托福听力短文 I-06-1

(woman) Today we're going to practice evaluating the main tool used when addressing groups --- the voice. There are three main elements that combine to create either a positive or negative experience for listeners. They can result in a voice that is

NPR 2010-05-15

President Obama's decrying what he calls the ridiculous spectacle of executives of BP and other companies, pointing fingers this week over one of the worst oil spills in US history. Following a cabinet meeting at the White House today, the president

商务英语邮件范文：few、little和a few

Theres a big difference between few and a few. In fact they have opposite meanings. few和a few之间区别很大，事实上，它们的意思几乎完全相反。 If you say, for example, I have a few friends in the Ministry, it sounds impressive. 比

VOA标准英语2012--Numerous Encephalitis Cases Devastate North India

Numerous Encephalitis Cases Devastate North India In India every year, during the rainy monsoon season, hundreds of children die or become disabled, physically or mentally, after contracting Japanese encephalitis. Doctor K. P. Kushwaha is a senior pe

美国国家公共电台 NPR Actor Who Came Out As Undocumented Is Fighting For Hollywood To Stand With DACA

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: We have another story about the Obama-era government program to shield people from deportation if they came here illegally as children. It's called the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program or DACA. We've heard a number

美国国家公共电台 NPR FDA Cracks Down On E-Cigarette Sales To Curb Teen Vaping

AILSA CHANG, HOST: Federal regulators plan to ban the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes at retail locations like gas stations and convenience stores. They also plan to require people buying e-cigarettes online to verify their age. From Colorado Publ

TED演讲:一位性工作者的诉求(11)

New Zealand hasn't actually seen an increase in the amount of people doing sex work, 尽管无罪化让她们在新西兰从事更加安全。 but decriminalizing it has made it a lot safer. 性工作的人数并没有上升。 But the lesson from Ne

英闻天下——449 China Gets Stronger Food, Drug Regulator

China Daily Beijing Buses to Offer Wi-Fi It's been announced that more than 10,000 buses in Beijing will offer Wi-Fi service by the end of the year. More than 1,800 buses in Beijing have wireless internet access so far. The service followed a deal si

股市反弹 IPO再度重启

China's securities regulator has announced that it will resume initial public offerings by companies after halting the fundraising mechanism since July. The suspension was part of emergency measures to contain a massive meltdown that sent the stock m

专业术语-财务英语词汇R13

regulator 监管机构 Regulatory Affairs Group [Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited] 监察事务处〔香港联合交易所有限公司〕 regulatory body 监察机构；监管当局 regulatory comm

5个妙招，教你练就办公室午睡达人

In many corners of our productivity-obsessed society, naps are associated with laziness. Everyone should sleep eight hours at night,the thinking goes, and work all through the day.But that's backward. Most people routinely woke up for several hours i

中美深化环境保护的合作

During her speech, Pritzker explains the central message of her visit to China and the U.S. side's approach to environmental protection. The central message of our visit is with responsible partnership we will do more business together and in doing s

按摩后大量饮水有助于排毒吗

Question: 问： Does drinking a lot of water after a massage really help flush away toxins, or otherwise augment massages benefits? 在按摩推拿后大量饮水真有助于排毒么？如果不能，那么喝水是否有助于增加按摩的效益？

China to shorten name of proposed new media regulator

BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- The lengthy name of China's reorganized media regulatory body is expected to be shortened in response to public complaints, the secretariat of the annual parliamentary session said Wednesday. The Chinese name of the Stat

World banking regulator amends liquidity rules

GENEVA, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on Sunday amended the Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) proposed two years ago to help banks survive difficult times. The changes to the definition of the LCR, a key component of the

经济学人:显示屏 新的电子图案显示方法

Display screens 显示屏 Going through a phase 相转变 A new way to create electronic images 新的电子图案显示方法 Wave of the future? 未来之波 LIQUID-CRYSTAL displays are a familiar and ubiquitous technology. But if Harish Bhaskaran

Obama Midwest Bus Tour Focuses on Economy

President Barack Obama is in the U.S. midwest on what the White House calls an economic bus trip through politically important states as he ramps up campaigning for the 2012 presidential election. The president faces some new poll numbers reflecting

Scientists find neural stem cell regulator

WASHINGTON, April 16 (Xinhua) -- Researchers at the University of Colorado (CU) have found that lack of a specific gene interrupts neural tube closure, a condition that can cause death or paralysis. The study was the cover story this week in the jour

GRE写作优秀实例：知识和经验的引进

题目： No field of study can advance significantly unless outsiders bring their knowledge and experience to that field of study. 在任何一个研究领域当中，除非有该领域之外的人引进他们的知识和经验，否则该领域就很

夏说英语新闻晨读 第59期:中国证监会换帅

本期内容： China appointed a new chief securities regulator. Liu Shiyu, chairman of Agricultural Bank of China and former vice-governor of the central bank, replaced Xiao Gang, who was sackedapparently blamed for months of stockmarket turmoil. T