2010-06-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A: We actually call what Israel is doing in Gaza a "closure" and not a "blockade." Our position is that Gaza is occupied territory, and Israel is the occupying power, already controlled the borders pr

2010-06-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Israel is resisting international pressure over the flotilla raid this week in which nine people were killed while trying to run the blockade of the Gaza Strip.Israel has rejected demands by the Unite

2010-06-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Hundreds of activists deported from Israel after a failed attempt to breach the blockade on the Gaza strip have returned to Turkey. The activists received a warm reception on their pre-dawn arrival.Ar

2010-06-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Like most any country, Britain has its share of crime - murder, robberies, rape. But Wednesday's rampage, by suspected gunman Derrick Bird, shocked the nation.Speaking before parliament a day after t

2010-06-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Every year, about one million people visit the town of Deadwood in the Black Hills of South Dakota — once one of the wildest and most lawless towns of America's Old West.

Wild Bill Hickok, for i

2010-06-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Six astronauts are about to experience what it's like to travel to Mars and back, only without actually leaving Earth. Three Russian astronauts will join three colleagues from other countries as the

2010-06-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Africa grey parrots are found only in the rainforests of West and Central Africa, but they're prized as pets in countries around the world. People are captivated by their beautiful colors, gentle nat

2010-06-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Some of the main driving factors of sub-Saharan Africa’s growing tuberculosis epidemic can be found deep underground in its gold, diamond and precious mineral mines. A new Oxford University-led stud

2010-06-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As football fans around the world gear up for the World Cup that begins June 11 in South Africa, organizers have been devoting considerable time and money to address a major concern, security in a cou

2010-06-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

For the first time in Britain's history, a black woman has joined the race to become leadr of the Labor Party, one of the country's largest political factions. A record number of ethnic minorities w

2010-06-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Amid the recent economic downturn, demand in the U.S. is rising for small wind turbines to power people's homes. The American Wind Energy Association says sales of such turbines rose 15 percent in 20

2010-06-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. authorities have expanded fishing restrictions in the Gulf of Mexico because of fears of contamination from the BP oil leak. The spill poses a threat to the safety of seafood from the Gulf, and t

2010-06-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Preparations are in the final stages for the June 11th kick-off of the football World Cup. One of the world's biggest sporting events is being held for the first time on African soil. South Africa ha

2010-06-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Egypt is opening its border with Gaza to humanitarian aid and relief. The move comes as Cairo, along with its neighbors in the Middle East, continue to condemn Israel's deadly raid Monday of an inte

2010-06-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Turkey's prime minister criticized Israel Tuesday for a "bloody massacre" that killed at least nine people on a Gaza-bound aid ship. A small number of Turkish citizens on the aid ships have returned

2010-06-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The World Health Organization (WHO) says Israel is blocking vital medical supplies from entering the Gaza Strip. The U.N. agency says it is impossible to maintain a well-functioning health system if

2010-06-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. President Barack Obama says he will bring to justice those responsible for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Meanwhile, the price of BP shares dropped sharply in early trading on Tuesday. Th

2010-06-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A coalition of six Ethiopian opposition parties has rejected recent election results and is calling for a new vote. Government officials say the ruling party's landslide victory reflects the will of

2010-06-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Russia and the European Union have concluded a summit that focused on economic and trade issues, but failed to reach agreement on visa-free travel for Russian citizens in Europe. Both sides are also

2010-06-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

After nearly 30 years as an investment professional, Edward "Woody" Tasch turned his energy toward launching what he calls the "Slow Money Movement."The goal is to finance a healthy food distribution

2010-06-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Catherine Russell is a perfectionist when it comes to choosing her material. Her first rule is it has to swing, as heard on her interpretation of Ray Gilbert's "All The Cats Join In." Catherine's lo

2010-06-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Israel began sending home some of the nearly 700 pro-Palestinian activists who were aboard the six vessels.Some, like this Turkish man, spoke of the violence they witnessed when Israeli commandos came

2010-06-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The United States has an underground movement. It's not a resistance group or a radical organization. It's a trail of hidden historical delights.

One of the most famous examples is the Seattle Un

2010-06-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

When the World Cup games open in Johannesburg, South Africa on 11 June, one important figure will be missing from the international center stage. South African tenor Siphiwo Ntshebe, who was due to le

2010-06-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

You can tell what side of the issue New Yorkers are on by what they're calling it a mosque - a cultural center - and in one extreme case, a house of evil. They are talking about Cordoba House; it's