新视野大学英语视听说教程 3 Unit 10-12

News Report Worsening Bank Assets Many of the traditional quantitative indicators suggest that bank asset quality is deteriorating, and that supervisors therefore need to be more sentitive to problems at individual banks, both currently and in the mo

VOA标准英语2012--Indicators Show US Economic Recovery Slow, Uneven

Indicators Show US Economic Recovery Slow, Uneven Economists say trucks haul nearly 70 percent of the freight used in the United States. The American Trucking Association says freight is a measure of the economy, because manufacturers have to move ra

NPR 2011-06-18

There are more reports of indiscriminate killing by the autocratic regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Activists say security forces fired on thousands of protesters today, killing a teenage boy and at least 15 other civilians. The three-mont

中国官员考核环境权重首次远超GDP

The government will devote more efforts in 2017 to implement the new assessment mechanism of local officials that focuses more on environment than economic growth, said the top economic planner. 国家最高经济规划部门近日表示，2017年，政

英闻天下——441 World Sleep Day

Today is World Sleep Day. Sleep quality plays a key role in people's health. A recent nationwide survey shows that if 100 is a full score, Chinese people's sleep quality may just get a pass. Our reporter Li Dong has the details. On March 18 a report

经济学人65:日本准备提高消费税

Japans consumption tax 日本的消费税 Taxonomics 税收经济学 A crucial rise in a controversial levy may be in doubt 提高富有争议的税收引来质疑 Aug 3rd 2013 | TOKYO |From the print edition THE Japanese are among the worlds most re

经济学人:英国青少年 中规中矩的背后究竟是什么?

Britain Young people 英国的年轻人 The continent generation 节制的一代 Why young Britons have turned responsible 为什么英国年轻人变得有责任感了 I hope I die before I get oldso sang Roger Daltrey of The Who in 1965. A new conc

PBS高端访问:华尔街股市上涨的背后是什么?

HARI SREENIVASAN: Stock prices just keep going up and up. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed at a record high yesterday, and so did a closely watched broader index, the Samp;P 500. To help explain what's behind the latest surge on Wall Street, w

外贸英语：品质 Quality(二)

We are responsible to replace the defective ones. 我们保换质量不合格的产品。 It's really something wrong with the quality of this consignment of bicycles. 这批自行车的质量确实有问

外贸英语：品质 Quality(一)

The goods are available in different qualities. 此货有多种不同的质量可供。 Nothing wrong will happen, so long as the quality of your article is good. 只要商品质量可靠，就不会发

China needs time, room to improve air quality

BEIJING, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Disputes regarding the quality of Beijing's air have sparked criticism against the Chinese government for allegedly dismissing its responsibility to provide a better environment. The U.S. embassy in China releases hourly a

狗奴们注意了：你的汪星人不喜欢被抱

It may come as a shock to owners, but dogs hate being cuddled, a study has shown. 听到这个消息，狗奴们也许很惊讶，但狗狗们讨厌被拥抱，这是有研究证实了的。 Animal psychologists say dogs feel stressed and unhappy whe

人在74岁时最幸福

Seventy-four-year-olds are the most contented people in the population, according to new research. 一项最新研究表明，人在74岁时最幸福。 Fewer responsibilities, financial worries and more time to yourself leads to contentment previous

China lacks quality environment assessment agencies

BEIJING, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- China lacks quality environment assessment agencies, according to a government report issued on Monday. The Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) publicized a report after a three-year survey into the country's envir

European Economy Shrinks

PARIS Europe's two biggest economies have managed to dodge recession, but newly published statistics offer grim news for the region as a whole. New figures released by Eurostat statistical agency show the economies of both the eurozone and the 27-mem

Environment Report Reveals Serious Pollution in China

China's State of the Environment Report for 2012 suggests that the overall quality of China's environment is balanced and stable. The condition of underground water remains to be a big concern. Li Dong has the details. Released annually by China's Mi

Europe Faces More Negative Economic Indicators

The 17 eurozone nations are facing a new wave of negative economic indicators, a further signal that Europe's currency bloc is headed toward a recession. The European Commission said Friday that executive and consumer confidence dropped in December t

2015世界大学排名TOP20：亚洲仅2所上榜

The Center for World University Rankings (CWUR) publishes the only global university ranking that measures the quality of education and training of students as well as the prestige of the faculty members and the quality of their research without rely

纪念首个“中国航天日”

Three new-generation BeiDou navigation satellites were launched last year, and 98 percent of the components were Chinese made. BeiDou Navigation Satellite System has been in operation since 2000, making China the third country with an autonomous nav-

幸福可以度量么

How do you gauge a country's well-being? The usual approach is to look at economic indicators like GDP or employment figures, or social ones like literacy levels or crime rates. But in Britain politicians are seeking a much more basic measure of the