2010-10-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

"The Social Network" is the latest brainchild of acclaimed filmmaker David Fincher and the masterful screenwriter Aaron Sorkin. It's an indepth study of Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg presented in

2010-10-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

(恒星小编:本篇为大致文本,并非完全相同)For International Monetary Fund (IMF) officials, the past week’s annual meetings were part of efforts to improve dialogue with the developing world.Caroline Atki

2010-10-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

With a population of nearly 10 million people, the Indonesian capital Jakarta is bursting through its seams. To solve the overcrowding, politicians are reconsidering an old idea – moving the capital

2010-10-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Just one month before the 2010 midterm elections, a new public opinion poll shows that Arab-American voters favor Democrats over Republicans by a wide margin. The survey also finds that discrimination

2010-10-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A new study says developing countries will need between $400 million and $700 million over the next 20 years to battle HIV/AIDS. The findings appear in The Lancet medical journal. The estimates are

2010-10-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A film called For Love of Liberty tells a little-known story of African Americans in the wartime military. The documentary aired this year on the US Public Broadcasting System, and a newly released C

2010-10-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

People who have been blind from birth use visual parts of their brain to hone their sense of sound and touch, according to new research. These keen senses could be used to help the blind better naviga

2010-10-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

New research suggests brief sex education courses reduce risky sexual behaviors — and the threat of sexually transmitted disease — among South African sixth graders. Researchers had wondered whether

2010-10-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Syria and its political allies in Lebanon continue to exert pressure on the government of Prime Minister Saad Hariri, in what analysts say is another attempt to put an end to the international tribuna

2010-10-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Thanks to Hollywood, the word "cowboy" conjures up images of tough, independent men: solitary, weather-beaten and...white. But many of the Old West cowboys were African-American. Each October, the Bla

2010-10-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Americans waste more energy in the food they throw away, than Switzerland or Sweden consume in a year. Researchers at the University of Texas, Austin say that points to a painless way to save energy:

2010-10-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Responding to criticism of the United Nations-directed humanitarian response in Haiti, a U.N. spokesperson has urged increased protection for Haitian refugees facing sexual violence.A new report by Re

2010-10-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A group of New York-based tap dancers has just concluded a tour of the Middle East, with performances and workshops in Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan. New York Tap Ensemble founder Noah Racey hope

2010-10-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Top international economic leaders said continuing disputes over currencies and trade could escalate and hurt the fragile economic recovery. The heads of the World Bank and the International Monetary

2010-10-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

An official in Hungary says a toxic sludge spill, which has killed four people, has reached the edge of Europe's second longest river, the Danube. Officials say the sludge has reached the Danube, one

2010-10-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The research studied the compensation of male and female managers in 2007. It found that women managers earned 81 cents for every dollar that men made. The study also showed that while women make u

2010-10-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The 24-member board of the IMF approves billions of dollars in loans for countries hit by the global financial crisis.A third of its seats are held by European countries, including small ones like Bel

2010-10-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

United Nations talks on climate change are nearing a close with no clear consensus yet in sight. The meeting is aimed at laying the groundwork for progress at a major climate change meeting in Mexico

2010-10-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Archbishop Desmond Tutu has retired from public life to spend more time with his family and on personal pursuits. However, the Nobel Peace Prize Laureate will continue some leadership roles.Archbishop

2010-10-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

British officials are denouncing an attack on a British embassy car carrying a senior British diplomat in Yemen's capital, Sana'a."We are obviously very distressed on this attack on British embassy

2010-10-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is midway through an ambitious two-year effort to build his government's institutions in order to build a viable Palestinian state if peace negotiations with I

2010-10-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The jet age of passenger travel began when the de Havilland Comet airliner took flight in Britain in 1949.

Now, the only complete de Havilland Comet to survive in the Western Hemisphere is being r

2010-10-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The Indonesian president abruptly postponed a visit planned to the Netherlands, citing a human-rights case in the host country that could threaten him with arrest. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono

2010-10-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Just imagine. Every Sunday morning, in a large metropolis, 120 kilometers of roads are closed. Welcome to the beloved "ciclovia" as it's known in Bogota.It's a network of paths created 36 years ag

2010-10-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Nigerian security forces have questioned the presidential campaign director for former military ruler Ibrahim Babangida in connection with the independence day bombings that killed 12 people.Babangida