2011-12-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

About 100 protesters staged a two-hour demonstration Friday at the convention center in Durban, South Africa, where United Nations climate talks are stuck in deadlock. Youth activists at the U.N. cli

2011-12-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

When Americans talk about the “holiday season,” it’s understood that this includes the Christian Christmas, the Jewish Hanukkah, and the secular New Year’s Day.But 45 years ago, a weeklong celebra

2011-12-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. scientists have developed a new vaccine against the deadly ebola virus which has the potential to remain potent after years of storage. Ebola is one of the deadliest viruses known. It kills abou

2011-12-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

This week's suicide bomb attack that killed dozens of Shi'ite Muslims at a Kabul shrine has significantly heightened tensions between Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan. The Afghan president has

2011-12-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

There have been many warnings that climate change could make it more difficult to grow food. But a new tool may allow farmers to glimpse the future and prepare for what lies ahead.Scientists say clima

2011-12-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The United States' eight-year military operation of Iraq is coming to an end. Military commanders in Iraq say the withdrawal of troops and equipment from the country is nearly complete. Fewer than 4,

2011-12-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

It's the Christmas holiday season in the United States, and with it comes an annual argument: Should local, state and federal governments put up Christmas trees, or even call attention to Christmas,

2011-12-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Before another summit of European leaders, eurozone countries have been warned they may face a credit downgrade without a decisive agreement to save the euro. The debt crisis is casting a long shadow

2011-12-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Federal safety officials are looking into battery-related fires in General Motors' new electric-powered Chevrolet Volt automobile. The fires occurred after the officials crash-tested the vehicle. O

2011-12-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

At the U.N. climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, there’s a call to view the issue as a moral imperative. The man who’s called South Africa’s green bishop says caring for the earth sho

2011-12-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A new report says few areas of public policy are subject to greater bias, polarization and political debate than migration. The International Organization for Migration, IOM, calls it one of the most

2011-12-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Writer Diablo Cody and Director Jason Reitman, who made the 2007 hit "Juno," reunite for a new comedy that tests the old saying "you can't go home again." Here's a look at Young Adult.

MATT "What

2011-12-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Africa is being called the continent most vulnerable to climate change. A report commissioned by the African Development Bank says if the continent does not adapt it may be unable to meet its future f

2011-12-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

On Dec. 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy staged a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. Five U.S. battleships sank or were severely damaged, several hundred warplanes were destroy

2011-12-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Development specialists say agricultural investments can be structured in ways that do not involve buying land – for instance, getting companies to collaborate with small-holder farmers.Lorenzo Cotul

2011-12-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Fifty years ago this Sunday, on Dec. 11, 1961, the United States Supreme Court reversed the convictions of 16 black college students who had been arrested in a civil rights demonstration in Louisiana.

2011-12-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

College football teams are preparing for postseason play in events such as the venerable Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, and Orange Bowl.And the not-so-venerable Beef O’Brady’s Bowl, San Diego County Credit

2011-12-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In Africa and elsewhere in the developing world, less than a third of people living on the land actually own it or have any officially recognized right to it.Development experts say gaining land right

2011-12-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The U.S. unemployment rate dropped to the lowest level in more than two years in November. The report shows a mixed picture, however, for the troubled U.S. job market. The news for people lining up to

2011-12-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A Chinese musical program near Oakland, California's Chinatown has been offering a safe haven for children of working class Chinese American families. It's a place where students can spend free tim

2011-12-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

People who are charged with crimes in the United States have a constitutional right to have an attorney provided to them by the government, if they can not afford one on their own. Legal advocates fo

2011-12-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A declaration by the delegates said the partnership would be new and inclusive and would represent both recipient countries and members of the OECD, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Devel

2011-12-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Activists, rights groups and citizens from around the world took to the streets of Durban Saturday to urge government negotiators at the U.N. climate change conference to take their demands seriously.

2011-12-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

It seems for the past few years, the news has been filled with stories of people who cheat: bankers bilking investors out of millions of dollars, politicians who cheat on their wives and constituents.

2011-12-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

There are more than a hundred million health care workers around the world, but in many poor countries, there are only a handful of doctors and nurses to care for tens or, even hundreds of thousands o