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Mike: Hey Ben, if this Amy girl that you are so hot for already said yes to the movie, then what's your problem? Yes! Alright, the pressure's on. You miss this, you've got C A R O. Ben: My problem is that mum and dad have never really officially s

2018年CRI Is China really going through 'Consumption Downgrade'?

Some economists with a pessimistic attitude toward China's consumer confidence believe the trade war panic and China's economic slowdown are factors behind the success of e-commerce site Pinduoduo and the popularity of low-price products. Pinduoduo i

学个词Learn a Word 第832期 Double standard

今天我们要学的词是double standard。Double standard, 双重标准。美国国会众议院议长佩洛西指责共和党人在医疗保健改革的辩论中使用双重标准, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi accused Republicans of having a double

E-shopping fuels domestic consumption

BEIJING, Aug. 20 (Xinhuanet) -- With an Internet population larger than that of the United States and Japan combined, China saw its online shopping maintain an annual growth of 140 percent in sales since 2004, making it a powerhouse in driving up dom

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今天要学的一个词组是：double standard。 Double standard是指双重标准。美国连锁商店沃尔马允许在中国的分店组织工会，却不允许在美国的商店组织工会。媒体报导的标题说：Critics claim double sta

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VOA标准英语2013--FAO Aims to Quickly Measure World Hunger

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The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries,or OPEC, weighed a push by some members Monday to modestly boost its production quota, in the face of stubbornly high oil prices. On the eve of Tuesday's OPEC meeting in Vienna, Austria, half a dozen

每日一词【800】quota：定量，配额

今天我们要学的词是quota。 Quota, 定量，配额。Idaho has set a quota of 220 wolves for the upcoming hunting season, 爱达荷州规定，今年狩猎季节最多只能猎杀220头狼。意大利职业足协负责人说，Italian footbal

Beijing to maintain car quota for 2013

BEIJING, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- Beijing will maintain its license plate lottery scheme next year, as well as cap the number of registered cars at 240,000, a local official said Thursday. Li Xiaosong, deputy director of the municipal commission of transp

China to promote audio-video coding standard

BEIJING, Aug. 24 (Xinhua) -- China will promote the application and industrialization of its self-developed audio-video coding standard (AVS+) in broadcasting and television, the State Administration of Radio, Film and Television (SARFT) said Friday.

Chinese energy chief stresses coal consumption control

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今天要学的一个词组是：double standard。 Double standard是指双重标准。美国连锁商店沃尔马允许在中国的分店组织工会，却不允许在美国的商店组织工会。媒体报导的标题说：Critics claim double sta

China releases standard names of Diaoyu Islands

BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- China has released standard names and descriptions of the Diaoyu Island and its affiliated isles, according to sources with the State Oceanic Administration. The Diaoyu Island is named as Diaoyu Island, with its Chinese p

4 Ways to Measure Your Standard of Living

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每日一词【1003】gold standard

今天我们要学的词是gold standard。 Gold standard, 意思是同类事物的最高标准。 The iPhone is the gold standard in the smartphone market, iPhone是智能手机市场上最棒的产品。曾带领加州大学洛杉矶分校十次赢得

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Report: Standard & Poor's is Under Investigation

A major American newspaper says the U.S. is investigating the financial services company that downgraded the U.S. credit rating for its faulty rating of mortgage securities that played a major role in the country's 2008 recession. The New York Times