2011-08-04 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak appeared in a courtroom cage Wednesday charged with the murder of anti-government protesters and corruption. The trial, unprecedented in Egyptian history, is r

2011-08-04 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The insurgents hit the capital of Uruzgan in a deadly coordinated attack. Suicide bombers stormed the governor's compound and detonated explosives near the deputy governor's office. Gunmen and suici

2011-08-04 所属栏目:英语听力材料

If you’ve ever had to slam on the brakes to prevent an accident, you know that the time it takes to get your foot to that pedal can seem like an eternity. Now, German researchers aim to cut that reac

2011-08-03 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Everyone needs friends,and if you fail to make friends,you should examine yourself and see if there is something wrong with your personality.
人人都需要朋友，若你在交朋友方面总是失败，就该反省自己，看

2011-08-03 所属栏目:英语听力材料

STEVE INSKEEP, host: In many parts of the country, it's been too hot to go anywhere near a tennis court. But the heat wave hovering over a large section of the country raises this question: How much

2011-08-03 所属栏目:英语听力材料

President Barack Obama has signed legislation Tuesday to raise the U.S. debt ceiling, averting a potential government default only hours before the deadline. The president called the bill an importan

2011-08-03 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Egyptian officials are making last-minute preparations for the televised trial of ex- President Hosni Mubarak, his two sons and several other former top officials. The possibility of the ex-leader fac

2011-08-03 所属栏目:英语听力材料

A California company is developing a new type of airship for transporting cargo and, possibly, passengers. It is not an airplane and not a blimp, but has elements of both. The vehicle uses new techn

2011-08-03 所属栏目:英语听力材料

It was an exactly quiet little wedding--- 800 guests at Royal Palace and seemingly the world supply of red carpet. Prince Albert of Monaco and his bride Charlene Wittstock came to the palace of Monte

2011-08-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

近日一个网络在线服务工具——“我的离婚计算器”相当流行，不少网友把它当成了一个娱乐项目，加加减减，算出一个天文数字，然后感慨一句：“妈呀，这么贵！” 实际上网上的离婚计算器起源于英国，初衷是帮助那些婚姻

2011-08-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The other day an acquaintanceof mine, a gregariousand charming man, told me he had found himself unexpectedly alone in New York for an hour or two between appointments. He went to the Whitney and spen

2011-08-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

GUY RAZ, host: A survey in 2008 showed that close to 12 percent of Americans claim Irish ancestry, and at least half of our presidents have. Even President Obama has a little Irish in him. But it turn

2011-08-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Have you heard of mail dogs?

Not male dogs, as in the masculine half of the species. Dogs that actually carried letters and packages in the days of the Old American West. And pooches that tagged al

2011-08-02 所属栏目:英语听力材料

For centuries, immigrants have come to America in search of a better life. That's the path William Levine took in the late 1800s, hoping for greater opportunity than what was available to a poor Jew

2011-08-01 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Cracking open a can of cola may not appear to be a dangerous activity. But scientists in the United States say there is "clear evidence" that chemicals used in these drinks could cause cancer. As a re

2011-08-01 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The political wrangling in the United States over the national debt ceiling has helped push the dollar to record lows, and the price of gold above $1,600 an ounce, double where it was two years ago.I

2011-07-31 所属栏目:英语听力材料

On Achieving Success

关于获得成功We cannot travel every path. Success must be won along one line. We must make our business the one life purpose to which every other must be subordinate.
我们不

2011-07-31 所属栏目:英语听力材料

As he continues to deal with the U.S. debt crisis, President Barack Obama met on Friday with four visiting African heads of state. Obama said the leaders represent expanding democracy in Africa, and t

2011-07-31 所属栏目:英语听力材料

In parts of the world where it is summer time and schools are out, many kids go to camps for different activities and fun. In Africa, there is a growing trend among U.S.-based aid groups to organize

2011-07-31 所属栏目:英语听力材料

A snail’s hard shell is not enough to protect them from Nigerians. Meet Ismail AbdulAzeez, a snail farmer. And in Nigeria, his business is anything but slow, because in the local cuisine, these anima

2011-07-31 所属栏目:英语听力材料

I want you to think of the current crisis in terms of a credit card. It's been issued by US tax payers and bond holders, the bank of borrowers. And it's been issued to the US government. Now needles

2011-07-30 所属栏目:英语听力材料

亚里斯多德说：“美是比任何介绍信都要有用的推荐函。”这并不公平，但却是事实。这就是美的力量。但人生中有比美丽更重要的事，但就如艾特考夫所说：“我们必须了解美，否则我们永远都会是它的奴隶。”One of the m

2011-07-30 所属栏目:英语听力材料

STEVE INSKEEP, host: Some people trying to escape the summer heat will be able to do it in the waters off New York City. That's where a woman created - we'll let Jon Kalish tell you.JON KALISH: Usin

2011-07-30 所属栏目:英语听力材料

A terror attack in Norway last week, which was carried out by an extreme right-wing Norwegian man, has raised questions about security threats in Europe. Is the perceived threat from Islamic extremism

2011-07-30 所属栏目:英语听力材料

A century and a half after the first major battle of the U.S. Civil War, thousands of soldiers in 19th century uniforms once again faced each other across a field in Manassas, Virginia, 50 kilometers