王强英语美文 11-What is Your Recovery Rate

What is Your Recovery Rate ? By Graham Harris What is your recovery rate? How long does it take you to recover from actions and behaviors that upset you? Minutes? Hours? Days? Weeks? The longer it takes you to recover, the more influence that inciden

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-01-31

1.It's the first full day on the job for new Illinois Governor Pat Quinn. He was sworn into office last night after the state Senate voted to convict Rod Blagoivich. The former governor will now focus on fighting federal corruption allegations. 2.Th

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 美国七月份就业率增加

This is AP News Minute. Attorney General Jeff Sessions is answering President Donald Trump's call to crack down on leaks of classified information. On Friday, Sessions announced to renew focus on the issue, saying the culture of leaking must stop. US

VOA标准英语10月-US Cuts Key Interest Rate to Stave Off Economic D

The Federal Reserve, the U.S. central bank, on Wednesday cut short-term interest rates in an effort to boost the slowing economy. VOA's Barry Wood reports it was the eighth cut in the overnight federal funds rate in the past year. United States Fede

S Korea freezes key rate at 2.25%

SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- South Korea's central bank on Thursday decided to leave the key interest rate at the current level of 2.25 percent for the third straight month. In its monthly monetary（货币的） committee meeting, the Bank of Korea re

2007年VOA标准英语-Guineans Express Disappointment in Strike-Endin

By Nico Colombant Dakar 28 January 2007 Guinean demonstrators protest the regime of President Lansana Conte, across from White House in Washington, 25 Jan 2007 Many Guineans are expressing disappointment in a deal to end a three-week strike, saying P

美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-12-12

1. An ice storm continues to wreak havoc on the Midwest. Hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses are in the dark and flights are being cancelled. At least 23 deaths are blamed on the storm that moved into the nation's midsection over the weeke

美联社新闻一分钟 AP NEWS 2007-09-19

A California judge has given Fred Goldman a week to come up with a list of sports memorabilia. O.J. Simpson is accused of stealing from a Las Vegas hotel room. It's all part of that family's quest to claim a 33-million-dollar wrongful death civil jud

VOA标准英语2008年-US Army Suicide Rate Continues to Rise

By Al Pessin Pentagon 29 May 2008 The U.S. Army reported Thursday that the suicide rate among its soldiers continued to rise last year, and is now nearly double the rate recorded before the invasion of Iraq. But they say last year's increase was not

AP 2010-02-13

[1] Parts of the East Coast are preparing for a major winter storm. Forecasters say conditions could turn extremely dangerous in the mid-Atlantic region around Washington. The storm could bring 30 inches of snow to the nation's capital. [2] President

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-08-10

1.A pullback in the nation's unemployment rate has President Barack Obama hopeful the recession may be drawing down. But he says the rate may still hit 10% this year. The latest jobless figure - 9.4%. 2.Republican Senator Mel Martinez of Florida is

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-10-10

1. The unemployment rate drops from 8.1% to 7.8%. That's surprise to economists. The first time the rate has slipped below 8% in nearly four years. 2. Those unemployment numbers subject to different interpretations by the presidential campaigns. Obam

Japan's Disaster Could Hurt Plans for Nuclear Energy Industr

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 The crisis at Japan's Fukushima Dai-Ichi nuclear energy center has raised questions about the future of the nuclear energy industry. Arjun Makhijani is

精美英文欣赏:What is Your Recovery Rate?你的恢复速率

沉湎过去,就无法与今天同行,明天因而也成了一个遥遥的无期。 沉湎过去，就无法让我们的每天过得精彩，痛苦因而成了一个咒语无法摆脱。 What is Your Recovery Rate? What is your recovery rate? How lon

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-10-09

1. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson says global financial markets remain severely strained. He's calling for quick action to implement the government's 700-billion-dollar rescue program. And he says the administration is moving fast to begin the lar

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2009-02-07

1.Senate moderates continue to work behind closed doors, trying to trim down the economic stimulus package. The group of 20 Republicans and Democrats is trying to cut 100 billion dollars from President Barack Obama's plan. It now tops 937 billion do

China Not to Actively Debase Yuan Rate

The People's Bank of China's governor Zhou Xiaochuan says the Renminbi won't be actively depreciated to regain national competitiveness. Zhou was speaking during a recent International Monetary Conference in Shanghai, when he also suggested that now

英语杂谈：105 Interest rate

[00:00.00]What's the interest rate for the savings account? [00:01.93]储蓄存款的利率是多少？ [00:03.85]Interest is calculated at the rate of 0.8% per annum at present. [00:06.61]目前每年的利率是按０.８％计算的。 [00:09.36]Y

U.S poverty rate rises to 14.3 percent last year

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- U.S. poverty（贫困） rate climbed to 14.3 percent in 2009, the highest level since 1994, as households' incomes were squeezed by the deepest recession（衰退） since the 1930s and high unemployment（失业率 ）

日本政府关注本国孩子出生率

According to the Washington Post of September 26, Japan's government has been paying more attention to the nations fertility rate, which influences the country's economic development。 The coastal region of Fukui has Japan's biggest share of dual-in