BEP 106e – Presenting for Success: Using your Voice and Emp

To celebrate the holidays we are releasing a free lesson from our recent business English audio /e-book: Presenting for Success. Free copies of the transcript and online activities for this episode will also be available to listeners on Christmas Day

原版英文小故事 31. Little Hope for Hemp

Hemp is a strong, cane-like plant known throughout the world for its durability and versatility. In the US, however, the hemp industry and supporters struggle. The US government worries that citizens might figure out a way to turn durable hemp into i

事实：怎样命名一只章鱼-How To Name An Octopus

Pre-Listening Vocabulary binomial nomenclature: a two-part system for naming species (e.g., Panthera tigris) genus: a subdivision of a family of organisms (e.g., Panthera is the genus for tigers, lions and leopards, and a subdivision of the Felidae f

法律英语：25 Federal Preemption

by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

国家地理-2008-06-21 China's Amazing Flowers 繁花似锦的中国

China has more plants than anywhere else in the temperate regions of the world. In fact, it has almost twice as many kinds of plants as there are in the United States which is about the same size and about three times as many as there are in Europe.

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush, Putin to Meet in Attempt to Ease Tensions

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 29 June 2007 President Bush has invited Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Bush family home this weekend in Kennebunkport, Maine. The meeting, in a secluded and relaxed oceanside setting is designed to reduce recent tens

舞曲狂欢:Bwo - Tempel Of Love

歌曲 ： Tempel Of Love 艺人 ： Bwo 音乐星级 ： ★★★★ 所属专辑 ： Halcyon Days 发行年代 ： 2006 风格 ： Pop Dance 介绍： 揉合动感欧陆舞曲、动人抒情曲风及畅快80风格,横扫90年代的瑞典怪趣流行舞曲团Army Of Lovers,主脑Alexander Bard领军欧陆超级流行团体

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Says Republicans Holding Unemplo

President Obama makes a statement to the press in the White House Rose Garden, beside him are unemployed workers Denise Gibson, Jim Chukalas, and Leslie Macko, 19 July 2010 President Barack Obama is urging the U.S. Senate to act this week on extendin

VOA标准英语2011--New UN Mission for South Sudan to Emphas

New UN Mission for South Sudan to Emphasize Security, Rule of Law With South Sudan now fully independent, plans are underway to deploy a new United Nations peacekeeping force in the country. The UN Security Council unanimously approved that force las

VOA标准英语2011--Inspired by Arab Protests, Spain's Unemp

Inspired by Arab Protests, Spain's Unemployed Rally for Change Thousands of demonstrators are occupying squares in major cities across Spain, protesting high unemployment and lack of opportunities for youth, ahead of municipal elections on Sunday. Ma

VOA标准英语2012--France's First Mormon Temple Sparks Controversy

France's First Mormon Temple Sparks Controversy Until recently, Chesnay was mostly known because of its proximity to Versailles, the dazzling 18th-century palace that was home to French Sun King Louis XIV. But today, this small town west of Paris is

英语听书《海底两万里》第68期 第6章 开足马力(10)

While I was observing this phenomenal creature, two jets of steam and water sprang from its blowholes and rose to an altitude of forty meters, 当我观察这只奇怪动物的时候，两道水和汽从它的鼻孔吐出来，直喷到叫十米的高度

THIS IS AMERICA - Memphis, Tennessee

THIS IS AMERICA -May 6, 2002: Memphis, Tennessee By Shelley Gollust VOICE ONE: The music called blues was born in this southern American city. Rock and roll music also began here. This month, the city

2007年VOA标准英语-For Muslim Women, Education and Economic Empowe

By Margaret Besheer Washington 05 March 2007 International Women's Day Thursday highlights women's struggle for equality, justice, peace and development. For many it is a day to celebrate progress. For others, it is a reminder of just how far they s

Temple gunman died of self-inflicted wound: FBI

CHICAGO, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- Wade Michael Page, the lone suspect in last weekend's shootings at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin, died of a self-inflicted wound, the Federal Bureau of Investigation ( FBI) said Wednesday. At a televised news conference, FBI

英语听书《海底两万里》第311期 第23章 珊瑚王国(8)

The light from our glass coils produced magical effects at times, lingering on the wrinkled roughness of some natural arch, 我们的蛇形玻璃管中的光学，照在这些天然的凹凸不平的拱形建筑物上面， or some overhang suspended

英语听书《海底两万里》第161期 第11章 诺第留斯号(12)

In the first group: organ-pipe coral, gorgonian coral arranged into fan shapes, soft sponges from Syria, isis coral from the Molucca Islands, sea-pen coral, wonderful coral of the genus Virgularia from the waters of Norway, various coral of the genus

英语听书《海底两万里》第197期 第14章 黑潮暖流(11)

A triggerfish, I said. 是一条箭鱼。我于是说了。 It's a Chinese triggerfish, Ned Land replied. 尼德兰回答：是一条中国箭鱼。 Genus Balistes, family Scleroderma, order Plectognatha, Conseil muttered. 康塞尔于是低声说：箭

英语听书《海底两万里》第222期 第17章 海底森林(3)

There I saw again, but not yet pressed and dried like the Nautilus's specimens, some peacock's tails spread open like fans to stir up a cooling breeze, scarlet rosetangle, 我在这里又看到的，不是像在诺第留斯号船上风干的标本，而

万物简史 第522期:丰富多彩的生命(18)

At intervals it hands down decrees, declaring that Zauschneria californica (a common plant in rock gardens) 它不时下达命令，宣布从今以后加州倒挂金钟（一种普通的假山庭园植物） is to be known henceforth as Epilobium can