VOA慢速英语 2008 0125a

This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Last Friday, President Bush called for an economic growth package -- a plan to give a quick shot of energy to the slowing American economy. Now, the administration has an agreement with Democratic an

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英语听力短文38 What Package?

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英语博客：A surprise package.

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简单慢速英语阅读：Where's My Package?

Paul called the 800 number. He told them about his package. His package was missing. Where is my package? he asked. They told him it was in the warehouse. They would deliver it tomorrow. The next day the package didn't arrive. He called the 800 numbe

简单慢速英语阅读：The Package Pick-Up (1)

The phone rang at 8:15 a.m. It was a recording. A UPS driver will pick up your package today. He will arrive between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. That's nice, Craig thought. All I have to do is wait for 11 hours. I can't even take a shower. I can't hear the doo

35 the master of investment—Warren Buffett

the master of investmentWarren Buffett For someone who is such an extraordinarily successful investor, Warren Buffett comes off as a pretty ordinary guy. Born and bred in Omaha, Nebraska, for more than 40 years Buffett has lived in the same gray stu

Japan 1)Unveils Extra Spending Package

Broadcast: Jan 31 2003 Japan's jobless rate stands at a post-war high of 5.5 percent for December, rising from 5.3 percent in November. Labor Minister Chikara Sakaguchi said the jobless condition refl

VOA标准英语2008年-Massive US Financial Bailout Package Urged

The Bush administration is urging U.S. lawmakers to quickly pass its sweeping $700-billion bailout plan for financial institutions that are holding large amounts of bad mortgage debt. U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said in television intervie

voa标准英语2008-European Markets Surge on Stimulus Package Hopes

Following on from Asia, European markets surged on the hope that new stimulus plans will help put the brakes on the economic downturn. British Prime Minister Gordon Brown met with French President Nicolas Sarkozy and European Commission leader Jose

【英语3级听力】包裹-Package

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Life comes in a package 有种旅行叫作人生

Life comes in a package 有种旅行叫作人生 Life comes in a package. This package includes happiness and sorrow, failure and success, hope and despair. Life is a learning process. Experiences in life teach us new lessons and make us a better per

Banks encouraged to seek private investment

BEIJING, May 26 (Xinhua) -- China's financial institutions should focus on attracting more private investment, the country's banking regulator said Saturday. Banks are encouraged to gain investment from well-managed private enterprises of good repute

China's fixed-asset investment picks up pace

China's fixed-asset investment picks up pace BEIJING, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- China's fixed asset investment rose 20.7 percent year-on-year to 29.25 trillion yuan (4.64 trillion U.S. dollars) in the first ten months of 2012, the National Bureau of Statist

U.S. urged to create fair environment for Chinese investment

U.S. urged to create fair environment for Chinese investment BEIJING, Oct. 18 (Xinhua) -- A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman on Thursday urged the United States to create a fair and stable environment for Chinese companies investing and operating i

U.S. woos Chinese investment amid economic slump

NANJING, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Investment contracts worth 3.4 billion U.S. dollars were signed by enterprises from both China and the United States during a forum held Saturday in eastern China's Jiangsu province. The investments, mostly directed towar

VOA标准英语2009年-Pakistan Defends US Aid Package

By Sean Maroney Islamabad 16 October 2009 The Pakistani government is defending the $7.5 billion U.S. aid package, saying Washington has addressed Islamabad's concerns over some of the controversial clauses. Late Thursday, U.S. President Barack Obam

U.S. treasury secretary supports Greek reform package

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner on Sunday threw U.S. support behind the latest Greek economic reform package and said the United States would encourage the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to back this agreem

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Monumental Push Behind Getting That Package Delivered By Christmas

The Monumental Push Behind Getting That Package Delivered By Christmas DAVID GREENE, HOST: It is crunch time for getting packages delivered in time for Christmas. And companies like FedEx and UPS and the Postal Service and even Amazon are really feel

英文短篇故事（纽约）399 Open the Darn Package!

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