2011-12-03 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Joseph Baddley was a gamer who got his hands on one of the 7-million sold copies of Modern Warfare 3."So he could stand in a huge long line to pick up this game, drive home and begin playing and I did

2011-12-03 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Bat see with their ears. Which are highly attuned to pick up minute variations in the reflection of the sound pulses they use to echolocate. Here are some pulses, slowed down. [Bat sound.]And now rese

2011-12-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Since 2011, the number of candidates registering for the International English Language Testing System or IELTS has been growing rapidly. Some insiders say this trend is likely to continue in the foll

2011-12-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

A lecture at Beijing's University of International Business and Economics. But this teacher has an unusual hobby. In the daytime he studies economic theory. In the evening he works on his stand-up ro

2011-12-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

You're unlikely to see an electric car on the streets of Beijing. But city authorities want to change that. Currently, only a limited amount of vehicle license plates are issued each month. So gettin

2011-12-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Companies in China have long engaged in their respective Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives, and according to Chi Yaoping, director of the Partner-relation Department of the China Youth Devel

2011-12-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Shi Guangsheng, former president of the China Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment, says foreign-funded enterprises in China have made considerable progress."By the end of October this y

2011-12-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

Milan is one of Europe’s most polluted cities. And that puts Leonardo da Vinci’s the Last Supper at risk. The painting has been on the wall of a dining hall in Milan’s Santa Maria Delle Grazie mone

2011-12-01 所属栏目:英语听力材料

In the future we might all have a kind of "electronic skin" attached to our bodies. In "E-Skin", as it is known, liquid metal has been integrated in a sheet of silicone, creating a kind of stretchable

2011-12-01 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Caviar is still the vital ingredient, but it's just one of many that have been packed into face masks on offer at Spas and beauty salons across the States.Spas are keen to remain on the ball, so the

2011-12-01 所属栏目:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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

2011-11-30 所属栏目:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

The key to a happy marriage and a happy life in retirement? According to a recent study, one answer is sex.Researchers mined a national data set called the 2004 General Social Surveys. They analyzed t

2011-11-29 所属栏目:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

You know it’s a bad sign if your local real estate agent is giving away BMWs. But that’s exactly what Lin Zhangzhong is doing in the Chinese city of Wenzhou. He’s offering a Bimmer for the first 15

2011-11-29 所属栏目:英语听力材料

How many Michael Jackson songs do you think became Number 1 hits? How tall do you think the Eiffel Tower is? How good is your posture? Believe it or not, how you sit or stand could affect your answers