News & Reports 2011-02-19

Hello and Welcome to News and Reports on China Radio International. In This Edition Chinese authorities step up spot checks of fresh milk supplies, with reports swirling that a toxic substance found in milk powder a couple of years ago is now making

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澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-11-06

US President Barack Obama has cautiously praised the country's latest jobs figures. The unemployment rate remained steady at 9.6 per cent in October, but the government says 151,000 positions were created. The jobless rate matched the expectations, b

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-10-02

Standard Poor's has lowered New Zealand's credit rating one notch to AA. The ratings agency says it's because of the country's high external debts and the cost of rebuilding after the Christ Church earthquake. In a statement, Standard Poor's says the

VOA标准英语2010年-Agriculture Tops Afghan Reconstruction

The influx of farming aid and experts is expected to be a significant part of the Obama administration's civilian surge accompanying the additional U.S. and allied military forces now flowing into Afghanistan. Tom Vilsack, U.S. agriculture secretary,

NPR 2011-09-21

The country's defense leaders are calling this a historic day for the military and the nation. The ban on openly gay service in the military is officially over. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen says the military's stronge

CNN 2011-06-05

Hi, I'm Carl Azuz. And this is CNN Student News. It's June 2nd, and in our penultimate program of the school year, we're starting things off on Wall Street. Talking about the stock market and yesterday was not a good one. Experts used the Dow Jones I

网上赌博寻求美国国外玩家

The growing international business of online betting is looking for customers outside of the United States. Although the US has been the largest market for Internet gambling companies, a new bill just passed by Congress in that country has made it i

CNN 2011-08-16

Standing outside CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta, Georgia, my name is Carl Azuz, and I welcome you to CNN Student News, kicking off its 2011-2012 school year! First Up: The Downgrade Every day on CNN Student News, we bring headlines from around t

VOA标准英语10月-Afghanistan Relatively Unscathed by World Financi

Afghanistan's booming economy is relatively immune, so far - to the financial turmoil swirling around the world. But the country's bankers worry that the global meltdown could make it even harder for them to meet the pent-up demand for loans. VOA Co

Rating Agencies Affirm France's AAA Credit

The three major credit rating agencies have affirmed France's AAA rating even as the country's borrowing costs are increasing. Standard Poor's, Moody's Investors Service and Fitch Ratings all said Wednesday they are maintaining the country's top cred

CCTV9英语新闻：中国扩大消费金融业

China will expand a pilot consumer credit service nationwide that offers small loans with no collateral to encourage more spending, especially from lower-income groups, amid sluggish demand. China plans to popularize consumer finance companies across

Fitch confirms Brazil's investment grade

RIO DE JANEIRO, June 28 (Xinhua) -- World-renowned（世界知名的） credit rating agency Fitch Ratings announced on Monday the confirmation of Brazil's investment grade. Fitch stated（阐述） that Brazil's Issuer Default Rating will be maintai

VOA标准英语2010年-Outreach, Afghanistan Dominate First Y

President Obama promised a new era in U.S. international engagement and dispatched special envoys to tackle key foreign policy problems during the first year of his administration. But the year may best be remembered for marathon White House consulta

S&P Downgrades US Credit Rating for First Time

The credit rating agency Standard Poor's has downgraded the U.S. credit rating for the first time ever from the country's elite AAA status to AA-plus, with a negative outlook. In a statement late Friday, SP said it made the move because the deficit-r

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D 打白条 issue IOU 大额存单 certificate of deposit（CD） 大额提现 withdraw deposits in large amounts 大面积滑坡 wide-spread decline 大一统的银行体制 （all-in-one）mono-bank system 呆账（请见坏账） bad loans 呆账准

US Faces Possible Credit Rating Downgrade

U.S. President Barack Obama and Congress are engaged in an intense rush to settle on a plan to raise the countrys borrowing limit beyond the current total of more than $14 trillion. It is an effort aimed at averting a possible default on the countrys

想走出国门？学学与签证相关的词汇

visa 签证； passport 护照； issuing country 签发护照的国家； issuance date 签照日期； expiration date 失效日期； surnames 姓； first name a middle name 名字； nationality 国籍； national identification number 身份证号

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2787 credit rating

今天我们要学的词是 credit rating. Credit rating 信用评级。The Fitch agency has downgraded South Africa's credit rating to junk status. 国际评级机构惠誉将南非的信用评级降至垃圾地位。Standard and Poor's has raised A

托福口语材料应该源于生活

其实英文的表达和我们母语一样存在韵律，存在比喻，排比等等，这也正是语言的魅力，它们赋予文字生命，而这些都是让卡梅伦的演讲立显深情感人的重要因素。这里我截取下面荡气回肠的