BEP 45 INT Socializing: Keeping a Conversation Going

This is the second in a two-part intermediate Business English Pod lesson on the basics of socializing and networking. Last time you learned ways to start and finish a conversation appropriately. Today youll be studying how to keep a conversation goi

BEP 155 INT Socializing: Networking (Part 1)

This is the first of a two-part Business English Pod series on networking. In business, so much depends on who you know. A network is a group of business contacts that have the resources to help each other out. Former and current colleagues, outside

BEP 160 INT Talking about your Company

What can you say about your company? How would you describe it? There are a number of things to consider. Theres the company size, its employees, and its branches. But theres also company history, culture, reputation, and future plans. In todays less

BEP 124 INT Travel: Checking Out of a Hotel

If youve ever checked into a hotel, theres one more thing youll definitely have to do before you leave, check out of the hotel and pay the bill. So, in this Business English Podcast lesson well be looking at some of the language you might use as your

2007年VOA标准英语-UNHCR Ends Repatriation of Liberian Refugees

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 June 2007 The U.N. refugee agency is ending its repatriation program for Liberian refugees Saturday. Since the operation began 2.5 years ago, the UNHCR has helped more than 100,000 refugees return home from neighboring count

2007年VOA标准英语-US Seeks Clarification of Reported Sudanese Con

By David Gollust State Department 30 March 2007 The State Department says it is seeking clarification of reports Sudan has softened its opposition to new international peacekeepers for Darfur. The reported change of position by Sudanese President Oma

BEP 137 INT Company Tour: Showing a Visitor Around

In todays Business English Pod episode, were going to look at language for showing a visitor around your office or factory. There are many reasons that someone might visit a factory and take a tour. They might be a prospective client who wants to see

2006年VOA标准英语-Sudan Repatriation Resumes From Ethiopia, CAR

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 13 December 2006 The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees begins returning to south Sudan an estimated 11,000 refugees from Ethiopia, Wednesday, and another 8,000 from the Central African Republic, Saturday, to the ho

学个词Learn a Word 第954期 Muscle

今天我们要学的词是muscle。 Muscle, 大家都知道，是肌肉的意思，但除此之外，muscle还可以用来指权力、实力，比如说， military muscle, 军事实力；political muscle 政治实力。 The team signed the veteran

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Report Finds Corruption Hits Poor Hardest

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 12 June 2008 U.N. officials say small-scale corruption hits poor people hardest and strangles economic growth across Asia. Chad Bouchard reports from Jakarta. Poor people in countries around the Asia-Pacific region are bomba

学个词Learn a Word 第576期 Exceptional

今天我们要学的词是exceptional。 Exceptional, 少见的，杰出的。 An exceptional leader, 一位杰出的领袖。 Retailers focus on delivering an exceptional customer service experience to maintain their customer base, 为了保证客源

Tbilisi int'l film festival underway

Tbilisi int'l film festival underway

Int'l Conference on African Development Starts in Japan

A three-day international conference on African development has kicked off in Japan. It is expected Japan will encourage economic cooperation between Asia and Africa. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged to aid Africa's growth through public an

Less Gaokao Participants, More Seek Int'l Study

This year's national college entrance exam begins on Friday. Government figures are suggesting the number of students sitting the Gaokao is going to be down, largely because high-school grads now have more options open to them these days. CRI's Chen

Vietnam to host Int'l Documentary Film Festival

HANOI, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam will host the third International Documentary Film Festival during June 8-14 in the capital Hanoi and southern Ho Chi Minh City. According to the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Tuesday, the fes

China to open int'l institute for Arctic studies

REYKJAVIK, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- China will launch its first international Arctic cooperation and research institute in Shanghai, sources attending a Sino-Iceland workshop told reporters here. The workshop on Arctic studies was held Friday as part of t

Russian football head steps down after Euro exit

MOSCOW, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Russian Football Union chief resigned Monday and apologized for the national squad's failure during the Euro 2012 tournament. Sergei Fursenko, head of the RFS, told President Vladimir Putin his decision during a morning me

Russians vote for new president

MOSCOW, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Voting began on Sunday in Russia's Far East in the presidential election which almost certain to hand victory to Prime Minister Vladimir Putin. As Russia's vast territory encompasses nine time zones, voting first began in

Int'l film festival kicks off in Russia's Siberia

IRKUTSK, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- An international film festival opened Friday in Russia's small Siberian city of Kansk, attracting 1,460 applicant works, including five from Russia. In the nine-day International Kansk video festival, 55 films, made by di

Russians Begin Voting in Parliamentary Elections

Voters in Russia's far east have begun casting ballots in parliamentary elections that are expected to favor Prime Minister Vladimir Putin's United Russia party. The voting Sunday comes amid claims of campaign fraud and unprecedented intimidation of