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Books and Arts; Book Review;Paul Volcker;Tall tale; 文艺;书评;保罗沃尔克;伟人传奇; Volcker: The Triumph of Persistence. By William Silber. 《沃尔克:金石为开》威廉 希尔伯著。 Alan Greenspan may be the most famous c

发表于:2018-12-05 / 阅读(140) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人人物系列

1. Nerd/geek/dork/dweeb/gweeb 呆子. 这些字都代表一个人因为太专注某件事而看起来不太正常, 而并非不聪明的呆, 如书呆子, 计算机怪胎等, 这几个字可以交换使用. 其中 nerd , geek 和 dork 比其它二个来

发表于:2018-12-17 / 阅读(308) / 评论(0) 分类 今日美国口语

Books and Arts; Book Review; 文艺;书评; Paul Volcker 保罗沃尔克 Tall tale 伟人传奇 The most influential central banker of the modern era 当代最具影响力的央行行长 Volcker: The Triumph of Persistence. By William Silber. Blo

发表于:2018-12-31 / 阅读(157) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人人物系列

看世界杯的时候,经常看到FIFA的字样在眼前飞舞。FIFA 指的是国际足球联合会,简称国际足联。这个机构的英文全称是International Federation of Association Football。不过FIFA的缩写是从法语来的,全名

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(92) / 评论(0) 分类 轻松英语

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 28 March 2008 In India, questions are being raised over how a possible economic downturn in the United States will impact India's fast-growing economy. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, India's economy is expecte

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By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 20 July 2007 Summer has brought a new wave of arrivals of illegal immigrants from north African shores to Italy's southern island of Lampedusa. This week the holding center on the island was overwhelmed with the sheer numb

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By Phil Mercer Sydney 27 August 2007 Australia has echoed American criticism of Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, saying the pace of political reconciliation under his government is too slow. Phil Mercer reports from Sydney, where Iraq is expecte

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The retired former chief of the U.S. central bank, Paul Volcker, told a congressional committee Thursday that to avoid further financial crises there needs to be greater regulation of financial institutions. Paul Volcker testifies before Joint Econo

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I. I am not the pheasant plucker, I'm the pheasant plucker's mate. I am only plucking pheasants 'cause the pheasant plucker's running late. I cannot bear to see a bear bear down upon a hare. When bare

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(123) / 评论(0) 分类 趣味英语

The United States pledged Wednesday to accept more refugees fleeing from wars in Syria and elsewhere, even as Europe unveiled a mandatory country-by-country quota plan to resettle 160,000 migrants. After meeting with lawmakers in Congress, U.S. Secre

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(159) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

今天我们要学的词是higher-ups。 Higher-ups, 高层。=He got the promotion only because he was a bootlicker to the higher-ups, 他就是因为拍马屁才得到了提升。NBC higher-ups plan to order 10 drama pilots, 美国全国广播公司的

发表于:2019-02-03 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 英语每日一词

LUXEMBOURG, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Luxembourg went to the polls on Sunday in a snap election after Jean-Claude Juncker, the prime minister of Luxembourg for the past 18 years, had resigned over a spying scandal in July. In spite of the scandal, Juncker

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(112) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

BERLIN, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) -- German Olympic champion Jonas Reckermann said Thursday that he will retire from beach volleyball due to back problems. Reckermann announced his retirement on the website of the German Volleyball Federation decision is very

发表于:2019-02-07 / 阅读(263) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

LONDON, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Germans Julius Brink and Jonas Reckermann beat reigning FIVB world champions Emanuel Rego and Alison Cerutti of Brazil to win the gold medal of men's beach volleyball at London Olympics on Thursday. The Germans won the matc

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麦斯米兰海克 (Maximilian Hecker) 1977年生于德国Heidenheim,从小就是披头士 (The Beatles) 的歌迷。学习录音、上过打击乐和钢琴课、在学校乐团任职的麦斯米兰原本在酒吧做驻场歌手,被发现后在德国

发表于:2019-02-11 / 阅读(96) / 评论(0) 分类 英乐时空

BRUSSELS, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Eurozone finance ministers agreed to bail out Spain by giving a first payment of 30 billion euros (37 billion U.S. dollars) to its reeling banks by the end of July, Eurogroup President Jean-Claude Juncker said here early

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重点单词: Perseverance n. 坚持不懈;不屈不挠 race n.竞赛;比赛 Perseverance is not a long race; it is many short races one after another. Walter Elliott, Clergyman 「坚持不是一个长跑,它是很多一个接一个的短跑。

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That proposition was put to the test after Paul Volcker became Fed chairman in 1979. 这种主张在保罗沃克尔于1979年成为美联储主席后被付诸验证。 Mr Volcker was set on getting inflation down. 当时,沃克尔决心要把通胀降

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Whatever gets you off on life Whatever gets you off on life No judgement wrong or right Yeah yeah, you made a believer out of me Come on and lay your hands on me Come on and lay your hands on me Praise the Lord in all His might Oh you made a believer

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The Nordics in charge 北欧掌控 A Scandinavian wave 一次斯堪的纳维亚狂潮 How the Nordics get so many senior international positions 北欧为何拥有众多较高的国际职位 WHEN it comes to international jobs, Scandinavia does well.

发表于:2019-03-09 / 阅读(201) / 评论(0) 分类 经济学人商业系列
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