,were liar's loans,40 percent. 截至2006年,当年发放的所有贷款,当年的所有房屋贷款中四成是欺骗性贷款。高达四成啊,亲。 And t

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Heavy air on this Moment of Science. Here's an oxiny question: does air weigh anything? At first it might seem preplexing, on the one hand, air just seems floating, I mean, to say something is as light as air is to say its weighlessness, is isn't? Bu

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20. The three-fifths formula handed Jefferson his narrow victory in the presidential election of 1800 by inflating the votes of the southern states in the Electoral College. 【分析】简单句。句子主干为 The three-fifths formula handed Jeff

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When you graduate, taking your first steps out of College or University into the big, bad world is, how to put it...a little bit messed up. 毕业的时候,你踏出大学校门,迈出第一步,走进这个艰险的大世界,怎么说呢?有点

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

津巴布韦将人民币纳入储备货币 Zimbabwe announced last week that it would shift to the Chinese yuan as its reserve currency. 津巴布韦上周宣布将把人民币作为储备货币。 A reserve currency is a foreign currency held in lar

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AS IT IS 2016-03-11 Cambodian Prime Ministers Facebook 'Likes' Questioned 柬埔寨总理脸书获赞被质疑 Cambodia's ruling party spokesman has dismissed a report that the Prime Minister inflated the number of likes on his Facebook page. Prime M

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Hidden Charges Inflate Price Tag A while back, a friend of ours took his son to a professional basketball game. He walked up to an arena window and purchased two tickets for $40 apiece. But his credit card was NOT charged $80. The clerk assessed an a

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(116) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(四月)

When you graduate, taking your first steps out of College or University into the big, bad world is, how to put it...a little bit messed up. 毕业的时候,你踏出大学校门,迈出第一步,走进这个艰险的大世界,怎么说呢?有点

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尝试新概念 NASA火星着陆器遇挫 The U.S. space agency's test run of a Mars landing system came to a disappointing end Monday when the saucer-shaped vehicle's parachute failed to unfurl high over the Pacific Ocean. 美国太空总署(NASA)

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China's film watchdog said on Friday it will take further action against box office fraud. 中国电影监管机构在周五表示,他们将会采取进一步的措施来抵制票房造假现象 The State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Ladies and Gentlemen, on behalf of Thomson Airways and my crew, welcome on board. I would ask that you please give me full attention as I run through the safety procedures on board this aircraft. 女士们先生们,我代表Thomson航空公司和机组

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When you graduate, taking your first steps out of College or University into the big, bad world is, how to put it...a little bit messed up. 毕业的时候,你踏出大学校门,迈出第一步,走进这个艰险的大世界,怎么说呢?有点

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 阅读空间

Finance and Economics 财经 Buttonwood: When the cycle turns 梧桐树专栏:周期轮回 The next financial crisis may be triggered by central banks. 下一场金融危机或被央行触发。 As with London buses, don't worry if you miss a finan

发表于:2019-02-17 / 阅读(71) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人财经系列

Now once we mate, we click on the egg. 我们一旦交配之后,就可以点这个蛋。 And this is where the game starts getting interesting, 这样游戏就变得很有趣了, because one of the things we really focused on here was giving the

发表于:2019-02-21 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 TED演讲教育篇

It's Not My Fault Mother (reprimanding her small daughter): You mustn't pull the cat's tail. Daughter: I'm only holding it, Mom. The cat's doing the pulling. 不是我的错 妈妈(正教训她的女儿):你不该拽猫的尾巴。 女儿:妈,

发表于:2019-02-25 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味英语

甩掉迷茫 Stop feeling like you should have all the answers Uncertainty is the way things are, and trying to fight is like trying to fight an angry bear with a wet fish. It'll just leave you exhausted, scared and broken. So relax a little. Underst

发表于:2019-03-06 / 阅读(107) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力广播—Listening

1、学习外语一天也不能中断。倘若确实没有时间,哪怕每天挤出10分钟也行;早晨是学习外语的大好时光。 2、要是学厌了,不必过于勉强,但也不要扔下不学。这时可以改变一下学习方式;比

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