VOA慢速英语2009-Economics Report - Jobs and the Slow Road to Eco

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. The National Association for Business Economics has its latest predictions for the American economy. Most of the forty-five business economists questioned said they expect the recession to end in the

VOA慢速英语2009-Education Report - Studying in the US: Where To

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. March Madness is the name for the busy championship season in American college basketball. But March also means another kind of madness -- the nervous wait for admissions letters from colleges and un

VOA慢速英语2011-US Housing Market Slow to Recover From Co

CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Christopher Cruise. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week on our program, we look at the American housing market after the collapse that pulled the economy into a rec

VOA常速英语2008年-Embattled US Housing Chief Resigns

By Kent Klein Washington 31 March 2008 The top U.S. housing official, who is under criminal investigation, has announced he is resigning. VOA's Kent Klein reports from Washington. Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Jackson says he will

NPR 2011-03-22

Coalition jets are enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya with more air strikes. Gen. Carter Ham, the US military commander in Africa, says a dozen cruise missiles were fired on Libyan defense sites. This after a weekend of relentless air strikes. Gen.

VOA慢速英语2010年-Education Report - Studying in the US:

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. March Madness is the name for the busy championship season in American college basketball. But March also means another kind of madness -- the nervous wait for admissions letters from colleges and uni

VOA慢速英语--拉丁美洲球迷期待世界杯决赛

Latin American Football Fans Looking Forward to World Cup Finals Tens of thousands of people from Central and South America are spending part of their summer in Russia. They have gone to Moscow and 10 other Russian cities for the championship of inte

VOA慢速英语-Economics Report - Too Big to Fail, the Next Step: U

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. This week, the government took control of America's two biggest housing finance companies. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are under conservatorship. This process of supervision will continue until the ne

VOA标准英语2008年-US Finance Chiefs Urge Congress to Pass Emergen

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke and Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Tuesday implored members of the Senate Banking Committee to quickly enact legislation that would permit the government to buy up bad housing-related loans that have neg

VOA标准英语2009年-High Cost of Housing in US, Unable to

Millions of Americans have been unable to pay the mortgage on their houses and have had to leave them. Many are now renting, but are finding it difficult financially Owning your home was once part of the American dream. But that dream has faded becau

美国国家公共电台 NPR The New Housing Crisis: Shut Out Of The Market

NOEL KING, HOST: Ten years after the housing market collapsed, a different crisis has emerged. Back then, a decade ago, lots of people were losing their homes. Today people who want to buy or in a lot of cases even just rent are being priced out of t

美国国家公共电台 NPR Federal Housing Agency Employee Secretly Taped Director's Sexual Advances Toward Her

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The director of a national regulatory agency has been accused of sexual harassment. His name is Melvin Watt, and he heads up the Federal Housing Finance Agency. An employee there named Simone Grimes claims that Watt harassed her,

美国国家公共电台 NPR New Homebuyers Face A Friendlier Housing Market, Thanks To Cooldown

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The housing market is cooling. Sales of both new and existing homes are dropping. What does that mean for homebuyers and the overall economy? NPR's Camila Domonoske explains. CAMILA DOMONOSKE, BYLINE: This summer, Sara Murawski's r

Lesson 3-1：Living Places 住所

英语对话1 A:Hello, how may I help you? B:Hi, l'm calling to ask some questions about the apartment you are renting. A:Yes. B:May I know how big it is? A:It has 3 bedrooms, 1 living room, 1 study room, 2 bathrooms and a small kitchen. . . 英语对话

China allocates 20,000 hectares for low-income housing

BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- China has allocated more than 20,000 hectares of land to support the construction of low-income housing this year, an official with the Ministry of Land and Resources said Tuesday. The nation plans to distribute 47,600 hec

Geithner outlines key points for financial reforms in 2012

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Thursday U.S. financial system has been strengthened through reforms ,but warned that gains would erode if efforts eased. This is a critical year for financial reform, Geith

VOA双语新闻 --- Embattled US Housing Chief Resigns

The top U.S. housing official, who is under criminal investigation, has announced he is resigning. 美国负责住房事务的最高官员宣布辞职。与此同时，他正在接受司法调查。 Housing and Urban Development Secretary Alphonso Ja

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2015-01-13

The local share market entered a recession lower today dragged down by the energy and resource sectors. The All Ordinaries closed 41 points or 3 quarters off the percent down, and the ASX 200 lost 43 points. Shares in Santos ended more than 5 percent

专业术语-财务英语词汇H10

household expenditure 住户开支 Household Expenditure Survey 住户开支统计调查 household income 家庭收入；住户收入 household wealth 家庭财富 Housing Capital Works Fund 房屋建设

Chinese banks to hold differentiated housing loans

BEIJING, March 1 (Xinhua) -- China's four biggest state-owned banks said Thursday they will continue implementing the differentiated housing loan policy. The four state-run lenders, dubbed the Big Four, are Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Ch