2011-04-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The endless cycle of violence along Israel's border with Gaza prompts some Palestinians there to call for a unity government and peace with Israel. But for others, it adds support for armed groups th

2011-04-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A Turkish ferry converted into a hospital ship brought 250 wounded people to Benghazi for treatment. The ship had docked in Misrata under escort by Turkish fighter planes after waiting unsuccessfully

2011-04-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Medical experts watching the rising tide of drug-resistant bacteria have begun sounding the alarms. They say life-threatening infections could jeopardize surgeries, cancer treatment, organ transplant

2011-04-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Each year in the United States, hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of unclaimed property - especially stock certificates, jewelry left in safe-deposit boxes, and seemingly forgotten money in chec

2011-04-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The National Collegiate Athletic Association, better known as the NCAA, is holding its final four games for this year's men's basketball season in Houston, Texas. More than 70,000 fans are expected

2011-04-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Libyan rebels are claiming to have captured the strategic oil port town of Brega Saturday as fighting continues against forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Popular protests are also contin

2011-04-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Soldiers backing Ivory Coast's incumbent president are calling for reinforcements in their battle against fighters supporting the country's internationally-recognized president. In the third day of

2011-04-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Papua New Guinea, with one of the world's highest rates of new HIV infections, has made gains in reducing the spread of AIDS. However, AIDS advocates and counselors, meeting at a UNAIDS conference

2011-04-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In Syria, security forces and demonstrators clashed as protests swept across the country Friday, a day after the government announced reform measures aimed at meeting opposition demands. The Reuters n

2011-04-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

More signs that the world's largest economy is on the mend: The U.S. Labor Department reported private employers hired more than 200,000 new workers last month. That sent the nation's unemployment r

2011-04-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In a televised address to the nation, Japan’s Prime Minister Naoto Kan has said the evacuation of residents from around the stricken Fukushima power plant will be long term. An estimated 70,000 peop

2011-04-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Members of the wealthy Rockefeller family of New York helped establish the Museum of Modern Art and revive the old Cloisters medieval museum, both in New York City. The Rockefellers contributed to the

2011-04-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Egyptian women played a critical role in the revolutionary protests that brought down former president Hosni Mubarak last month. But as Egypt transitions toward a new government, questions are being r

2011-04-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The U.S. unemployment rate dipped in March to its lowest level in two years, and President Barack Obama hailed the "good news."The Labor Department says 8.8 percent of the U.S. work force was unemploy

2011-04-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have turned to Mother Nature for inspiration, inventing a device that mimics photosynthesis, the process plants use to convert sunlight and wate

2011-04-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Scientists are reporting a new way to identify when a heart transplant recipient is starting to reject the new organ. The new technique could help doctors ensure the success of more transplants.The hu

2011-04-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A new report by the National Urban League, a leading U.S. civil rights organization, says African Americans still lag far behind whites when it comes to finding jobs, getting adequate healthcare and b

2011-04-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Doctors the world over tell their patients to exercise for better health. But people who seldom or never exercise need to be extra cautious about engaging in strenuous physical activity. A new study s

2011-04-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Hunger and poverty continue to be major obstacles to the well-being of millions of women and children around the world. The Bread for the World Institute says those problems can be reversed by improv

2011-04-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

French President Nicolas Sarkozy is calling for new international nuclear safety standards, warning radiation leaks at Japan's Fukushima Power Plant could affect the entire world. Sarkozy is calling

2011-04-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Now in its second season, the TV show "Glee" has struck a chord with audiences in the United States and elsewhere. The story revolves around the members of a high school student chorale group, known a

2011-04-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Researchers are in the final steps of evaluating two new drugs to add to the existing treatment for hepatitis C.An estimated 170 million people worldwide have the liver infection known as hepatitis C.

2011-04-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

When the new men’s world tennis rankings come out next week, Mardy Fish will be the highest ranked American on the list. He has reached this milestone in his tennis career, remarkably, at the age of

2011-04-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter on Wednesday wrapped up a three-day, private visit to Cuba, his second to the communist-led island since 2002, the year he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The Uni

2011-04-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Nuclear power plants are clean, efficient and silent. But they face complex safety issues. There is the danger of radiation leaks. They are vulnerable to terrorist attacks. And perhaps most vexing of