SPEAKING EFFECTIVE AMERICAN ENGLISH

There are six characteristics of speech, all of which are vital to speak effectively. In this section we'll look at each of them separately. These speech characteristics are basically important to you

THE 7 HABITS OF HIGHLY EFFECTIVE PEOPLE

BY STEPHEN R .COVEEY The first habit is 1)proactivity. Be proactive. The word proactivity is fairly common in management literature, but you won't find it in the dictionary. It means more than merely

2007年VOA标准英语-Hypnosis - Effective Pain Reliever for Breast C

By Melinda Smith Washington 31 August 2007 Centuries ago doctors used hypnosis to help relieve the excruciating pain of surgery. It then fell out of favor with the introduction of anesthesia. Now as VOA's Melinda Smith reports, new studies show a hos

剑桥雅思六阅读Test4同义词替换

1. drug company=pharmaceutical company 医药公司n. 2. promotion=marketing 营销n. 3. increase=escalate=rise=go up=grow 上升v. 4. research=study=survey=investigation 研究n. 5. work=be an effective way=be useful=help=achieve=succeed=have an eff

经济学人01:漏洞百出的防火墙

Finance and Economics;The euro crisis;A firewall full of holes; 财经;欧元危机;漏洞百出的防火墙; The euro zone's rescue strategy still does not add up; 欧元区救助策略依然一盘散沙; There is a new swagger among European financ

英语诗歌:Heaven

Rupert Brooke (1887 1915) Fish (fly-replete, in depth of June, Dawdling away their wat'ry noon) Ponder deep wisdom, dark or clear, Each secret fishy hope or fear. Fish say, they have their Stream and Pond; But is there anything Beyond? This life can

2007年VOA标准英语-Gates Says NATO Effective in Afghanistan, Even

By Al Pessin Brussels 13 June 2007 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the NATO alliance has demonstrated that it can be effective in Afghanistan in spite of continuing shortfalls in the number of troops member-nations are providing. VOA's Al Pe

VOA标准英语2008年-Triple-Drug Therapy Found Most Effective Agains

By Jessica Berman Washington 14 May 2008 Researchers have determined that commonly prescribed triple-drug combination therapies that use old antiviral drugs are the most effective for suppressing the deadly virus that causes AIDS. The findings have m

VOA标准英语2008年-Russian Government Increases Market Liquidity

Russia's government is pledging an additional $20 billion to help stabilize domestic financial markets, as trading remains suspended for the second day amid punishing declines in stock prices. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports. Preside

希腊中小企业寻求新的激励机制

ATHENS, June 13 (Xinhua) -- As a businessman and the President of the National Confederation of Greek Commerce (ESEE), Vassilis Korkidis knows well the impact of the three-year debt crisis on Greek enterprises, in particular small and medium-size one

美国国家公共电台 NPR Peter Singer: How Can We Be More Effective Altruists?

GUY RAZ, HOST: I want to ask you about this really famous Talmudic notion - actually, it might be that in the Quran as well - but this idea that, you know, if you save a single life, then you have saved all of humanity. You know that one? PETER SINGE

关于翻译的修改

1）IS-LM 原文：So what determines the level of GDP, and hence also ties down the interest rate? The answer is that you need to add liquidity preference, the supply and demand for money. In the modern world, we often take a shortcut and just assum

道琼斯指数再创新高

NEW YORK, May 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. stocks ended narrowly mixed on Tuesday, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average eclipsing previous day's closing record, as April's housing data came out well above market consensus. The Dow inched up 13.51 points, or

有效的睡眠疗法

Sleep well, sleep better If sleep has plunged to the bottom of your to-do list, you're not alone. Although the National Sleep Foundation recommends getting seven to nine hours of sleep a night, the average American logs only six hours and 40 minutes.

Gold extends loss amid liquidity crunch

CHICAGO, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Gold futures on the COMEX Division of the New York Mercantile extended loss on Monday, the fourth straight drop in a row, as investors rushed for cash amid liquidity crunch due to massive losses on other assets. The most

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

中国降准降息提振经济

This is the third RRR reduction in nearly five months, and the fourth round of interest rate cuts in nearly seven months. According to the People's Bank of China or PBOC, the latest move aims to further lower borrowing costs and boost the economy thr

CCTV9英语新闻：PBOC assures supply, urges firm liquidity mgmt.

China central banks assurance of liquidity supply is easing tension across Asian markets today. Asian shares edged higher to reverse a four-day losing streak on Wednesday. Investors took comfort from the PBOCs vow to provide funds to institutions if

Are You Lifehacking Too Much?

Are You Lifehacking Too Much? Nick Cernis of Put Things Off recently declared that productivity is dead. He said that our obsession with productivity is getting in the way of our lives. Nick started out by saying that the productivity industry is out

雅思范文—如何对待罪犯

题目：Should criminals be sent to a jail or let them do something else as punishment instead of sending into a jail? Why and give your reasons. 范文：There has long been controversy concerning the objectives of the justice system. Sending crimi