2015-11-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The latest national poll shows Republican U.S. presidential contender Ben Carson ahead of billionaire Donald Trump, who had consistently led the race for the GOP nomination. In the

2015-11-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Sprint became the first U.S. telecommunications company to provide direct roaming mobile phone service to foreigners in Cuba, after a striking a deal at the Havana International Fa

2015-11-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

NEAR RAQQA, SYRIA — The northern Syrian city of Raqqa is a major stronghold of the Islamic State and is among the places the Obama administration has included in its plan to

2015-11-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

While a stream of ordinary cold water may clean some dirt it is not considered an effective cleaning agent. But when two inventors at the University of Southampton added a little u

2015-11-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

NAIROBI— Kenya faces some challenges in implementing new guideline standards for HIV treatment recently announced by the World Health Organization.But HIV patients and others

2015-11-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As bicycles become an increasingly popular alternative form of transportation in big cities, the number of accidents is also on the rise, often because riders are being distracted

2015-11-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

NANGARHAR PROVINCE, AFGHANISTAN— The front lines against the so-called Islamic State in Afghanistan are constantly under threat. Afghan security forces are fighting to keep t

2015-11-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

ISTANBUL—More than 55,000 election monitors are preparing for Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Turkey. Tensions are high, with Turkish Kurds bracing for possible vi

2015-10-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The U.S. House of Representatives is expected to vote Thursday on a new Speaker of the House to replace current Speaker John Boehner, who is retiring at the end of the month. Wisco

2015-10-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

PENTAGON—The recent call from U.S. officials for increased American joint and unilateral special operations in the fight against Islamic State militants has drawn concern tha

2015-10-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Nigerians, suffering from six years of conflict between Boko Haram Islamist militants and Nigerian troops, are getting relief from international aid groups.Two aid projects in nort

2015-10-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Modern microelectronic devices contain billions of components crammed into thumbnail-size flakes. The chemical industry uses nanoparticles to make better cleaning products, while p

2015-10-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Here are the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending October 31, 2015.

October 31 is Halloween here in the United States, and we

2015-10-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As free as they make us, mobile phones still need to stay close to a power source. Soon that may change with “green” power. Three Chilean students got the idea for a pl

2015-10-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

BOULDER, COLORADO—Even before George Romero put out "Night of the Living Dead" in 1968, zombies were a thing. But ever since, Zombies have been a constant presence in our cul

2015-10-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

KOBANI, SYRIA—Near Kobani, the Islamic State group controls a number of villages west of the Euphrates River. From there, the group has been firing heavy weapons into the vil

2015-10-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Chameleons can move their eyes in different directions, and most scientists thought that meant that each eye worked independently from the other. Scientists in Israel say they have

2015-10-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

October means many things. It means Halloween, harvest season, or just the arrival of fall, and falling leaves. But no matter which part of October you celebrate, the pumpkin is

2015-10-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Scientists trying to predict future changes in our climate are using every possible source of data to make their calculations. Lately, they have learned that one of the most sensit

2015-10-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The National Portrait Gallery holds more than 21,000 posters, paintings, and photographs in its collection. A new exhibition, “Eye Pop: Celebrity Gaze,” displays 53 of

2015-10-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Animal rights advocates in the United States say the country not only needs to take care of its veterans but also the military dogs that have risked their lives on the battlefield.

2015-10-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The focus in financial markets will be on the U.S. central bank when members of the Federal Open Market Committee meet for two days this week (October 27-28) - to determine if the

2015-10-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

CAPITOL HILL—A monthlong leadership crisis in the U.S. House of Representatives is expected to end this week with the election of Republican Congressman Paul Ryan as speaker.

2015-10-24 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

We’re counting down the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending October 24, 2015.

When is a new song not a new song? Well&

2015-10-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

ABIDJAN, IVORY COAST—The election campaign is in full-swing in Abidjan, Ivory Coast's biggest city. On Sunday, more than 6 million voters are expected to go to the polls to