2011-10-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Cambodian officials say the country's economic growth rate is set to exceed seven percent this year. According to financial analysts even if the global economy slows, Cambodia is well prepared to dea

2011-10-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The United Nations Friday announced an international competition to design a memorial honoring the victims of slavery. It’s estimated that over 500 years, more than 18 million people were abducted fr

2011-10-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The world’s major river basins may hold the key to doubling food production in the coming years. The idea was discussed at the 14th World Water Congress in Brazil.A new report says while water shorta

2011-10-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Everywhere you turn, there are stories about the rapid ascent of the Internet as Americans’ information medium of choice. The trend line is clearly pointing in that direction, but according to a new

2011-09-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Officials in New Zealand’s second largest city say it will cost more than $15 billion to rebuild parts of Christchurch that were devastated earlier this year by an earthquake. In February, a magnitud

2011-09-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

This week the city of Istanbul is hosting a ground-breaking international film festival. Called "Crime and Punishment," it is focusing on military coups. Turkey is no stranger to coups with its milita

2011-09-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Women all over the world are at increased risk of developing breast and cervical cancers. A new study finds that, for reasons not yet understood, the incidence of these cancers is up in most countrie

2011-09-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Years of diplomatic pressure and sanctions from the United Nations and Western powers have so far failed to persuade Iran to give up its nuclear program. This week Iran published figures claiming that

2011-09-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

More U.S. airports are now offering charter flights to Cuba after President Barack Obama relaxed travel restrictions earlier this year. A long-time U.S. trade embargo still bans tourist travel to the

2011-09-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

More than one million children die each year from severe diarrhea and pneumococcal disease. Today (Tuesday), the GAVI Alliance announced an expanded campaign against the two leading killers of childre

2011-09-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Dreams and designs of young architects are shining brightly in Washington at the bi-annual Solar Decathlon.They have come from around the world, college students combining their education with their i

2011-09-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Health experts at the recent U.N. General Assembly in New York focused attention on new ways to combat the rise of non-communicable diseases, or NCDs, including some caused by infectious diseases that

2011-09-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah, comes at a turbulent time for Israel.Israelis are observing Rosh Hashanah, the beginning of the High Holy Days and a time of reflection and prayer. There are 10 day

2011-09-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Work is under way on the Washington Monument - one of the U.S. capital's best-known tourist attractions - to repair damage from the earthquake that struck the East Coast of the United States in Augu

2011-09-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Each year, history comes to life at a Los Angeles cemetery where residents of the West Adams district explore their city’s past. The Living History tour connects people in one neighborhood with inter

2011-09-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The tiny timber town of Sparkman, Arkansas, has lost more than half its population since 1950. If the current trend continues, the 500-resident community might disappear altogether.Anxious to avoid th

2011-09-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

It was only last month that Texas Governor Rick Perry decided to enter the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination and quickly zoomed to the top of public opinion polls. But in recen

2011-09-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

World markets rose sharply Tuesday on hopes that Greece will be able to avoid a disastrous default. The country's finance minister told journalists that Greece expects to receive bailout disbursement

2011-09-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Like father like son, or in the case of jazz guitarists Bucky and John Pizzarelli, like father and son.

John Pizzarelli’s musical influences range from Nat “King” Cole to The Beatles, but his mo

2011-09-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Two hundred volunteers are hard at work building a playground in a low-income Washington, D.C. neighborhood. Most are fans of the city's professional ice hockey team, the Washington Capitals, which h

2011-09-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Premature babies have more than their share of health problems early in life and now a new study finds they also face an increased risk of premature death well into adulthood.

Premature babies are

2011-09-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Brad Pitt is getting rave reviews and there's 'buzz' about a possible Oscar nomination for his performance in a new film set inside American professional baseball. Moneyball is based on a true stor

2011-09-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Alarmed by the sense of mistrust of Muslims she felt after the 9/11 attacks 10 years ago, Pakistani-American Samina Sundas started American Muslim Voice.The organization, which now has chapters across

2011-09-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Physicians have long known that the so-called "BCG" vaccine for tuberculosis does not provide the same level of protection against the disease in all parts of the world. Some also say the vaccine's

2011-09-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U. S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said Saturday that the euro area sovereign debt and banking crises are the biggest threats to the global economy and that European officials need to address a