BEIJING 2008:THE MEANING OF THE BID

Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. 1)Bidding for the Olympic Games is, in a way, an image-creating 2)undertaking. The first and 3)foremost thing is to let people fall in love with the city at first

VOA常速英语2008年-Bush Backs Georgia's Bid for NATO Membership

By Scott Stearns White House 19 March 2008 President Bush is backing Georgia's bid to join the NATO alliance. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush met in the Oval Office with Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili ahead of ne

VOA标准英语2008年-Clinton to End Presidential Bid, Endorse Obama

By Michael Bowman Washington 05 June 2008 U.S. Senator Hillary Clinton says she will end her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination on Saturday and endorse rival Senator Barack Obama, who has now secured enough delegates to win the nominatio

VOA标准英语2008年-Bid to Impeach Pakistan's Musharraf May Be Uphi

Pakistan's civilian government says it wants to impeach President Pervez Musharraf. Why the government feels the need to move now is not clear. As VOA Correspondent Gary Thomas reports, the former military ruler was already sidelined politically fol

voa标准英语2008年-Ukraine's NATO Bid Increases Tensions with Mosc

Tensions between Ukraine and Russia have increased during the past year partly as a result of a move by Ukrainian leaders to join NATO's Membership Action Plan, a step that has drawn strong Russian opposition. But as VOA's Peter Fedynsky reports, Ru

voa标准英语2008-Automakers Pledge Restructuring in New Bid for L

U.S. automobile companies suffered additional sharp losses in November, underscoring the threats facing the industry amid the U.S. recession. As VOA's Dan Robinson reports, the big three U.S. automakers have submitted details of their plans to restr

Bid 投标

Bid 投标 回复-同意投标 To: GALL Petroleum Development Attn: Mr. Tammy Hutchinson / Head of Contract and Supply From: Shenzhen Far East Oil Tools Ltd. Felix Jiang / General Manager Re: INVITATION TO TENDER - TENDER NO. HB-403 Tender Title: SUP

Mixed Feelings before Palestine's UN Bid

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to head to the United Nations this coming Friday seeking statehood. CRI's Jerusalem correspondent Zhang Xiaoyu has been taking the temperature of the move in both Israel and the West Bank. With the Unit

Google to bid for Nortel patents

SAN FRANCISCO, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Google Inc. on Monday announced that it is bidding for patent portfolio of Nortel Networks in the bankruptcy auction for the Canadian telecommunications equipment maker. In a press release, the Toronto-based Nortel

Turkey Seeks to Revive Its EU Bid

ISTANBUL - Turkey is showing renewed interest in reviving its stalled bid to join the European Union now that Nicolas Sarkozy, one of its key opponents, is no longer the president of France. The 27-nation bloc also seems keen to put life back into An

Rio in Formula 1 bid

RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- Rio de Janeiro mayor Eduardo Paes is reportedly preparing a bold proposal to bring Formula 1 to the Brazilian city. Paes is seeking talks with Formula 1 CEO Bernie Ecclestone about the prospect of making Rio Brazil

Thorpe's bid for Olympics fails at Australian trials

CANBERRA, March 18 (Xinhua) -- Ian Thorpe's chance of qualifying for the London Olympic Games has been wasted out as he failed to make the semifinals of 100m freestyle on Sunday at Australia's selection trials. The five-time Olympic champion, who qui

Pelosi bids farewell as U.S. House Speaker

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 (Xinhua) -- U.S. House of Representatives（众议院） Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Tuesday conducted her last news conference as head of the House, bidding farewell as Republicans（共和党） are set to take over in the lower cham

IOC begins on-site evaluation on Tokyo's bid for the 2020 Olympics

TOKYO, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The International Olympic Committee' s (IOC) Evaluation Commission on Monday kicked off its four-day visit in Japan's capital of Tokyo to assess the city's bid for the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games. The Tokyo visit is t

Pyeongchang celebrates winning Winter Olympic bid

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea, July 7 (Xinhua) -- The citizens of Pyeongchang beamed with joy on early Thursday as their city was chosen to host the 2018 Winter Olympic Games at last after two failed attempts. A large crowd had gathered from early afterno

Stars, fans bid farewell to Oprah

BEIJING, May 19 (Xinhuanet) -- Hollywood's A-listers have bid a star-studded farewell to Oprah Winfrey in a double-taping of her talk show at Chicago's United Center. Winfrey's producers made good on their promise of the biggest stars of movies, musi

Bolt to ease training load in bid to prolong career

Bolt to ease training load in bid to prolong career RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Sprint champion Usain Bolt of Jamaica has revealed plans to diminish his training program in a bid to prolong his career. Bolt, 26, said on Tuesday his best chanc

Bid的用法

n. direct. 命令给…发布命令；指示 2. To utter (a greeting or salutation). 致敬表达（问候或致意） 3. To invite to attend; summon. 邀请邀请参加；召唤 4. To state one's int

Venezuelans bid farewell to Chavez

CARACAS, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Tens of thousands of Venezuelan mourners took to the streets of Caracas Wednesday, as the coffin carrying the body of late President Hugo Chavez proceeded through the city. The funeral march starts from the Military Hospi

学个词Learn a Word 第1525-mandatory

今天我们要学的词是mandatory. Mandatory is spelled m-a-n-d-a-t-o-r-y, mandatory. Mandatory指强制性的，必须的。比如，mandatory retirement age 强制退休年龄。Bulgaria's Minister of Regional Development is calling for the intr