2009-12-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Motown anthologies have been a trademark of the label ever since its launch by Detroit, Michigan songwriter Berry Gordy, who started the company with an $800 loan in 1969. But, never in its 50-year h

2009-12-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Iran has test-fired what it claims is an improved version of its Sejil 2 medium-range missile, Wednesday, amid ongoing tension with the West over its nuclear program. State television showed video of

2009-12-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act has enjoyed overwhelming bipartisan support. This has intensified as the Obama administration's outreach to Iran has been rebuffed and Tehran has defied inte

2009-12-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In a major speech outlining his Afghan strategy in early December, President Barack Obama said he would send an additional 30,000 troops to that country. He also said he will begin the withdrawal of

2009-12-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As 2009 comes to a close, drug-related violence in Mexico continues to rage along the border with the United States and in other areas where powerful drug cartels are fighting over turf and billions o

2009-12-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

One of the world's largest forests, the Brazilian Amazon, could be worth a lot of extra money under a proposed deal that pays forest landowners to preserve trees. Indigenous peoples living in the Ama

2009-12-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Leaders from the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations are marking the first anniversary of grouping's constitution, known as the ASEAN Charter.Created four decades ago as an economic grou

2009-12-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Me And Orson Welles by writer/director Richard Linklater recreates the drama and excitement of Orson Welles' early days as seen through the eyes of a stage-struck teenager played by Zac Efron.

"T

2009-12-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

With the arrival of saxophone sensation Jessy J, the "smooth jazz" field just got a little more crowded. Although the jazz world is calling Jessy J its latest arrival, the young tenor saxophonist and

2009-12-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The cost of rice is expected to climb over the coming months, as an improving global economy raises demand, and drought cuts production in countries such as India.Some economists say prices for rice,

2009-12-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Mobile phones have revolutionized communications in many countries making it possible for people in distant and rural places to connect. Now high-tech smart mobile phones may be on the verge of revol

2009-12-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Officials are also maintaining India will keep to its hard-line stance of not compromising on what they call New Delhi's "non-negotiable positions." On the eve of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's dep

2009-12-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A Sudanese teenager has made history by becoming the first African-born player to join the professional ranks of the Australian Rules Football League. Eighteen-year-old Majak Daw has excelled at a spo

2009-12-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Jerome Lemelson was one of America's most prolific inventors. He was granted more than 600 patents. His ideas for processes or devices are used in bar-code scanners, automated warehouse manufacturi

2009-12-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is attending the climate talks in Copenhagen. Before leaving for the Danish capital, he said rich and poor countries must "stop pointing fingers" and must press for

2009-12-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

China says developed countries are backing away from commitments to help developing countries with the effects of climate change.

As the world's largest developing country, China has made its posi

2009-12-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

An anti-corruption civic organization says graft and violence are marring Sri Lanka's recovery after the end of its civil war.

The Sri Lanka branch of the global civic group, Transparency Inter

2009-12-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As 2009 draws to a close, more signs show that China has weathered the global financial crisis and is on its way to even more robust growth. Economists, however, say some issues still weigh on the co

2009-12-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Machu Picchu or Old Peak is the name given to the stone ruins of a pre-Columbian Incan city perched high atop the Andean peaks of Peru. The site was declared a World Heritage Site by the UN's cultur

2009-12-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Poland has recently passed a law banning symbols of communism. It is one of the most extreme bans in Europe, and it is a law that does not sit well with the younger generation of Poles.

Evocative

2009-12-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

(注:本篇为大概报道,非录音文字记录)A humanitarian agency says greater funding, resources and coordination are needed if targets are to be reached to reduce malaria cases. World Vision is reacting to t

2009-12-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

(注:本篇为大概报道,非录音文字记录)The World Health Organization on Tuesday began using a new and more effective polio vaccine to eradicate the crippling virus in parts of Afghanistan.

Although mo

2009-12-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

(注:本篇为大概报道,非录音文字记录)A Democratic Republic of Congo cabinet minister has warned armed groups of stiff punishment if they join forces with the rebel Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda

2009-12-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

For many years, researchers have been trying to develop a cream or gel, known as a microbicide, that could be used to help prevent HIV transmission during sex. However, the latest and largest study,

2009-12-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

(注:本篇为大概报道,非录音文字记录)President Barack Obama’s announced intention to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan is being questioned, not so much for his intent to help the Afghan people, but