玩转商务英语900句 第388期:划分区域板块(3)

We can not tailor prices to local market demand and the level of competition. 我们不能只针对当地市场的要求和竞争水平来定价。 We can not tailor prices to local market demand and the level of competition. 我们不能只针对当地

CNN 2011-02-11

Tens of thousands of protestors have gathered in the Egyptian capital, possibly the largest crowd yet. They are still calling on President Hosni Mubarak to resign effective immediately. Earlier about 500 anti-government protestors broke away from the

2007年VOA标准英语-S. Africans Increasingly Impatient at Slow Serv

By Delia Robertson Johannesburg 25 July 2007 A recent survey has found that some 27 percent of South Africans are dissatisfied with services delivered at the local government level, a finding born out by ever more frequent protests across many areas

2006年VOA标准英语-UNAIDS Czar Warns Efforts Falling Short

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 31 May 2006 A high-level U.N. conference on AIDS opens Wednesday with a report showing progress in fighting the epidemic, tempered by statistics showing that the virus is spreading. Dozens of heads of state and gover

VOA标准英语2012--Building Peace at the Grassroots Level

Building Peace at the Grassroots Level A Christian-based aid organization says if peacebuilding is to succeed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, it must begin at the grassroots level. Millions of people have died in the Eastern DRC from nea

VOA标准英语2012--Some African Constitutions Give Voice to Grass Roots, Disenfranchised

Some African Constitutions Give Voice to Grass Roots, Disenfranchised Nigeria and Ethiopia have adopted federal systems that allow citizens to elect their own representatives at the state and local levels. The states also have their own courts and ca

VOA标准英语2015--Nigerian Election Officials Try to Minimize Fraud

Nigerian Election Officials Try to Minimize Fraud Each election cycle, Nigerian officials introduce new ways to ensure a clean vote. This year, everyone registered to cast a ballot will carry a government-issued permanent voters card (PVC) with biome

科学美国人60秒 SSS Commuting Patterns Help Forecast Flu Outbreaks

Every flu seasonthats now through the springepidemiologists track flu infections as they break out across the country. And they forecast how bad it's going to get: at the national level, regionally, state by state. They even forecast for metro areas,

北京市公安局:26个省份居民可在京办理身份证

Starting Tuesday, residents from 16 provincial-level regions will be able to have their ID cards issued in Beijing, according to Beijing public security department. 北京市公安局近日通报，从本周二起，来自16个省级地区的居民将可

CCTV9英语新闻：疑似感染MERS 香港一日隔离5人

In Taiwan, a 39-year-old man was put in quarantine on Tuesday on suspicion of contracting the MERS virus, after he came back from a travel in South Korea. His test results are expected to be released as early as today. Taiwan has raised its response

60,000 affected by E China water pollution

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HK raises Typhoon Vicente warning to highest level

HONG KONG, July 24 (Xinhua) -- As winds from Typhoon Vicente battered Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Observatory raised Tropical Cyclone warning to the highest level of Hurricane Signal No. 10 at 00:45 local time on Tuesday (16:45 GMT on Monday). Hurricane

China pledges to help private firms invest abroad

BEIJING, July 3 (Xinhua) -- China on Tuesday pledged to help private companies invest abroad while guiding and regulating their investment activities. The country will strengthen macro guidance on private companies' overseas investment and help them

2015年CRI Hangzhou Leads in China's Taxi Reform

With taxi-hailing apps becoming increasingly popular, cab drivers in Hangzhou say they're finding themselves less-busy than they used to be. In the past, there used to be several passengers waiting along the side of the road. But now we have to drive

CCTV9英语新闻：Traffic resumes in Xinjiang after 18 hour rescue

Sudden snowfall earlier this week blocked a national highway in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region. The local traffic control department worked nearly 20 hours to clear the snow, and traffic in the area has now returned to normal. The snow started arou

雅思八分作文经典范文—投诉信的写作

A night club just opened near where you live. You are very unhappy about the situation because it disturbs the peace of the neighborhood. Write a letter to your local government official. Say who you are and explain why you are unhappy and suggest wh

PBS高端访谈:交互网站USAFacts提供一种追踪税款的新方式

Almost all of us have wondered at one point or another about the taxes we pay: Where does the money go? Former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer not only wondered. He decided to make the information available in the form of a new public research tool. Last

万物简史 第387期:浩瀚的海洋(6)

Nearly 90 percent of the planet's ice is in Antarctica, and most of the rest is in Greenland. 地球上将近90%的冰在南极洲；剩下的主要在格陵兰。 Go to the South Pole and you will be standing on nearly two miles of ice, at the North

CCTV9英语新闻：PM2.5 levels down 14.1 percent in 2015

Among many things, water pollution prevention and control was strengthened. The percentage of water rated at level 5 grade, which is the lowest grade, decreased 6.8 percent. Also, daily waste water treatment capacities for cities and towns increased

雅思八分作文经典范文：投诉信的写作

A night club just opened near where you live. You are veryunhappy about the situation because it disturbs the peace ofthe neighborhood. Write a letter to your local governmentofficial. Say who you are and explain why you are unhappy andsuggest what s