2010-06-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

BP is planning a new line of attack to contain the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico after efforts to plug the leak using mud and cement failed. The so called "top kill" procedure was declared a failu

2010-06-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A woman named Beth Collum is flipping through a register to find the name of a young man she knew in the 1960s. Here is the story, in Beth Collum's own words.

"His name is John Barovetto, and uhm

2010-06-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Mr. Obama's Cairo address held out the hope of closing the gap between Muslims and America on many fronts – religious, social, governmental and economic. "So long as our relationship is defined by o

2010-06-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The reported killing of at least 10 people by Israeli forces during a raid on ships seeking to break the Israeli and Egyptian blockade on the Palestinian Gaza Strip has provoked public and diplomatic

2010-05-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In Kenya, kidney failure has skyrocketed over the past five years following a dramatic rise in diabetes, hypertension and other ailments. The demand for dialysis - an expensive procedure for most Keny

2010-05-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

An organization in the United States is helping girls maintain a healthy lifestyle and build self esteem. Girls on the Run uses running to encourage girls from 8 to 13 to stay in physical shape. The g

2010-05-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

With the sound of trumpets echoing throughout the neo-gothic parliament building in Budapest, an honor guard carrying flags walked slowly into the assembly where Victor Orban was to be sworn in as pri

2010-05-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Jamming

Under weeping willows and oak trees, musicians gather to play bluegrass at a picking session in rural Cassia, Florida.

Guitarist and harmonica player Larry Testerman says it is a chance

2010-05-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Technophiles mobbed Apple stores in Europe and Asia on Friday to snatch the hottest gadget of the day - the iPad. Apple has sold more than a million of the small tablet computers since its U.S. launc

2010-05-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Thousands of U.S. troops are heading into southern Afghanistan in June to launch an offensive in Kandahar province that President Obama has ordered to help end the Taliban insurgency. U.S. and coaliti

2010-05-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The U.S. Institute of Medicine is involved in a study that will likely result in an increase in the recommended daily intake of vitamin D. Research shows vitamin D affects nearly every area of the bo

2010-05-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As the World Cup prepares to kick off, fears are growing that the trafficking of women and girls, increased drinking and drug use could lead to further spread of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa.

2010-05-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva stands by his decision call in troops to end the two month long anti-government protests, that left over 80 people dead and hundreds injured. Mr. Abhisit made th

2010-05-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. President Obama held a reception Thursday at the White House in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month. Among those attending were Jews from all walks of life including national and local polit

2010-05-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Monday, May 31 is Memorial Day in the United States, a time when Americans traditionally take time to honor those who have died in the nation's wars.While Memorial Day is often celebrated with flag-w

2010-05-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Turkish ships, carrying humanitarian aid to Palestinians, are joining the eight-ship flotilla bound for Gaza despite Israeli warnings of preventing the international ship convoy to enter the Gaza bord

2010-05-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A confrontation is looming between the Israeli navy and international activists on the high seas off the Palestinian-ruled Gaza Strip.A flotilla of eight ships carrying more than 700 pro-Palestinian a

2010-05-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The Mississippi is the major river system in the United States. The Yangtze is China's longest river.

Although a world apart, the two waterways share conservation concerns that provide a cultural

2010-05-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The United States is one of the world's largest consumers of timber and wood products. While much of that wood is produced in American forests, about $40 billion worth of timber is imported into the

2010-05-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is looming over the seafood industry.

Prices are going up and the crisis could lead to more imported seafood in the coming months. But some people are question

2010-05-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In a sharp escalation of tensions with South Korea, North Korea says it is discarding military procedures the two sides have agreed to follow for years to ensure a conflict does not get out of hand.Th

2010-05-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

There are no reliable estimates of exactly how much oil has leaked into the Gulf of Mexico since the
April 20 explosion aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil platform.

The fatal disaster sank the rig

2010-05-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

It's college graduation season in the United States.Even in today's weak economy, students from prestigious Ivy League universities like Harvard have an extra advantage on the road to financial succ

2010-05-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In 2001, an unlikely animated hero won over film audiences worldwide: a grumpy, green ogre who, it turns out, has a heart of gold. Now, almost a decade and three sequels later, the final chapter comes

2010-05-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Recently, in a story about the Okefenokee swamp that straddles the Florida-Georgia state line. We noted that it's a true swamp, unlike the more famous Everglades that cover a whole lot of South Flori