纯正英语一分钟-actor

Being an actor must be great. I really wish I could act. Id love to have the confidence to act in front of people. Being a member of the audience at the theatre is great, but acting on stage is better. I wonder what its like to be a movie actor. I th

CRI实用英语课堂 Unit 46 Stock Market II 股票市场（下）

Part 1 NASDAQ 纳斯达克 For the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation system, NASDAQ is one of the largest markets in the world for the trading of stocks. The number of companies listed on NASDAQ is more than that on any of t

CRI实用英语课堂 Unit 45 Stock Market I 股票市场（上）

Part 1 Stock Market Investment 股市投资 Stock market investment gives you the unique opportunity to take a direct part in the growth and success of companies. When you buy shares in a company, it means that you actually own a portion of that company

New York Stock Exchange

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: November 7, 2003 This is Bob Doughty with the VOA Special English Economics Report. The largest 1)stock market in the world is the New York Stock Exchange. It is also the ol

英语歌曲:Robbie williams--The Actor~

Robbie williams--The Actor~ Principal actors to the stage please, Act One is about to begin in 8 seconds. VERSE ONE: First you can't act, now you can't stop, (What's my motivation?) I used to like you... a lot, (I was the class nerd) Exactly who I'm

Madame Tussauds HK includes 1st mainland actor

Madame Tussauds HK includes 1st mainland actor BEIJING, Nov. 14 (Xinhua) -- Huang Xiaoming is to become the first Chinese mainland actor to be honored with a model of his likeness in Hong Kong's Madame Tussauds, according to a news release posted on

Actor or actress?

BBC Learning English Weekender Actor or actress? Amber:Hello, I'm Amber, and youre listening to bbclearningenglish.com. In Weekender today, we consider a linguistic dilemma - should we call a woman who acts an actress? Does the use of the word actor

U.S. legendary actor Tony Curtis dies

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 30 (Xinhua) -- Legendary Hollywood actor Tony Curtis died on Wednesday night. He was 85. The veteran star, who was best known for his role in Some Like It Hot, died of cardiac arrest（心搏停止） at his Las Vegas home, the Los

Autopsy performed on Hollywood actor Jeff Conaway

LOS ANGELES, May 28 (Xinhua) -- The Los Angeles County coroner's office has performed an autopsy on Saturday to determine what killed actor Jeff Conaway who passed away at age 60, authorities said. However, the findings were not expected soon as it c

Renowned Chinese actor dies at 94

BEIJING, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Chen Qiang, a veteran actor who is perhaps best known for the villains he portrayed early in his career, has passed away at the age of 94. Chen, a native of Ningjin in north China's Hebei province, died at a hospital in B

Actor Peter Falk dies at 83

LOS ANGELES, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Actor Peter Falk, who played detective Lt. Columbo in the long-running television series Columbo, has died at his Beverly Hills home, his family announced Friday. He was 83. A family representative did not provide det

VOA标准英语10月-Indian Stock Markets Continue to Plunge Despite C

India's stock markets have plunged to a three-year low despite assurances by top officials that Asia's third largest economy can be cushioned from the global economic turmoil. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the Central Bank is infusing m

VOA标准英语2008年-Indian Stock Markets Plunge on Worries Over Wor

Indian stock markets have plunged sharply as worries about the global financial systems rock the world. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the Indian market was among the hardest hit in Asia. An onlooker reacts as he watches stock prices on a s

DiCaprio, Depp top list of best-paid actors

BEIJING, Aug. 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Forbes listed Hollywood's highest-earning actors on Monday with Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp on top, according to media reports. Hollywood careers are built on smart (and not always obvious) choices, and DiCaprio a

U.S. actor Jeff Conaway dies at 60

LOS ANGELES, May 27 (Xinhua) -- U.S. actor Jeff Conaway, best known for his roles in the 1970s hit television series Taxi and blockbuster film Grease, died on Friday morning at age 60, local celebrity websites reported. The former child star, who beg

German and NY Stock Exchanges Approve Merger

The company that operates the Frankfurt Stock Exchange and other European markets is buying the New York Stock Exchange to form the world's largest market for trading stock and other securities(有价证券). The boards of Deutsche Boerse and NYSE Eu

Japan bank lending drops 2.1% in Dec., money stock rises

TOKYO, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- The overall level of bank lending(银行贷款) in Japan fell 2.1 percent from a year earlier in December, marking the 13th straight month of decline, the Bank of Japan (BOJ) said Wednesday. According to the central bank, t

VOA标准英语10月-Indonesia Keeps Stock Exchange Closed

Indonesia closed its stock exchange for the second day to halt a flurry of selling that sent the main stock index plummeting more than 20 percent this week, while Asian trading ended mixed. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins has more from Jakarta. Traders w

情景会话:真不敢相信自己的眼睛

主题句：I can't believe my eyes.真不敢相信自己的眼睛 SCENE 1 Tom： The stock index went up to 4800 points today. I can't believe my eyes. 今天股价指数升到了4800点，真不敢相信自己的眼睛。 John： I can't either. 我也

High-Speed Trading Changing Stock Market

Wall Street analysts searching for reasons for the U.S. stock market's sharp swings in early August point to high unemployment, the European debt crisis and other basic economic problems. But some also suspect what is known as high-frequency trading,