VOA标准英语2010年-US Growth Slows in Second Quarter

Slower economic growth in the United States pushed global stocks lower Friday. The U.S. Commerce Department reports the country's gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the nation's economic health, grew by a disappointing 2.4 percent in the

US Treasury Secretary Nominee Touts Bush Tax Cut

Broadcast: Jan 30 2003 John Snow, the railroad executive tapped by President Bush to succeed another industrialist as U.S. treasury secretary, says the economy can sustain large budget deficits in the

听歌学英语：Quarter Past Midnight-Bastille

It's a quarter past midnight 时钟敲过零点分针指向一刻 As we cut through the city 当我们穿越这座城市 Yeah, yeah, yeah, the streets are getting restless 大街小巷开始躁动起来 Good times bad decisions 大好时光正适合做

美国习惯用语: Lesson 198 - CUT A DEAL / CUT CORNERS

今天我们要给大家介绍的两个习惯用语都是以cut这个字为主的。Cut这个字和其他有些英文字一样，在跟别的字合在一起成为俗语，俚语的时候会有不同的意

美国习惯用语: Lesson 199 - CUT OUT FOR/CUT OUT TO BE / CUT-U

我们已经讲过两个以cut 这个字为主的习惯用语。让我们先来复习一下cut是怎么拼的。Cut这个字最普通的意思就是用刀把什么东西切开。可是，在今天我们

VOA常速英语2008年-Soaring Fuel Costs Force US Airlines to Cut Ser

By Paul Sisco Washington 24 March 2008 US airlines, facing sharply higher fuel prices this year, have announced a series of cutbacks in service and staffing, in order to reduce costs. One of the country's largest carriers, Delta Airlines, is offering

学个词Learn a Word 第435期 Clear-cut

今天我们要学的词是clear-cut。 Clear-cut, 是清楚的，明确的。There was no clear-cut winner in the debate, 这场辩论没有明确的胜利者。Last year's championship team is not the clear-cut favorite for this season, 去年的冠军

U.S.economy expands 3.2 percent in 4th quarter of 2010

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. economy expanded by an annual rate of 3.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, partly boosted by personal consumption and exports, the Commerce Department（商务部） reported Friday. U.S. real gross dome

学个词Learn a Word 第880期 cut back

今天我们要学的词是cut back。 To cut back, 意思是减少。由于冬天客流量少，A rail service will cut back the number of trains it runs from 18 to 10, 一家火车公司决定将客运列车数量从18列减少为10列。General Mi

Caja Laboral and Barca into quarter-finals of Basketball Copa del Rey

MADRID, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- Reigning ACB title holders Real Barcelona took their revenge over this season's runaway league leaders and Copa del Rey holders, Real Madrid, by sending their bitter rivals on the first bus home after a thrilling 111-108 wi

Emerging market credit improves in fourth quarter: report

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) -- Overall bank lending conditions for emerging markets have improved for the first time since the second quarter of 2011, said a global financial industry report on Wednesday. The emerging market bank lending index rose

Williams beats Ivanovic to reach US Open quarter

NEW YORK, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- US powerful Serena Williams served nine aces to dispatch former world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic in straight sets among gusty wind, advancing into the quarterfinal of US Open on Monday. Williams, a 13-time major champion and thr

Barca, Atletico and Betis into quarter finals of Copa del Rey

MADRID, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona had few problems in booking their place in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey on Thursday night. Following a 2-0 first leg win away to Cordoba the reigning Cup holders were always favorites to progress to

Japan's GDP shrinks 1.1% in 4th quarter 2010

TOKYO, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- Japan's economy shrank(缩小) an annualized real 1.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010, marking the first contraction in five quarters, the Cabinet Office said Monday. The October-December period figure, measured by gr

Germany enjoys record growth in 2nd quarter

BERLIN, Aug. 13 (Xinhua) -- German economy （经济） has seen a rapid recovery in the second quarter, as the gross domestic product (GDP) （国内生成总值） registered a growth of 2.2 percent compared with the first quarter, a record in the

Chipmaker AMD to cut workforce by 10 percent

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 3 (Xinhua) -- Computer chipmaker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD) on Thursday said it plans to cut its global workforce by about 10 percent in a move to reduce operational costs. The layoff will occur across all functions globall

British Economy Shrinks Third Straight Quarter

Britain's economy is sinking further into recession, even more than analysts had projected. The British government said Wednesday its economy contracted seven-tenths of a percent in the April-to-June period, its worst quarter since the height of the

Citigroup to cut 11,000 jobs

Citigroup to cut 11,000 jobs

每天三分钟学英语 第364期:在国外"理发"时只会说cut this,cut that可就完蛋了

I just want a trim. My hair's too long. 我只想修一下。我的头发太长了。 Trim 修剪（剪得少） My hair dresser cut my hair too short. I just wanted a trim. 我的理发师给我剪得太短了。我只想要修一下。 Can you just

Cut that out

Three guys are in a bar discussing how much their wives bitch at them. Theydecide that when they get home, they'll do everything that the women ask. The next weekend, they are in the same bar. The first guy says Man, I don't think that our idea was s