NPR 2011-06-29

France's Finance Minister Christine Legarde will become the first woman to lead the International Monetary Fund. She was elected today with the backing of the world's major economies. The changes at the IMF come during tumultuous times for the organi

VOA标准英语2010年-Commando-Style Terror Plot Targeted Eu

Sally Leivesley, a security advisor based in Britain, said, The potential for three countries - France, Germany, and Britain - to be attacked simultaneously is actually a global shock attack and it comes out of the maturity in the style of attacks th

债务违约可能会加剧委内瑞拉的危机

Stopping Debt Payments Could Worsen Venezuela's Crisis Venezuela is struggling to pay back an estimated $150 billion in debt. 委内瑞拉正在竭力偿还大约1500亿美元的债务。 The countrys financial crisis only makes life worse for people

2007年VOA标准英语-US General: Al-Qaida Impact on Afghanistan Rise

By Al Pessin Pentagon 25 July 2007 A senior U.S. commander in Afghanistan says Pakistan-based al-Qaida is having a growing impact on the Afghan insurgency even though Pakistan's military offensive along the border has reduced the number of insurgent

2007年VOA标准英语-US Steps Up Security Following Attack in Britai

By Stephanie Ho Washington 01 July 2007 The United States is increasing transportation security after a car bombing and other attempted terror attacks in Britain in recent days. The top U.S. security official says although he sees no links to any spe

VOA标准英语2011--US Postal Service on 'Brink of Default'

US Postal Service on 'Brink of Default' 美国邮政濒临破产边缘 One of America's oldest institutions, the U.S. Postal Service, is teetering on the edge of default and must be radically restructured. That, according to the postmaster general, w

学个词Learn a Word 第1296期 default

今天我们要学的词是default。 Default, 意思是违约，特别指拖欠债务。美国政府和国会参众两院目前正在紧张讨论提高国债上限的问题。 If Congress does not approve an increase in the debt ceiling within a wee

2006年VOA标准英语-Major Terror Plot Disrupted in Britain

By Jim Malone Washington 10 August 2006 British authorities said Thursday they have foiled a major terrorist plot that involved the use of liquid explosives on several airliners flying from Britain to the United States. So far, 21 people have been a

2007年VOA标准英语-United Nations to Expand Role in Iraq

By Suzanne Presto New York 10 August 2007 The United Nations Security Council has unanimously approved a resolution that expands the U.N. role in Iraq. From VOA's United Nations Bureau, Suzanne Presto reports the U.N. will play a larger role in broke

2006年VOA标准英语-Britain Lowers Terrorist Threat Level

By Gary Thomas London 14 August 2006 watch British Terrorists report Britain has lowered its security threat level, but warned that there is still a strong likelihood of a terrorist attack. The ban on carry-on luggage for airline passengers was also

Tree climbing: Part 1

Tree climbing: Part 1 NB: This is not an accurate word-for-word transcript Dan: Hello and welcome to this weeks 6 Minute English. Im Dan Walker Smith and today Im joined by Kate. Now in todays programme and in next weeks programme were talking about

经济学人318:金融市场

Finance and economics 财经商业 Buttonwood 金融市场 Where there's money, there's risk 哪里有货币，哪里就有风险 Events in America show that no asset is copper-bottomed 在美国发生的事情显示出没有资产是毫无风险的。

2006年VOA标准英语-US Raises Security Threat Level

By Purnell Murdock Washington 10 August 2006 The U.S. government has raised its security threat level in response to a reported terrorist plot in Britain. British officials said Thursday they have arrested more than 18 people planning to blow up pla

金融英语词汇总结（二）

reserve 储备 note 票据 discount 贴现 circulate流通 central bank 中央银行 the Federal Reserve System 联邦储备系统 credit union 信用合作社 paper currency 纸币 credit creation 信用创造 branch banking 银行分行制 unit ban

专业术语-财务英语词汇M19

mortgage 按揭；抵押 mortgage arrangement 按揭贷款安排 mortgage debenture stock 抵押债权股证 mortgage deed 按揭贷款契据；抵押契据 mortgage default guarantee 按揭条件违约

Obama Chief of Staff: US Will Not Default

White House Chief of Staff William Daley says he is confident the United States will not default on its debt. Daley told CNBC television Tuesday that there are a lot of debt reduction plans on the table and everyone is stressed as the August 2 deadli

US Faces Possible Credit Rating Downgrade

U.S. President Barack Obama and Congress are engaged in an intense rush to settle on a plan to raise the countrys borrowing limit beyond the current total of more than $14 trillion. It is an effort aimed at averting a possible default on the countrys

CCTV9英语新闻：High-ranking officials prosecuted for graft in 2015

China's judicial work last year was closely tied with the country's continuing anti-graft drive. A total of 22 Chinese ex-officials at ministerial level or above, were prosecuted last year including Chinas former security chief Zhou Yongkang, former

CCTV9英语新闻：Heads of Supreme People's Court, Supreme People's Procuratorate deliver work reports

Zhou Qiang, head of the Supreme People's Court, and Cao Jianming, Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, have delivered their work reports to the National People's Congress. They spoke of continuing high pressure against corruption

CCTV9英语新闻：Judicial chiefs pledge firm hand on security threats

Zhou Qiang, head of the Supreme People's Court, and Cao Jianming, Procurator-General of the Supreme People's Procuratorate, have respectively delivered their work reports to the National People's Congress deputies. They said the country had maintaine