2011-10-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Thai authorities say the capital Bangkok is still facing a threat of flooding if it is hit with more heavy rains. Intense relief efforts are underway after the worst flooding in decades swept two-thi

2011-10-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The United States and Canada share the longest unfortified border in the world. In the border town of Blaine, Washington, a shallow ditch and some warning signs are all that separate U.S. territory fr

2011-10-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

On a chilly autumn day in Fort Wayne, Indiana, customers inside the Three Rivers Café and co-op are lining up for a tasty meal of bison meat. Growing numbers of Americans are enjoying bison because i

2011-10-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As the primary election season gains momentum in the United States in early 2012, voters will head to the polls to cast votes for their preferred candidates. About 30 percent of Americans will use el

2011-10-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Turkey's economy has been steadily growing thanks to measures put in place when Istanbul was actively trying to enter the European Union. Turned down, Turkey no longer seems interested in joining the

2011-10-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The "Occupy" protests around the United States have provided another opportunity for the Democratic and Republican parties to voice their differences. To the dismay of the protesters, both parties sh

2011-10-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The U.S. Congress is debating how to overhaul the nation’s immigration system in an effort to get foreign nationals who earn advanced degrees at American universities to stay and work in the country

2011-10-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Anti-Wall Street demonstrators in New York City have pre-empted the official cleanup and potential dispersal of their protest by cleaning up the park where the action is taking place themselves. And

2011-10-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Security forces loyal to embattled Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh fired at protesters and armed dissidents in the capital Sana'a Saturday, killing at least 12 people and wounding dozens. Earlier

2011-10-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The duo LMFAO formed in 2006 in Los Angeles, California. Its party-oriented dance hit "Party Rock Anthem" reached number one on the U.S. pop singles list, while also pulling a record-setting 200 milli

2011-10-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A shortage of teachers in the United States means it has become difficult to get teachers to work in rural and low income urban areas. Teach for America, a non-profit organization, is helping to fill

2011-10-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Floodwaters in central Thailand have inundated industrial parks and manufacturing centers, adding to the mounting economic costs of the disaster. Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos are also continuing to tal

2011-10-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A new study finds that a diet high in fruits and vegetables can reduce the danger of heart disease among people at highest risk.Scientists found healthier eating can turn off the risk gene and mitigat

2011-10-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Oman is preparing to hold its first general election since pro-reform demonstrations spread throughout the country earlier this year. The vote follows a pledge by the government to meet most demands s

2011-10-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A new report says African countries could become a dominate force in global trade over the next 50 years. The African Development Bank says their economic future depends on taking advantage of innovat

2011-10-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A number of medical studies over the years suggested that vitamin E, taken as a dietary supplement, might help prevent prostate cancer. But new research finds not only that the earlier studies were w

2011-10-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Two former presidents who dramatically reduced hunger in their developing countries received the World Food Prize, the top prize honoring achievements to combat hunger.

Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula d

2011-10-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The trial of a former Soviet Air Force officer and alleged international arms dealer dubbed a "merchant of death" by security experts is underway in New York.Police in Thailand arrested Russian busine

2011-10-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

It is the cleanest, most abundant energy source. But solar power faces the challenge of affordability and efficiency, especially if such systems are to be widely installed in the developing world.Prog

2011-10-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

President Barack Obama says Iran's government must be held accountable for what he calls "dangerous and reckless behavior" in what the U.S. has alleged was a plot to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambas

2011-10-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

First results from Liberia's presidential election show incumbent President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf leading her 15 rivals.Reporting results from just over 16 percent of more than 4,000 polling stations

2011-10-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Georgia businessman Herman Cain is the surprise leader in the race for the Republican Party's presidential nomination, according to the latest poll. But some political analysts question whether Cain

2011-10-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Burma has released nearly 200 political prisoners as part of a general amnesty, including a few prominent activists. Rights groups have welcomed their release but are urging that all political prisone

2011-10-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

There are mechanisms in nature as well as in human endeavors like engineering and art. Since 1988, the creative manipulation of these mechanisms has been explored in short radio essays about the histo

2011-10-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The U.S. government's allegation that Iranian agents tried to hire Mexican drug runners to assassinate Saudi Arabia's ambassador in a Washington restaurant has some Middle East experts puzzled over