ESL商务英语: ESL Podcast 332 –Profit and Loss

ESL Podcast 332 Profit and Loss GLOSSARY to train(someone)in to help someone learn what he or she needs to know for a new job or position* As the restaurant manager, you will be training in all of the new employees. to hold the bag to be responsible

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - For-Profit Colleges

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. President Obama wants the United States to have the world's highest rate of college graduates. But his administration also wants stronger rules for colleges that operate for profit. Career colleges re

Report Studies Growing Trees for Profit

Governments around the world have promised billions of dollars to replant trees on millions of hectares of poor land. What is missing are the businesses to make this happen. A new report by the World Resources Institute says it wants to solve this pr

Everyday Grammar: Mastering Reported Speech

We often need to tell others what someone else said. There are two ways to do this. One is to say the same words and use quotation marks. That is direct speech. The other method is to summarize, or tell about what someone said. This is called reporte

VOA慢速英语2011--Hope of Profit, Social Change Meet in Ne

Economics Report - Hope of Profit, Social Change Meet in New College Programs This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Small business entrepreneurs play an important part in American job growth. Small businesses have created almost two-third

Students at For-Profit Colleges Are Worse Off

Students at For-Profit Colleges Are Worse Off A new study says students who attended for-profit private colleges in the United States to learn a trade saw their earnings drop. The report by the National Bureau of Economic Research said, on average, p

2011年ESL之商务英语 15 Reselling Products for Profit

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2018年CRI Chinese SOEs see solid profit growth in 2017

Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) saw 23.5 percent profit growth last year, a contrast to the 1.7-percent in 2016. Data from the Ministry of Finance shows that combined SOE profits rose to a record-high 2.9 trillion yuan, or about 450 billion U.

VOA标准英语2008年-Strong Yen, Weak US Auto Sales Lead to Profit F

By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 12 May 2008 A strong yen and a slow U.S. auto market are to blame for Japanese automaker Toyota's profit drop in the first quarter, and Malaysia's Maybank will buy a stake in a Pakistani lender. Claudia Blume has more on th

China's Datang Int'l Power profit down 22.78 pct in 2011

BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua) -- Datang International Power, a listed unit of China Datang, a major Chinese power producer, said Sunday its net profit fell 22.78 percent year-on-year to 1.91 billion yuan (303.2 million U.S. dollars) due to rising therma

They Say That Reported Speech is Easy

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China's No.2 automaker's net profit down 4.6 pct in 2011

SHANGHAI, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Dongfeng Motor Group Co., China's second largest carmaker, said Tuesday its 2011 net profit fell 4.6 percent year on year to 10.48 billion yuan (1.7 billion U.S. dollars). Sales revenue rose 7.4 percent year on year to

Cisco quarterly profit drops 7.9 percent

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Gold slips on profit taking,strong dollar

CHICAGO, Sept. 15 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures（黄金期货） on the COMEX （纽约商品交易所） Division of the New York Mercantile Exchange ended moderately lower on Wednesday, as sharp range up move in gold on Tuesday prompted investors to ta

VOA标准英语2008年-Russia May Profit from Private Energy Dispute

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 02 June 2008 Russia's latest struggle over control of a private energy company appears linked to state politics and differing views among foreign and domestic investors about profits and risk. At stake is the leadership and

2006年VOA标准英语-UAL Posts First Quarterly Profit in Six Years

By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 02 August 2006 watch Airline Profit report The financial picture for some of the nation's major air carriers appears to be improving. United Airlines, which emerged from bankruptcy protection earlier this year, says it i

First child death from E. coli reported in Germany

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VOA标准英语2009年-Ford Posts $1 Billion Third-Quarter Profit

By Robert Raffaele Washington 04 November 2009 The Ford Motor Company posted a third-quarter profit of almost $1 billion US. The U.S. automaker said Monday it expects to be solidly profitable in 2011. Meanwhile, General Motors announced its first mo

HP quarterly profit plunges 90 percent

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 21 (Xinhua) -- Hewlett-Packard Co. (HP) on Monday reported that its profit in the most recent quarter fell more than 90 percent with sales also declining. In the company's fourth quarter of fiscal 2011 ended Oct. 31, the company p

CCTV9英语新闻：Low oil prices double Cathay Pacific Airways' profit

The plunge of oil prices has helped reduce fuel costs and made airlines big winners. Cathay Pacific Airways said on Wednesday that its annual profit nearly doubled in 2015. The net profit of Hong Kong's biggest airline jumped 90% from the year before