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今天我们要学的词是set the bar higher。 Set the bar higher, 意思是提高标准,严格要求。The web site set the security bar higher, 这家网站加强了安全防护措施。The school set the bar higher for providing healthy lunche...
World markets were mostly higher, despite more discouraging U.S. economic news. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from Washington, where Congress and the Bush administration are examining restructuring plans put forth by failing American carmakers in hop...
By Barry Wood Washington 22 May 2008 Economists specializing in Africa say the continent's five-year run of record economic growth is threatened by sharply rising fuel and food prices. VOA's Barry Wood reports on a Capitol Hill forum Thursday sponsor...
Mike: Alright! Say it one more time. We got one ski trip, seventy two hours, twenty three women, thirty guys, and one near sighted chaperone. Gentlemen, the possibilities rae endless. E Yeah, I'm only talking one ski. Boner: There's no way my folks...
By Greg Flakus Houston 31 October 2007 As oil prices reach record levels, industry observers ponder a future of increased demand and a possible peak in production. A European group announced last week that world production peaked last year and will d...
By Mil Arcega Washington 30 October 2007 Oil prices peaked sharply higher Monday, fueled in part by ongoing concerns about dwindling supplies. In New York, crude contracts for December hit an all time high near $94 a barrel. Some energy traders say...
By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 15 November 2006 Bakers in Senegal have raised the price of bread, after many cost of living increases. Food prices could be an issue in the elections scheduled for early next year. Dakar resident selling bread from a rural ba...
By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 19 July 2006 watch Roller Coaster report The latest roller coasters at U.S. amusement parks are now higher and faster than ever -- and more are being built. It's a boom for thrill seekers, but are these rides safe? -----...
By Carol Pearson Washington, D.C. 17 July 2006 watch Alcoholism report Most adult alcoholics in the United States began drinking before the age of 21. That's the result of a new survey of 43,000 Americans. Teenage girls in a bar I think girls my age...