2011-01-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

German Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed the importance of the euro currency to Germany and the wider European Union in her New Year's address. Some analysts have predicted the crises in the Euro Zon

2011-01-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The rebound in India's economy in 2010 brought good news for the nation's middle class, which had experienced a boom prior to the global financial crisis. The world's second fastest-growing economy

2010-12-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A panel of Israeli judges has found former President Moshe Katsav guilty of rape and other sex crimes against several women. Mr. Katzav, who served from 2000 until 2007, faces a possible sentence of u

2010-12-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Jazz pianist, composer, arranger, and educator Dr. Billy Taylor died of heart failure December 28 in New York City. He was 89. Dr. Taylor was also an author, lecturer, radio and television commentat

2010-12-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Many analysts credit the CPA with bringing an end to two decades of civil war, which took over two million lives and left four million people homeless.The plan – which had the backing of the internat

2010-12-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In September, President Barack Obama extended a decades old embargo against Cuba. In place since the 1960s, the embargo prohibits U.S. citizens and companies from trading with Cuban companies and purc

2010-12-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Around the world, millions of people will welcome the new year on Friday night by taking part in small, intimate gatherings - or larger, more boisterous celebrations. Throughout the United States, man

2010-12-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

More signs that the US economy is moving in the right direction: The US Labor Department says new claims for unemployment benefits declined last week, dropping below 400,000 for the first time since J

2010-12-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Tumeric doesn't just add a little spice to your food, it could also give your brain a jolt. Researchers find that the widely used spice might contain compounds which can help prevent neurological dis

2010-12-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

New research reinforces the importance of prenatal iron supplementation for good birth outcomes and continued good health for growing children.Research over the past 20 years have pointed to the impor

2010-12-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A review of the guidelines for HIV treatment in poor countries finds priority should go to starting that treatment early."What we learned from a clinical standpoint, as well as a cost-effective standp

2010-12-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Oscar-winners Joel and Ethan Coen set their sights on a classic American western novel for their new film: a story of outlaws and lawmen, murder, retribution and redemption ..…a story that was made i

2010-12-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Electric cars have been in development for a few years, but industry experts say more efficient batteries, improved performance, and greater consumer acceptance could transform 2011 into the year of t

2010-12-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Amateur astronomer Gus Johnson didn't set out to witness what scientists say is the first ever observed birth of a black hole. But that's just what he did in 1979. His discovery of Supernova 1979c

2010-12-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The 2010 year in sports was an exciting one marked by a number of firsts. Among them, Spain won its first World Cup football championship. Serbia won its first Davis Cup title. Caroline Wozniacki b

2010-12-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Iran says that it has hanged an Iranian man whom it claims was working for the Israeli spy agency Mossad. Iran's prosecutor's office also claims that he fed classified information about the country

2010-12-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The territorial conflict between the Jewish state of Israel and the region's mostly Arab Palestinians has raged for generations, frustrating mediators and diplomats. How could one person make a posit

2010-12-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Meet the so-called "Babyface of Smooth Jazz," guitarist, singer and songwriter Paul Brown, whose tireless work as a producer opened the door to his acclaimed solo career. Paul's latest recording fea

2010-12-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

One way some Americans avoided steep losses in the stock market in recent years was by making unusual alternative investments in small farms and food businesses. These so-called angel investors are or

2010-12-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Diabetes affects more than 220 million people worldwide, with the greatest number of cases in India, China and the United States. It can lead to life-threatening complications, but a double organ tran

2010-12-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The East African Community, a grouping of 5 countries in and around the Horn, is continuing to work towards its goal of regional economic integration. Members of the EAC are dropping barriers to trad

2010-12-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Stan Lee is the creative force behind some of the world's greatest comic-book super-heroes. He created iconic characters such as Spiderman, the X-men, Incredible Hulk and Captain America.For 70 years

2010-12-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In interviews with two leading French newspapers, Ivorian President Laurent Gbagbo accused France and the United States of plotting to remove him. The accusation comes as supporters of Ivory Coast pre

2010-12-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

For sheer drama and poignancy, real life stories sometimes outshine fiction. Consider the case of piano virtuoso Leon Fleisher. In 1966, at the height of a phenomenal international career, a medical c

2010-12-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Pop music went viral in 2010, flourishing in cyberspace while downloads stagnated and CD sales continued to plummet. Released late in 2009, Lady Gaga's "Bad Romance" reached second place on the Billb