A: This car is exactly what I want! B: I am glad that you like it. I've had good experiences with this car. A: So, how much do you want for the car? B: Well, the price in the paper was five thousand dollars. A: Yes, I know, but I think that might be...
Jack paid $100,000 for his house. He had bought his house 30 years ago. It was a big house. It had four bedrooms. It had four bathrooms. Jack was alone. His wife had died. His children had moved out. His house was too big for one man. He decided to s...
Unit 6 价格 Price Price 价格 Brief Introduction 对外贸易中的商品单价通常由四个部分组成，即计量单位、单位价格、计价货币和价格术语。 国际贸易中使用的价格术语很多，其中以 F.O.B、C.I.F、及C...
Each change has a price.每次改变都是有代价的。 price一般指价格的意思，例如： Prices keep going up.物价持续上涨。 I bought this car for a reasonable price.我以一个合理的价格买了这辆车。 但在第一句中的price是代价的意思。再来一个例子： He paid a heavy...
World markets were mostly lower amid further evidence of economic hardship in the United States and a slowing global economy. From Washington, VOA's Michael Bowman reports. Traders at New York Stock Exchange, 20 Nov 2008 The number of Americans look...
Oil prices are now more than 60 percent off their record highs in July. Although it still remains above $50 a barrel, in Asia, consumers and governments are benefitting from the decline. VOA's Kate Pound Dawson in Bangkok takes a look at what cheape...
Oil prices in Asia slipped briefly below $60 a barrel for the first time in more than 18 months, then rallied to $61, after a two-day plunge. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports. Analysts say that worries over the state of the world economy and prospec...
Australia's economy has enjoyed years of solid growth thanks to a booming resources sector. Now, the good times appear to be fading as the global credit crisis affects China's appetite for Australian iron and other minerals. From Sydney, Phil Mercer...
Oil prices began bouncing back Wednesday after members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed to a modest production cut of 500,000 barrels a day, during a meeting in Vienna. Lisa Bryant reports for VOA from Paris. OPEC head...
People around the world are feeling the effects of the rising oil prices. More expensive fuel means changes in transportation habits, as well as hard times in places where the cost of basic goods is also rising. It also means an uncertain future for...
