2006年NPR美国国家公共电台一月-My Father Worked the Mines

Marcos Mcpeek Villatoro : My father worked in the coal mines of Kentucky. It was his last job before he retired. After a life moving from one mechanic's shop job to another, this was a real job, said the friend who offered it to him. Sure, it was ri

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台一月-A Generational Gap in Work Philosophy

Steve Inskeep : Commentator Baxter Black has his own way of trying to teach young people, though it is not as easy as it used to be. Baxter Black : Yes, Virginia, things have changed. A 20-something couple I know has occasionally sought my counsel.

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台一月-Hoping and Pining, and Driving: A First C

Steve Inskeep : Here is another installment of StoryCorps, the project that is traveling the country recording interviews between loved ones and friends. These interviews are archived at the Library of Congress and some of them are heard here on Mor

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台三月-Studies Find High Mercury Levels in the W

Studies that will be released today show that fish, birds and mammals in New England have significant amounts of mercury in their bodies. The studies find the toxic metal in some unexpected habitats and they suggest that power plants in the Midwest a

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台三月-College Teaches Students the Art of Moder

Alcohol abuse remains one of the most serious problems on college campuses.Many schools have responded with anti-drinking campaigns and treatment programs. One college in Maine is trying an unusual approach and attempt to teach students the art of mo

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台三月-Beached Dolphins May Be Related to Sonar

Marine Biologists and volunteers in Key Largo are working to save the survivors of a group of dolphins that beached themselves last week in the Florida Keys. Invesigators are trying to determine if sonar from a nuclear-powered submarine played a role

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台三月-China to Substantially Boost Its Military

China has announced it will substantially increase its military budget this year, another in a series of annual increases that will boost China's defense spending to nearly thirty billion dollars. Today's announcement comes on the eve of that country

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台三月-After a Long Estrangement, Is Forgiveness

Some people carry an old hurt around for a long time. Is it possible to forgive someone if they don't apologize or express remorse for their actions? The commentator Mubarak Dahir has been wrestling with that question. I got another letter from my fa

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台三月-"Fat Actress" Makes Big Debut

This is Day to Day, I am Alex.C.If you've been in the supermarket lately,looking at the tabloid covers,you must be aware of the weight problems of Kirstie Alley,the former star of the sitcom Cheers is no longer so slender as she once was.But Day to D

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台三月-The Virtues of Creative Writing Competiti

The spring season of the latter years of high school are an anxious time when students will , choose one: fall in love, drink too much, or whatever's available, work really hard, slack off, make your hopes soar, dash them to the depth or all of the a

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台三月-Governors Discuss Business,Education at S

From NPR news, this is all things considered. I'm Janifer Ladon. 42 governors gathered in Washington this weekend for a conference on high school education. There is widespread concern that a high school diploma doesn't mean much these days. And too

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台三月-commentary

A major winter storm is making its way up the east coast. Six to ten inches of snow is expected in the New York City area with 14 inches possible in parts of New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Not to be outdone, the Midwest is shivering through the arrival

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台三月-business news

Time now for business news. There was plenty of bad news on the economic front yesterday. Stock prices slid while the cost of a barrel of oil rose by more than two dollars and forty cents. One reason for the moves was a steep drop in the value of the

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台三月-business report

Back now with Day to Day, I'm Madeleine Brand. It's President's Day, so let's talk about presidents and the economy and the old axiom that presidents don't have much control over the economy is not always true. Marketplace's Matthew Algeo joins

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台三月-Computerized Prescription Systems Introdu

This is All Things Considered from NPR news. I am Elizabeth Broad .And I am Rabbit Seagol. Hospitals across the country have instituted computer programs in an effort to reduce mistakes in prescribing medication. Many large employers say they'll cont

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台十二月-The Value of Family Meals Together

With two-income households, soccer practice and glee club rehearsals, getting Mom and Dad and Heather and Zeke to sit down for dinner together isn't as easy as it was back in the days of Leave it to Beaver. But as Weekend Edition food essayist Bonny

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台十一月-Bringing Holiday Trees to Market

Anchor: (The) commercial Christmas Tree harvest has already peaked, a third of the Christmas trees sold in the United States are grown in the pacific northwest, Tom Banse reports on the challenges tree farmers face this year. Anchor: The holidays mig

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台十二月-Priceless Gifts Don't Cost a Thing

Anchor : As if you needed a reminder, there is less than a week left for you to finish your Christmas shopping. This year, many people are consciously trying to cut back on consumerism. For those looking for less materialistic ways of expressing the

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台十二月-China's Economy Larger Than Thought

The business news starts with a great leap forward in Chinese accounting. China's economy turns out to be bigger than anybody thought. By switching to a better counting, accounting method, the Chinese have discovered 300 billion missing dollars in th

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台十二月-Dreaming of a Black Christmas

Gordon : This time of year it's hard to avoid the figure of old Saint Nick, he seems to be everywhere, from ringing a Salvation Army bell to posing for pictures at the local mall. Commentator Carole Boston Weatherford says she'd like to see a little