No Online Sales for Chanel

Frances Chanel has no immediate plans for online sales of its handbags or specialty clothing for women, a company official says. Chanel is one of the last businesses in the fashion industry to turn to the internet for selling products. Many of its co

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-02-05

The unemployment fell to 8.3% in January.It'the lowest in more than two years in US.The economy had 243,000 job loss last month much better than the average annual forecast.And the White House says it's a sign that United States is continuing to make

VOA 商务英语 lesson30

Competitor M: Why are you taking me here? This store is my competitor. F: to do some spying.(to check out the competition),do cleaning=clean M: you mean see what my competition=( competitor) is up to?= is doing F: right ,to see why people prefer shop

Gun Sales Slump Since Trump’s Election

Gun store owners say they are selling fewer guns since the 2016 presidential election. Some are calling the drop a Trump slump. Sales of guns slowed after Donald Trump was elected president, ending fears that a Democratic president would strengthen g

英文幽默笑话：忠告

The portly sales manager was getting ready to leave his doctor's office after a routine examination. Here, said the doctor, follow this diet, and I want to see three-fourths of you back here for a check-up in three months. 臃肿的销售经理做过常

U.S. existing home sales down 2.2 percent in May

WASHINGTON, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Existing home sales in the United States declined by 2.2 percent in May to a seasonally（季节性的） adjusted annual rate of 5.66 million units, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported on Tuesday. The

Lesson 29 - RAIN CHECK / IT NEVER RAINS...

rain check It never rains but it pours 今天我们要讲的两个俗语是和下雨有关系的。下雨是不可捉摸的，有时你不要它下，它却突然下个不停，可是，到了十分需要

美国习惯用语:360 raincheck

我们今天要讲的几个习惯用语都包括rain这个词。大家知道rain是下雨的意思。雨水是地上万物赖以生存的东西；生命少不了它。但雨水并不老是受人欢迎的，有时天公不作美，在不该下雨的时候

Fireworks sales down in Beijing during holiday

BEIJING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Sales of fireworks and the number of people injured due to fireworks setting off in Beijing have dropped significantly during this year's Spring Festival holiday, which began on Feb. 10. A total of 313,000 cartons of fire

Volkswagen 2010 sales in China up 37 pct

SHANGHAI, Jan. 7 (Xinhua) -- Europe's largest carmaker, Volkswagen AG（大众汽车公司）, said Friday that it had sold 37 percent more vehicles on the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong in 2010, compared to sales in 2009. With 1.92 million vehicles

Seafood Sales Sink in S. Korea

Fear about radiation(放射辐射 ) from the nuclear power plant disaster in Japan is causing sales of seafood to dive in South Korea. At the Garak fish market, the sales pitches about fresh and cheap seafood that would usually entice customers are f

Computer sales dips for first time since 2009

BEIJING, April 14 (Xinhuanet) -- Computer sales declined in the first three months of this year for the first time since 2009 worldwide. PC sales fell 1.1 percent in the first quarter to 84.3 million worldwide, according to tech research firm Gartner

US New Home Sales Fell in March

Sales of new homes in the U.S. fell last month, but still are edging higher than in the last months of 2011. The government's Commerce Department said Tuesday that buyers in March bought new houses at an annual pace of 328,000, off more than 7 percen

China's biggest gold producer sales surge in H1

BEIJING, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- China National Gold Group Corp. (CNGGC) said Monday that its first-half sales surged 61.44 percent year on year to 49.45 billion yuan (7.85 billion U.S. dollars), fulfilling 61.8 percent of its annual target. The Beijing-b

check in和check out比较

check in 1. register in a hotel；report one's arrival 在旅馆登记住宿；报到；签到 如： Have you checked in at the hotel yet？ 你在旅馆登记住宿了吗？ The friends we had invited did not check in until Saturday． 我们邀请的

Gun Sales Drop in the US, But Why?

Almost 60,000 members of the gun industry are meeting this week in the U.S. city of Las Vegas, Nevada. They are gathering for the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show or, as it is commonly called, the SHOT show. The yearly event brings together g

Ford outsells GM in March U.S. sales

CHICAGO, April 1 (Xinhua)-- Ford Motor Co. outsold General Motors Co. last month for only the second time since 1998, as higher gasoline prices drove up demand for smaller and more fuel- efficient vehicles, such as the Fiesta subcompact and Explorer

China's auto sales up nearly 3%

BEIJING, July 11 (Xinhua) -- China's automobile sales hit 9.6 million units in the first half of 2012, up 2.93 percent year on year, data released on Wednesday by the China Association of Automobile Manufacturers (CAAM) showed. Auto output during the

U.S. new home sales down 33% in May

WASHINGTON, June 23 (Xinhua) -- New home sales in the United States plunged(投入) 33 percent in April to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 300,000 units, the Commerce Department（美国商务部） reported Wednesday. The new home sales, the lo

US Car Sales Up Sharply in February

Sales of new vehicles jumped markedly in the U.S. in February, with sales by the world's two biggest automakers(汽车制造商) up the most. Japan's Toyota, the global leader, said it sold nearly 142,000 vehicles last month, a 42 percent increase ov