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VOA标准英语2012--Gaza Residents Hope Israeli Blockade Will End After Cease-fire

Gaza Residents Hope Israeli Blockade Will End After Cease-fire The cease-fire between Israel and Hamas-led Gaza has allowed Palestinian fisherman to return to the sea for the first time in more than a week. The catch is small. Israel limits how far G

英语情景对话-Going to an Open House with a Friend(2)

A: I see an Open House sign over there, and I think we should go check it out. B: I think that looks like a very nice house. Is it on our Internet listing for Open Houses? A: Yes, I see it listed on the printout we got off of the Internet. B: I love

英语情景对话-Going to an Open House with a Friend(3)

A: I want to take a look at that home with the Open House flags out front. B: What a wonderful neighborhood! Can you find that house on our Open House list? A: Yes, that is one of the houses that we have on our list. B: They always make the front yar

英语情景对话-Going to an Open House with a Friend(1)

A: Hey, lets pull over and look at that house over there. B: Yes, that looks great! Is it on our Open House list? A: Yes, it is on our list. B: Well, it looks great from the curb. Lets go on inside. A: Lets sign the registry. The realtor looks kind o

2017年CRI Family doctors to cover 85% of Chinese cities by the end of 2017

[Photo: Xu Jun, Xinhua] The idea of seeing a family doctor is still a new thing for many Chinese. But that may soon be different. As a pioneering project, southwestern Sichuan province provides family doctor services to more than 32 million of its ci

新西兰英语 712 End of school year

First listen to November 12th 2012 to hear about NCEA. NCEA exams started three weeks ago and most students finished last week but the last exam was Level 3 Spanish this afternoon. There were 120 different exams at the three levels. 143,000 students

Mutual Funds

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: October 24, 2003 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. People invest money in the hope their wealth will grow over time. Some have financial adv

VOA常速英语2007年-Private Partnership Funds Vaccinations for Mill

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 28 November 2007 A pioneering partnership of public and private donors in the past year has funded vaccinations for several hundred million children in the world's poorest countries, saving countless lives. VOA's Scott Bobb

VOA标准英语2011--American Muslim Moves People From Fear t

American Muslim Moves People From Fear to Friendship Alarmed by the sense of mistrust of Muslims she felt after the 9/11 attacks 10 years ago, Pakistani-American Samina Sundas started American Muslim Voice. The organization, which now has chapters ac

美国国家公共电台 NPR With Federal Funds Cut, Others Must Lead Health Insurance Sign-Up Efforts

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Starting November 1, people will be able to enroll in health insurance for next year on the Affordable Care Act marketplace. In Texas, officials from the federal government used to get the word out. This year, though, that work i

美国国家公共电台 NPR For Some Facebook Employees, Free Food Is Coming To An End

LAKSHMI SINGH, HOST: There's a certain stereotype of Silicon Valley tech offices - that they provide endless snacks and meals around the clock. Well, now there's an effort underway to do away with that legendary perk. Menlo Park in California is bann

英闻天下——416 UN Appeals More Funds for Syrian Refugees

The United Nations has warned an unprecedented acceleration of humanitarian crisis in Syria as the country has suffered more conflicts. The UN has also called for more funds from all governments to support the victims in Syria's civil war. The UN Hig

货币英语 14 Can You Use IRA Funds to Buy Real Estate?

By Laura Adams. Robert from Morganville, New Jersey wanted to know if you can use funds in an IRA to buy real estate. Before we get to the answer, I want to thank GoToMyPC for sponsoring the show. Real Estate Self-Directed IRAs Robert, thanks for the

HK pop stars raise funds for quake-hit Japan

HONG KONG, April 2 (Xinhua) -- Hong Kong's best known pop stars on Friday evening staged a 3-hour charity concert to raise funds for Japanese people who suffered from the devastating earthquake(地震) and tsunami on March 11. Held in the city's land

China to establish emergency medical funds

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- China will set up funds to subsidize emergency medical fees incurred by the poor and patients whose identities are unclear, the State Council said in a guideline issued Friday. The move came amid the government's efforts

New Rules to End Never-Ending Tennis Match

American Andy Roddick knows something about playing in tennis matches that seem to never end. In 2003, Roddick won an Australian Open quarterfinal that ended with a score of 21-19 in the fifth set. He also lost the 2009 Wimbledon Championship final a

2018年CRI China to establish central adjustment system for pension funds

China has made plans to establish a central adjustment system for basic pension funds of enterprise employees to balance payment burdens of local governments. CRI's Victor Ning has more. Based on China's current pension system, a central adjustment f

Bank doors open to private funds

BEIJING, May 27 (Xinhuanet) -- China announced on Saturday it would grant private capital the same entry standards to the banking industry as other capital, in an effort to shore up an economy that is continuing slowing down and to lend more to small

China revising funds law to protect investors

BEIJING, June 26 (Xinhua) -- China's top legislature on Tuesday started to review a draft amendment that would impose new regulations on the country's privately offered funds, a move aimed at preventing illegal fundraising and trading. This was the f