2011-12-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In a courtyard outside the local library in Kent County, Maryland, five men and women gather around a table to talk.“I like it here," John says. "You meet a lot of people. And not only that, the same

2011-12-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The National Trust for Historic Preservation, a nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C., owns 19 historic properties, including a beautiful site in the little town of New Iberia, Louisiana, i

2011-12-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Scientists say many of the long-term effects of rising temperatures are still unknown. They’re discussing the problem at the U.N. climate change conference in Durban, South Africa. Researchers say cl

2011-12-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

When the girls in the Pihcintu Multicultural Children's Chorus sing about peace, the tunes have special meaning for them. Many are refugees who fled their homes in Asia, Africa and the Middle East, s

2011-12-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Studies have shown that male circumcision greatly reduces the risk of HIV transmission. The World Health Organization is weighing approval of a new device that could make the procedure simple and pain

2011-12-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

It looked and sounded like a celebration.But participants at this gathering of rural women from across Africa have a serious message for the delegates at the COP-17 climate conference.“We've come to

2011-12-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Justin Townes Earle, The Avett Brothers and Robert Plant were among the recent prize winners at the 10th annual Americana Honors and Awards Show. The awards honor music based on the Country, folk, bl

2011-12-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In March 2011 Simphiwe Dana embarked on a tour of rural and township schools to increase awareness of the dire state of public education, and to identify key problems such as the lack of libraries, sc

2011-12-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Although young Indonesians might be familiar with the latest fashions, movies and electronic gadgets, when it comes to basic knowledge about their bodies, they are not as savvy.Indonesia has one of th

2011-12-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A leading AIDS advocacy group says while the end of the HIV/AIDS epidemic is within reach, success is far from assured. AVAC has released a science-based agenda to end the more than 30-year-old epidem

2011-12-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In U.S. presidential politics, the focus is on Republican White House contender Herman Cain. Cain says he is reassessing his campaign in the wake of allegations of an extramarital affair, which Cain

2011-12-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

There is a Chinese saying that “women hold up half the sky,” yet in many societies, the contributions of women are ignored and women are often the victims of sexual violence and abuse.Husband-and-wi

2011-11-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has made Tuesday a previously unannounced visit to Iraq. The vice president has been meeting with Iraqi leaders, about a month before a deadline for U.S. forces to withd

2011-11-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In India, opposition parties and political allies of the government are demanding a rollback of a recent decision to further open up the country's retail business to foreign super stores.The measure

2011-11-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Vietnam's economic growth has improved mobility, giving people more opportunities to travel to find better jobs.But as industries change and cities grow, so do the dangers to the country's workers.

2011-11-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Oscar buzz surrounds the star of a new psychological thriller about a young woman who escapes a cult in "Martha Marcy May Marlene." Martha is a troubled woman in her 20s when she first meets Patrick,

2011-11-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

More than 2,000 delegates are in Busan, South Korea, this week for the opening of the Fourth High Level Forum on Aid Effectiveness. The delegates include representatives of NGOs, the private sector an

2011-11-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Sixteen aid agencies say they face new challenges in Somalia, after the al Shabab militant group banned their activities in the southern and central parts of the country. Al Shabab accuses the agencie

2011-11-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, The Swedish Chef and the entire gang are back together for a hilarious new adventure after more than a decade out of the spotlight. Their new film is titled - appropriatel

2011-11-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The old fashioned "swords and sandals" adventure comes back to movie screens with a fresh take on ancient Greek mythology in "Immortals."The stage is set for an epic struggle when the power-mad King H

2011-11-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A furry feline from the "Shrek" films now has his own animated adventure in the fairy tale comedy "Puss In Boots."This orange tabby cuts a dashing figure, from his wide-brimmed hat to his rugged leath

2011-11-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

After spending more than half of his lifetime making movies, Robert Davi has released Davi Sings Sinatra - On The Road To Romance.

“Coming from an Italian-American home you know there are two figu

2011-11-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The Supreme Court in the United Arab Emirates has sentenced five political activists to prison for publicly criticizing the country’s leaders.The defendants were arrested in April for making various

2011-11-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Climate negotiators are meeting in Durban, South Africa beginning from November 28-December 9 to discuss the planet's changing climate.The first decade of this century was the hottest on record. Pol

2011-11-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Thousands of people took to the streets in cities across Yemen Friday, calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to be put on trial. Saleh signed an accord on Wednesday to surrender power after 33 year