英语歌曲:Down By The Banks

Down By The Banks Down by the banks Of the hanky panky Where the bullfrogs Jump from bank to banky They went Oops, oops, belly flops One missed the lilypad And wentKERPLOPS

NPR 11-12:Remembering the Tiger Death March 令我终生难忘的“死亡行军”

Korean War POW Wayman Simpson remembers the Korean officer who led the Tiger Death March, a brutal trek that claimed nearly 100 lives. This is Dave Isay, creator of StoryCorps, the project that records the stories of everyday Americans. StoryCorps a

纯正英语一分钟-banks

Im not the worlds biggest fan of banks. Ive had too many bad experiences of them. I really dont know how they can advertise and say they look after you. They dont. Bank charges are way too high; you spend ages waiting to be served; and then they say

March 8 Marks 'A Day Without a Woman'

This is Whats Trending Today March 8 is International Womens Day. In the United States, some people will be marking the day by protesting. Wednesday is being called A Day Without a Woman. Organizers of the Womens March on Washington proposed the demo

Ten US banks fail 'stress tests'

Ten US banks fail 'stress tests' 十个美国银行应力测试失败 Ten of America's largest 19 banks need a combined $74.6bn (50bn) of extra funds to boost（推进，提高） their cash reserves.（现金储备） That is the main finding of the so-called stress tests

学个词Learn a Word 第1746 minutes

今天我们要学的词是 minutes。Minutes 会议记录。The Federal Reserve accidentally released its minutes from a March meeting a day early. 美联储出现失误，提前一天公布了三月份的一次会议纪要。The minutes are general

March Madness Enthralls Basketball Fans

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Bad loans at Chinese commercial banks fall in 2010

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Fitch cuts ratings for 18 Spanish banks

MADRID, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The international ratings agency Fitch on Tuesday cut the ratings of 18 Spanish banks. The institutions affected by today's rating actions are purely domestic banks. Thus, their revenue generation capacity, risk profile, f

Banks encouraged to seek private investment

BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- China's financial institutions should focus on attracting more private investment, the country's banking regulator said Saturday. Banks are encouraged to gain investment from well-managed private enterprises of good repute

Markets Welcome Central Banks' Efforts on Europe

Stocks soared after the U.S. Federal Reserve and other major central banks agreed to make it easier to borrow dollars overseas, in a bid to ease the fallout of the European debt crisis. The move came as European finance ministers delayed key decision

VOA常速英语2007年-Thousands March in Washington to Call for Prose

By Cindy Saine Washington 17 November 2007 Busloads of African Americans from across the United States converged on Washington Friday, to march around the Justice Department building, demanding more enforcement of hate crime laws. One reason for the

China should reform banks to prevent risks: central bank

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Italy, Brazil to play friendly in March

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Foreign banks see record profits in China despite economic slowdown

BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Global banks posted record profits from their Chinese operations last year, with many foreign lenders expecting annual growth of about 20 percent up till 2015, according to a survey released Tuesday by PricewaterhouseCoop

GM sales jumps 11.4% in March on strong demand

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Home prices decline March in most cities

BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- New home prices declined in most of 70 major Chinese cities in March, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said Wednesday. In March, 46 cities out of the statistical pool of 70 major cities saw drops in new home price

Aussie banks rolling in cash, silent on rates

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US Consumer Spending Advanced in March

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英文好歌：Waiting Game —— Banks

来自洛杉矶的独立流行女声Banks最新单曲《Waiting Game》！你和你的头发摇曳不定，带着她的影子站在街头。干净的声音，让人听着心都静了，灵魂都陶醉了。听干净的歌，安享静谧午后。 Wait