• [英语听力] 奥巴马启动医疗保健改革(2)

    近几十年来,大多美国人依靠着其用人单位为他们所支付的医疗保险以满足日益攀升的医疗费用。Hint: Ted Kennedy Barack Obama MassachusettsIn recent decades, most Americans have relied on health care ins...

    2009-03-13 00:00
  • [英语听力] 奥巴马启动医疗保健改革(1)

    奥巴马总统在美国发起一场改造医疗体系的努力。高昂的医疗保健成本正在损耗美国经济。The president says health care reform is no longer just a moral imperative, it is an economic imperative. "If we w...

    2009-03-12 00:00
  • [未分类小类] 首相布朗拒绝为经济危机道歉

    英国首相最近拒绝了幕僚的建议,坚持认为不应该为英国经济的下滑向国民道歉。在3月4日的内阁会议上,布朗在讲话中表示他不认为政府的举措加剧了英国的经济危机。...

    2009-03-11 17:12
  • [英语听力] 奥巴马推进住房援助计划 (2)

    Hints:ArizonaColoradoThe goal is to reduce monthly payments for 5 years to no more than 31% of the borrower's monthly income. If a lender agrees to a reduction, the government would partly match

    2009-03-03 00:00
  • [英语听力] 经济危机冲击出口贸易 (1)

    全球经济危机影响下,出口贸易何去何从?The economic crisis is claiming another victim: world trade. Last month the World Bank predicted a 2% decrease this year -- the largest drop since the ninete...

    2009-02-02 00:00
  • [英语听力] 美国汽车业三巨头推出节能车 (2)

    各大汽车公司都在北美车展推出了新型电动概念 Chevrolet Volt,ChryslerGM introduced the Chevrolet Volt Concept Car, a vehicle propelled by an electric motor powered by a battery, in 2007. If continu...

    2009-01-15 00:00
  • [英语听力] 美国汽车业三巨头推出节能车 (1)

    北美国际汽车展(NAIAS)传统上是用来大肆推广汽车工业最新产品的。但是,随着汽车销售直线下降,今年的汽车展代表美国汽车制造商的一个关键时刻。Detroit,Rick Wagoner,Chevy VoltThe North American Internat...

    2009-01-14 00:00
  • [英语听力] 石油大亨警告能源价格将上涨 (2)

    皮肯斯说,随着全球经济衰退将告结以及能源需求的上涨,在明年年底之前,油价将有望再次以每桶100美元的价格成交。But Pickens knows he may have an uphill battle to fight as long as energy prices remain ...

    2009-01-13 00:00
  • [英语听力] 石油大亨警告能源价格将上涨 (1)

    在莱斯大学的一次演讲中,80岁的T.布恩•皮肯斯呼吁年轻听众们积极推进国家能源计划,并为之奋斗。他说像这样一场金融危机可能会粉碎年轻一代的希望。 Rice,T. Boone PickensSpeaking in a lecture hall at Ri...

    2009-01-12 00:00
  • [英语听力] 非洲移民将遭遇困境

    最近几天,大概有2,000名非洲移民陆续抵达意大利南部的蓝佩杜萨岛。 Jean-Philippe Chauzy,LampedusaIn recent days, about 2,000 migrants from Africa have arrived on the southern Italian island of Lamp...

    2009-01-03 00:00