2010-07-05 所属栏目:英语听力材料

They lined up for Harry Potter books, for Beatles albums, for a precious ticket at Wimbledon. Some people will queue day and night for that priced possession or experience. Some are even prepared to g

2010-07-04 所属栏目:英语听力材料

In his weekly address Saturday, President Obama touted almost $2 billion in new investments in two U.S. solar energy companies."After years of watching companies build things and create jobs overseas,

2010-07-04 所属栏目:英语听力材料

As England’s fans nervously keep their fingers crossed ahead of tomorrow’s game, retailers are also hoping for good results, because the better England do in the World Cup, the more cash we'll spen

2010-07-04 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Latvian men bring new meaning to the ball and chain concept of marriage as they competed on Saturday to carry their wives uphill in the fastest possible time. 53 married or cohabiting couples took par

2010-07-03 所属栏目:英语听力材料

从7月1日起，日本放宽对中国公民赴日个人游的签证，特别是对收入门槛大幅放宽，从原来要求个人年薪25万元降至10万元以内。日本政府期望此举能刺激该国低迷的经济。To attract an increasing number of big-spending

2010-07-03 所属栏目:英语听力材料

In 1980, 15 percent of American adults were obese. Today, that number has doubled. Trust for America's Health, a non-profit group, has just issued its seventh report on obesity in America. Jeff Levi

2010-07-03 所属栏目:英语听力材料

President Obama says the U.S. immigration system is "broken and dangerous," and the country's borders are too vast for the problem to be solved only by building more fences.

"In sum, the system is

2010-07-03 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Sometimes it seems there’s only so much we can learn about dinosaurs. We can’t know what their coloration looked like, we can’t watch them interact with each other. We can only extrapolate from the

2010-07-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

太空家园馆外观以浩瀚的宇宙为背景，以异型的支柱与地面轻盈连接，形成摆脱重力的视觉效果。该馆以“和谐城市，人与太空”为主题，馆内分为“梦想起源”、“漫步太空”、“美好家园”三个展示区域，主要围绕“天、地

2010-07-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

With all the legitimate concerns about AIDS and avian flu -- and we'll hear about that from the brilliant Dr. Brilliant later today -- I want to talk about the other pandemic, which is cardiovascular

2010-07-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

At Café Belo in the working-class Boston suburb of Somerville, Brazilian fans are celebrating a win over Ivory Coast. A four-year-old boy sings 'I am Brazilian, and proud,' while the adults dance b

2010-07-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Around 70,000 babies are born with HIV in South Africa every year. It is one of the main contributors to the country's high infant mortality rate. In a hopeful sign, programs aimed at preventing th

2010-07-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Deborah Brooks has sensitive feet and needs to take care of them. So when she developed a blister after wearing flip-flops,she went to see her doctor. She knows the shoes aren't the best fit for her

2010-07-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Over the years, people have put forth a lot of theories to explain why intelligence differs, from person to person and even around the world. Health, wealth, schooling, nutrition, and even climate hav

2010-07-01 所属栏目:英语听力材料

央行宣布重启汇改一周以来，人民币对美元汇率中间价一度创下2005年7月以来的新高。随着人民币升值预期增强，出境游也出现井喷之势。想要出境游的驴友们可要抓住机会哟！Although the floating RMB exchange rate ref

2010-07-01 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Coffee is one of the world's most widely-enjoyed beverages. Flavor aside, scientists have recognized it as a complex blend of chemical compounds with potential health effects, both good and bad. Now,

2010-07-01 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Mr. Aquino took the oath of office of president of the Philippines before a supreme court justice at a Manila's seaside resort. Hundreds of thousands of people, many of them clad in his yellow campai

2010-07-01 所属栏目:英语听力材料

It's the weekend, time to check if there are any good movies playing. Go to the theatre, get comfortable in your seat with a big box of popcorn, and watch the latest blockbuster. While going to the m

2010-07-01 所属栏目:英语听力材料

It’s a plotline worthy of an action film—galaxies, violently torn apart, smashing into one another, leaving remnants of themselves behind billions of years later. That’s the scene that accounts for

2010-06-30 所属栏目:英语听力材料

世博会浦西园区，一系列城市案例馆展示了世界各地城市的新技术、新理念，然而利物浦馆却以城市文化作为着重展示的要点，用足球和摇滚乐为突出部，向人们介绍城市文化对一个历史悠久的城市的重要性。作为上海的姐妹城

2010-06-30 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The head of football's world governing body, FIFA's Sepp Blatter, says the sport's rule makers will discuss video replays when they meet next month. He spoke after two missed calls by referees con

2010-06-30 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Britain's new coalition government has passed an emergency budget after warning the state of the country's finances is much worse than anticipated.The Clapham Park Estate was once voted one of the w

2010-06-30 所属栏目:英语听力材料

One year after the shocking death of Michael Jackson, his peers recall an immensely talented performer gone too soon.“I mean, just as a performer, anybody who does what we do, sings and dances, as an

2010-06-30 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Those of you following the World Cup know that at this stage there can be no more draws. Ties are broken during overtime play, or in a penalty kick shootout in which a goalkeeper’s ability to anticip

2010-06-29 所属栏目:英语听力材料

世界杯已经进入1/8决赛争夺，赛事也是越来越精彩。球迷再为自己的喜爱球队欢呼之余也不免多喝几杯，酒后既然不能开车，代驾公司便火了。自世界杯开赛以来，有些代驾公司的业务量增长了5成左右。At a warm midnight,