VOA慢速英语2009年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Study Shows Lone

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Bob Doughty. VOICE TWO: And I'm Shirley Griffith. This week, we will tell how people who are lonely can spread that feeling to others. We will tell about an experimental treatment for

各大品牌英文介绍 Avon

Avon is the worlds largest cosmetics and perfume company. Its also one of the oldest. It was founded in New York in 1886 by a door-to-door book salesman David H. McConnell who gave away perfume to encourage sales. The perfume became more popular than

2007年VOA标准英语-US Seeking Full Disclosure of North Korean Enri

By Daniel Schearf Beijing 16 March 2007 The United States' chief negotiator on North Korea's nuclear programs has said Pyongyang needs to be open about its enriched uranium activities in order for an agreement on denuclearization to move forward. But

VOA标准英语2012--Social Media Drives Publicity in Trayvon Martin Case

Social Media Drives Publicity in Trayvon Martin Case Across the United States, African Americans mobilized in memory of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin, and in protest over the fact that the man who shot him had initially avoided criminal charges. Early o

旧金山金门大桥

photographed bridge in the world ? are visible from almost every point of elevation in San Francisco. The only cleft in Northern California's 600-mile continental wall, for years this mile-wide strait was considered unbridgeable. As much an architect

Long Standing Zimbabwe Private School Faces Closure

By Tendai Maphosa One of Zimbabwe's oldest private schools could be the first casualty of a standoff over fees between private schools and the Education Ministry. The board of Eaglesvale Junior and Hi

万花筒 2013-07-21&07-25 奥巴马就Trayvon Martin枪击案发表讲话

Without warning today, president Obama decided to blow open the argument about race and bias in America, calling on the nation to do some soul searching, and six days after the verdict getting personal, he said he could have been Trayvon Martin. Afte

2006年VOA标准英语-Pentagon Expands Press Operation to Counter Ins

By Al Pessin Pentagon 31 October 2006 The U.S. Defense Department is taking a new approach in its battle against Islamist militants around the world - it is moving to expand its press operation. Officials say the goals are to counter terrorist propa

2007年VOA标准英语-US Lawmakers Debate Closure of Guantanamo Facil

By Dan Robinson Washington 29 March 2007 A detainee at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba being escorted by two U.S. soldiers Arguments for and against the closure of the U.S. facility at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba used for the interrogation and detention of suspected t

美国国家公共电台 NPR To Appeal To A Modern Palate, Native Chef Gives Tradition A Little Twist

AILSA CHANG, HOST: When I think of my favorite foods, I can tick off my favorite Chinese dishes, Mexican dishes, Italian dishes. But if you asked me what Native American dish I enjoy most, I'd be stumped. There's a growing number of Native chefs who

词汇大师-- Centuries Later, the Bard of Avon

RS: I'm Rosanne Skirble with Avi Arditti, and this week on Wordmaster: Shakespeare in American English. This is the seventy-fifth anniversary year of the Folger Shakespeare Library, home to the largest collection of Shakespeare materials in the world

VOA常速英语2007年-'Operation Smile' Changes Faces, Lives

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi, Kenya 26 December 2007 Watch Operation Smile Operation Smile is an international group of medical professionals who perform reconstructive surgery, free of charge,for children with facial deformities. This year, Operation S

2007年VOA标准英语-Unique US Military Operation Supports Science E

By Kane Farabaugh New York City 01 August 2007 During the Cold War, Greenland was a strategic location for the United States military to track and detect Soviet aircraft and ballistic missiles. The military established radar and tracking sites throug

epilepsy drug Topamax increases risk for oral birth defects

WASHINGTON, March 4 (Xinhua) -- New data suggest that the epilepsy drug Topamax (topiramate) and its generic versions increase the risk for the birth defects cleft lip(兔唇) and cleft palate in babies born to women who use the medication during pre

英语听力：自然百科 金星和水星旅行指南 Venus and Mercury-4

Many aspects, like its geological past, are a mystery. But some things we do know, this lonely planet has a strange sense of keeping time. Once you arrive, you have to reset your watch for a time zone like no other. It has such an unusual orbit and r

Iran, Pakistan border reopened after 6 months' closure

ISLAMABAD, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Iran on Wednesday reopened its border with Pakistan, which was closed after two suicide attacks in an Iranian border city, blamed on Pakistan-based anti-Iran group, officials said. Iran closed the border with Pakistan a

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Women who binge drink in the first three months of pregnancy have an increased risk of having infants with cleft lip and cleft palate, according to findings in the American Journal of Epidemiology. Some evidence exists that women who drink alcohol du

The whisper 让我轻声鼓励你

玛丽把听不见的耳朵遮起来，假装用好的耳朵来做听力测试。她知道老师通常会说些天空是蓝色的、你鞋子是什么颜色的呢之类的话。但是那天却没有。那天莱纳德对着玛丽说出的几个字犹如

希望的光芒

When plastic surgeon Geoff Williams saves a face, he also saves a life. Training with Taiwanese mentors on a medical mission in Vietnam, he was astounded by the crowd that greeted them in one village: 200 mothers waiting with their children, all with

如何记忆雅思词汇

一、大胆发现首字母规律记忆雅思阅读单词 任何一门语言都要遵循一定的规律，英语单词没有例外。雅思单词更是如此。在雅思阅读当中经常会出现一些我们写作听力口语不会用到的词汇。这