How healthy are you? Your best guess might be pretty accurate: Researchers found that people who gave their health a positive rating were less likely to fall ill or die over the next 30 years than were those who thought they werent as healthy. The wo

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 Scientific American(二)月

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 Unrest in North Africa and the Middle East has pushed oil prices back into the news. Prices have been rising at their fastest level since two thousand

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By Mil Arcega Washington 16 May 2008 Oil prices continued to break new records this week, trading briefly above $126per barrel on Monday. American consumers fear prices will go even higher as the summer driving season gets underway. Some say they are

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US Motorists Fume, Politicians Bicker Over High Fuel Prices During the past month, gasoline prices have risen 20 percent or more in some parts of the country, draining drivers wallets as they fill up their gas tanks. It is very disturbing. It is very

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By Mil Arcega Washington, D.C. 26 February 2008 Gasoline prices in the U.S. are at a seven-month high after oil prices spiked above $100 a barrel last week. The latest survey shows the national average for gasoline is now about four cents higher per

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U.S. retail spending increased at a solid pace in March, an indication that consumer confidence is growing even as gasoline prices remain high. Consumer spending drives about 70 percent of the U.S. economy, the world's largest. The government said Mo

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