SSS 2009-11-11

This book stinks! is really a bad review. But even a classic work can start to smell when it gets old enough. Now chemists have developed a technique that identifies what kind of degradation process an old book or historical document is going through

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Members of Congress are demanding more taxpayer protections and congressional oversight in the $700 billion bailout plan lawmakers are expected to debate this week to rescue failing U.S. financial institutions. As VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Cap

VOA标准英语2010年-Religious Violence in Nigerian City Sp

Residents of Nigeria's city of Jos say attacks are continuing for a fourth day in parts of the state previously unaffected despite the imposition of a 24-hour curfew and the deployment of soldiers. Incidents of violence are still being reported in th

VOA标准英语2010年-US Officials Outline Security, Other C

U.S. officials say they are encouraged that Yemen can be a full partner in the fight against al-Qaida, despite uneven counter-terrorism cooperation in the past. The top State Department official for Near Eastern affairs, Jeffrey Feltman, said Yemen's

职业技术英语口语 第85期:环境问题 空气污染

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学个词Learn a Word 第1324期 volatile

今天我们要学的词是volatile。 Volatile, 不稳定的，动荡的。 Wall Street ended a volatile week of trading, 华尔街股票交易结束了动荡的一周。 With Europe's debt crisis and America's debt rating downgraded, global stock m

European Markets Remain Volatile

European stock markets were volatile Monday despite the European Central Bank saying it intended to buy up government debt. European Commission spokesperson Ollie Bailly said Monday that the measures taken by the European Central Bank should calm inv

VOA标准英语10月-US Stocks Plunge in Volatile Trading Thursday

Financial markets remain under immense selling pressure as the Dow Jones Industrials fell Thursday by another seven percent, or 675 points, to a five year low of 8,579. VOA's Barry Wood has more. Traders David O'Day, center, and Steve Schnibbe, righ

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But methane is actually odorless, too. 但是甲烷也是无味的。 Well then, what stinks? 那么，什么东西这么臭？ The foul smell is usually due to volatile sulfur compounds, such as hydrogen sulfide and methanethiol, or methyl mercaptan

经济学人116:中国经济,李克强好样的!

China's economy 中国经济 Keqiang ker-ching 李克强好样的！ How Chinas next prime minister keeps tabs on its economy 看下一任中国总理如何看管自国经济 Dec 9th 2010 | HONG KONG | from PRINT EDITION IF CHINAS deputy prime minist

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美国耐用品订单上升 WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (Xinhua) -- New orders for U.S. manufactured durable goods rose more than expected in November on strong business capital spending and demand for aircraft, U.S. Commerce Department reported Tuesday. Ord

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By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 05 June 2007 East Timor President Jose Ramos Horta in Dili (File Photo) The president of East Timor says the capital, Dili, remains volatile after two people were killed during election campaigning for parliamentary el

调查显示:过半员工年终奖将低于5000元

Some 40 percent of respondents are not satisfied with the state of their year-end bonuses as Spring Festival, or China's Lunar New Year, approaches, according to a survey by China Youth Daily. 根据《中国青年报》的一项调查显示，随着中

生猪价格创历史新高

Less demand for pork after the festive season of China's traditional Lunar New Year usually causes a price dip, but this year the market has seen an unexpected surge in hog prices. Statistics show that the hog price is nearly 20 yuan per kilogram, a

3月份财新制造业PMI强于预期

Hot on the heels of the official numbers, a private PMI survey series also reports that March was a better month for Chinese manufacturers. 紧随官方数据发布的一项民间采购经理指数(PMI)调查结果也显示，3月份中国制造业状况

Wall Street ends volatile August amid stimulus hope

NEW YORK, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street closed moderately higher on Wednesday, ending a volatile August as investors hope that the Federal Reserve will add more liquidity to the market. On the economic front, ADP employment report showed that priva

英语博客：Oil change at Oil Can Henry's.

I got a phone call from my husband the other day, Hey babe, can you take the car to get the oil changed please? It's overdue. As he works forty-five minutes from town, he rarely has time to run those errands back in Wenatchee, so he gets his secretar

怎样从泡沫中获益？

Over the last 13 years, investors have experienced some of the largest financial bubbles in history. Asian currencies rose and fell, technology and Internet shares suffered staggering losses, oil and other commodities rode a wild roller coaster, and

经济学人:梧桐树专栏 买股票的精髓是什么?(2)

An obvious apparent difference between dividends and buy-backs is that every shareholder gets the dividend but not all of them tend to take part in a buy-back. 股息与回购的明显区别是每个持股人都会得到分红，但并不是所有的持

经济学人355:自由兑换 无中生钱

Finance and economics 财经商业 Free exchange 自由兑换 Money from nothing 无中生钱 Chronic deflation may keep Bitcoin from displacing its fiat rivals 慢性通缩的比特币可能无法取代其法定对手 BITCOIN, to its most ardent fan