2011-05-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Farmers across the United States are heading to the fields to plant crops at a time when commodity prices are rising as global demand surges. Many farmers are hopeful this year's crop could be one o

2011-05-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Many American states tout themselves as fishing and hunting paradises, and with good reason. There’s a lot of "great outdoors" across our vast nation.And although you may not think of fields and wood

2011-05-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The road to democracy has been bumpy for Guinea, but the European Union is supporting new development projects. The reinstated funding comes after the country's first free and fair elections, and a

2011-05-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

An elementary school in Washington, D.C., has launched an innovative program to provide a more healthful food culture for its students.In a third grade mathematics class at E.W. Stokes Public Charter

2011-05-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A new study published in a respected American medical journal concludes that low-salt diets could lead to heart disease. U.S. public health officials say Americans are eating too much salt. The cstud

2011-05-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Summertime is almost upon us in America, and even though millions of children will be home from school, they won’t necessarily be under their parents’ feet the whole time. A lot of them will be off

2011-05-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

William Shakespeare is celebrated for his insight into human nature, but one law professor says the playwright also had great insight into questions of justice.Author Kenji Yoshino explores what lawye

2011-05-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The Syrian government is continuing its crackdown Monday against anti-government protesters. Witnesses say the government is moving tanks and security forces into a number of towns and cities that hav

2011-05-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A super-hero inspired by Norse mythology leaps from the pages of Marvel Comics onto the big screen in an action adventure directed by Kenneth Branagh. Here's a look at Thor.

THOR: "What realm is

2011-05-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Responding immediately when newborns fail to breathe in the critical moments after birth could dramatically cut the number of infant deaths worldwide. That’s the focus of a new training program for m

2011-05-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Chronic, non-communicable diseases such as cancer, heart disease, stroke, and diabetes are on the rise and are taking a significant toll on the economies of low- and middle-income countries. This is a

2011-05-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In confirming the death of its leader, Osama bin Laden, the terrorist group al-Qaida is threatening more attacks against the United States and its allies. And top U.S. security officials say they are

2011-05-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi pounded oil tanks in the besieged city of Misrata Saturday, setting off gigantic fires that poured black smoke into the air.Witnesses say pro-Gadhafi forc

2011-05-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Libyan forces loyal to leader Moammar Gadhafi may be guilty of war crimes, Amnesty International said Friday. In a new report, the international watchdog described ongoing attacks against the civilian

2011-05-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

It’s been three years since British singer Adele became an international superstar with her debut album 19. She is achieving even more success with her sophomore release, 21.“Rolling In The Deep”

2011-05-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

There is compelling new evidence that a little bit of belly fat can be extremely hazardous to your health if you’ve had a heart attack. The study’s findings compare the increased risk of death to sm

2011-05-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Albert Einstein was right. The U.S. Space Agency (NASA) released data this week from its Gravity Probe B spacecraft, whose primary mission while in Earth's orbit was to test Einstein’s 1916 Theory o

2011-05-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Now that Osama bin Laden is dead, U.S. involvement in Afghanistan faces greater scrutiny. Some lawmakers, and analysts, in Washington, D.C., want President Barack Obama to do more than begin the init

2011-05-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The American South was a segregated society 50 years ago. In 1960, the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed racial segregation in restaurants and bus terminals serving interstate travel, but African-Americans

2011-05-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As government officials from eight Arctic nations - the United States, Russia, Canada, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway and Iceland - prepare to meet in Greenland next week to discuss the challenges

2011-05-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The American economy has traditionally been divided into three sectors: government, for-profit businesses and non-profit charities. In more recent years, students of American business have begun talki

2011-05-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A new IMAX film uses 3D technology to take audiences into remote locations on opposite sides of the globe where dedicated teams work to save orphaned wildlife. Here's a look at Born To Be Wild."We'v

2011-05-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

On the 50th anniversary of the creation of the U.S. Peace Corps, some former volunteers are returning to the countries where they served as teachers, health care workers or agricultural advisors. Ste

2011-05-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

For seven weeks a popular uprising against the government of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has been raging. Emboldened by successful movements to topple dictators in Tunisia and Egypt, frustrated y

2011-05-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Light from distant galaxies, billions of light years away from us, is so faint that it shifts from the visible spectrum ino the infrared segment and becomes heat. It can be detected only by instrument