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This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Last month, America's biggest bank, Citigroup, agreed to sell five percent of its shares to the government of Abu Dhabi. The deal, worth seven and a half billion dollars, was another example of growi

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The firm would be revitalized by an injection of new funds. 公司重新注入资金即可复苏。 The firm would be revitalized by an injection of new funds. 公司重新注入资金即可复苏。 Please prepare a more detailed proposal. 请准备一

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But what colour were cricket balls originally?

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Ten US banks fail 'stress tests'

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汉译英时，往往必须先找出主谓框架树起主干，然后将各种关系词、短语（介词短语、名词短语）、附加成分（同位语、插入语）、分词结构、从句（定语从句、状语从句、同位语从句）等添

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Mariama Diallo 28 April 2010 As South Africa prepares to host the first World Cup ever on the African continent, a group of South African women over 50 are playing in a local tournament, hoping to raise funds for an upcoming tournament in America - t

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NewResearch,FundsRaiseHopesforAlzheimer'sCure Dr. Ron Petersen, a neurologist and pioneer in Alzheimer's research, was among the first to diagnose the disease in perhaps its most famous victim: former U.S. President Ronald Reagan. After a decade-long

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By Malcolm Brown Washington, D.C. 19 February 2008 Some high profile foreign investments in the United States are drawing attention to the enormously wealthy entities behind the deals. Of particular concern are sovereign wealth funds -- pools of stat

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The People's Bank of China, China's central bank, has moved to allow all financial institutions in the Shanghai Free Trade Zone to raise capital from overseas markets. Zhang Xin, deputy director of the Shanghai headquarters of the People's Bank of Ch

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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

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今天我们要学的词是affair。 Affair, 是有风流韵事的意思。An extramarital affair, 就是一段婚外情。美国纽约的前州长斯皮策因为招妓丑闻刚下台，继任的州长佩特森就召开记者会，主动交待自己几

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Madonna has adopted two children, five-year-old David and Mercy, four, from Malawi, and she wants to visit the country soon to help with charity work. Also, she's reportedly planning to let David see his biological father before the end of this year.

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BEIJING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- The People's Bank of China (PBOC) on Tuesday started a 28-day repurchase operation worth 30 billion yuan (4.8 billion U.S. dollars) for the first time since June, according to a statement on its website. A repurchase oper

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Food Tasting Events Raise Funds for the Hungry As the weather turns cooler, events to celebrate the harvest season are held in cities and towns across the United States. Many feature food. And many benefit the hungry. On this sunny Saturday, a block

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Charity Begins at Home 慈善应由家中做起 Sam Sidney was going door to door selling raffle tickets to raise funds for the charitable organization of which he was a member. 山姆，希德尼正挨家挨户推销他所属的一家慈善机构的彩

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Chinas bank loans hit a record 2.51 trillion yuan in January and more than three-quarters of the proceeds went to companies. The development comes as worries about mounting corporate debt become a pressing issue. Companies now have three ways to rais