访谈录 2009-11-23&11-26 有钱人的杯具

So now, now not only are the rich going to be poorer, they're going to be uglier. As if socking them with higher Medicare taxes and then taxing them again on their fancy-schmancy, pricey, private health plans weren't enough, this Senate health care b

NPR 2010-03-21

From NPR news in Washington I am Lakshmi Singh. President Obama is on Capitol Hill attending a democratic pipe rally of sorts ahead of tomorrows land mark health care vote in the House. This debate has been a difficult debate. This process has been a

SSS 2010-03-24

Here are two seemingly unrelated facts. One: from the late 1940s through 1963, we tested atomic bombs in the atmosphere. Two: wine lovers are sometimes duped into spending exorbitant amounts for fake vintage bottles that werent from the year they wer

外贸口语一点通第81期:自由贸易之关税壁垒

A: Professor Wang, can I ask a few questions? 王教授，可以请教您几个问题吗？ B: Certainly. 当然可以。 A: What is the tariff? 什么是关税？ B: It is a tax levied by the government on goods imported into that country. 关税是由

WTO裁定欧盟未消除对空客非法援助

The EU has failed to eliminate billions of dollars in illegal aid to Airbus, according to the World Trade Organisation, handing US rival Boeing one of the biggest triumphs on the global stage in its 12-year battle with the European aircraft maker. 世界

印度国会通过里程碑式税改法案

Indias parliament has approved a long-awaited overhaul of the countrys fragmented tax system to create a genuine single market in one of the most significant reforms to the Indian economy since liberalisation began 25 years ago. 印度国会已批准对

CNN 2009-11-19

First up, Congress considers a new bill that would make some soldiers eligible for the Purple Heart. Representative John Carter introduced the new legislation yesterday. The Fort Hood army post is located in his home district in Texas. This bill is f

CNN 2009-11-18

In Beijings bitter cold, President Obama was all about showcasing a new warmth with China, as he toured the historic Forbidden City and its Hall of Supreme Harmony. Beautiful and what a magnificent place to visit. By the end of this week, Mr. Obama w

经济学人106:印度税制改革 如鲠在喉

Tax reform in India 印度税制改革 The truck stops here 如鲠在喉 A fix for India's indirect-tax system is overdue but it may fall short of the ideal 由于印度未能及时对其间接税系统进行调整使得其未能达到理想状态 TR

冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第1159期:第五十五章 凯特琳(15)

Roose Bolton had re-formed the battered remnants of their other host at the mouth of the causeway. 根据情报，卢斯波顿已在颈泽的堤道口重整败军， Sir Helman Tallhart and Walder Frey still held the Twins. 赫曼陶哈爵士和瓦德佛

CCTV9英语新闻：澳大利亚人积累高额的个人债务

Pressure is mounting for Australias banks to lower the interest rates on their credit cards. Critics point out that the nations cash rate has been cut twice this year to a historic low, but credit card fees remain high, pushing some people deeper int

Five Ways to Combat Loneliness When You’re Jobless

Five Ways to Combat Loneliness When Youre Jobless Sit in front of laptop. Lie on couch. Eat pickles for lunch. Back to laptop. Feel sorry for self. Feel sick of self. Tear hair out in frustration. And back to couch. If this is your 9-to-5 routine, yo

The Cost of Smoking: All Dollars and No Sense

The Cost of Smoking: All Dollars and No Sense There are many arguments in favor of quitting smoking. Some focus on health concerns, complete with pictures of desiccated lungs and gobs of arterial plaque. Some arguments appeal to vanity, describing ho

美国语文第二册 第20期:蜜蜂之歌

LESSON 22 第22课 blossoms 开花 dreary 沉闷的 weary 厌倦 pinks 粉红色 smelling 闻 toiling 劳作 levies 征税 buzz 蜂鸣器 fragrant 香 thistle 蓟 weeds 杂草 scent 香味 treasure 珍宝 yellow 黄色 meadow 草地 tax 税 summer 夏天

科学家将污染物变成打印机墨水

Anirudh Sharma doesn't just want to pull harmful carbon from the air. He wants to offer a cheaper alternative to the exorbitant costs of ordinary printer ink. 阿尼鲁德夏尔马不仅想除掉空气中的有害炭物质，还希望创造一种更便

经济学人:欧盟VS谷歌:并不如意(1)

Bussiness 商业 Europe v Google: Not so Froogle 欧盟VS谷歌：并不如意 The European Commission levies a huge fine on Google for abusing its dominance on online search. 欧盟委员会对谷歌滥用搜索引擎巨头地位征收巨额罚款。

华尔街将成为特朗普上台的赢家

In a ranking of global financial centres last month, published by Z/Yen, London topped the think-tanks league, a whisker above New York. 在智库Z/Yen上月公布的全球金融中心排行榜中，伦敦位居榜首，略微领先于纽约。 Littl

The Tao of Travel

The Tao of Travel Against all odds, I became a world traveler in my 25th year. It began, as all things inevitably do, with a girl. I thought it was ever-lasting love. She was setting out for a year abroad a summer in Germany, then an academic year in

冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第965期:第四十六章 提利昂(1)

The cooks were serving the meat course: five suckling pigs, skin seared and crackling, a different fruit in every mouth. 厨子正端上当晚的主菜：五只烤得金黄酥脆，嘴里含着不同水果的乳猪。 The smell made his mouth water. 闻

英文幽默笑话：三个乞丐

King Guaire walked amid his court The palaceyard and riverside And there to three old beggars said， You that have wandered far and wide Can ravel out what's in my head． Do men who least desire get most， Or get the most who most desire？ A begg