VOA慢速英语2012--A Soft Body, but the Mind of a Robot

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - A Soft Body, but the Mind of a Robot SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And I'm Steve Ember. Today, we tell about soft-bodied robots -- robots that can move m

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第一句：This model of typewriter is efficient and endurable, economical and practical for middle school students. 我方这种型号的打字机性能高，耐用，经济，实用，适用于中学生。 A:We are interested in your computer and

商务口语：怎样介绍电子产品

第一句：This model of typewriter is efficient and endurable, economical and practical for middle school students. 我方这种型号的打字机性能高，耐用，经济，实用，适用于中学生。 A: We are interested in your computer and

经济学人:本周经济要闻

The world this week-Business 本周经济要闻 The eurozone economy recorded zero growth in the second quarter. 欧元经济区报告称第二季度经济增长率为零。 It had been expected to grow, if barely, but was dragged down by worse than

African Schools Add Soft Skills Training Programs

Some African schools are adding programs that teach what officials are calling soft skills to students. Soft skills are personal qualities that help a person relate effectively to others. Officials say this kind of training can help students succeed

经济学人62:阿根廷与YPF

Argentina and YPF 阿根廷与YPF Flogging a Dead Cow 抽一头死牛 The recently nationalised oil company agrees on a big foreign investment 最经刚刚国有化的油企接受了一项大型外国投资。 Jul 27th 2013 | BUENOS AIRES |From the p

美国天然气或可帮助欧洲

As Russia continues to raise its natural gas prices to Ukraine, some people are looking to American gas as a way to ease Europe's energy dependence on Russia. But it's a solution that's still several years off. In their home near Kyiv, Svetlana Kules

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经济学人42:一桩油气管道交易抓住了契机

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经济学人54:天然气是清洁能源吗?

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VOA常速英语2007年-Huge US Reserves of Oil Shale Hold Promise, But

By Greg Flakus Piceance Basin, Colorado 12 November 2007 As the price of oil soars on world markets and demand for energy grows, energy companies are looking at so-called unconventional sources such as Canada's oil sands and the vast deposits of oil

China to accelerate shale gas industrialization

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CCTV9英语新闻：China has estimated 25 tln cubic meters of shale gas resources

Will shale gas be able to quench the energy thirst of the world's second largest economy? According to the Geological Survey of China, it may be too early to tell, but a plan is certainly now in motion. The newly released China Shale Gas Resources Su

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But first which country is the world's biggest crude oil producer? Saudi Arabia, right? No, wrong, there's a new number one. Saudi Arabia has been knocked off its perch by the United States. According to the latest report from Bank of America, US pro

英文面试更重Soft Skills

眼下，知名企业的校园招聘已经纷纷进入面试阶段，随着外企的英文面试如火如荼的展开，书店里各类以世界最佳公司面试题为标榜的面试指南也纷纷告罄。且不论其内容优劣，单就最佳公司

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The experts keep getting it wrong. And the oddballs keep getting it right. 专家总是弄错，怪人却总能碰对。 Over the past five years of business history, two events have shocked and transformed the nation. In 2007 and 2008, the housing m

经济学人232:油价下跌 赚了还是赔了？

Cheaper oil 油价下跌 Winners and losers 赚了还是赔了？ America and its friends benefit from falling oil prices; its most strident critics don't 美国及其盟友将从油价下跌中获益；最为毒舌的批评者们却不能如此 IN E

英文乡村歌曲：Kathleen Edwards - A Soft Place to Land

Callin' it quits You think this is easy I swear I heard you callin' the jury Call it a catch Without any strings attached Well I'm lookin' for a soft place to land The forest floor The palms of your hands I'm lookin' for a soft place to land I call i

英文面试更重SoftSkills

眼下，知名企业的校园招聘已经纷纷进入面试阶段，随着外企的英文面试如火如荼的展开，书店里各类以世界最佳公司面试题为标榜的面试指南也纷纷告罄。且不论其内容优劣，单就最佳公司