VOA慢速英语 2008 1219a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The United States Federal Reserve says it will use all available tools to restart economic growth. The central bank's main interest rate is now the lowest in its history. This week the Fed cut its ta

新西兰英语 816 Conservation Week

Conservation Week starts tomorrow. During that week, DOC the Department of Conservation would like New Zealanders to celebrate our special places and our native wildlife. What are our special places? Our National Parks are some of our special places.

听一分钟英文：Valentine's Day-感恩节

Valentine's Day is one of my favourite days of the year. I've always liked it, even from when I was a kid. I used to get lots of cards and then wonder who sent them to me. I'm married today, but Valentine's is still a special day for me. I spend a lo

新西兰英语 760 Akaroa Marine Reserve

Yesterday, the Conservation Minister, Dr Nick Smith, went to Akaroa near Christchurch to tell local people that part of the harbour will be a marine reserve. A marine reserve is like a park for recreation in the sea. It means that nobody can catch fi

Job Losses Become Major Issue

Jim Malone Concern over job losses in the United States has emerged as a major issue in the 2004 presidential campaign. The presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Massachusetts Senator John Kerr

旅游英语：英语·餐厅预约

享受异国美食是出国旅游的乐趣之一，若已打听好何处有美味，不妨在出发前先打电话询问是否需订位，以免兴冲冲的出门，却碰上餐厅客满的情况。电话预约时，一定要详细告知餐厅预约时

VOA慢速英语 Economics Report - US Banks See Gains; 'Stress Test'

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. American officials say they will publish results on May fourth from a special examination of banks. The purpose was to see if the country's nineteen largest banks could survive losses in the event th

VOA慢速英语 Economics Report - G-20 Leaders Promise Measures to

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Leaders of the world's largest rich and developing economies met Thursday in London. The Group of Twenty agreed to an additional trillion dollars for the International Monetary Fund and other lenders

VOA标准英语2009年-US Job Losses Grow as Recession Deepens

As had been feared, the U.S. economy lost more than one half million jobs in December, capping the worst year for job losses since World War II. People wait to talk with potential employers during job fair at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New J

VOA标准英语2009年-Airline Industry Faces $4.7 Billion in Losses i

The International Air Transport Association says world airlines are set to lose $4.7 billion in 2009 due to the global recession, almost double the amount of loss predicted by IATA in December. The International Air Transport Association says 2009 i

VOA慢速英语20060217a

ECONOMICS REPORT - Tools of the Trade: The Federal Reserve and the Money SupplyBy Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, February 17, 2006 I'm Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Ben B

英闻天下——408 UN: Disaster Losses Hit $138 Billion in 2012

The United Nations say global losses from natural disasters in the past year hit 138-billion US dollars. It is reported one hundred million people were affected in over three hundred natural disasters in 2012. Hurricane Sandy, cold snaps in Europe, a

新西兰英语 128 More Job Losses

Sometimes we hear that the economic problems in New Zealand are not so bad. On the other hand, we heard of more job losses this week. The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) will cut 70 jobs. The TEC is a government business which gives funding and c

学个词Learn a Word 第1642-reserve

今天我们要学的词是 reserve。Reserve 做为形容词，是后备的意思。Israel is preparing to mobilize 30,000 reserve troops. 以色列正准备动员三万预备役。The British defense secretary proposed to allow reserve soldiers to

China cuts its reserve ratio again

BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhuanet) - China's central bank announced on Saturday it would lower the reserve requirement for commercial lenders by 50 basis points, the second time it has taken such action this year to inject more market liquidity and shore up

你真是something！

如果有人对你说：You're something.你会开心还是不开心呢？那取决于这句话是什么意思。没错！这句话是好话吗？something这个词本身很简单，但有something的句子可是变化多端。 You're really somethin

英语词汇学习：航天员候选人 Reserve astronaut

请看中国日报网报道： The first two female reserve astronauts, one of whom is likely to go into space on board Shenzhou IX and become China's first female astronaut, have to meet the same criteria as the men, said a senior medical expert fro

餐馆英语：餐厅预约

享受异国美食是出国旅游的乐趣之一，若已打听好何处有美味，不妨在出发前先打电话询问是否需订位，以免兴冲冲的出门，却碰上餐厅客满的情况。电话预约时，一定要详细告知餐厅预约时

夏说英语新闻晨读 第12期:SDR是什么东西

本期内容： As expected, the IMF added the yuan to the Special Drawing Right, its basket of reserve currencies. The Chinese currency will join the dollar, euro, pound and yen late next year. Meanwhile, in the foreign-exchange markets the dollar r

CCTV9英语新闻：Yi Gang: current reserve is reasonable

The deputy governor of China's central bank, Yi Gang, said in an interview with CCTV that China's foreign exchange reserve is within reasonable range. Our foreign exchange reserve increased from less than 300 billion US dollars in 2002 to 3.99 trilli