2011-11-03 所属栏目:英语听力材料

ROBERT SIEGEL, host: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Robert Siegel. And today, in honor of Halloween, you get to hear one of our reporters as you have never heard her before.(SOUNDB

2011-11-03 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The U.N. Security Council recently adopted a resolution calling for tougher anti-piracy measures off the Somali coast. One expert says deterring piracy requires a land-based solution with grassroots s

2011-11-03 所属栏目:英语听力材料

For refugees, starting over in a new country can feel like landing on a new planet. It’s difficult enough to understand daily life, much less face the challenges of finding a job.In America’s Pacifi

2011-11-03 所属栏目:英语听力材料

At a University of Arizona laboratory, Professor Brad Story analyzes the voices of singers, actors and public speakers both live and on audio tape.Computers break down speech digitally. Magnetic-reson

2011-11-03 所属栏目:英语听力材料

For many potential entrée animals this (LION ROAR) is one of the scariest sounds around. Scientists long thought the lion’s distinctive roar was due to thick layers of fat inside the vocal cords. Bu

2011-11-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

For the first time in her life, Jameka Usher is homeless. Since April, when the family was evicted, she and her four children have been living in rooms provided free by the Salvation Army. The Ushers

2011-11-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Foreign ministers are meeting in Turkey this week to endorse Afghan efforts for a political solution to the decade-long conflict and to determine a plan for a sustainable Afghan economy. Analysts say

2011-11-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The presidents of Pakistan and Afghanistan have been holding their sixth trilateral summit with their Turkish counterpart in Istanbul. The meeting between the Pakistani and Afghan leaders is the first

2011-11-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Something gigantic happen to once upon a time, today all those stories about girls who want to be princess as well, guess what? The Nations of the British Commonwealth agree to change the rules after

2011-11-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Venice's Church of the Most Holy Redeemer has held a musical celebration every year since its construction in 1592. And recently, the church has inspired debate among historians: How could its echoin

2011-11-01 所属栏目:英语听力材料

10月28日是美国纽约自由女神像125岁生日，纽约市专门举办庆祝活动，纪念这一特殊的日子。在其庆典仪式上，启动了5个安装在火炬上的网络摄像机，让全球民众能随时欣赏到纽约的港口风光，还能看到自由女神像下方的参观

2011-11-01 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Once a year, on the holiday known as "Halloween", American parents tell their kids it’s okay to take candy from strangers; as they go from door to door in costume in the traditional practice called "

2011-11-01 所属栏目:英语听力材料

One element of the deal reached by the Euro zone leaders, is to raise the region's bailout fund, or European Financial Stability Facility, to about one trillion euros.The chief of Europe's bailout f

2011-11-01 所属栏目:英语听力材料

American composer Steve Reich turned 75 this year. The so-called “minimalist” credits jazz, African drumming and Balinese gamelan as inspirations.His music - from experimental tape loops to the Puli

2011-11-01 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Kenya's military offensive against Islamic extremists in southern Somalia is sparking concern about a fresh exodus of Somali refugees to camps in Ethiopia. The rainy season has arrived in most of the

2011-11-01 所属栏目:英语听力材料

With Halloween around the corner, parents are fretting over what all that candy will do to their little goblins. Well, it might just make them sweeter. Because people who prefer sugary snacks actually

2011-11-01 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Like a pit bull, piranhas will tear the flesh from your bones. Also like a pit bull, they bark. [Piranha audio type 1] Kind of.Scientists had known that piranha barked when you pick them up – careful

2011-11-01 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The spokeswoman for China's manned space program, Wu Ping announced that the unmanned Shenzhou 8 spacecraft will be launched at 5:58 am on Tuesday morning. Propellant has been injected into the upgra

2011-10-31 所属栏目:英语听力材料

RENEE MONTAGNE, host: And here's some good news for anyone taking prescription medication. Some of the most popular and expensive brand name drugs are about to go generic. Fred Mogul of member statio

2011-10-31 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Campus recruitment activities have begun earlier this year, because many companies want to stand out from the fierce recruitment battle. Apart from the conventionally popular international and private

2011-10-31 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The State of World Population 2011 report comes from the United Nations Population Fund, also known as the UNFPA. Richard Kollodge is one of the authors of the report."First, we're living longer, twe

2011-10-31 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Water is big business in California, given the dramatic fluctuations in supply. When it rains it pours - and when it doesn't, there's drought.Growing populations in the Western United States - and i

2011-10-31 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Beef prices may be headed upward due to a severe, lingering drought in the southern United States which is putting a major financial squeeze on the region’s cattle producers. Across Texas cattle cou

2011-10-30 所属栏目:英语听力材料

MICHELE NORRIS, host: From NPR News, this is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. I'm Michele Norris.MELISSA BLOCK, host: I'm Melissa Block. And it's time now for All Tech Considered.(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC)BLOCK: G

2011-10-30 所属栏目:英语听力材料

On the online chat service yy.com, some Taobao merchants have said that Alipay is making use of user's capital to engage in under-the-table deals. They have called on users to withdraw their money fr