2015-12-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

LOS ANGELES—The United States says it will significantly increase the numbers of refugees it accepts from around the world over the next couple of years. While the recent fo

2015-12-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

CAIRO—Egypt wrapped up its parliamentary election Wednesday, and results are expected to show a win for supporters of President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi. Some analysts, however

2015-12-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

We may not be aware of it, but ordinary family homes in the U.S. and, indeed, the rest of the world are not energy-efficient.

Most of their energy goes to heating and cooling,

2015-12-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Traditional North Korean kimchi - a spicy pickled vegetable dish - has gained a prestigious recognition from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization -

2015-12-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

LONDON— Some European countries are rejecting asylum applications from Eritrean refugees, despite evidence they face imprisonment and torture if they are forcibly returned to

2015-12-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

KARACHI—As world leaders meet in Paris to craft a new global agreement aimed at cutting climate-changing greenhouse-gas emissions, many developing countries are watching clos

2015-11-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

LONDON— It's known as "the roof of the world," four thousand seven hundred meters above sea level lies the Tibetan Plateau. Its glaciers are the source of many of Asia&rsquo

2015-11-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

LONDON— British warplanes are already conducting airstrikes on Islamic State (IS) targets in Iraq. That operation, Prime Minister David Cameron told British lawmakers Thursda

2015-11-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

MOSCOW—Russia is preparing sanctions against Turkey and stepping up military strikes over the downing of a Russian bomber along the Syrian border.

The feud has added anot

2015-11-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

WEST CHESTER, PA— Away from parents, above the crowd, enjoying total freedom -- having a tree house can be every little kid’s dream. It can be anything from a few caref

2015-11-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

CHIANG MAI, THAILAND— As Thailand takes in the annual Loy Krathong festival, many ponder the country’s future and security.In northern Thailand, the annual tradition of

2015-11-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

WASHINGTON— Progress in the U.S.-led effort to beat Islamic State on its home turf in Iraq and Syria has led some to speculate the terror group may be growing desperate. But

2015-11-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The main expectations from the two-week United Nations Climate Change Conference about to begin in Paris are that the outcome should be a concrete plan with achievable goals from e

2015-11-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

It's the most profitable time of the year for retailers, accounting for 20 to 30 percent of annual revenue.

And this year, close to 150 million U.S. citizens will go shopping

2015-11-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

BAMAKO—The terrorist attack on an upscale Bamako hotel killed 21 people. But there may be another victim as well -- the Mali economy. Heightened security risks could frighten

2015-11-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

LIÈGE (BELGIUM) / AACHEN (GERMANY)—One of the suspected gunmen in the Nov. 13 Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, evaded law enforcement, made his way to Belgium, and is no

2015-11-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

MOSCOW—Russian protesters threw eggs and stones at the Turkish Embassy in Moscow on Wednesday, a day after Turkey shot down a Russian military jet along its border with Syria

2015-11-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

SINJAR, IRAQ—Kurdish forces backed by U.S. airstrikes liberated the city of Sinjar in Iraq from the Islamic State terrorist group earlier this month, and now are looking for

2015-11-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

LONDON—Millions of dollars and thousands of lives could be saved by overhauling the way energy is provided to refugee camps, according to a new report. The researchers aim to

2015-11-24 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

BAMAKO— Mali is entering three days of national mourning following the terrorist attack that killed at least 19 people Friday at a hotel in the capital, Bamako. The attack ma

2015-11-24 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

LOS ANGELES— New cars increasingly use connected technology, and incremental improvements in automotive electronics are making cars safer and smarter.Some new models are flas

2015-11-24 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

LONDON— A panel of experts says major reforms of the global health system are needed - if the world is to avoid a repeat of the Ebola epidemic that swept across West Africa i

2015-11-21 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Fish in an unexpected spectrum of sizes, shapes and colors are moving north, through El Niño's warm currents from Mexican waters to the Pacific Ocean off California’s

2015-11-20 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

ISLAMABAD— Raeena was 14-years-old when she was married to a man 21 years her senior.She moved in with her husband’s family with little idea of what a marriage means or

2015-11-20 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

We’re lighting the fuse on the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending November 21, 2015.After Adele and Justin Bieber’s