2010-12-25 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Travelers around the world are being besieged by all kinds of problems this Christmas season: snow, mudslides and even terror threats. Snow in Western Europe has meant a beautiful white Christmas for

2010-12-25 所属栏目:英语听力材料

India had pulled out all the stops to formally welcome Wen Jiabao, a day after the Chinese Premier launched a charm offensive with 16 billion dollars worth of the business deals. The first visit to In

2010-12-25 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Pop-pop! It’s so good to see you. How are you?Man’s voice: Good, good. How are those knees holding up? And the old ticker? Man: Fine. Can’t complain.What medications are you taking now, Pop? Have y

2010-12-24 所属栏目:英语听力材料

据说圣诞树根蛋糕是根据给圣婴取暖的枯木而发明，造型逼真，大人孩子们都喜欢。又据说，赠送树根蛋糕，可以给人带来幸运，所以记得在圣诞节制作这个蛋糕吧。If I have learned anything from Chef Lin Zhong, it's

2010-12-24 所属栏目:英语听力材料

SCOTT SIMON, host: This is the time of year when various authorities release lists of words, phrases and acronyms that have recently joined the English language. BFF, re-tweet, unfriend, and vuvuzela

2010-12-24 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Christmas is a festive time, especially for children. Families gather to celebrate the holidays with delicious meals and wrapped gifts. But for children whose families have no home of their own, Chris

2010-12-24 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday urged a 50 percent increase in the African Union peacekeeping force in Somalia.The Security Council unanimously approved a resolution requesting the Af

2010-12-24 所属栏目:英语听力材料

They say medicine is as much an art as a science. But sometimes it seems more like a mystery. Take, for example, a new study that shows that sugar pills work, even when patients know they’re taking t

2010-12-23 所属栏目:英语听力材料

喜欢在节假日里出去放松身心的人们，在春节快要到来时又开始蠢蠢欲动了。人们更喜欢高质量的个人的体验，而这也让商家抓住新的机遇。假日的旅游业越来越火。For those who want to have a perfect travel experience

2010-12-23 所属栏目:英语听力材料

MELISSA BLOCK, host: E-books are going mainstream. Digital downloads are now 9 percent of the book market. That's up from just 3 percent last year. And that number is sure to grow after all those new

2010-12-23 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Asia rebounded strongly from the global financial crisis. But as international investors move large amounts of capital into Asian economies, concerns mount about inflation and volatility. Economists s

2010-12-23 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Ivory Coast's U.N.-endorsed presidential-election winner Alassane Ouattara has rejected calls by incumbent President Laurent Gbagbo for an international review of the country's political crisis, fol

2010-12-23 所属栏目:英语听力材料

A landmark vote on Capitol Hill today appears to signal a new era in gay rights in this country while abolishing long-held military tradition and policy. The Senate late today voted to repeal the Don

2010-12-23 所属栏目:英语听力材料

By now you may have written, or received, one of those epic holiday letters many people still send. “Dear Friends and Family, It’s been a busy year. We lost our beloved Spot…but we finally fixed th

2010-12-22 所属栏目:英语听力材料

氧化(二)苯甲酰，白色或淡黄色细炷，微有苦杏仁气味。是一种强氧化剂，极不稳定，易燃烧。过氧化苯甲酰能对面粉起到漂白和防腐的作用。过氧化钙也可以用作防腐剂。The Ministry of Health is asking public opinion

2010-12-22 所属栏目:英语听力材料

DON GONYEA, host: Today's last word in business is drive-through(顾客无须下车即可得到服务的“免下车”餐馆，这里形容快餐店) oatmeal.The humble breakfast porridge has, in recent years, become a common

2010-12-22 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The Iraq parliament has voted to approve the new government of Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki, although the key ministries of interior, defense and national security were left vacant.The vote to appro

2010-12-22 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The international community is increasing pressure on incumbent Ivory Coast President Laurent Gbagbo to cede power after the U.N. Security Council voted Monday to extend the mandate of its 10,000-memb

2010-12-22 所属栏目:英语听力材料

India and Russia have signed defense and civil nuclear deals worth billions of dollars during a visit by the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev to New Delhi. The two countries reaffirmed their long-sta

2010-12-22 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Think of a quality that defines a strong leader. Do I hear: dynamic, driven, decisive, original? Well, I probably didn’t hear “original.” Because people who are considered “creative” are generall

2010-12-22 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Just when many households are watching every penny, there is another thing to budget for, the cost of filling up your car. Petrol prices ended last week on a record high and that trend looks set to co

2010-12-21 所属栏目:英语听力材料

MELISSA BLOCK, host: This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block.ROBERT SIEGEL, host: And I'm Robert Siegel.So many books, so little time before Christmas, so a little help now fo

2010-12-21 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Water is a scarce resource in the desert regions of the Middle East. Though disputes over water have come close to triggering wars between nations of the region in the past, diplomats intervened to ke

2010-12-21 所属栏目:英语听力材料

British police say they have arrested 12 men suspected of plotting a terrorist attack in Britain. The men were taken from different areas around the country as a result of counter-terrorism intelligen

2010-12-21 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Russian President Vladimir Putin took a break from discussing the nuclear START treaty to belt out a classic tune for some of Hollywood's lived crowd. And you could say he found his thrill. His perfo