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TED演讲:银行是如何被掏空的?(2)

During the savings and loan debacle in 1984,we looked at every single failure,and we looked for common characteristics, 1984年储贷危机期间，我们仔细研究了每一个破产案例。寻找其中的共同点。 And we discovered this recipe

TED演讲:银行是如何被掏空的(4)

By 2006, 40 percent of all the loans made that year, all the home loans made that year,were liar's loans,40 percent. 截至2006年，当年发放的所有贷款，当年的所有房屋贷款中四成是欺骗性贷款。高达四成啊，亲。 And t

教育部:未来5年资助150万农民工上大学

The Chinese government will provide free adult education for 1.5 million migrant workers in the next five years to improve literacy and work skills, the Ministry of Education said last Thursday. 教育部上周四表示，我国政府将在未来5年向

实境旅游英语 第67期:购买首饰手表(3)

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数学英语 26 What is the Golden Ratio

图片 by Jason Marshall Some math is functional. Some math is fun. And some math is simply stunning. If that last description sounds improbable to you, then today just might change your mind. Because now that weve covered enough ground, were going t

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appraisals

appraisals 评估 Carmela: This week were looking at appraisals thats a meeting where a manager reviews your recent performance. As usual Im joined in the studio by David Evans, our business English expert. David, the purpose of appraisals... Now they

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After nearly twenty years of homeownership, Ive spent the past ten months renting an apartment. I like it. And I dont. There are pros and cons to renting a place, just as there are pros and cons to owning a home. For me, one of the biggest cons is th

心理学家找到喜极而泣的原因

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China's winemakers call for probes on EU imports

BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- Wine producers have applied to the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) demanding investigations into whether European imports are damaging China's domestic market. Wang Zuming, head of the wine division of the China Alcoholic Drin

中国飞机卫星直播系统投入使用

Passengers on China's flights can now watch live TV programs as a domestically-developed satellite TV system has come into service, the country's flag carrier Air China said on Sunday. 中国国航在周日上午正式对外宣布：飞机上的乘客现

China cuts its reserve ratio again

BEIJING, May 13 (Xinhuanet) - China's central bank announced on Saturday it would lower the reserve requirement for commercial lenders by 50 basis points, the second time it has taken such action this year to inject more market liquidity and shore up

China to accelerate shale gas industrialization

BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- A senior Chinese official on Monday called for the country to speed up mass production of shale gas with its own technologies to ensure adequate energy supply. Efforts must be made to achieve early breakthroughs in the ap

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In the first interview employers are trying to identify many general qualities important to their organization, but in the second interview employers will try to determine if you are having the specific qualities they are looking for in a new employe

BP discovers new oil in Gulf of Mexico

HOUSTON, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- British oil giant BP announced Wednesday it had a major oil discovery in the Gulf of Mexico. An appraisal well the company drilled in a previously untested northern segment of the Mad Dog field in the Gulf of Mexico found

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China's sex ratio is quite worrying nowadays. According to census data, China's sex ratio at birth was 108 males to every 100 females in the early 1980s, only slightly above the natural rate of 103 to 107. In 2000 the ratio was 116.9 males to 100 fem

Kenya Strikes Oil in 'Major Breakthrough'

Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki announced Monday that oil has been discovered in northwestern Kenya, but he cautioned that it will take years before the country begins production. Kibaki called the discovery of oil in the Turkana region a major breakthr

雅思高频词汇：教育场景

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