国家地理-2008-03-29 Giant Pandas 大熊猫的困境

There is just something about them. Maybe its the way they plow through bamboo with no regard to dinner table etiquette, or maybe its the leisurely strolls. From the outset, a pandas life appears to be pretty easy. But appearances dont tell the whol

Exodus 出埃及记33

33Then the Lord said to Moses, Leave this place, you and the people you brought up out of Egypt, and go up to the land I promised on oath to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, saying, 'I will give it to your descendants.' 2I will send an angel before you and

Grafting

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: August 12, 2003 This is Bill White with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. We often think of agriculture as planting seeds and harvesting crops. But many crops do n

VOA慢速英语 2008 0324a

Development Report - HIV and Life for Rural Women in South Africa Amnesty International says those already infected face abuses, while others face a higher risk of becoming infected. Transcript of radio broadcast: 23 March 2008 This is the VOA Speci

求职英语：行政助理简历

这份行政助理人员简历的简历中应聘者描述了自己的实际执行操作能力，和处理人际关系的沟通能力，同时列出了自己的工作经验（由于篇幅有限，工作经验部分只是列举几条），同时该应聘

中英双语新闻 巴西政府出动军队镇压监狱暴动

BBC News with Jonathan Izard. A spokesman for the Senegalese Army says its troops have entered the Gambia, where the long-time leader, Yahya Jammeh, is refusing to give up power. The new president, Adama Barrow, has been sworn in at the Gambian Embas

马克吐温最佳短篇小说 16 The Man That Corrupted Hadleyburg

Chapter 1It was many years ago. Hadleyburg was the most honest and upright town in all the region round about. It had kept that reputation unsmirched during three generations, and was prouder of it than of any other of its possessions. It was so prou

英语沙龙:Voice from the past 爱之声

Voice from the past It was the kind of voice that you never forget. Deep. Warm. Melodic. Soothing, yet with a hint of laughter hidden in those depths. The kind of voice that sends a pulse racing. And thats exactly the effect it had when I heard it ag

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

美国总统林肯面部极端不对称

美国总统林肯面部极端不对称 Lincoln may have had facial defect艺术家、雕塑家和摄影师都知道美国总统林肯的脸有很英俊的一面。现在，科学也证实了这一点。 Artists， sculptors and photographers knew Ab

EXPLORATIONS - Four Companies Working for the Common Good In

EXPLORATIONS - Four Companies Working for the Common Good Instead of Profit By Jill Moss Broadcast: Wednesday, June 08, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Steve Ember with E

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-06-19

1. The San Antonio Turner Spurs are the new the NBA Champions. The Spurs beat the Miami Heat 104 to 87 to win NBA finals four games to one. 2. A fast moving wildfire is threatening hundreds of homes in central California. Fire officials say the fire

New Medical Treatment for PND

UK scientists have developed what's believed to be the world's first blood test for detecting post natal depression or PND. [Photo: mlczyys.com/Agencies] UK scientists have developed what's believed to be the world's first blood test for detecting po

经济学人444:男士美容 美女和野兽

Business. 商业。 Cosmetic treatment for men. 男士美容。 Beauty and the beasts. 美女和野兽。 More men are enduring jabs and cuts to look younger. 为了看上去年轻，越来越多的男士宁愿接受注射和整容。 IN GEORGES ROMA

【英语时差8,16】同胞争宠（上）

If you grew up with a brother or sister, you probably know what sibling rivalry is like. For a spotted hyena though, sibling rivalry is a matter of life and death. Spotted hyena mothers usually have twins. They give birth in a private burrow where th

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

Brazil runs risk of not hosting 2014 World Cup

RIO DE JANEIRO, March 5 (Xinhua) -- A long line of poor communication within the Brazilian government and towards FIFA has caused the country to consider the possibility of losing the privilege to host the 2014 World Cup on Monday. A mixed reaction t

分类词汇：人口普查

natality 生育 fertility 生育率 fecundity 生育能力 birth rate, natality rate 出生率 births 出生人数 parity 胎次 premature birth 早产 life birth 活产 stillbirth 死产 birth peaks 出生高峰 mortality 死亡 mortality rate 死亡率

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