新西兰英语 426 Minimum Wage increase

Today, the minimum wage has increased by 25c from $12.75 to $13 an hour. For young people who are still being trained for the job, their pay has increased by 20c from $10.20 to $10.40. At $13 an hour, this comes to $520 for a 40-hour week. The median

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A: I want to open an account. B: What kind of account do you want to open? A: I want to open a checking account. B: Do you know the minimum balance youre required to keep? A: How much is that? B: You have to maintain a minimum balance of $100. A: Rea

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A: I need to open an account. B: Do you know what kind you want to open? A: I want a checking account. B: Do you know what the minimum balance is? A: What is that? B: You need to keep it at $100. A: Thats it? B: Thats the least amount you can have. A

银行英语对话-Minimum Balance Requirements(1)

A: I would like to open an account today. B: What kind? A: I want to open a checking account. B: You need to keep a minimum balance. A: How much is it? B: You need at least $100 in your account. A: Is that all? B: Yes. Thats the minimum. A: What happ

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Wow, this prison's a lot better than the last one. It's more like a country club. 这个监狱比上次那个好太多了。简直就像乡村俱乐部。 I mean, I think I saw a list for mixed doubles where we signed in. 签到时，我好像看到了

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影片对白 Lincoln: It's great to see your face. Veronica: I think it's time you quit the charade, don't you? Lincoln: What? Veronica: It's starting to ruin people's lives. Michael's in here because he thinks you're innocent. Lincoln: He told you. Ver

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AS IT IS 2016-01-09 Most Wanted Drug Kingpin El Chapo Arrested 墨西哥大毒枭古兹曼越狱后再次被捕 Fugitive drug lord Joaquin El Chapo Guzman has been captured six months after his bold escape from prison. He was one of the most wanted m

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美国国家公共电台 NPR As Egypt's Jails Fill, Growing Fears Of A Rise In Radicalization

As Egypt's Jails Fill, Growing Fears Of A Rise In Radicalization DAVID GREENE, HOST: Egypt has a history of breeding militancy in its jails. Some of the figures who inspired the birth of al-Qaida became extremists during their abuse in prison there.

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____________1___________? Of course. This time we take the engine. Passengers. As in the beginning, I belong to the front. _______2________. Keep your place. The security expert is in the prison section, now. If you can get him to cooperate _________

Prison University Gives Inmates Hope

A college education is out of reach for most state and federal prisoners. Californias San Quentin is one of the few prisons in the country that offers college-level courses. Jody Lewen has run the facilitys college program for over a decade and she's

VOA常速英语2007年-Maoist Rebels Lead Mass Jailbreak in India

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 17 December 2007 A mass jailbreak in central India led by Maoist rebels has demonstrated the growing strength of a communist insurgency in the region. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi on how nearly 300 prisoners man

穆巴拉克被送回监狱医院

CAIRO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's former President Hosni Mubarak will be moved back to Tora Prison Hospital on Wednesday night, state-run Ahram Online reported. Preparations are made to move Mubarak from Maadi Military Hospital back to the prison h

学个词Learn a Word 第1706-minimum

今天我们要学的词是 minimum。Minimum 最少的，最起码的。You need to keep a minimum balance of $250 in your checking account in order to avoid a monthly fee. 如果不想交月费，你活期帐户余额必须维持在250美元以上。

China raises minimum wheat purchase prices for 2012

BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's top economic planner announced Wednesday that it will raise the minimum purchase prices for wheat from farmers in 2012 to boost grain output. The move aims to protect farmers' enthusiasm to grow grains and furthe

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BAGHDAD, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi security forces foiled a prison break attempt in a major prison in west of Baghdad after they discovered an unfinished tunnel dug by the inmates, a Justice Ministry official said on Sunday. The guards of Baghdad Cent

【英语趣味课堂】最低工资-Minimum Wage

Todd: So Greg, we're talking about controversial issues and one of the issues in your book is income disparity. So, what do you think about minimum wage? Greg: Minimum wage. Minimum wage I think is very important to have otherwise employers are going

【在银行】最低余额要求-Minimum Balance Requirements

A: I would like to open an account today. B: What kind? A: I want to open a checking account. B: You need to keep a minimum balance. A: How much is it? B: You need at least $100 in your account. A: Is that all? B: Yes. That's the minimum. A: What hap