2010-03-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

MUSIC: "Our World" theme

This week on Our World: A study of the UN climate change agency ... clothing that carries electric current ... and the challenge of archiving virtual worlds ...

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2010-03-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The US Department of Education has announced an investigation into the teaching of English-language learners in Los Angeles public schools. These students, who are immigrants or the children of immig

2010-03-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and first lady Michelle Obama led State Department ceremonies on Wednesday, honoring 10 women's rights activists from around the world as International Women of Cou

2010-03-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

President Barack Obama traveled to St. Louis, Missouri on Wednesday, continuing his outreach to Americans to support approval by the U.S. Congress of legislation to reform the U.S. health care system.

2010-03-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden is wrapping up a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories, calling for both sides to resume negotiations, which the Palestinians say may not take place as a result

2010-03-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

One of the multi-billion-dollar financial service companies that has survived the corporate mergers of recent years is Wells Fargo Bank. It mushroomed from a regional institution based in San Francisc

2010-03-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A few blocks from the U.S. Capitol and the White House, a Washington hotel was abuzz with activity, as delegates to the National Congress of American Indians Executive Council Session met to network w

2010-03-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad criticized Washington with his own words, as he appeared at a news conference alongside Afghan President Hamid Karzai in Kabul.Earlier this week, visiting U.S. De

2010-03-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Haiti's President Rene Preval has discussed his country's earthquake recovery and economic needs with President Barack Obama in a meeting at the White House. It was President Obama's first meeting

2010-03-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Less than a year ago, U.S. President Barack Obama gave a speech in Cairo, calling for a new beginning in America's relations with the Muslim world while pledging to support the advance of democracy a

2010-03-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible loss of vision worldwide and now doctors believe the devastating disease begins in the brain and not in the eye as has long been thought.Dr. David Calkins

2010-03-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Nigeria's acting president has appointed a new National Security Advisor following the deaths of hundreds of people in the latest round of ethnic and religious violence near the city of Jos.Acting Pr

2010-03-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

C-reactive protein is an indication of inflammation in the body, and, at high levels, is considered an early sign of future heart disease.

"It's a risk factor in a similar way that elevated choles

2010-03-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The World Health Organization is releasing new guidelines for the treatment of malaria. It is now possible to rapidly diagnose malaria in even the poorest settings, making treatment of the disease mor

2010-03-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In an event at the White House on Monday, President Barack Obama and his wife Michelle marked International Women's Day. The president and first lady were joined by Madeleine Albright, the first woma

2010-03-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Togo's main opposition party says it will contest results announced by the electoral commission that indicate the country's president has won re-election.According to provisional results announced l

2010-03-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The Iraq war drama "The Hurt Locker" dominated the Oscars Sunday evening. The film about a bomb disposal unit earned six Academy Awards, including for best picture. "The Hurt Locker" also brought th

2010-03-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

If you are a smoker who has tried and failed to stop smoking, you are not alone.

Like millions of American tobacco smokers, President Barack Obama is trying to kick the habit.

After his first

2010-03-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In Burkina Faso's second-largest city, Bobo-Dioulasso, cloth merchant Douda Tassembedo walks up and down the streets selling new designs. Today he has rolls of cloth for International Women's Day,

2010-03-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Emily Pilloton was set on her path in life early on, by her entrepreneur father and a business-oriented mother who stressed the importance of helping others."I somehow ended up as a sort of perfect cr

2010-03-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The World Health Organization calls tobacco the leading cause of preventable death in the world. In December, the WHO launched a campaign against cigarette smoking in Africa, saying a rapidly growing

2010-03-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Putumayo Records has come down with a serious case of the blues. Its previous releases feature noted blues musicians from Chicago, New Orleans and the Mississippi Delta, as well as a collection calle

2010-03-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Last November, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced that five alleged conspirators of the 9-11 attacks including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed would go on trial in a federal court in New York City in

2010-03-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Time again for our Website of the Week, when we showcase interesting and innovative online destinations.The world of physics has changed a lot since I went to school. More powerful particle accelerato

2010-03-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Fair trade has become an increasingly important campaign in today's global market place. Its focus is the rights of millions of workers in developing countries who earn low wages and face harsh work