VOA标准英语2008年-UN Goes 'Green' on Trial Basis

The United Nations is going green. The secretary-general has announced a new initiative to help lower the U.N.'s greenhouse gas emissions and reduce pollution. From United Nation's headquarters in New York, VOA's Margaret Besheer reports thermostats

Chinese Premier Highlights Scientific Economic Policies

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has issued a new call for this country's macroeconomic policies to be more scientific, forward-looking and targeted in order to promote more sustainable growth. CRI's Lucy Du has more. Li Keqiang has made the comments at a

First stage of Egypt's draft constitution referendum ends

CAIRO, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The first stage of the referendum of Egypt's draft constitution ended Saturday night at 11:00 p.m. local time (2100 GMT). Due to the high turnout, the closing time of the referendum was extended from 7:00 p.m. local time (1

VOA标准英语2012--GOP Contenders Policies Would Raise US Debt: Study

GOP Contenders Policies Would Raise US Debt: Study Ask any of the Republican presidential hopefuls and they'll tell you the current president has done more harm than good. ROMNEY: Almost everything he's done has made it harder for this economy to reb

China adopts policies to attract graduates to military

BEIJING, April 18 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government on Wednesday announced a set of policies to encourage more college graduates to serve in the military. A circular posted on the official website of the Ministry of Education states that college gra

中长期铁路网规划发布 高铁里程10年内翻一番

The top economic planner issued China's latest national railway plan Wednesday, with the target to operate a 175,000 km rail network by 2025. 中国高级经济规划部门于上周三发布了我国最新的铁路网规划，目标是到2025年铁路网

VOA标准英语2008年-Mugabe Defends Land Policies at UN Summit

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 03 June 2008 Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has defended the land policies of his government which have been blamed for devastating the country's agricultural sector. Addressing delegates at a U.N. summit on world foo

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 1755-on-the-basis-of

学个词-1755-on-the-basis-of 今天我们要学的词是 on the basis of. On the basis of 根据某种原因。The study drew its conclusions on the basis of hard data. 这项研究是根据硬数据得出研究结论的。He was denied employment

CCTV9英语新闻：Easing policies bear potential risks in Japan

Criticism of so called Abenomics has continued since its introduction last November. That's when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe promised bold fiscal and monetary expansionary policies， to revive the worlds third-largest economy. It is hoped that the int

中国的银行将逐步淘汰磁条卡

BEIJING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- Chinese banks will promote the use of chip cards and phase out magcards for security concerns. Being more secure and convenient, chip cards, as an upgrade of magnetic ones, have become the majority of newly-issued bank ca

Beckham banned for misconduct

WASHINGTON, July 5 (Xinhua) -- David Beckham will sit out the next game after he received a ban from Major League Soccer on Thursday for kicking a ball at an opponent in the Los Angeles Galaxy's loss at San Jose. Beckham kicked a ball at San Jose's S

Stricter measures issued to cool China's property market

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- Amid expectations of rising housing prices, China's central government on Friday rolled out specific rules to further tighten control of the property market. The government said in an online notice that homeowners who sel

IMF Unhappy with Zimbabwe Policies

IMF Unhappy with Zimbabwe Policies HARARE The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Zimbabwe's large debt remains a serious impediment to the country's financial future. Ruling out retiring Zimbabwe's $10 billion debt, which is what the country's fi

英闻天下——312 China Rumored to Tighten Housing Policies

It is being reported China is going to further tighten the curbing policies for second-time homebuyers. Down payment ratio is likely to be raised to 70 percent and lending rate could also be set at 1.3 times the benchmark rate - currently that rate s

China's property regulation policies "carried out well"

BEIJING, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- China's property regulation measures have been carried out well by local authorities and speculative housing demand has been curbed, according to the results of a State Council inspection announced late on Friday. The ins

Policies issued to boost Hong Kong

BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- China's central government on Wednesday announced a package of policies to boost economic and cultural relations between Hong Kong and the mainland. The central government will push forward joint ventures for stock exchan

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'On The Basis Of Sex' And 'Vice': 2 Biopics — 1 Bathed In Light, 1 Steeped In Shadow

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Two films opened today with titles that make them sound a lot sexier than they are. One is called Vice and the other On The Basis Of Sex. What they are is biopics about a conservative vice president and a liberal Supreme Court just

2018年CRI IMF Chief calls for removal of protectionist policies

IMF chief Christine Lagarde characterized the near term future of the world economy as bright, but she warned that long term challenges await. She said high debt levels, financial instability, and lack of trust on existing multinational trade framewo

假如我没了诚信

The Importance of Being Honest假如没了诚信，我一天也不会快乐In the busy city of New York, such an astonishing thing that ever happened. 在繁华的纽约，曾经发生了这样一件震撼人心的事情。 On a Friday night, a poor

老外最常用的英文短语 第211期:be on a first-name basis

释义： be on a first-name basis 关系很好，可以随便叫名字 be on 表示放在上面，处于某种状态中。be on the way 表示正在路上。be on the phone call 表示正在通话，另外，在饭店说 be on somebody 的话就表示