VOA慢速英语2009年-Health Report - 'Gelotophobia' Is No L

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Shy people often avoid situations that force close contact with other people. They worry that something they say or do will make others laugh at them. But some people worry much more than others about be

各大品牌英文介绍-Motorola

Motorola is a manufacturer of wireless mobile phones, two-way radios, microprocessors and wireless network infrastructure equipment. Its website says: Motorola is a global communications leader powered by a passion to invent and an unceasing commitme

2006年VOA标准英语-The Notorious Bettie Page Returns on the B

By Alan Silverman Hollywood 16 April 2006 A new film exposes an icon of 1950's pop culture in the United States: a pin-up model whose provocative photographs, though tame by today's standards, created

VOA慢速英语2009年-IN THE NEWS - Sotomayor Likely to Gain Sea

This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Judge Sonia Sotomayor appears headed for confirmation to the United States Supreme Court. The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings this week to consider her nomination by President Obama. Judge Sotomay

VOA标准英语2009-D-Day Remembered 65 Years After Allied Invas

On June 6, 1944 over 150,000 Allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy, in northern France, in a push to liberate Europe from Hitler's Nazi forces. Now, 65 years later, the memories of that day linger along that windswept coast and its quiet v

VOA标准英语2011--Promising Target For Malaria Vaccine Identified

Promising Target For Malaria Vaccine Identified British researchers have discovered a biochemical key used by the malaria parasite to invade human blood cells. The discovery could pave the way for an effective malaria vaccine. The Plasmodium malaria

VOA标准英语2011--Online Video Service Targets Infants

Online Video Service Targets Infants These days it seems like American television and videos have us in their clutches from cradle to grave. On the grave side, the Home Box Office cable-TV show Six Feet Under, about a family-owned funeral home, ran f

VOA标准英语2011--Study: Stop-Smoking Aid Ups Cardiovascul

Study: Stop-Smoking Aid Ups Cardiovascular Risks An analysis of more than a dozen drug studies finds that smokers who take the drug Chantix to help them kick the habit face significantly higher risks of cardiovascular problems including stroke, heart

VOA标准英语2009年-Sotomayor in 3rd Day of Nomination Hearing

Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor is spending a third day answering questions before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Lawmakers continued to ask Sotomayor about her past rulings as a federal judge, and statements she has made, as they consi

VOA标准英语2009年-Sotomayor Pledges Commitment to Law, Impar

Judge Sonia Sotomayor, President Barack Obama's nominee to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States, has pledged impartiality and fidelity to the law if she is confirmed as the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice and only the third woman to

VOA标准英语2013--California Winemakers Target China

California Winemakers Target China Producing Napa Valley wine is a highly skilled craft, and Chinese consumers are developing a taste for it, says Tom Hinde of Yao Family Wines, started by former Chinese basketball star Yao Ming. We've made five vint

2006年VOA标准英语-US Meteorologists Confirm Return of La Nin

By David McAlary Washington 02 February 2006 U.S. government meteorological experts say the global climate condition known as 'La Nina' has returned, heralding a realignment of weather patterns around

纯正地道美语 第51期(外教讲解):What a Bargain

The Weekend - What a Bargain! (C0051) A: Hello. May I help you? B: Yeah, this dress is really nice! How much is it? A: That one is one hundred and fifty dollars. B: One hundred and fifty dollars? What about this other one over here? A: Thats one hund

365个英语简短小故事-319. The Bargain CD Set (2)

Sidney reread the song list and artists. He noticed that the classic song Moon River was sung by Danny Williams; Sidney thought that the original artist was actually Andy Williams. He told Gita that he had his doubts. She told him not to buy it, but

2006年VOA标准英语-Americans Turn to Spinning Wheel for Stres

By Vidushi Sinha Washington, DC 10 February 2006 watch Spinning Wheel report Spinning wheel The old-fashioned spinning wheel is making a comeback, not just to make yarn -- but to relieve stress. The h

2006年VOA标准英语-Uganda's Conflict Largely Ignored by West

By Raymond Thibodeaux Gulu, Uganda 02 March 2006 Opposition supporters scream at Ugandan riot police as police and opposition supporters clashed in Kampala, February 25, 2006 Many of the nearly two mi

ESL Podcast 410 – Being Evasive

Olivia: Dad, can I ask you a question? Dad: You just did. Olivia: I mean, can I ask you another question? Dad: Ask away . Olivia: Where do babies come from? Dad: What? Where did you come up with that one? Olivia: I don't know. Dad: Let me tell you .

学个词Learn a Word 第396期 Bargain

今天我们要学的词是bargain。 Bargain, 是谈判，讨价还价的意思。OK, It's a bargain, 意思是好，就这么说定了。 Union representatives bargain with employers for better rates of pay every year, 工会代表每年都要就涨工

VOA标准英语2009-Sotomayor Senate Hearings Begin July 13

Senate confirmation hearings will begin July 13th for President Barack Obama's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Sonia Sotomayor. She must be confirmed by a vote of the full Senate before she can take the place of retiring Justice David Souter. Meanwhile

美国国家公共电台 NPR Some VAs Are Dropping Veteran Caregivers From Their Rolls

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Even with all the VA clinics and hospitals, that $180 billion budget for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, even with all those resources, the day-in-and-day-out care of disabled veterans often falls to their own family mem