2011-08-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Former Alaska governor Sarah Palin addresses a Tea Party rally in Iowa on Saturday and political supporters and rivals alike will be listening closely for any indication that she has decided to run fo

2011-08-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Supporters of Julius Malema, the leader of the African National Congress Youth League, protested violently in downtown Johannesburg Tuesday, damaging property, attacking police and journalists, and in

2011-08-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Muslims across America gathered in mosques to mark the Eid al Fitr holiday that closes their holy month of Ramadan.Muslims from around America's capital poured into the Islamic Center of Washington i

2011-08-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In the shadow of the glittering casinos and resorts of Las Vegas, Nevada, many poor families are struggling to get by. Several recent studies have found that one in five American children lives in po

2011-08-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Muslims from around the world marked the end of the Holy Month of Ramadan Tuesday, with many in Londay saying the holiday has special meaning this year because of the Arab Spring revolutions and the E

2011-08-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The number of Americans volunteering in their communities jumped by 1.6 million last year, the largest increase in six years, according to a recent government report. According to “Volunteering in Am

2011-08-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

If you’re planning a trip to the United States, be very careful. You could easily break one of our laws and not know it.We’re not talking about obvious illegal behavior, like throwing a chair throug

2011-08-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Six years ago, on August 29, Hurricane Katrina devastated communities along the Gulf of Mexico. Images of New Orleans spread around the world, but east of the Louisiana border, much of the Mississippi

2011-08-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Those who think of elephants as solitary, gentle giants lumbering quietly in their zoo enclosures might be surprised by the range and force of their distinctive calls to each other in the wild. Sherm

2011-08-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Veterans of the uprising in Serbia, which overthrew President Slobodan Milosevic, are running workshops for opposition groups around the world on how to bring down a dictator.On the outskirts of new B

2011-08-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Despite very high expectations, the head of the U.S. central bank on Friday did not announce any major steps to bolster the U.S. economy. Speculation had been running high that Federal Reserve Chairm

2011-08-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In the worldwide search for alternative energy sources, vegetable oil is becoming an increasingly popular substitute for crude oil. Diesel-engine fuel can be made easily from soybean, canola or other

2011-08-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Hispanic television networks in the United States are ramping up domestic production of Spanish-language programming. Traditionally, most Spanish-language programs were brought-in from Central and Sou

2011-08-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Alzheimer's disease normally gets a definitive diagnosis only after the patient dies, and an autopsy finds certain distinctive structures in the brain.Recently, though, scientists have been seeking s

2011-08-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

One of the scariest things a new parent can hear is, “your baby has a birth defect.” But some of the most dangerous birth defects are are invisible ones, such as deformities in the baby's tiny hear

2011-08-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A new study in the journal Nature finds that war is associated with global climate.Researchers from Princeton University and the Earth Institute at Columbia University focused on the natural climate c

2011-08-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Australian researchers report success in attacking the insects that carry the dengue virus, a rarely fatal disease that nonetheless takes a huge toll in sickness and economic loss in the tropical area

2011-08-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Every new piece of bad economic news and every plunge on Wall Street sparks fears that the worst is yet to come. As a result, many people are turning to one investment they feel they can trust. Gold

2011-08-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Female Muslim athletes who observe a strict Islamic dress code sometimes face the question of whether they will be allowed to participate in major competitions -- with their heads and most of their bo

2011-08-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In Turkey, the Islamic fasting month of Ramadan has put the spotlight on the increasing divide between rich and poor. The country's growing affluent class, a product of a decade of unprecedented econ

2011-08-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Driving into Tripoli is to drive into a ghost city. It looks like a set for a Hollywood apocalypse film.Instead of a bustling seaside capital of 1.5 million people, we drove Thursday past kilometer an

2011-08-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

There has been a spike in violence in Indonesia's Papua region following a peace conference held in July. While some officials hoped a peace agreement reached several years ago in similarly troubled

2011-08-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. President Barack Obama leads the nation this Sunday in honoring civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. - with the dedication of a new national memorial in Washington, DC.King was the leading

2011-08-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Perhaps you've had salmon, tuna, or swordfish for dinner recently. Or maybe it's on the menu tonight. Every big fish that lands on your plate got that big by eating lots of little fish. If you don'

2011-08-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

When Hurricane Katrina raged across the Gulf of Mexico six years ago, it devastated the100 kilometers of the Mississippi coast. Houses, schools, libraries and hotels became piles of broken wood and wi