VOA慢速英语--加州死亡谷创下最热月份新纪录

California's Death Valley Sets New Record for Hottest Month This is Whats Trending Today Californias Death Valley may have just set a world record for hottest month ever. The areas average temperature for the month of July was 42.28 degrees Celsius.

万花筒 2007-01-01&03, 冬天不见了?

In New York Central Park, it's looking more like spring with temperatures in the 50s. Cherry blossoms are blooming in the nation's capital months early. Skiers in New England have to find snow between the patches of grass. In Ohio, that lack of snow

奥运28大项第5课 Athletics 田径 03

[00:09.98]北京奥运28大项 [00:30.84]参与，竞争，分享，进步 [00:48.19]Athletics 田径 [00:54.69]VERTICAL JUMPS 跳高 [01:00.71]An athlete may commence jumping/vaulting [01:03.86]at any height previously announced by the Chief Judge [01:07.38]and may jum

Take Away English-Chart-topping Boy Band 行霸榜首的男生组合

Chart-topping boy band Westlife Westlife have had amazing success in the UK and around the world, but did you know that the Irish boy band have now become the most successful chart act in the UK since the Beatles? They have just clocked up their thi

威少差一个篮板就创造了历史

Russell Westbrook was one rebound away from breaking Oscar Robertsons single-season triple-double record on Wednesday night just one board. It almost felt like a downer that he wasnt able to make history this game, but the man put up 45 points, 10 as

VOA标准英语2012--Miranda Lambert Delivers Whole New Flair With 'Four The Record'

Miranda Lambert Delivers Whole New Flair With 'Four The Record' Miranda Lambert says her new album, Four The Record, pushes the limits and builds on her previous releases with a whole new flair. The Country star kept a high profile throughout the pas

VOA标准英语2010年-Under-Performing Dallas Cowboys Sack C

The National Football League's Dallas Cowboys have fired head coach Wade Phillips after the team lost its fifth consecutive game for a mid-season record of one win and seven losses. The Cowboys performance is especially disappointing considering they

VOA常速英语2007年-Ripken Has New Career after Baseball

By Tony Budny Washington, D.C. 26 November 2007 Retired major league baseball player, Cal Ripken Jr, is well-known to many Americans for his 21-year career as infielder for the Baltimore Orioles. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in July f

Uzoh records Raptors' first triple double in 11 years

TORONTO, April 26 (Xinhua) -- Toronto Raptors guard Ben Uzoh recorded 12 points, 11 rebounds and 12 assists to lead the Raptors to a 98-67 victory over the New Jersey Nets in NBA action on Thursday night. Uzoh's triple double was the tenth in franchi

Pest damage worsens in rice-producing provinces

CHANGSHA, Aug. 28 (Xinhua) -- Pests are posing an increasing challenge for the country's major rice-producing areas amid an important harvest year, according to agricultural officials. The Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) held a meeting on pest control

China raises minimum wheat purchase prices for 2012

BEIJING, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- China's top economic planner announced Wednesday that it will raise the minimum purchase prices for wheat from farmers in 2012 to boost grain output. The move aims to protect farmers' enthusiasm to grow grains and furthe

全球气温或达到历史新高

WASHINGTON, June 23 (Xinhua) -- Last month was the hottest May since record keeping began in 1880, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Monday. 图片1 The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfac

Ronaldinho: Neymar will surpass Messi as world's best

RIO DE JANEIRO, Dec. 9 (Xinhua) -- Ronaldinho says his former Barcelona teammate Lionel Messi will one day be overtaken as the world's best player by Brazil starlet Neymar. Ronaldinho said he expected Messi to win the Ballon d'Or for a record fourth

N. American box office registers record summer yield

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- The North American box office has witnessed a record summer, with 4.4 billion U.S. dollars in ticket sales and a 1-percent increase in admissions over the same period last year, the National Association of Theater Own

Li Na to meet Sharapova in semifinals while Ferrer takes on Djokovic

MELBOURNE, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- China's Li Na reached her third Australian Open semifinals in four years on Tuesday and will play Maria Sharapova while defending champion Novak Djokovic eased into the men's semis to meet David Ferrer. Former French Op

China's autumn grain output to hit record high

China's autumn grain output to hit record high BEIJING, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- China's grain output this autumn is likely to hit a record high and bring a ninth year of consecutive growth in the annual output, an official with the Ministry of Agricultur

速度与激情 刘翔职业生涯十大瞬间

Lius career started as a high jumper. Mr. Sun Haiping encouraged him to move up to hurdles. Without him, Lius career would have come to a halt as his parents had withdrawn him from the sports school. 刘翔最开始是一名跳高运动员。他后来的

Foreign banks see record profits in China despite economic slowdown

BEIJING, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Global banks posted record profits from their Chinese operations last year, with many foreign lenders expecting annual growth of about 20 percent up till 2015, according to a survey released Tuesday by PricewaterhouseCoop

Foreign holdings of U.S. debt hit record high in June

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (Xinhua) -- Total foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities rose to a new high in June, indicating strong international demand for U.S. government debt amid the simmering eurozone debt crisis, the U.S. Treasury Department repor

Record champions Bayern dominate Bundesliga

BERLIN, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- Bayern Munich blew Hertha Berlin 4-0 away to continue a clean lead at the German Bundesliga standings after nine rounds. Thanks to a terrific performance by striker Mario Gomez and Frenchmen midfielder Frank Ribery, Bayern