2010-06-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Turkish military forces crossed into Northern Iraq this week in pursuit of Kurdish rebels of the PKK. The one day incursion is the first of its kind in two years and is seen as the latest step in a gr

2010-06-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The heads of two U.S.-based charity organizations are this year's winners of the World Food Prize, the prestigious $250,000 award honoring accomplishments that have improved the global food supply. T

2010-06-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Since Louisiana leads the United States in the production of rice, a lot of people wonder whether the oil that has spread into the state's marshes from the gushing spill offshore will threaten this y

2010-06-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A new study has failed to find any conclusive evidence that lifestyle changes can prevent cognitive decline in older adults. But researchers say there are still good reasons to make positive changes

2010-06-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The recent purchase is part of Emirates' efforts to expand its routes and gain market share in Asia, Europe and the United States. Airbus spokeswoman Maryanne Greczyn says that the Dubai-based airlin

2010-06-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A low-cost, easy-to-use drug could save tens of thousands of lives each year, according to a new study. The medicine promotes blood clotting and has been shown prevent many accident victims from bleed

2010-06-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A sexually provocative singer and actress's campaign for political office in Indonesia has triggered debate over the growing role of celebrities in the young democracy.

If Indonesian celebrity Jul

2010-06-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Austerity is on everyone's mind as European governments -- one after another -- introduce spending cuts to get deficits under control and shore up the beleaguered Euro. Most experts agree belt-tighte

2010-06-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In one of Gaza's markets, there are few signs that a blockade even exists.

There are vegetables, meat, eggs. The basics are all here, as are imported snacks from the United States and Europe. Ciga

2010-06-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

NATO has discovered it is not well equipped to train a new national police force for Afghanistan and has turned to the European Union and private contractors for guidance. Afghan police beat their bat

2010-06-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The World Health Organization says 100,000 to 150,000 new cases of cancer are diagnosed every year in Nigeria, and the figure is expected to hit 500,000 in the next decade. Health workers say the gove

2010-06-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Football fans and those who play the sport are watching their favorite teams and players compete in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa. The month-long tournament has come to define the sport in m

2010-06-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The numbers sound staggering: Two million preventable maternal deaths, stillbirths and newborn deaths every year.And a new report called "Countdown to 2015" says the cure is more midwives. Almost h

2010-06-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The U.S. Naval Academy, established in 1845, creates officers from its student body of more than 4,000. For men and women who will one day serve aboard nuclear submarines and in the cockpits of sophi

2010-06-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

President Barack Obama will address the American people from the Oval Office at 0000 GMT. The president's speech will focus mostly on the government's response to the massive oil spill in the Gulf

2010-06-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

It is a nearly cloudless early June morning on Caminada Bay, Louisiana, aboard a boat surrounded by marshlands and pelicans. Dolphins appear alongside the boat as 72-year-old Wilbert Collins guides th

2010-06-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In recent years, medical evidence has pointed to the harmful physical effects of second-hand smoke. Now, a new study adds to evidence that non-smokers who live or work around smokers can experience ps

2010-06-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Breast cancer survivors facing the disease a second time are more likely to live longer if they get psychological counseling. The finding from the new study builds on previous research into the physic

2010-06-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Sam Sedaei says that identity is like an invisible man, and for him as an Iranian American, a coherent identity can be even more difficult to see. A blogger for the Huffington Post, Sedaei claims that

2010-06-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

President Barack Obama says the federal government is committed "for the long haul" to help residents along the Gulf of Mexico deal with the economic and environmental impact of the BP oil spill. The

2010-06-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The environmental and economic disasters caused by the continuing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may be fueling efforts in the U.S. Congress to finish work on a stalled energy and climate change bill

2010-06-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The U.N. Children's Fund says hundreds of thousands of children in Sudan are dying from preventable reasons. UNICEF says children are the first victims of war and their situation is unlikely to get b

2010-06-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Bill Bridgeman was a pioneering test pilot, once known as the fastest man alive. He told his story in a best-selling book called "The Lonely Sky," in 1955. The book has been reissued, and recalls a

2010-06-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Jimmy Dean's music career spanned more three decades, but his success in the recording studio was nearly overshadowed by his best-selling brand of sausage and other breakfast foods. Jimmy Ray Dean f

2010-06-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

An action-packed TV show that was a worldwide hit in the 1980's finally makes it to the big screen in a slam-bang escapade that reintroduces the roster of favorite characters and - if their plan come