2011-05-21 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Middle East analysts say U.S. President Barack Obama's speech on the uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa was effective in aligning American policy with the sweeping changes in the region.

2011-05-21 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

New research confirms what many grandparents already know: Infants wake up taller right after they sleep. At Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, a researcher wants to help babies communicate with th

2011-05-21 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Climate change has brought dramatic droughts and floods around the world, ruining harvests of important cereal crops and reviving concerns about food security on a warmer planet. Researchers at the U.

2011-05-20 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Graffiti art in Senegal's capital city is fast becoming a popular and socially accepted way for a young generation eager to speak out. Graffiti in Dakar can be considered a tool for development, rat

2011-05-20 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A national smoking ban in Ireland has led to reduced hospital emergency admissions for respiratory ailments. It's the latest evidence of the health benefits of tobacco control.Seven years ago, Irelan

2011-05-20 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

President Barack Obama says lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians must be based on two states, with Israel in its 1967 borders, with conditions. In a major speech on U.S /Mideast policy,

2011-05-20 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In a major address on historic changes in the Middle East and North Africa, President Barack Obama says the United States stands firmly on the side of people protesting for democratic reform and again

2011-05-20 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In his Middle East policy speech, President Barack Obama said Syrian President Bashar al-Assad faces the choice of either leading a democratic transition in his country or getting out of the way. The

2011-05-20 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Reaction to President Barack Obama's speech on the Middle East has prompted some initial mixed reactions in Egypt. While plans for economic and development aid are being welcomed, hopes for a more c

2011-05-20 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Thousands of demonstrators are occupying squares in major cities across Spain, protesting high unemployment and lack of opportunities for youth, ahead of municipal elections on Sunday. Many of them sa

2011-05-20 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In Senegal, a model “green house” is showcasing renewable energy technologies as part of efforts between the Israeli and Senegalese government to improve food production and reduce dependence on fos

2011-05-20 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Many American high-school students worry about getting into college. And their parents worry about paying the tuition bills.And - except for crème de la crème schools that can pick and choose whom

2011-05-20 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A new study finds that men who drink a lot of coffee are less likely to develop potentially fatal prostate cancer. It's the latest study to show a beneficial effect from one of the world's favorite

2011-05-20 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Mammals have much bigger brains than other animals. Scientists aren’t sure exactly why, but new research published this week in the journal Science suggests it might have something to do with mammals

2011-05-20 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In Senegal, a model green house is showcasing renewable energy technologies as part of efforts between the Israeli and Senegalese governments to improve food production and reduce dependence on fossil

2011-05-19 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said the authorities have made some mistakes in their handling of anti-government protests since mid-March.Assad told a group of dignitaries that most of the blame

2011-05-19 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Flooding along the Mississippi River has ruined crops, damaged farmland and delayed barge traffic in parts of the southern United States. Officials say diversion of some of the water through spillway

2011-05-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

At the White House on Tuesday, U.S. President Barack Obama and Jordan's King Abdullah discussed the popular uprisings in the Middle East and efforts to move Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts forward.

2011-05-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on anti-government protesters has been leavened with at least verbal concessions to reform. But given the history of the country, the government and his f

2011-05-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

On a sandy lot in the small, growing city of Delray Beach, Florida, seven teenagers are hammering and shoveling in the hot mid-day sun. The Atlantic High students are members of the school’s Eagle Ne

2011-05-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

More than 1,500 budding scientists from around the world gathered in Los Angeles, California, last week (May 8-13) to compete for $4 million in prizes and scholarships at the Intel International Scien

2011-05-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The recent worldwide economic slowdown, plus some spectacular business failures and criminal scams, have made investors cautious. But every day, entrepreneurs still come up with new ideas that get fun

2011-05-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

When the food crisis began several years ago, with soaring prices and supply shortages, governments agreed to invest much more in agriculture. And with predictions of a global population of nine billi

2011-05-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

More than 30,000 migrants have arrived from north Africa on the tiny southern Italian island of Lampedusa, so far, this year. Most of the migrants leave the coasts of Tunisia and Libya onboard ricket

2011-05-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Although the National Archives in Washington, D.C., is rapidly adjusting to the computer age, it is best known as the home of America's priceless paper documents.The magazine U.S. News & World Report