2011-11-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

India's Supreme Court is examining a proposed measure that could put a large number of tigers off limits to tourists in some of its forest reserves. Tourism advertisements all over India use images o

2011-11-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Only five years ago, Lady Antebellum was performing in small Nashville nightclubs. Three Number One albums later, the Country trio has become internationally famous. Lady Antebellum’s latest album

2011-11-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Senior officials from 21 countries are meeting in Hawaii this week for the annual summit of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, or APEC. This year's host, President Barack Obama, will meet

2011-11-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A recent report from the World Health Organization noted that for the first time, the number of people falling ill and dying from tuberculosis is declining. But with nearly one fifth of the world's

2011-11-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said late Monday that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has “systematically” violated all terms of the Arab League-mediated peace plan for his country. In a policy

2011-11-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Shakespeare asked, "What's in a Name?" A lot, it turns out. Take Ezra Jack Keats, the famous children’s book author and illustrator, who died in 1983.Keats wrote and illustrated more than 20 childre

2011-11-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

President Barack Obama departs this week for Hawaii where he will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, formed in 1989 to improve economic cooperation and liberalize trade among its membe

2011-11-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Twelve months after Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest, a new government has begun talking to some of its critics. ActionAid, a charity working in Burma, says the

2011-11-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Many adults, who would be thrilled to be able to afford an iPad, might be surprised to learn there's a program in Maine which gives them to kindergarteners as part of a new learning initiative. At Sh

2011-11-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Coco Chanel was one of the world's all-time great couturiers. She died in 1971 at the age of 87. Her rags-to-riches tale inspired films, plays and television series. Book authors have also found her

2011-11-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A billion people around the world suffer from neglected tropical diseases, and the global health community is working to develop new drugs, vaccines and diagnostics. But experts note that success is u

2011-11-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Forty-seven-thousand athletes from all over the world will participate in this year’s New York City marathon on November 6. And, there may be 47,000 stories about the runners from this famous race.

2011-11-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As Libya heads toward elections, there are Western concerns its new government could move towards conservative Islam and limit the rights of women.On Libya’s Liberation Day, transitional leader Musta

2011-11-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

There’s a chill in the air as high plains winds beat against the walls of Assumption Abbey. The Benedictine monastery stands like a great stone fortress at the edge of the small town of Richardton, N

2011-11-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The U.S. economy added 80,000 jobs in October and the nation's unemployment rate edged down one tenth of a percentage point. The government also revised employment numbers higher for August and Septe

2011-11-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Unemployment in Haiti is 40% - the rate of underemployment is even higher. But as high as that sounds, it's actually much lower than 10 years ago. One reason for that is the resourcefulness of the

2011-11-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

While Republican party presidential hopeful Herman Cain continues to dismiss accusations of sexual harassment in his past, his uncertain political plight has become a main focus of American media. Ad

2011-11-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Happy people may not only enjoy life more, but new research suggests they also have more life to enjoy. Almost 4,000 people, enrolled in a long-term aging study in Britain, were asked to score how the

2011-11-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A new study finds that Organ transplant recipients have a much greater risk of cancer than the general population, but the reason is not entirely clear.Cancer growth is often triggered by viruses, and

2011-11-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A new study from Columbia University highlights the role of tobacco in cocaine addiction. The research indicates that nicotine may be a key "gateway" drug in a biological as well as a social context.

2011-11-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In some parts of Southeast Asia the floodwaters just keep coming, inundating fields and towns, and leaving behind death and destruction. But, the problems could have been worse.It is a scene that has

2011-11-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Unemployment in Haiti is 40% - the rate of underemployment is even higher. But as high as that sounds, it's actually much lower than 10 years ago. One reason for that is the resourcefulness of the

2011-11-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As Libyans try to resume their normal lives after the uprising that ended Moammar Gadhafi’s 42-year rule, many hope for economic improvements and more jobs. In Tripoli, people are starting to once ag

2011-11-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The United Nations estimates that each one of us uses nearly 140 kilograms of plastic each year. At least 6.4 million metric tons of that plastic has ended up in the oceans. Environmental activist Cap

2011-11-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

At a time when economists predict that South Asia's economy will grow, health experts point to hundreds of millions suffering from neglected infections, often as a result of poverty. In a series of