Unit 8 Discount and Commission

Discount and Commission 折扣和佣金 Brief Introduction 佣金一般是中间商因介绍交易或代买商品而获取的报酬。作为中间商因其有一定的贸易渠道，所以通过其开展

VOA标准英语2015--肯尼亚Ol Pejeta保护区保护动物远离人类

Kenyas Ol Pejeta Conservancy Driving Animals Away from Humans 肯尼亚Ol Pejeta保护区保护动物远离人类 LAIKIPIA, KENYA In Laikipia, Kenyan rangers are driving game farther into a 36,000 hectare conservancy to protect the animals from confl

VOA标准英语2008年-Volunteers Clear Trash, Making World's Oceans C

The ocean is our planet's life-support system, but it's getting clogged with trash. Discarded beverage bottles, plastic bags and cigarette butts kill countless seabirds, marine mammals and sea turtles each year. But each September, on the third Satu

VOA双语新闻：7、肯尼亚设法制止野生动物和人类发生冲突

肯尼亚设法制止野生动物和人类发生冲突 In Laikipia, Kenyan rangers are driving game farther into a 36,000 hectare conservancy to protect the animals from conflict with encroaching humans. Wildlife officials use trucks and helicopters

新西兰英语 699 Pike River Report

The Royal Commission Report on the tragedy at the Pike River coal mine was released today. On 19th November 2010, 29 men died in an explosion in the Pike River mine. Listen to November 20th 2010 to hear about this. Between July and November last year

ENVIRONMENT REPORT - China's Plan for Dams Called Threat to

ENVIRONMENT REPORT - October 11, 2002: China's Plan for Dams Called Threat to Mekong River By Cynthia Kirk This is the VOA Special English ENVIRONMENT REPORT. Several southeast Asian countries are con

雾霾迫使有钱人计划逃离中国

有能力避开雾霾的人，尤其是有孩子的家庭，正在逃离北京等不适宜居住城市，涌向美国、加拿大和欧洲。 By the 1970s, Central Park was in a state of decay. Bridges were crumbling. Meadows had dried up. Graffiti a

Barroso Starting Search for New EU Commission

By Sabina Castelfranco Incoming European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso has begun consultations with the European Union (EU) governments in an effort to resolve the crisis over his proposed

外贸英语－佣金 Commission (1)

He came to China to hold a talk about the commission for his new business. 他来中国是洽谈有关生意中的佣金问题。 What about the commission? 佣金是多少？ Usually a 1% commission i

外贸英语－佣金 Commission (2)

The commission has been increased to 5% in your favour. 贵方佣金已增至百分之五。 You can grant us an extra commission of 2% to cover the additional risk. 你们可以获得另外百分之二

VOA慢速英语2009-Development Report - Saving the 'World's Most Ho

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. A Brazilian Christian is baptized in the Jordan River last year. Christians, Jews and Muslims all consider the Jordan River holy. Last week, Pope Benedict visited the place where John the Baptist i

VOA标准英语2011--Laos, Neighbors Face Off on Mekong River

Laos, Neighbors Face Off on Mekong River Dam Dispute Countries along the Mekong River have disagreed with Laos on its proposal to build the first hydropower dam on the main stream of the lower river. Laos says the dam will cause no serious problems,

新西兰英语 373 The future of coal mining

At the moment, workers at the Pike River Coal mine are using a jet machine to pump CO2 into the mine to put out the fire. Then they will put a cover over the entrance. When the mine is cool and all poisonous gases have gone, rescuers will enter the m

EU commission,parliament sign cooperation agreement

BRUSSELS, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- European Commission（欧盟委员会） and European Parliament signed a revised（修正的） Framework Agreement on Wednesday to intensify political dialogue and cooperation. European Commission President Jose Manuel

CCTV9英语新闻：Authorities take measures for expected flooding

Torrential rainstorms have hit most areas in southern China. Various rivers have swollen to levels higher than those of 1998, a year when disastrous floods ravaged the same region, killing thousands and displacing millions. Authorities are proactivel

China allots 120 million yuan to fight floods

BEIJING, July 22 (Xinhua) -- The Ministry of Finance (MOF) said Sunday that 120 million yuan (19 million U.S. dollars) has been allocated to help the cities of Beijing and Tianjin and neighboring Hebei province to fight floods. The fund, allocated by

VOA双语新闻：老挝与邻国在湄公河水坝争议中互不相让

Countries along the Mekong River have disagreed with Laos on its proposal to build the first hydropower dam on the main stream of the lower river. Laos says the dam will cause no serious problems, while its neighbors say more information is needed ab

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The Pike River Mine Commission is still listening to evidence about why 29 men died at the mine last November. Each day, we hear about things that were not right at the mine. There were money problems. The mine was losing money and the men were under

UCI disbands independent commission

BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The International Cycling Union (UCI) has announced its disbanding of the Independent Commission citing lack of coorperation from fellow anti-doping angencies. UCI president Pat McQuaid said in a statement Tuesday that th

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For background to this, listen to September 6 2011. The second stage of the inquiry ended on Friday. This stage was looking at the Search and Rescue to find out why 29 miners died in the Pike River Mine last November. For the last three weeks we have