Pre-Listening Vocabulary territory: the area owned by a certain nation European Union: an association of 28 nations in Europe that makes social and economic decisions together shoreline: the place where water meets land bordered by: to have something

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 Facts-事实

Observers are saying Emmanuel Macrons election as president of France is a victory for Europe. The election was not close. Macron received 66 percent of the vote compared to Marine Le Pens 34 percent. The president of the European Commission congratu

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(47) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年VOA慢速英语(五)月

European markets are reacting nervously again as the banking crisis continues to worry many. For VOA, Tom Rivers reports from London. While financial jitters were felt right across Europe Tuesday, European stocks generally posted moderate gains on h

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(32) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(十月)

European finance ministers are trying to finalize a long-delayed bailout deal for Cyprus in a bid to keep the nation from a bankruptcy. An agreement on rescue loan package is expected to be reached at a regular meeting in Brussels with tough measures

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(39) / 评论(0) 分类 英闻天下

Huge anti-austerity protests took place Saturday in Spain, Portugal and Italy while Greek voters prepare to have their say about the cost-cutting measures in a key vote Sunday. The largest confederation of Portuguese workers (the CGTP) organized a ra

发表于:2019-02-09 / 阅读(23) / 评论(0) 分类 英语新闻

Major U.S. and European stock exchanges plunged Wednesday and Italy's borrowing costs jumped, as the long shadow of the continent's debt crisis consumed the Greek and Italian governments. Key stock markets in New York, London, Paris and Frankfurt all

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