2011-06-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

奥巴马演讲音频下载President Barack Obama is appealing to the warring sides in Sudan to cease fighting that threatens the Comprehensive Peace Agreement signed in 2005 to end the country's 21-year civi

2011-06-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Following their first major presidential debate, Republican White House contenders have made it clear they intend to make the 2012 U.S. presidential election a referendum on President Barack Obama's

2011-06-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Ferries, freighters and fishing and tour boats are part of the tableau that often makes living by the sea postcard-pretty and desirable. But all that maritime activity creates cacophony underwater - a

2011-06-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

One of the nation's most prolific art collectors is the U.S. space agency. For nearly a half-century, NASA has commissioned artists to document its missions and projects. Seventy of the 3,000 works i

2011-06-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Five years ago, U.S. conservation biologist Josh Donlan got some people howling with a controversial article in the scientific journal Nature. Almost literally howling, since the subject was his propo

2011-06-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Ending child hunger is the goal of a meeting here in Washington Monday. Government officials, nutrition and health experts and members of civil society from around the world are promoting the 1,000 Da

2011-06-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

President Barack Obama on Tuesday visited the U.S. commonwealth of Puerto Rico. “Buenas tardes!” With a greeting of “Good afternoon” in Spanish, President Obama began his five-hour visit to Pue

2011-06-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In East Africa, millions people are in need of emergency food assistance because of the prolonged, severe drought. Now a U.N. agency warns that things could get worse.Steady rain is hard to come by in

2011-06-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The American Theater Wing gave out its annual Tony awards on Sunday, honoring plays and musicals staged on Broadway in New York - considered the highest level of the U.S. theater industry.Broadway is

2011-06-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Since ancient times, people have regarded cheetahs with awe for their beauty, grace and unique ability to reach speeds of up to 110 kilometers per hour.

But today, the species - which once ranged a

2011-06-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As Syrian security forces move in to the besieged town of Jisr al-Shughour, thousands of refugees are fleeing across the Turkish border. More camps are being set up to house the new arrivals. Many o

2011-06-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

President Barack Obama on Monday continued his visits to companies across the nation that he calls examples of how new technology and innovation will help add jobs to the U.S. economy. Mr. Obama also

2011-06-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

More than 50 million people in the United States suffer from allergies, and their numbers are growing. New studies suggest that climate change may be at least partly to blame. Scientists say rising av

2011-06-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Back on my Feet is a non-profit organization that works with people living in homeless shelters -- many addicted to drugs and alcohol. The group sponsors run near the shelters to help those in need i

2011-06-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As the Syrian government continues its violent crackdown on protestors, thousands of people are fleeing across the Turkish border. In the village of Güveççi, Turkish residents have been

2011-06-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Mourners across Syria laid to rest the bodies of dozens of people killed when government forces fired on anti-government demonstrators, and military units are continuing their crackdown against the to

2011-06-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The conflict in Western Sudan's Darfur region erupted more than eight years ago. It has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives and displaced an estimated two million people. Disputes over scarce wa

2011-06-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A public-private health consortium is asking international donors for $3.75 billion to help provide vaccines that could save the lives of four million children around the world by 2015. The Global All

2011-06-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Studies show physical activity and social interaction improve the cognitive ability of older adults and delay the onset of functional limitations. Studies also indicate it's never too late to become

2011-06-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Former U.S. House speaker Newt Gingrich says he will continue his quest for the Republican Party's presidential nomination despite a mass walkout of key campaign staff. The staff departure is the la

2011-06-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The lights of Broadway have been glowing a bit brighter this week in anticipation of Sunday’s Tony Awards ceremony. Exactly which nominees will win the coveted medallions honoring the season’s best

2011-06-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

"Entertainment Weekly’s" review of Brad Paisley’s new album, “This Is Country Music,” reads, “The whole record plays like a best-of sampler - not just for Paisley, but for the history of the art

2011-06-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Writer-director J.J. Abrams teams up with producer Steven Spielberg for a sci-fi adventure set in the 1970's about kids who dream of making movies when they grow up. Things get exciting when their ho

2011-06-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved two new drugs - boceprevir and telaprevir - to treat hepatitis C, a virus that can cause liver damage and cancer. The new drugs are expected to impro

2011-06-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Almost 50 years ago, Marvel Comics introduced a team of men and women with genetic mutations that gave them extraordinary powers from mental telepathy to manipulating the weather. In 2000, the X-Men b