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今天我们要学的词是stance. Stance名词，立场。French President Emmanuel Macron sharpened his stance on Syria, claiming that France has proof of a chemical attack earlier in April. 法国总统马克龙强化对叙利亚的立场，称法国

5. An Adult Decision

The year before my son turned 18, he constantly pleaded to be allowed to a tattoo, but I refused to sign permission for one. He argued that soon he would be a man and he should be able to make adult d

Free trade

Free trade 自由贸易 NB: Please note this is not a word for word transcript of the audio programme Abigail:Discussions about free trade are often in the news, and they bring with them talk of summits and conferences, of tariffs ( 关税 ) and subsidies

Some Trade Issues Divide US, Canada

By Andre de Nesnera Trade is the most important component of U.S.-Canada relations. Each country is the other's biggest trading customer. Eighty-four percent of Canada's exports go the United States a

辞职回家当全职妈妈

A friend of mine recently decided to quit her job and stay home with her two kids, who are almost 1- and 4-years-old. It wasn't a decision she made lightly. First off, the family relied on her income- even though much of it went to pay the nanny, the

脱欧后 要和英国洽谈合作的国家已排起了长队

Countries are lining up to enter trade talks with Britain in the wake of the decision to leave the European Union. 英国决定脱欧之后，各国纷纷排队等候与英国进行贸易会谈。 The country will be free to negotiate its own deals a

Eurozone trade falls into deficit in November

BRUSSELS, Jan. 14 (Xinhua) -- The eurozone trade balance with the rest of the world fell into deficit in November last year as imports rose more than exports, the European Union (EU)'s statistics（统计学） office Eurostat said on Friday. In Nove

奥巴马在英国脱欧公投后重新强调美英"特殊关系"

Barack Obama said that the special relationship between the US and the UK would endure despite Britain's decision to leave the European Union. 尽管英国决定脱离欧盟，但贝拉克奥巴马日前表示，美国和英国的特殊关系将会历久

Sacked Valencia coach Pellegrini criticizes decision

MADRID, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Former Valencia coach Mauricio Pellegrini this Sunday criticized the club's decision to sack him from his post on Saturday after just 14 league matches in charge of the club. Pellegrini was relieved of his duties on Saturda

ICBC pledges to boost off-shore RMB trade in Europe

LONDON, April 23 (Xinhua) -- The Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC) (London) plc said on Monday it would work on boosting off-shore trading of Chinese currency RMB, also known as yuan, here in Europe. Xu Jinlei, general manager of ICBC Lo

Hourly News updated 17:00 2011/10/22

One Chinese tourist killed, over 20 injured in Thai bus accident One Chinese tourist has been killed and more than 20 others injured in a bus accident in Phuket in southern Thailand. A diplomat with the Chinese consulate in Phuket told Xinhua that th

NE China province reports nearly 20% rise in trade with Russia

HARBIN, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) -- The trade volume between northeast China's Heilongjiang Province and Russia from January to July totaled 12.3 billion U.S. dollars, up 19.5 percent year on year, the provincial Bureau of Commerce announced Saturday. The vo

China faces serious trade disputes: vice minister

BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- China remained a major victim of trade protectionism（保护主义） during the past year, witnessing 64 trade disputes in this period, covering some 7 billion U.S. dollars in value, China's Vice Commerce Minister, Zhon

An Adult Decision

An Adult Decision The year before my son turned 18, he constantly pleaded to be allowed to a tattoo, but I refused to sign permission for one. He argued that soon he would be a man and he should be able to make adult decisions. Sure enough, a few day

USADA hails UCI's "right decision" in Armstrong case

USADA hails UCI's right decision in Armstrong case BEIJING, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Cycling's governing body UCI has made the right decision to strip Lance Armstrong of his seven Tour de France titles, U.S. Anti-Doping Agency chief Travis Tygart said on

US Trade Deficit Grows

The U.S. trade deficit got nearly 4 percent worse in December as a reviving economy boosted demand for imported goods. Both imports and exports hit record highs, but imports grew even more than the flow of goods exported from the United States. Frida

CCTV9英语新闻11月：欧盟峰会 乌克兰问题蒙阴影

Ukraines refusal to sign a landmark free trade deal with the EU earlier this week, has cast a large shadow over the EU Summit for Eastern Partnership in Lithuania. Ukraine and the EU say the door remains open for a future pact but Kiev is under inten

India Signs Trade Agreements With Malaysia, Japan

India has signed free trade agreements with Japan and Malaysia(马来西亚). The pacts are part of India's effort to deepen economic engagement with Asian countries. Indian Commerce Minister Anand Sharma signed the economic partnership agreement wit

US Trade Mission Visits India

A trade mission from the United States is in India to explore the potential of a market where a buoyant（轻快的） economy and a growing middle class have American companies looking to take advantage of a huge business opportunity. Representative

More US trade friction predicted

BEIJING, Apr. 16 (Xinhuanet) -- China and the United States will experience more trade friction in the high-end manufacturing sector, as Washington protects its domestic industries, officials said on Sunday. Friction will surely increase as China and