2011-02-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Clashes have broken out in Cairo between supporters and opponents of embattled President Hosni Mubarak. The clashes began after the army called on anti-government demonstrators to end their protests,

2011-02-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Southeast Asian economies are growing fast and need more energy to fuel that growth. As a result, almost every country in the region is considering nuclear power. There are numerous challenges to the

2011-02-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A huge crowd has gathered in central Cairo calling for President Hosni Mubarak to step down. The opposition has called for one million people to protest.Crowds headed on foot for Cairo's Tahrir Squar

2011-02-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Immigrant nannies. Stroll through any residential Manhattan neighborhood and you’ll see these private child-care providers walking hand in hand with their young charges, feeding them, comforting them

2011-02-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Grammy-winning singer and composer Cassandra Wilson is a master of pop and jazz melodies. Wilson’s new album “Silver Pony” reveals why she’s also considered one of today’s most engaging story te

2011-02-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Even in the age of the Internet and DVDs, classical theater is flourishing in New York.Some of the plays in the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s 2011 classical theater season are over 400 years old but ti

2011-02-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Bullies - especially aggressively hostile girls - are a topic of major interest to Rosalind Wiseman.In her non-fiction best-sellers, "Queen Bees & Wannabes," and "Queen Bee Moms & Kingpin Dads," the e

2011-02-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Foreign countries are working hard to get their nationals out of Egypt as anti-government protests rage on.The U.S. State department says it has already flown over 1,000 Americans out of Egypt and pla

2011-02-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Announcing an end to a near 30-year reign in power, Egypt's president told the nation late Tuesday that he will not run for office in September. The decision was hailed by thousands of Egyptians, bu

2011-02-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

California is implementing a plan to ban or restrict fishing in many of the state's marine areas. The state is rolling out the plan in segments, dividing the coastline into four areas, plus a fifth c

2011-02-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Americans are being urged to cut back on salt, sugar and fatty meats and to eat more fish and whole grains. The recommendations are part of new dietary guidelines issued January 31 by the U.S. governm

2011-02-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The name, Quincy Jones, is synonymous with the best of American popular music. Iin a career spanning more than five decades, the producer has garnered 79 Grammy nominations and taken home 27 of the pr

2011-02-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo is under fire as the African Union backs Kenya in its bid to stall trials aimed at the country’s election violence.Once viewed in Kenya as a

2011-02-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

More than 300 potential investors from around the world were on hand for the first-ever Cameroon Diaspora Economic and Trade Forum. Many agreed it was milestone in efforts to promote economic growth

2011-02-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The popular revolts roiling Egypt and other Arab countries are being driven by young people clamoring to oust autocratic governments they have known all their lives. The hardscrabble Tunis neighborhoo

2011-01-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Protesters have taken to the streets across Egypt once again to demand the resignation of the president. The army has deployed tanks at key locations in the capital, but there are reports of looting i

2011-01-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

President Barack Obama is pushing on to encourage more innovation among American businesses, while Republicans warn against government solutions in their dueling weekly addresses.President Obama recor

2011-01-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The unrest in Egypt is sending shock waves throughout the Middle East, including in neighboring Israel.Israel is extremely concerned about the situation in Egypt because President Hosni Mubarak has pr

2011-01-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

From a very early age, some children exhibit better self-control than others. Now, a new study has tracked how low self control can predict poor health, money troubles and even a criminal record in th

2011-01-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Nearly 10 million new cases of tuberculosis are expected this year. The disease is more prevalent than ever, and the world's drug researchers don't seem to be making much headway. Tuberculosis is a

2011-01-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As southern Sudan tries to re-build its institutions, infrastructure and services following decades of conflict, it faces a severe shortage of skilled professionals. Some help, however, is coming from

2011-01-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In the movie Erin Brockovich, Julia Roberts played a California woman on a mission against a local company accused of leaking the metal chromium-6 into ground water, allegedly causing cancer in 600 pe

2011-01-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The Indian aviation industry is rebounding from the financial difficulties it faced during global economic downturn. The country’s domestic carriers are expected to buy hundreds of planes in the comi

2011-01-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The release this week by Qatar-based Al-Jazeera of what it calls "The Palestine Papers" has raised more questions about the stalled Mideast peace process, and the possibility of future talks. Palestin

2011-01-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As an African Union summit that could sanction Kenya's non-cooperation with the International Criminal Court (ICC) begins, the international community is bearing down on Kenya as signatories to the R