2011-12-08 所属栏目:英语听力材料

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

2011-12-08 所属栏目:英语听力材料

It’s hard to feel a sense of urgency about climate change—it feels so slow. Well, try telling that to the critters dealing with it. Because new data suggest that the climate will change more than 10

2011-12-07 所属栏目:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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.

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2011-12-07 所属栏目:英语听力材料

“Three seconds to shoot. It’s Reggie! And it’s Indiana by eight!” Reggie Miller, Michael Jordan, Kobe Bryant. They’ve all gone on seemingly memorable shooting streaks. But past research has shown

2011-12-07 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Why do cheaters cheat? Perhaps because they can think up original ways to avoid work: a new study finds that creativity is tied to a willingness to cheat. The work is in the Journal of Personality and

2011-12-06 所属栏目:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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.

2011-12-05 所属栏目:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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

2011-12-05 所属栏目:英语听力材料

These days, if your iPhone doesn’t work, it’s practically an iMergency.Do you have an emergency, sir?Yes, I do. My emergency is my phone don’t work.Forty eight-year-old Michael Skopec was so upset

2011-12-04 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Audiences often complain about TV dramas that are suddenly disrupted by commercials. Sometimes commercials can interrupt a 45-minute drama several times."I really hope we can open an exclusive channel

2011-12-04 所属栏目:英语听力材料

We all know what pain feels like, but it is not always easy to identify it. A broken bone and the effects of many diseases on the body can be seen. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to pinpoint

2011-12-04 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Blood donations in Beijing saw a year-on-year increase from 125 tons in 2008 to 135.6 tons in 2009 and 142 tons in 2010. But this year, Beijing faces a 40-percent shortage, and levels for all four blo

2011-12-04 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The National Development and Reform Commission has announced that starting Thursday, it will raise the retail price of electricity for non-residential use by an average of 0.03 yuan, or 47 U.S. cents

2011-12-04 所属栏目:英语听力材料

You An Hospital in Beijing is China's first medical institution to receive and treat people with AIDS. It has outpatient and hospitalization services for HIV/AIDS patients and a national-level labora

2011-12-04 所属栏目:英语听力材料

It's a breakthrough for marine scientists trying to unlock the mystery of what is killing more and more coral reefs in the world's oceans.There are many factors for the recent worldwide decline of c

2011-12-04 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The Eurogroup ministers agreed to release an 8 billion euro aid payment to Greece, the 6th installment of 110 billion euros of EU/IMF loans.Eurogroup Chairman Jean-Claude Juncker."The disbursement wil

2011-12-03 所属栏目:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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

2011-12-03 所属栏目:英语听力材料

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