2011-11-08 所属栏目:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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

2011-11-07 所属栏目:英语听力材料

GUY RAZ, host: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Guy Raz.ROBERT SIEGEL: And I'm Robert Siegel.In some ways, northeastern Japan resembles New England, a picturesque coast, a reputatio

2011-11-07 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The rise of affluent Chinese citizens and an infatuation with Korean pop culture, or "Hanliu," has spurred sharp growth in South Korea's medical tourism industry, mainly in the field of cosmetic surg

2011-11-07 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Mr. Gao bought insurance after he purchased his car in 2003. He was asked to pay for the insurance based on the price of his new car. However, when he had a problem with his car and came to the insura

2011-11-07 所属栏目:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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

2011-11-07 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Some monarchists have been getting in a bit of flap about this. The Prime Minister of Australia, Julia Gillard, who was born in Wales, she said that she is a Republican one day, she seess Australia be

2011-11-06 所属栏目:英语听力材料

At supermarkets in Hangzhou, some locals are looking at the organic vegetable labels, wondering whether to purchase or not. Many of them say they've found these labels are quite different from one an

2011-11-06 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Despite being known to Chinese consumers primarily as a home appliance retailer, Chinese company Suning has started to sell books on its E-commerce platform. With offers as low as 85 percent off the r

2011-11-06 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Getting fresh, uncontaminated blood to field medical units and hospitals can mean the difference between life and death. Supplies are not guaranteed and often heavily reliant on voluntary donors.A mis

2011-11-06 所属栏目:英语听力材料

With only the gentle tweet-tweet of birds to interrupt the peaceful silence and leafy green vines hanging overhead, this hutong-style home in Shichahai is an exceedingly rare scene of tranquility amon

2011-11-06 所属栏目:英语听力材料

G20 leaders are now sending out strong messages, calling for unity to tackle the world's economic woes following the first day's meeting.Chinese President Hu Jintao has been stressing cooperation, s

2011-11-06 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The ministries of environmental protection, land and resources, and water resources announced last Friday that the State Council has already approved a national plan on groundwater pollution control f

2011-11-05 所属栏目:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

Laura Chavez's 10-year-old grandson told police he was playing Monopoly one night with his grandma and her boyfriend. He says his grandma got mad because she thought her boyfriend was cheating at the

2011-11-05 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The early bird gets the worm—and may avoid skin cancer. Because a new mouse study suggests that, for humans, tanning in the mornings may be less likely to permanently damage DNA and cause skin cancer

2011-11-04 所属栏目:英语听力材料

AUDIE CORNISH, host: Each month this school year, we're bringing your stories from teachers across the country. It's part of the StoryCorps National Teachers Initiative. Ayodeji Ogunniyi, is an Engl

2011-11-04 所属栏目:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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:英语听力材料

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

2011-11-04 所属栏目:英语听力材料

They say what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. But sometimes what makes you stronger can kill you, at least when it comes to blood clotting. Because the stickiness that allow platelets to heal yo