2011-04-22 所属栏目:英语听力材料

When it comes to handedness, righties rule. And according to a new study, they have for a long time. Because even half a million years ago, nine out of 10 European humans favored their right hands. Th

2011-04-21 所属栏目:英语听力材料

MELISSA BLOCK, host: This week, Amazon announced a cloud-based music service. It beat Google and Apple in the race to become the first major company to offer what's essentially a digital storage lock

2011-04-21 所属栏目:英语听力材料

For decades, China’s factories have supplied the world with cheap goods - from denim jeans to desktop computers. But export prices are expected to go up as Chinese manufacturers are battered by highe

2011-04-21 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The U.S. media have made sure Americans don’t miss out on a single detail about the upcoming wedding of Britain’s Prince William to Kate Middleton. But what do Americans in Washington really think o

2011-04-21 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Are your car’s bumpers riddled with scars from encounters with tight parking spaces? Did the furniture movers scratch your floor? Wouldn’t it be great if those marks could just disappear? Well, than

2011-04-21 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Well, apparently what’s been reported and what we have heard is that he was intoxicated on the streets of New Orleans, they were renting a home, a property in New Orleans and tried to get back to tha

2011-04-21 所属栏目:英语听力材料

-Now, let’s talk about your husband. You are still married to David Arquette? -Uh, I am. -Well, how was David Arquette? Because he’s been on the show many times, he’s an unusual fellow. -Yeah. -And

2011-04-21 所属栏目:英语听力材料

There was one point you were talking to a bunch of kids and you said that vanilla ice cream contains beaver. Beaver anal gland, yes. Oh, come on, you’re telling me you don’t like beaver anal gland?

2011-04-20 所属栏目:英语听力材料

染色的馒头，剽窃的论文，以及拿着假文凭的CEO都让中国人之间的信任度跌到低谷。近日，中国青年报社会调查中心就对中国的信任危机做了一项民意调查。When asked whether they trust people around them, eight out o

2011-04-20 所属栏目:英语听力材料

RENEE MONTAGNE, host: We've come to know, in recent weeks, the Japanese prefecture(县，管辖区) or state at the center of the catastrophe there. The roads throughout Fukushima were damaged in the eart

2011-04-20 所属栏目:英语听力材料

India was once part of the British Empire, but thanks to modern technology and a booming economy, it has turned the tables on its former colonial master. Indian tutors are helping to teach math to Br

2011-04-20 所属栏目:英语听力材料

In 2003, Bethany Hamilton, 13, lost her left arm to a shark attack while surfing off Kauai, Hawaii. A new film dramatizes the story of how she overcame that to achieve her dream of becoming a professi

2011-04-20 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Countries along the Mekong River have disagreed with Laos on its proposal to build the first hydropower dam on the main stream of the lower river. Laos says the dam will cause no serious problems, whi

2011-04-20 所属栏目:英语听力材料

“Believe it or not, George isn’t at home, please leave a message at the beep.” So what happens when you can’t get George? Some viewers have a tough time. “Get out.” No, it’s true, according to

2011-04-19 所属栏目:英语听力材料

现如今，越来越多的老外在学习外语，除了一些字词的发音、多音多义字让老外头疼之外，还有一个一直困扰老外的问题：中国人的面子问题。如何与爱面子的中国人相处就考验他们对面子这门高深学问的研究和思考了……In C

2011-04-19 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Do you believe cold temperatures can cause cold? Do you think it’s a bad idea to give milk to a child who has a cold? If you answered “yes” to either of these questions, then this report is for yo

2011-04-19 所属栏目:英语听力材料

With the crisis at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant set to continue through most of this year, many people in the region are worried about the long-term impact on the Fukushima brand. Nowher

2011-04-19 所属栏目:英语听力材料

It's Thursday, April 14th, I'm Natlie Moris and it's time to get loaded. Spotify may be dialing back its service limiting the amount of free music it allows users to access. Spotify is an European

2011-04-19 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Keeping the brain active and engaged appears to combat the cognitive decline associated with getting older. Now a study has found a new, but related, factor in maintaining a sharp mind—the space in w

2011-04-18 所属栏目:英语听力材料

President Alassane Ouattara is moving to restore security in Ivory Coast one week after his country's political crisis ended with the arrest of former president Laurent Gbagbo. Mr. Gbagbo held on to

2011-04-17 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Small and peaceful anti-nuclear protests continue to be staged in Japan. The demonstrations are being held as troubles continue at and around the Fukushima-1 nuclear power plant in the northeastern pa

2011-04-17 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Two anti-corruption rallies were held Saturday afternoon in Moscow.Russians turned out on a sunny Saturday afternoon in Moscow for two rival protests against corruption, the top issue on voters minds

2011-04-17 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Global food prices have risen by 36 percent in the past year, according to figures released this week by the World Bank. The Bank hosted its spring meetings in Washington this week, where it called on

2011-04-16 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Most Americans know that U.S. President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. But they probably don’t know that Booth was part of a complex conspiracy. Booth was hunted down and shot

2011-04-16 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Memory loss and mental confusion are the first overt signs of Alzheimer's Disease, an incurable and fatal brain ailment.But scientists are starting to find evidence of the disease long before symptom