2011-03-24 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The city of Baltimore, in the eastern United States, is known as "a city of neighborhoods." It's the 21st largest city in the U.S. and has 225 different neighborhoods. Some 100,000 Jews live in the c

2011-03-23 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

One of Nashville’s most respected musicians, saxophonist and composer Dennis Taylor, always dreamed of recording his own album as a bandleader. That dream came true with his debut set “Steppin’ Ou

2011-03-23 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

You don’t have to be a jazz fan to appreciate Kurt Elling. In fact, when you look at the names of the artists whose works he’s covered, jazz may not be the first thing that comes to mind. On The G

2011-03-23 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Most restaurants in the United States offer their customers a glass of tap water at no charge with their meal, but this week many restaurants are asking diners to pay a dollar, or more , for a glass o

2011-03-23 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Matthew McConaughey stars in a new legal drama as a defense attorney with a case that could make him a star or end his career. It's adapted from a novel by Michael Connelly who praises the film versi

2011-03-23 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A U.N.-backed coalition is increasing its efforts to expand a no-fly zone over Libya and halt attacks on civilians by troops loyal to Moammar Gadhafi. Robert Raffaele has the details.Anti-aircraft fir

2011-03-23 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Heavy ground fighting was reported in several cities across Libya Tuesday, the fourth day of a U.N.-backed effort to establish a no-fly zone across the north of the country. U.S. confirmed one of its

2011-03-23 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The United Nations Human Rights Office expresses great concern about the deteriorating human rights situation in Bahrain. It says it is receiving reports of more people who have gone missing, been kil

2011-03-23 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Nearly one billion people around the globe lack access to clean, safe water. It's a common problem in many parts of the developing world, but its severity and human impact are not widely known, accor

2011-03-23 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

For the survivors of the tsunami that struck Japan earlier this month, the daily struggle to keep warm and find enough food continues. In the town of Tagajo on the coast of Miyagi Prefecture, the Sen

2011-03-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A top U.S. military official said the multinational coalition enforcing the no-fly zone over Libya has fired 12 Tomahawk missiles and flew nearly 80 sorties on Monday.The U.S. commander in Africa, Gen

2011-03-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Protests intensified dramatically Monday across Yemen as tens of thousands of demonstrators took to the central squares of towns and cities to demand the resignation of President Ali Abdullah Saleh. K

2011-03-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

An exhibit of newly excavated Afghan artifacts is on display in Kabul’s museum. The U.S. ambassador to Afghanistan recently announced a $5 million donation to build a new museum to house Afghan treas

2011-03-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Spring has just sprung in the Northern Hemisphere, and that means an annual natural spectacular is just a couple of weeks away, deep in the heart of Texas. There are no other natural wonders in the ru

2011-03-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A new organization aims to sharply improve the quality of African laboratories, allowing health professionals to better track, treat and test for diseases. It’s called the African Society for Laborat

2011-03-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Los Angeles, like other West Coast cities in the United States, has close ties to Asia and is home to many Asian immigrants. The earthquake and tsunami in Japan have moved many to contribute to the h

2011-03-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Women's groups in Kenya are calling for the government to appoint at least one woman to fill the country's top judicial positions. The Kenyan president in late January announced nominations for the

2011-03-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

One of the world's most popular romantic novels, first published in 1847, has been made into more than 25 feature films and television adaptations. The latest to take on the Charlotte Bronte classicJ

2011-03-21 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Nearing the end of his two day stay in Brazil, President Barack Obama has spoken about values he says connect the people of the hemisphere's two largest democracies, and people striving for change ar

2011-03-21 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The nuclear crisis in Japan are causing many Japanese and Americans living there to seek a safe haven with their family and friends in the U.S. Some of them say they are not returning to their homelan

2011-03-20 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Japan's prime minister has vowed to "rebuild the nation from scratch" as estimates of the cost of last week's earthquake and tsunami reach upward of $120 billion. The massive wave wiped out a whole

2011-03-20 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Japan has confirmed radiation contamination of some agricultural products near a nuclear power plant crippled by last week's earthquake and tsunami that is still spewing radiation.In what is likely t

2011-03-20 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Egyptian voters came out in force Saturday for the first ballot since popular protests swept away the previous government. Egyptians are taking part in a referendum on a package of constitutional ame

2011-03-20 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Experts and diplomats are predicting Japan’s recent deadly earthquake and tsunami, along with its ongoing nuclear reactor crisis, will not have too much of an effect on Japan itself in the long-term,

2011-03-20 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi has sent urgent messages to world leaders Saturday, claiming that his country is fighting al- Qaida and that the United Nations resolution on Libya was invalid.The messag