2016-03-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

All pipelines, including those carrying natural gas, are prone to leaks, causing revenue losses and contributing to global warming. At present, most gas leaks are found by surveyor

2016-03-21 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

PIRAEUS, ATHENS—The deal struck Friday between the European Union and Turkey to try to end the flow of migrants to Europe, does not say what should happen to the tens of thou

2016-03-20 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

On Monday, President Obama will speak directly to the Cuban people from Havana in a speech that the Cuban government says will be broadcast nationwide. Supporters say Obama's hist

2016-03-19 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

If you liked last week’s lineup, you’ll like this week’s because “almost” nothing changes. We do have a little switcheroo in fifth place, where Justin

2016-03-19 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. Senators Rob Portman, an Ohio Republican, and Chris Murphy, a Connecticut Democrat, have introduced a bill aimed at countering propaganda from Russia, China and other countri

2016-03-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

MIAMI, FLORIDA— 85-year-old Miami resident Marvin Cooper is not buying into the sentiment that all is well in the American economy.He has seen too many of his fellow seniors

2016-03-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

LONDON— A senior Iranian official has warned that if Iran does not benefit from increased trade following the nuclear deal with the West, the consequences for his nation woul

2016-03-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

CHICAGO— Approximately 65 percent of the more than four million South Asians who live in the U.S. - those who can trace their heritage to Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldi

2016-03-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

TOWSON, MARYLAND— An interest in remote-controlled helicopters and a lot of practice helped Skye De Moya and Ross Shafer get their business off the ground in 2013.Based in Ba

2016-03-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

ISTANBUL—The Aksaray district of Istanbul, with its small cheap hotels and boarding houses, is a traditional gathering place for exiles from the region’s crises. Afghan

2016-03-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

These are the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending March 12, 2016.Spring is quickly replacing winter in Washington D.C., but the

2016-03-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

LONDON—Aid agencies say there is a desperate need to train more mental health professionals in Iraq to treat the survivors of Islamic State kidnappings and attacks.

In 20

2016-03-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Power plants that work with concentrated solar power use special molten salt to convert the sun’s heat into steam which turns the generators that produce electricity. Researc

2016-03-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

LONDON—The European Union and Turkey appear close to striking a deal to try to end the flow of migrants crossing to Greece. The proposal has been criticized by human rights g

2016-03-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

ABUJA—In Africa, the story of the Chibok girls represents the struggle to improve the conditions for women: their security, education, and equality. The #BringBackOurGirls mo

2016-03-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

NEW YORK—When it comes to art, perspective is everything. Perhaps that's why directors at New York City's famed Metropolitan Museum of Art decided to shift theirs, setting

2016-03-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Political cartoons have been around for hundreds of years. Matt Wuerker, a cartoonist for the multimedia news organization Politico, said they can be very effective, helping to poi

2016-03-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

These are the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart, for the week ending March 5, 2016.

February 28 saw the Academy Awards handed out, so we’

2016-03-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

ISTANBUL—With an estimated 500,000 Syrian refugee children in Turkey not attending school, the government is continuing to push for more educational programs. In a suburb of

2016-03-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

WASHINGTON—More than a million Iraqis are in danger of being killed if the poorly maintained Mosul dam collapses and the Tigris River rushes out. The government began urgent

2016-03-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

WASHINGTON—The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has started distributing thousands of almond tree plants to Palestinian farmers in the Gaza strip whose lands a

2016-03-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

NEW YORK— The up-and-down prices of oil and gold mirror the unsettled world situation, and both reflect the economic squeeze most nations currently face.Analysts are talking

2016-03-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Nearly two years after Russia’s annexation of Crimea, the territory remains under Russian control, and in the eastern part of Ukraine there has been an uptick in the fighting

2016-03-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

LONDON—Two Nigerian communities were given the go-ahead Wednesday to pursue compensation claims against oil giant Shell through the British courts. They claim leaks from pip

2016-03-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

MYITKYINA, MYANMAR—As Myanmar’s National League for Democracy prepares to take power, many of the country’s ethnic groups remain hopeful of better and more peacef