2011-05-24 所属栏目:英语听力材料

A question almost as complex as the country itself--is Al-Qaeda or the Taliban the greater threat in Afghanistan? Afghan officials and parliamentarians have little doubt."I think Taliban because of th

2011-05-24 所属栏目:英语听力材料

And this brings me to what I believe. I believe in that life is a spiritual struggle, I believe in being gracious to others, I believe in the power of science fiction, I believe in singing badly, I be

2011-05-24 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Whether it's for streaming Netflix or sharing files, we're gobbling up more and more data—and we want it faster. But even shooting data with lasers over fiber-optic cables has its limits. Because w

2011-05-23 所属栏目:英语听力材料

藏书票是一种小众收藏品,愈来愈受到一些收藏者的追捧.作为艺术品,藏书票在欧美各国非常流行,在19世纪末20世纪初传到我国,被爱书的人称为"纸上宝石"。Reporter:Bookplates have existed since the first printed book

2011-05-23 所属栏目:英语听力材料

SCOTT SIMON, host: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon.The United Nations says world food prices are still near record highs. Grain prices in particular continue to move higher, po

2011-05-23 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The American Red Cross, the nation's premier emergency response organization, is celebrating 130 years of service. Its volunteers mobilize in times of disaster, war and crisis. And it all began with

2011-05-23 所属栏目:英语听力材料

A New York City judge has granted bail to Dominique Strauss-Kahn as the former International Monetary Fund chief awaits arraignment and trial on charges of sexual assault. He is accused of attacking

2011-05-23 所属栏目:英语听力材料

With bull runs, IPO listings, and lucrative property deals, Asia has become the center for global economic growth."Market trading has started. Congratulations!"And as the world realizes this continent

2011-05-23 所属栏目:英语听力材料

So why now? It’s the question everybody wants to know, why did you wait this long and was there something specific about the sports world that forced you to keep this inside. Well, for me it was a lo

2011-05-22 所属栏目:英语听力材料

人民币也能自己赚钱。最近在收藏品市场上,旧版人民币的价格引发了很多收藏者的关注.一张1960年版的一毛纸币现在可以卖到4万元以上,人民币收藏市场的火爆令人咂舌。Liu Hui owns a store at the Ma Dian collection m

2011-05-22 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Tens of thousands of Spaniards defied a protest ban Saturday and crowded town squares across the nation to demonstrate against high unemployment ahead of local elections on Sunday.Thousands of demonst

2011-05-22 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Two months before scheduled elections, Tunisia remains a country in flux. Protests continue, discontented Tunisians are still migrating to Europe and the country is grappling with unrest spilling over

2011-05-22 所属栏目:英语听力材料

-Can we talk about, ah, a recent bar fight that you were in? Is that Okay? -Sure. -Okay.-Sure. -This is a therapy for you. That’s why you are here. -Wow, that’s embarrassing. -I wanna help you in al

2011-05-21 所属栏目:英语听力材料

MICHELE NORRIS, host: After the announcement that Osama bin Laden had been killed, many Americans, mostly young Americans, celebrated in the streets. Some have called it inappropriate.
But essayist J

2011-05-21 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Every year, from May until September, Hollywood rolls out high action and high budget films. These escapist movies are the industry's goldmine, often raking in hundreds of millions of dollars from do

2011-05-21 所属栏目:英语听力材料

At the White House, U.S. President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have held talks on the troubled Israeli-Palestinian peace process. The two leaders issued statements mask

2011-05-21 所属栏目:英语听力材料

It's Thursday, May 12th. I'm Wilson Tang and it's time to get loaded. Yesterday, we mentioned Google's new Chromebooks as they are now called. And today, we have some more details about the new we

2011-05-21 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Your digestive tract is home to about a trillion bacteria. And they pay rent. They protect you from infection, they harvest energy for you from what you eat and, if researchers are right, they affect

2011-05-20 所属栏目:英语听力材料

A new study finds that men who drink a lot of coffee are less likely to develop potentially fatal prostate cancer. It's the latest study to show a beneficial effect from one of the world's favorite

2011-05-20 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Mammals have much bigger brains than other animals. Scientists aren’t sure exactly why, but new research published this week in the journal Science suggests it might have something to do with mammals

2011-05-20 所属栏目:英语听力材料

It was in Room 2806, at $3000 a night luxury suite at this hotel behind me where the alleged incident took place Saturday. Arraignment set later this morning for Dominique Strauss-Kahn, a man who just

2011-05-20 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Let's first of all talk about the UK and those concerns about inflation and growth. This is unexpected to everyone, isn't it? At this stage? Yeah. In fact, Max, they have a target of 2% which many p

2011-05-20 所属栏目:英语听力材料

It’s graduation season. And some scientists got to wondering whether the folks who shake hundreds of hands while passing out diplomas run the risk of coming away with a fistful of infectious microbes

2011-05-19 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Flooding along the Mississippi River has ruined crops, damaged farmland and delayed barge traffic in parts of the southern United States. Officials say diversion of some of the water through spillway

2011-05-19 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said the authorities have made some mistakes in their handling of anti-government protests since mid-March.Assad told a group of dignitaries that most of the blame