2011-03-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

March 28 marks the 30th anniversary of the United States' worst nuclear accident. The reactor at Three Mile Island in central Pennsylvania experienced a near meltdown. Although not nearly the trage

2011-03-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

American investor Warren Buffett says he is looking at investment opportunities in India. The world’s third richest man, who has given away most of his fortune, has also expressed optimism that phil

2011-03-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The tide may have turned against nuclear power elsewhere, following the Fukushima Daiichi disaster in Japan, but Turkey is moving forward with its plans to build its first nuclear power plant.On Istan

2011-03-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

ZANU-PF aligned Zimbabwe police officers have arrested the country's energy minister, and all but banned political activities such as rallies by the Movement for Democratic Change (MDC), while allowi

2011-03-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

At least one million children in the United States experience homelessness each year, putting them at increased risk for problems with their health, safety and education.Without a fixed address and wi

2011-03-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As the Kenyan Red Cross moves to meet a condom shortage in Kenya, the group is seeing positive changes in attitudes towards sexual health.On Friday, the Kenya Red Cross delivered an emergency shipment

2011-03-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

University of Pennsylvania scientists have found a novel way of treating pancreatic cancer which involves attacking the dense tissue surrounding the cancer. Researchers say the new approach shows prom

2011-03-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

More than two million people each year visit the Brookfield Zoo’s Seven Seas exhibit in suburban Chicago. The exhibit, celebrating its 50th anniversary, is the oldest inland dolphin habitat in the Un

2011-03-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Japan’s government says the total cost of the damage caused by the tsunami could reach 25 trillion yen – or U.S. $309 billion.Reconstruction could boost economyEntire towns were wiped out when the w

2011-03-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

African Union Commission Chairman Jean Ping has opened an international conference on Libya with a call for an immediate end to hostilities and dialogue between the Gadhafi government and rebels. But

2011-03-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

More than a million young children die each year from diarrhea, even though there's no secret about how to prevent or treat it. Now, public health experts report that the vast majority of those death

2011-03-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Japan’s nuclear accident comes as Russia prepares for the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear explosion. This combination may weaken support for nuclear energy in Russia, long a major nuclear

2011-03-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Byrd: Malath, first of all the situation in Daraa seems to be denigrating and getting worse day by day. Have you actually been there, and if so. what was the situation?

Malath Aumran: Well, actual

2011-03-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Aircraft of a Western-led coalition struck military positions in Libya for a sixth day Thursday, as pro and anti-government forces fought on the ground in the east and west of the country.French fight

2011-03-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A California congressman and his wife are in Ethiopia to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Peace Corps at the place where they served as volunteers in the 1960s. The anniversary has revived memor

2011-03-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

During the 1970s, Washington, D.C. was home to a select group of musicians who created their own unique style of rhythm and blues. While most did not gain national attention, they were hugely popular

2011-03-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Portugal's prime minister resigned Wednesday after opposition parties rejected his austerity plan to reduce the country's mounting debt. The resignation ends the socialist government's six-year re

2011-03-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The earthquake and tsunami in Japan are causing ripple effects throughout the world. Many factories in Japan that make critical components in electronics and cars have temporarily stopped production,

2011-03-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

There is a growing problem of what to do with electronic waste such as old televisions, computers, radios, cellular telephones and other electronic equipment. Electronic trash, known as e-waste, is p

2011-03-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The United States is known for being the land of equal opportunity. But that does not mean Americans don’t sometimes have to fight to get that opportunity. Here’s the story about one man who has mad

2011-03-24 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor has died in Los Angeles at the age of 79. Her publicist says the actress had been hospitalized for six weeks and died of congestive heart failure early Wednesday.

2011-03-24 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

New census figures for the Midwest U.S. state of Michigan show dramatic population declines. Michigan was the only state in the 2010 census to lose people. Its biggest city, Detroit, once the fourth l

2011-03-24 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

It’s been more than five years since the release of country star Sara Evans’ last album. Stronger, is Sara's second consecutive album to debut at Number One on Billboard’s Country chart. She say

2011-03-24 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

One of the most famous and most talked-about actresses to come out of Hollywood has died. Film legend Elizabeth Taylor died Wednesday of congestive heart failure at the age of 79.Taylor's striking b

2011-03-24 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Egypt's stock market reopened Wednesday nearly two months after the mass protests that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak. Shut down after weeks of political unrest, Egypt's stock market reopen