2010-09-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As American as apple pie - the old-fashioned hamburger is going through some design changes, thanks in part to the worst recession since the 1930s."I think with the economy the way it is now, honestly

2010-09-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Greg Mortenson looks like a typical climber. He's a towering, boyish man in his fifties, wearing frayed khakis, a tan top and only socks on his feet – no pretensions whatsoever as he addresses about

2010-09-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The eradication of smallpox is linked to an emerging related disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Scientists say the appearance of monkeypox could be a cause for concern. Monkeypox causes sym

2010-09-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Suppose you have AIDS or another terminal illness and don't have much money to pay doctor and hospital bills. Or you're unemployed and can't afford health insurance. How can you live out your last

2010-09-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A New York City imam says he deeply regrets the upheaval sparked by a proposed Islamic center blocks from where the World Trade Center once stood, and would not have embarked on the project had he kno

2010-09-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The 9th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on the United States coincides with a controversy over construction of an Islamic Center near the site of New York's fallen Twin Towers

2010-09-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As the flood waters recede in Pakistan, the danger of infection among the flood victims rises. Experts say the camps where people have taken shelter are potential breeding grounds for malaria, choler

2010-09-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A magical fairyland, where houses are dragons, mosaic pathways lead to mysterious nooks and crannies, and all manner of creatures are fast friends.

Welcome to Kitengela Glass.

Here, 75 artisans

2010-09-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

On the ninth anniversary of the 9-11 attacks, U.S. President Barack Obama has emphasized that America is not at war with Islam. The president made his remarks at the Pentagon Memorial.President Obama

2010-09-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The United States is marking nine years since the 9-11 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington. The anniversary comes amid controversy over plans for an Islamic center near Ground Zero and a thre

2010-09-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Celebrations for the holiday Eid-al-Fitr in Pakistan are muted as millions of Pakistanis continue to suffer in the wake of the country's worst flooding.The heavy rains came to Pakistan just before th

2010-09-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The prospect of a Florida pastor burning copies of the Quran has resonated around the world, sparking demonstrations and interfaith dialogues. Despite the announcement that the Quran burning had been

2010-09-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The Thai prime minister says anti-government groups could resort to violence before the anniversary of the country's 2006 coup. But the rights groups question whether the threat is sufficient for the

2010-09-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

India has criticized a ban imposed by the U.S. state of Ohio on outsourcing of government projects to offshore locations. India feels this signals the rise of protectionist sentiment in the U.S.The gl

2010-09-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Hilleary: Your highness, the UAE has a large expatriate community, including many Christians. Are you concerned about the possible backlash, whether this cleric proceeds with the burning or not?

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2010-09-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

When Barkat Ali fled the floods in Pakistan's southern Sindh province, he took his animals with him. "Our survival depends on this livestock and nothing else. I could save my life and this livestock.

2010-09-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Probably only one or two Americans in a hundred could tell you the name of the nation's toughest, seemingly most escape-proof prison.

It's the Marion federal penitentiary in Illinois.

But for

2010-09-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A new organization in South Korea, claiming it includes more than 100 former North Korean military members, vows to end Pyongyang's government and unify the Korean peninsula. The North Korea Peoples

2010-09-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A magical fairyland, where houses are dragons, mosaic pathways lead to mysterious nooks and crannies, and all manner of creatures are fast friends.Welcome to Kitengela Glass.Here, 75 artisans create l

2010-09-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Hunger in the United States is nothing compared to hunger in some parts of the world. Nevertheless, 10 million American households report that they do not always know where they will find their next

2010-09-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Dozing at their desks

Sixteen-year-old Danny is a typically active teenager. He plays lacrosse and football and likes listening to rock music. But Danny is also part of a growing number of teenager

2010-09-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Last year, H1N1, or swine flu, spread quickly through Mexico, the U.S. and then throughout the world. The virus killed more than 16,000 people and sickened many more. But a new study suggests that H1N

2010-09-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Amid the backdrop of the controversy surrounding plans for an Islamic center near the site of the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City and as a pastor in the southeastern state of Florida draws hea

2010-09-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As the United States marks nine years since the 2001 terrorist attacks on New York and Washington, some people outside the nation's capital are gathering to pray. Jews and Muslims from Fredericksbur

2010-09-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Dedication Ceremony Signifies Jewish Renewal

A huge crowd, including Holocaust survivors, celebrated as a scroll of the Torah, the Jewish scriptures, was carefully carried into the 190-year old Obu