The Coliseum

The Coliseum Rome, that great 1) witness to a past rich in history, that great collection of 2) artistic masterpieces, which together, form the most complete 3) unmatchable expression of human achieve

Cryptocurrency Traders Use Old Gold to Interest Islamic Investors

Dubai is the top center for gold trade in the Middle East. In Dubais old gold market, buyers from around the world argue over prices for jewelry. But in other parts of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the metal is becoming important in financial engin

国际货币基金组织：人民币币值不再被低估

China's currency is no longer undervalued, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF). 国际货币基金组织认为，人民币币值已不再被低估。 The US has long suggested that China has manipulated the value of the yuan to boost i

国际货币基金组织决策权选票重新分

The International Monetary Fund is giving a bigger share of votes to Mexico, Turkey, South Korea, and especially China to account for the growing role their economies play in the world. The United States encouraged this change to give these countrie

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This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? Forget the scalpel, researchers at Johns Hopkins University have created a tool that can move easily through tissue, potentially making biopsies much less invasive.

VOA标准英语2009年-Some Asian Economies Edge Out of Recession

After months of massive government spending, some economies in Asia have emerged from recession. But officials and business experts say it is not yet time for euphoria. Japan - the world's second largest economy - grew about one percent in the three

VOA标准英语2009年-Nobel Economist Says Asia's Economies in '

Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says Asia's economies are on the way to recovery after the most severe downturn in a decade. But he sees the need for greater regulation and monitoring of global financial markets. Joseph E. Stiglitz (fi

银纳米粒子将防治真菌病害

银纳米粒子将防治真菌病害 Large farms use various chemicals to fight fungi and bacteria that attack crops, and others such as e. coli that are harmful to humans. 大规模农作物产地都会使用化学产品来抵御损害农作物的真菌

VOA标准英语2015--研究人员表示新的纳米粒子可能取代化学农药

Researchers: New Nanoparticles May Replace Chemicals in Pesticides 研究人员表示新的纳米粒子可能取代化学农药 Using pesticides to battle harmful bacteria that attack fruit and vegetables has its downside, releasing harmful chemicals

World's Major Economies to Discuss Japan Intervention

Japan's stock market retreated again Thursday, and officials from the world's leading economies agreed to meet about the effect the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis is having on the fragile global economic recovery. Investors（投资者） sen

VOA标准英语2009年-Aid Agency Calls for New Global Economic A

By Selah Hennessy London 30 September 2009 An International aid agency is calling for the World Bank to abandon old trade policies that it says harm the developing world. The British-based Christian Aid says developing country governments must have

China's yuan strengthens to 6.3997 against USD Monday

BEIJING, Aug. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese currency Renminbi, or the yuan, strengthens 35 basis points to 6.3997 per U.S. dollar on Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trading system. In China's foreign exchange spot market, the yuan is all

OECD: Most Global Economies Could Slow Further

A new report says that most of the world's major economies are likely to slow further, but that U.S., Japanese and Russian economic fortunes are showing signs of improving. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Th

Growth Expected to Slow in World's Largest Economies

Growth for the world's biggest economies is expected to stall in the last three months of this year, according to the Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. The new findings come before a key meeting of finance ministers f

G7 Seeks Ways to Revive Stalled Economic Growth

Finance ministers and central bankers of leading industrialized nations are meeting through Saturday in the southern French city of Marseilles to assess how to counter growing financial and economic problems. The Group of Seven meeting takes place am

VOA标准英语2009年-APEC Economies Report Improved Trade Finan

By Daniel Schearf Singapore 09 November 2009 The Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum has released a survey that shows an improvement in financing trade in more than half of their economies. The survey was released during APEC meetings in Singapo

US Senate to Vote on China Currency Bill

The U.S. legislation is headed for a final vote in the Senate, which intended to push China to let the yuan appreciate further. The bill called for tariffs on imports from countries with deliberately undervalued currencies. A bipartisan majority that

Asia Faces Test as European Economies Strain Under Debt

Asias strong economic credentials are set to be tested in the face of slowing European economies and concerns about the outlook for the U.S. economy. In a gold trading house in Bangkoks Chinatown crowds pack the store. Although the commodity is tradi

New Report Finds World's Developed Economies Strengthening

A new report says the world's developed economies appear headed for stronger growth in the coming months, with China advancing as well. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said Tuesday that its gauge of future econom

英文单曲：Metallic - Fade To Black

Metallic，队如其名，是世界首屈一指的重金属乐队，比Bon Jovi更有名，比枪花更严肃。Metallica在不断的创造着新的音乐元素：Thrash Metal、Death Metal、Speed Metal、Black Metal，他们不甘心看着重金属摇