2010-08-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

On a picture-perfect summer day in Newport, Rhode Island, there's a clear blue sky, a gentle breeze from the harbor, and crowds sitting under white tents or stretched out on the grass.

They're at

2010-08-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The conservative opposition promises a hard line on boats smuggling asylum seekers into Australia's northern waters. It plans to either turn the vessels around and send them back to their departure p

2010-08-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

While serving as a soldier for the French Army during the first Indochina War, Alioune Kamara was taken prisoner on May 12, 1954 with the rest of his unit.There were originally 24 men in his all-Afric

2010-08-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The city of Norfolk, Virginia is home to the largest naval base in the world. Cities and businesses in the region have grown around that base and other military facilities. Jack Hornbeck, who heads th

2010-08-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

From the record setting heat in Russia to the heavy rains in Pakistan and the devastating mudslides in rain soaked China, many climate scientists predict extreme weather will become more common as the

2010-08-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

"The legislation adds permanent resources that will continue to bolster security along the Southwest border, supporting our efforts to crack down on transnational criminal organizations and reduce the

2010-08-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. President Barack Obama's support for an Islamic center to be built near the scene of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks has done little to mollify critics of the plan. However, it has str

2010-08-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Some 500 fires continue to blaze across Russia. The flames have created toxic fumes in the capital of Moscow. Several embassies, including those belonging to the United States and Canada, have evacua

2010-08-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

President Obama and his family are vacationing on the Gulf coast to show support for businesses hurt by the BP oil leak since April. Many residents hope the visit sends a positive message that the be

2010-08-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A series of recent public appearances by Fidel Castro is raising questions about what role the former president is taking in Cuba's communist government, and what impact that might have on the island

2010-08-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

On August 9, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced the elimination of a major U.S. combat command as a cost-cutting measure. The Joint Forces Command employs about 6,000 people around (the US

2010-08-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Fresh rains in western China have caused more flooding and mudslides, adding at least 20 people to a death toll well over 1,000 in Gansu Province alone. In addition, more than 10,000 people in the pr

2010-08-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Scientists say they have discovered a new gene among bacteria that are highly resistant to even the most powerful antibiotics. Experts say the superbug, originally found in India and other parts of S

2010-08-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A debate is underway among international scholars and policymakers on just whether new media is an effective tool for political change, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa. The majority

2010-08-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

There are efforts worldwide to control the release of harmful greenhouse gases into the atmosphere to stop global warming. Some experts are now considering the idea of saving the planet through so-ca

2010-08-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Heat waves, droughts and floods have been wreaking havoc across the globe in recent weeks, and now scientists say a 250 square kilometer island of ice has broken off from a glacier in Greenland. Some

2010-08-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

India is preparing to host the Commonwealth Games in October – a sporting event involving 71 nations. But the upcoming event is mired in allegations of corruption.

In the Indian capital, New Delhi

2010-08-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Russia's two-month heat wave took a political turn as protesters tried to gather in front of Moscow City Hall to demand the resignation of Moscow's mayor.The sidewalk protest demanding Moscow Mayor

2010-08-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. special Middle East envoy George Mitchell left Israel this week without an agreement in hand for the resumption of direct peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. Wide gaps remain on key

2010-08-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. stocks fell for a third day as disappointing earnings and economic news showed signs of a weakening recovery. The Dow Jones Industrial average fell more than 60 points before the opening bell on

2010-08-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Government-sponsored political imagery abounds in the Venezuelan capital, where President Hugo Chavez constantly seeks to link his socialist program to ideals espoused by liberators, revolutionaries,

2010-08-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Sakineh Mohammadi Ashtiani, an Iranian woman condemned to death by stoning, has allegedly confessed to adultery and involvement in the killing of her husband on Iranian television. Many Iran analysts

2010-08-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

For professional baseball players, the minor leagues are a stepping stone to the fame and fortune of the majors.But as players pass through small minor league towns and cities, they may discover a dif

2010-08-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Boy meets girl and they fall in love. It's a plot that Hollywood loves to revisit, but the new film by director Rob Reiner takes a nostalgic journey back to the pangs, pains and joys of first love. H

2010-08-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

During the past four months, Bret Michaels, lead singer of rock band Poison, underwent an emergency appendectomy and suffered a near-fatal brain hemorrhage. But, those health problems didn't keep hi