2008年ESL之购物 05 Talking About Prices

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2015年ESL之日常生活 30 Describing Nudity

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After more than 30 years at the helm, Edmund Capon is stepping down as head of the Art Gallery of New South Wales. He oversaw a period of transformation, boosting the gallery's profile. He hit the headlines three years ago when he purchased a $16 mil

Fonterra Apologizes for Tainted Milk Powder Scare

New Zealand dairy firm Fonterra has apologized for its tainted milk powder scandal. Batches of the whey protein from the dairy giant were allegedly found containing toxic bacteria. Su Yi has more. Fonterra CEO Theo Spierings says Fonterra regrets any

New Zealand Probes Fonterra over Food-Safety

The government of New Zealand has launched an official probe into dairy exporter Fonterra in connection with its tainted dairy scandal in China. New Zealand government officials have been sent to Fonterra's offices in Auckland and Melbourne to invest

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One day Jimmy went down to the pond for a dip, but before he could dive in he spied his teacher, Mrs. Smith, emerging from nude bathing. When Mrs. Smith saw Jimmy, she grabbed the nearest object - whi

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美国国家公共电台 NPR Rural Californians Want Price Relief From GOP Health Bill, But Most Won't Get It

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There have been several versions of the Republican repeal and replace bill, but none of them fix the real hole in the Affordable Care Act. That's affordability. In California, the state marketplace, Covered California, is one of th

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One day Jimmy went down to the pond for a dip, but before he could dive in he spied his teacher, Mrs. Smith, emerging from nude bathing. When Mrs. Smith saw Jimmy, she grabbed the nearest object - which happened to be an old wooden box - and held it

新西兰英语 620 Fonterra Trading Scheme

The milk company, Fonterra, is a co-operative of farmers. The dairy farmers who send their milk to Fonterra for processing, all own the company. Big farms have more shares than small farms. Two years ago, Fonterra introduced the idea of a Farmers Tra

新西兰英语 183 No public shares for Fonterra

Dairy farmers have voted not to allow Fonterra to list shares on the sharemarket. Fonterra is owned by dairy farmers in a co-operative. The company controls 92% of all the milk produced in New Zealand. The Fonterra Board needs more money to expand th

新西兰英语 239 Farmers buy shares in Fonterra

Fonterra is the biggest company in New Zealand and also the biggest export dairy company in the world. It is a co-operative which means that farmers own it. In fact, 10, 500 dairy farmers in New Zealand own Fonterra. Each farmer has one share for eac

新西兰英语 66 Fonterra Donates to Chinese Charity

The New Zealand dairy company, Fonterra, which has a 43% share in the Chinese SanLu dairy factory, is donating $8.4 million to charity in China. SanLu baby milk formula was contaminated with melamine. Other baby milk formula has also been contaminate

Alonso scores twice to gift Spain 2-0 win over France

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ESL Podcast 366 – Talking About Prices

Rosalba: Can you believe these prices? I know were in a recession, but the cost of everyday necessities shouldnt skyrocket overnight. William: I think it has something to do with the shortage of produce. I dont know why Im surprised that stores like