This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. With oil around one hundred dollars a barrel, this may be a good time for a short history of petroleum. Petroleum has been important since ancient times. The Greek historian Herodotus told of its use

发表于:2018-12-15 / 阅读(23) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA慢速英语2007年(十一)月

Chinas National Development and Reform Commission has announced that the price of gasoline and diesel will be raised along with upgrades to fuel quality, in order to curb the countrys air pollution. 中国发改委已经公布,汽油和柴油价格将

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今天要学的一个词组是:double standard。 Double standard是指双重标准。美国连锁商店沃尔马允许在中国的分店组织工会,却不允许在美国的商店组织工会。媒体报导的标题说:Critics claim double sta

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BEIJING, March 3 (Xinhua) -- China has released standard names and descriptions of the Diaoyu Island and its affiliated isles, according to sources with the State Oceanic Administration. The Diaoyu Island is named as Diaoyu Island, with its Chinese p

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今天我们要学的词是gold standard。 Gold standard, 意思是同类事物的最高标准。 The iPhone is the gold standard in the smartphone market, iPhone是智能手机市场上最棒的产品。曾带领加州大学洛杉矶分校十次赢得

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The State Council, China's cabinet, has released its timetable to upgrade fuel quality nationwide before 2017. The new standard for petrol and diesel, with sulphur content within 10 parts per million, is expected to be in practice nationwide by 2017.

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