2010-04-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As Yemeni scientists watch with horror, major cities are running out of water, and pollution and erratic weather patterns are destroying farmlands. And while permanent solutions are nowhere to be fou

2010-04-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In Juarez, Mexico, authorities say a suspect they detained last week in connection with the March 13 murder of two US citizens has told them the reason for the killing may have to do with treatment of

2010-04-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Newly released data by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show an alarming increase in caesarean deliveries in the United States. And a recent global survey by the World Health Or

2010-04-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Seven years ago, in the chaos that followed the U.S. invasion of Iraq and the fall of Saddam Hussein, looters ransacked Iraq's National Museum. Donny George Youkhanna, at the time the museum's direc

2010-04-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Irene Guerriere's quiet, tree-lined home in Gonaives is a 100 kilometers north of the epicenter of Haiti's January 12 earthquake and a world away from the destruction in Port-au-Prince. But even her

2010-04-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

"My name is Hiccup. It's a great name, I know, but, believe me, it's not the worst. [Viking] Parents believe a hideous name will frighten off gnomes and trolls …like our charming Viking demeanor wo

2010-03-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Senior African finance officials say per capita income in Africa fell for the first time in a decade because of the global economic recession. But during a meeting in Malawi they also noted that the e

2010-03-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Latinos are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population but Latino students are the least likely to get college degrees.According to the Hispanic College Fund, that's mainly because of the lac

2010-03-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Do you think a little music would enhance your reading experience?

Musicologist, pianist and novelist Harrison Gradwell Slater thinks so. In fact, he's integrated music into the text of his new

2010-03-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In recent years there has been a string of high-profile celebrity suicides in South Korea. Authorities say many have been the result of hateful messages posted on-line. Cyber-bullying, as it is called

2010-03-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Cell biologist Elaine Fuchs is known for revolutionizing the study of skin and for her support of women in science.

Children, Elaine Fuchs says, have a natural fascination with science. She rememb

2010-03-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

January 23 marked the 100th birthday of the influential jazz guitarist and composer Django Reinhardt. Today, more than 50 years after his death, musicians are still paying tribute to the man who eleva

2010-03-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Every human being makes thousands, perhaps millions, of choices over the course of a lifetime, and each one has some kind of personal and social impact.

"Choice is essentially the only tool we hav

2010-03-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The state of Florida is best known for its beaches and swaying palm trees. But a good chunk of it is swampland. The famous Everglades, a slow-moving sheet of water full of plants and alligators, cover

2010-03-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The first Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development continues today in Montpellier, France. About one thousand participants are meeting to find ways of ensuring food security for a ra

2010-03-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Pope Benedict XVI led tens of thousands of worshippers in a special mass in St. Peter's Square on Palm Sunday - the start of Holy Week commemorating the last days in the life of Jesus Christ. But, t

2010-03-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Thousands of so-called Tea Party activists rallied in the hometown of Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada Saturday. The Tea Party rally launched a nationwide bus tour for the grassroots cons

2010-03-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Dancing for the Children is a Britain-based charity that raises money for underprivileged children in Africa - the money raised goes towards fighting disease, setting up schools, and helping children

2010-03-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In the United States, most people convicted of serious crimes cannot vote while in prison, and many are denied the right to vote even after they are released. Lawmakers in Washington are considering a

2010-03-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

From time to time, researchers stop clinical trials because the results seem almost too good to be true. A new international study shows that is probably because those results are not true.

When re

2010-03-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Thailand's economy is taking a battering, especially the vital tourism industry as the latest protests in Bangkok have frightened off visitors to the country. Tensions have escalated as protesters mo

2010-03-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In Yemen, it is legal and common for young girls to marry fully-grown men. But a growing activist movement trying to abolish the practice won a small victory Saturday, when 12-year-old Sally al-Sahabi

2010-03-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A 33-year-old financial analyst in California recently quit his job to devote himself to an unpaid job teaching math on the Internet, and his lessons are reaching almost 100,000 people a month. In thi

2010-03-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Earlier this year, President Barack Obama called on Congress to repeal the U.S. military's policy of expelling openly gay service members. Since then, some of the nation's top military officials and

2010-03-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The US Navy hospital ship Comfort returned Friday to its homeport in Baltimore. Families, friends and community members came out in support of the crew and medical personnel who returned from a nearly