VOA标准英语2008年-For a Gem Stone, Cut and Polish Make the Differ

A gem stone plucked from the earth, the sea, or riverbed, often travels across continents to cutting and polishing workshops; and those are increasingly found in India. Far away, the Belgian city of Antwerp is still king in diamond trading. In these

VOA标准英语2008年-Stones Born Deep in the Earth Journey to Polish

Gems come in all sizes, colors and shapes, but they have one thing in common, they shine and sparkle as they catch the light, dazzling the beholder. But, this is not how they start out. Gem stones are forged deep in the earth and, in the rough, appe

经济学人:空气污染:吹走它(1)

Science and technology: Air pollution: Blown away 科技：空气污染：吹走它 Retired jet engines could help clear the smog that smothered big cities. 退役喷射发动机可以用来驱逐笼罩大城市的雾霾。 To land at Indira Gandhi A

英文热力歌曲:Girls Aloud - Turn To Stone

Song：Turn To Stone Artist：Girls Aloud Don't turn away Keep me holding on Don't turn away Just don't leave me now You're moving in circles Looking for the love that I thought we made While I stand alone Say you wanna be certain Certain that this f

The Stone Dog

In Puerto Rico many years ago near the Condado Lagoon, there lived a poor fisherman. He lived alone in a hut. His only companion（同伴）was his dog. The fisherman and his dog were devoted to each other. They might be seen strolling（散步)on th

The Magice Stone 魔石

The Magice Stone 魔石 There once was an old man and old woman in a little house. 从前有个贫穷的老人和他的妻子住在一间小屋里. They were very poor.他们很穷. They were so poor,they had nothing to eat. 他们太穷了,没有东西

影视歌曲：《黑名单》 Made Of Stone

这首歌出自澳大利亚创作歌手Matt Corby，他曾赢得咏叹调的年度最佳歌曲。 See I left my mother's heart 啊我离开了母亲的心 See I left my father's home 离开了父亲的家 And I fell into a well of hope 我掉进希望的

股价飙升 中国多了41个亿万富翁

China has 41 brand new billionaires thanks to a surge in share prices. 股价的飙升让中国新增了41位亿万富翁。 The recent surge in share prices on the mainland has created at least 41 new super-rich people in the nation whose individual

Sand and Stone 沙子和石头

The story goes that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an argument, and one friend slapped the other one in the face. 两个朋友结伴穿越沙漠，旅途中二人突然吵了起来，其中一个掴

中国将为墨西哥建造首条高铁

A Chinese-led consortium has won a contract for a multi-billion dollar high-speed passenger rail link between Mexico City and the central city of Queretaro. China Railway Construction has teamed up with China Southern Rail in a consortium of companie

标普下调复星评级展望至负面

Samp;P yesterday lowered its outlook on Fosun Internationals BB-minus rating to negative, illustrating that even rating agencies cannot agree on the risks of a debt-fuelled deal spree. 标准普尔(Samp;P)昨日将复星国际(Fosun International)的评

世界互联网巨头孙正义 商界冒险家

Masayoshi Son, the risk-addicted billionaire who built Japans SoftBank into a global internet powerhouse, is a man who moves fast to seize whatever he has set his eyes on. 孙正义(Masayoshi Son)一旦看中什么目标，就会迅速出击。这位爱

做自己 股神巴菲特的成功之道

When Warren Buffett was 25 years old, he had accumulated about $2 million in today's dollars. 当沃伦巴菲特25岁的时候，他所积累的财富就已经相当于今天的200万美元左右。 He had achieved his childhood goal of assured finan

乐天集团遭到更多突击搜查

BBC News South Korean prosecutors carried out further raids on businesses of the Lotte Group, a sprawling conglomerate at the centre of a bribery probe. At least 10 divisions were raided including its chemical and confectionary businesses, a spokesma

学个词Learn a Word 第1510: stepping stone

今天我们要学的词是stepping stone. Stepping is spelled s-t-e-p-p-i-n-g, stepping; and stone, s-t-o-n-e, stone; stepping-stone. Stepping-stone是为了达到目的而准备垫脚石，敲门砖。阿尔及利亚最近举行议会选举，Alger

Chinese ICT Companies Going Abroad

Now, the last piece of series on the US government decision to restrict the procurement of Chinese information technology products over fear about so-called cyber security. Insiders and experts are making their suggestions on how Chinese companies ac

经济学人:印度的非银行金融 (1)

CAN a big financial firm's credit rating fall from AAA one monthgood enough for pension funds and life insurersto junk the next without causing a crash? 一个大型金融公司的信用评级在一个月内从AAA对养老基金和寿险公司而言足

英语小达人 315 How About My Stone?

How About My Stone? 我的石头怎么样？ Sometime after Paul died, his widow, Lily, was finally able to speak about what a thoughtful and wonderful man her late husband had been. 在丈夫保罗去世一段时间之后，莉莉终于能对朋友们

Stone gets restraining order against delusional intruder

BEIJING, Feb. 25 (Xinhuanet) -- American actress Sharon Stone won a restraining order Thursday against the man who broke into her home earlier this month, according to media reports. The man, 38, named Bradley Gooden, was arrested inside Stone's Los

经济学人:中国的消费大军 依旧活跃(上)

China's consumers 中国的消费大军 Still kicking 依旧活跃 Despite China's economic slowdown, consumption is resilient 尽管中国经济放缓，消费仍旧具备活力 IF YOU believe that China's economy is in trouble and that Chinese cons