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Roughly 1,000 years ago, Europe enjoyed several centuries of balmier average temperatures. Dubbed the Medieval Warm Period, it was the last time before the present that agriculture could flourish in Greenland. This era also provided fodder for countl

Leviticus 利未记15

15The Lord said to Moses and Aaron, 2Speak to the Israelites and say to them: 'When any man has a bodily discharge, the discharge is unclean. 3Whether it continues flowing from his body or is blocked, it will make him unclean. This is how his dischar

每日一词【771】approval rating：支持率

今天我们要学的词是approval rating。 Approval rating是支持率的意思。Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party's approval rating fell to 20%, 日本执政党自民党的民众支持率滑落到20%。 A new survey shows that President Ob

VOA标准英语2012--Lake Sediment Could Better Date Ancient Finds

Lake Sediment Could Better Date Ancient Finds Radiocarbon dating is the best-known and most widely used method to determine the age of organic material, such as bone or wood or plant matter. All such material contains radioactive carbon atoms, known

商务英语写作：有关保险的句子

The cover shall be limited to sixty days upon discharge of the insured goods from the seagoing vessel at the final port of discharge． 被保险货物在卸货港卸离海轮后，保险责任以60天为限。 We generally insure W．P．A． on C．

Markets Plunge; S&P, US Spar Over Rating Cut

Global financial markets continue to drop sharply in reaction to an unprecedented downgrade of the U.S. government's credit rating and lingering concerns about European debt problems and global economic growth. In early Asia trading Tuesday, Japan's

其实你不懂她：关于自信女性的8个误解

Confident women are amazing, brave, independent, strong and assertive. They know what they want and get it by all means. Before judging confident women, remember these 8 misconceptions about strong girls. 自信的女性妙不可言，她们勇敢独立

Rating Agencies Affirm France's AAA Credit

The three major credit rating agencies have affirmed France's AAA rating even as the country's borrowing costs are increasing. Standard Poor's, Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings all said Wednesday they are maintaining the country's top cred

每日一词【758】discharge：出院，勒令退伍

今天我们要学的词是discharge。 Discharge有出院的意思。The H1N1 patient was discharged from the hospital after recovery, 这位H1N1甲型流感患者康复后出院。Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was discharged from

Moody's downgrades Greece to lowest rating

LONDON/NEW YORK, March 2 (Xinhua) -- The rating agency Moody's on Friday cut the sovereign credit rating of Greece to the lowest level, saying the country's default risk was high. Moody's downgraded Greece long term sovereign credit rating from Ca to

S&P Downgrades French Credit Rating

Standard Poor's Friday downgraded the credit ratings of nine European countries caught up in the eurozone crisis. This includes France, which has Europe's second-largest economy. SP's downgrade of France's credit rating has been expected for weeks. F

学个词Learn a Word 第758期 Discharge

今天我们要学的词是discharge。 Discharge有出院的意思。The H1N1 patient was discharged from the hospital after recovery, 这位H1N1甲型流感患者康复后出院。Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher was discharged from

Credit Rating Agency Upgrades Nigeria's Outlook

Credit rating agency Standard and Poors has revised Nigeria's economic outlook from stable to positive. In a statement, the rating agency says the Nigerian government, under President Goodluck Jonathan, has undertaken several important reform initiat

Rating Agency Downgrades US Credit Outlook

Standard and Poor's Ratings Services announced Monday that the United States continues to have a AAA [Triple-A] credit rating, but the rating agency lowered its long-term credit outlook for the U.S. government. SP cited U.S. budget deficits and gover

“不准偷看”用英文怎么说？

眼睛是我们脸上位置最高的器官了。俗话说左眼跳财、右眼跳灾，其实都是迷信的说法。不过，这个眼皮确实是会跳的，而且常常跳得莫名其妙。下面我们就来看看眼皮跳怎么说。 1. My eye is

新西兰英语 516 Credit Rating Downgrade

Two rating agencies, Standard and Poors (S P) and Fitch downgraded New Zealands credit rating from AA+ to AA. This is the first downgrade in 13 years. A credit rating gives some idea of whether the economy is stable and whether the government can pay

S&P Downgrades US Credit Rating for First Time

The credit rating agency Standard Poor's has downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first time ever from the country's elite AAA status to AA-plus, with a negative outlook. In a statement late Friday, SP said it made the move because the deficit-r

Italy Faces Credit Rating Cut

A major financial services company says that Italy faces a significant chance of having its credit rating cut soon, but that it has no plans to downgrade France's top credit standing. Fitch Ratings said Tuesday it is confident that the 17-nation Euro

S&P Cuts Italy's Credit Rating

Standard Poors has cut Italy's credit rating, citing weak economic growth and political uncertainty. The credit rating agency cut Italy's rating one notch Monday - from A+ to A. SP said the country's shaky coalition government and differences in parl

US Faces Possible Credit Rating Downgrade

U.S. President Barack Obama and Congress are engaged in an intense rush to settle on a plan to raise the countrys borrowing limit beyond the current total of more than $14 trillion. It is an effort aimed at averting a possible default on the countrys