2010-10-14 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Blackjack, slot machines, good ol’ Texas hold’em. People love to gamble. And we’re not the only ones. A new study shows that pigeons will also pass up a sure thing in the hopes of a big payoff. The

2010-10-13 所属栏目:英语听力材料

In the Pacific Ocean, island governments are using science to plan for climate extremes and eventually prepare for long-term climate change. That's according to Eileen Shea, chief of the Climate Serv

2010-10-13 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Asian defense chiefs avoided a confrontation over issues such as territorial disputes during a meeting in Hanoi. China tried to assure its neighbors that its military rise is not a threat, while the U

2010-10-13 所属栏目:英语听力材料

On January 9, Sudanese are to vote on the future of the country's unity. Southern Sudan's mostly African Christian and animist population is widely expected to vote for separation from the mainly Ar

2010-10-13 所属栏目:英语听力材料

You’ve tried everything to lose weight: portion control, fasting, liquid diets, even eating meals on a treadmill. Now, a new study suggests that maybe you should try turning out the lights. Because,

2010-10-12 所属栏目:英语听力材料

随着网购的增多，钓鱼网站再次膨胀并花招层出，网购一族应该谨防成为钓鱼网的大餐。优质的服务、低廉的价格以及令人信服的理由……所有的一切让网购老手都难辨真伪。喜欢网购的你，可千万要擦亮眼睛哦！Xiao Yu is a

2010-10-12 所属栏目:英语听力材料

At the ASEAN Defense Ministers meeting in Hanoi, Chinese Minister of Defense Liang Guanglie invited his U.S. counterpart Defense Secretary Robert Gates to visit China, in what seems like an easing of

2010-10-12 所属栏目:英语听力材料

A year after breaking sale's records with its FIFA10 video game, Electronic Art is back with an updated version of its soccer franchise not only has FIFA11 topped last year's early sale tally. EA es

2010-10-12 所属栏目:英语听力材料

FedEx, proud partner of visionaries. Save 10 % on ground shipping at FedEx office over the UPS store. We understand, you need a partner who can help you save money.It's Thursday, Sept.30th. I'm Mark

2010-10-12 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Is it an old wives tale or can deaf people actually see better? Scientists have long thought that the structure of our brain is fixed. For instance, from birth the auditory cortex will receive only so

2010-10-11 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The town of Sesena, a half hour south of Madrid used to look like this typical white washed walls and buildings just a few stories tall. But the new part oftown looks like this massive apartment block

2010-10-11 所属栏目:英语听力材料

This I Believe. J. Frank Dobie is a writer and teacher. He taught English at University of Texas for 30 years. And in 1943, he was a visiting professor at Cambridge University,an experience which he r

2010-10-10 所属栏目:英语听力材料

黄金价格在近几周已屡创新高，现盎司售价已超过1300美元，缘何有此情况发生呢？一起来听听嘉宾们的说法。STEVE INSKEEP, host:NPR's business news starts with soaring gold prices.INSKEEP: Maybe not a good we

2010-10-10 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Christine Drea: You’re actually mucking about with very important social signals. All of a sudden, Betty doesn’t smell like Betty anymore. We don’t even know who she smells like. This is weird!克里

2010-10-10 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The United Nations announced new pledges to fight Aids, tuberculosis and malaria at its Global Fund Conference in New York on Tuesday. Public and private donors of the fund made commitments worth 11.5

2010-10-10 所属栏目:英语听力材料

It can happen to the rich, the famous and the powerful, but if these two entrepeneurs are correct and sweater marks will soon being a thing of the past. Budd Rose on the left is wearing a normal cotto

2010-10-09 所属栏目:英语听力材料

With a population of nearly 10 million people, the Indonesian capital Jakarta is bursting through its seams. To solve the overcrowding, politicians are reconsidering an old idea – moving the capital

2010-10-09 所属栏目:英语听力材料

A new study says developing countries will need between $400 million and $700 million over the next 20 years to battle HIV/AIDS. The findings appear in The Lancet medical journal. The estimates are

2010-10-09 所属栏目:英语听力材料

You're in the supermarket, and a man collapses. He's gasping. It's CPR time. But wait, was it 20 compressions, two breaths, or 15 to every one breath? Can't remember? Well you may not have to. Bec

2010-10-08 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Bill Stone: In my opinion, within our lifetimes, microbiological life will be shown to exist either on Mars or on Europa, or some other outer planet’s watery moon.比尔•斯通：在我看来，在我们的有

2010-10-08 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Responding to criticism of the United Nations-directed humanitarian response in Haiti, a U.N. spokesperson has urged increased protection for Haitian refugees facing sexual violence.A new report by Re

2010-10-08 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Top international economic leaders said continuing disputes over currencies and trade could escalate and hurt the fragile economic recovery. The heads of the World Bank and the International Monetary

2010-10-08 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Pregnant women get a lot advice from their doctors: lists of vitamins to take, how to exercise, how not to gain too much weight. It's all to protect the baby's growth and development. But there's s

2010-10-08 所属栏目:英语听力材料

This I Believe.Mrs. Marrty Mann is the executive director of the national committee on alcoholism which has, as its purpose,the education of the public on this disease. Mrs. Mann has had a varied care

2010-10-08 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The clues are adding up to give a picture of a distant Martian past, when the planet had a thick atmosphere that was warm enough for water to stream on the surface. But now the water’s gone, and the