Unit 8 Discount and Commission

Discount and Commission 折扣和佣金 Brief Introduction 佣金一般是中间商因介绍交易或代买商品而获取的报酬。作为中间商因其有一定的贸易渠道，所以通过其开展

Old Chemical Weapons in the Baltic Sea

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CNN 2010-01-19

AZUZ: In Washington, D.C., a commission set up by Congress is investigating the U.S. financial crisis. They're looking into what caused it and hopefully how to avoid another one in the future. As part of that investigation, the commission has been ta

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Barroso Starting Search for New EU Commission

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外贸英语－佣金 Commission (1)

He came to China to hold a talk about the commission for his new business. 他来中国是洽谈有关生意中的佣金问题。 What about the commission? 佣金是多少？ Usually a 1% commission i

外贸英语－佣金 Commission (2)

The commission has been increased to 5% in your favour. 贵方佣金已增至百分之五。 You can grant us an extra commission of 2% to cover the additional risk. 你们可以获得另外百分之二

佣金 Commission

佣金 Commission （一） He came to China to hold a talk about the commission for his new business. 他来中国是洽谈有关生意中的佣金问题。 What about the commission? 佣金是多少？ Usually a 1% commission is given to our agent.

VOA标准英语2009-France Sets up Commission to Study Wearing o

The French National Assembly has agreed to set up a commission to study the wearing of the head-to-toe Islamic covering known as the burqa. The decision was made a day after the country's president, Nicolas Sarkozy, spoke out against the garment. A

VOA常速英语2007-Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission Re

By Kari Barber Dakar 27 October 2007 Liberia's Truth and Reconciliation Commission has again started gathering testimony about atrocities committed during the nation's civil wars ending in 2003 and the years leading up to the wars. The commission beg

VOA标准英语2009年-Afghan Commission: Karzai Leads in Prelimi

By Steve Herman New Delhi 16 September 2009 Afghan President Hamid Karzai, 16 Sep 2009 Afghanistan's government-appointed Independent Election Commission has released what it calls final but preliminary results from the August 20 vote for president.

新西兰英语 373 The future of coal mining

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VOA常速英语2008年-Commission Formed to Probe Kenya Election Probl

By Derek Kilner Nairobi 14 March 2008 Kenya's president has announced the formation of a commission to investigate the country's disputed December elections. But as Derek Kilner reports from Nairobi, there are doubts about how effective such an inves

新西兰英语 216 Tongan ship disaster

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EU commission,parliament sign cooperation agreement

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voa标准英语2008-US Commission Warns of Possible WMD Attack

A congressionally-mandated U.S. commission has released a report warning of a possible nuclear or biological attack somewhere in the world within five years. The report singles out Pakistan as the top security priority for the United States. VOA's D

VOA常速英语2008年-European Commission Chief Calls for Democracy i

By Tendai Maphosa London 09 April 2008 European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso is calling for a swift transition to democracy in Zimbabwe. Barosso says Zimbabweans have voted for change from President Robert Mugabe's rule. Tendai Maphosa ha

UCI disbands independent commission

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学个词Learn a Word 第1691-commission

今天我们要学的词是commission。Commission是佣金，抽成的意思。比如，He gets an 8% commission on every sale he makes. 他每做成一笔生意就能提取8%的佣金。最近，美国的梅西百货表示，Great deals and the con

VOA标准英语2008年-European Commission Presses Russia on Georgia

The European Commission is calling for Russia to halt its military incursion into Georgia. Tendai Maphosa has the details from London. EU flag outside European Commission's Berlaymont building The European Commission expressed extreme concern about