Around the World, 2012 Holiday Shopping is Subdued At U.S. shopping centers, parking lots were full - as thousands of last minute shoppers descended into crowded malls. But the big crowds mask larger concerns. Consumer confidence has fallen to a 6-mo...
Olympic Fans Go Shopping People have been flooding into the department store John Lewis, which is right by the Olympic Park, to buy their official games merchandise. Inside, Olympic imagery is splattered across just about every product you can imagin...
THIS IS AMERICA - How Pawn Shops Make Money; Mike Tysons Return CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Christopher Cruise. JUNE SIMMS: And Im June Simms. This week, we tell you about pawn shops and the people who ow...
Shop- assistant : Can I help you? Mrs. Liu : I'm just looking at these jackets. Shop- assistant : May I know who is it for? Maybe I can give you some suggestions. Mrs. Liu : Sure, it's for my son. Shop- assistant : How old is he? Mrs. Liu : He is eig...
Key Sentences(重点句子) What can I do for you,Madam! 夫人,您要买什么? I'd like to buy two boxes of Chinese moon cakes. 我想买两盒中国月饼。 We have the Guangdong style and the Suzhou style. 我们有广式的和苏式的...
By Parke Brewer Turin 25 February 2006 Gelato shop counter in Turin One normally thinks of ice cream as a warm-weather treat. While the mountain venues of the Winter Olympics have been cold and snowy,...
EXPLORATIONS – December 18, 2002: Shopping on the Internet By Paul Thompson (THEME) VOICE ONE: This is Mary Tillotson. VOICE TWO: And this is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program EXPLORA...
Husband : Can I wait at the coffee bar? Wife : Please, honey. I don't want to shop alone. Husband : But I feel ill at ease when you are picking things out. Wife : You can always give me advice, or enj...
Shop- assistant : Can I help you? Mrs. Liu : I'm just looking at these jackets. Shop- assistant : May I know who is it for? Maybe I can give you some suggestions. Mrs. Liu : Sure, it's for my son. Sho...
Ivy : This is romantic. How did you find this place? Ted: I came here frequently when I was in college. This is a nice place to relax and to chat with friends. Ivy : It's hard to find a quiet place li...