2006年NPR美国国家公共电台二月-Teaching Mandarin for a 'Chinese Century'

At this middle school in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, a sort of linguistic wrestling match takes place every afternoon. It pits about a dozen students ages 12 to 14 against the formidable language of Mandarin Chinese. Hey~Jia. Jia. The door is men. T

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台六月-A School Sets the Stage for Life Changes

On Fridays, we bring you StoryCorps. Ordinary people ask each other questions and their conversations add up to an oral history of America. You almost never get a bad story when you ask: how did you two meet. That's where the story begins for Catheri

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台七月-Fixing a Broken Bike in the City

There is still a month left before most children go back to school, and for some kids that means another whole month of afternoon bike rides. Here is a commentary about three of them. They live in Katie Davis' neighborhood of Washington DC. Three boy

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台五月-What Is Mom's Work Worth?

Ed Gordon: Mother's Day is this weekend and for those of you who take mom's hard work for granted, listen to this---a new report from website Salary.com crunched the numbers and came up with a fair wage for the average stay-at-home mother, raising o

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台十月-Peace Begins with One Person

Welcome to This I believe, an NPR series presenting the personal philosophies of remarkable men and women from all walks of life. I believe in honor, faith and service I believe that a little outrage can take you a long way. I believe in freedom of s

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台二月-Buying Back China's Lost Art Treasures

Steve Inskeep: Many Chinese businesses and collectors are using their new wealth to buy back some of the country's history. Treasures plundered in wars or stolen by tomb robbers. One company has made this its specialty. The Poly corporation, which s

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台十月-iPod Digital Music Player Turns Five

On Mondays, the Business Report focuses on technology and that is appropriate because this Monday is the birthday of iPod. The digital music player debuted five years ago today. Here's NPR's Laura Sydell. The singer Madonna has never been one to miss

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台五月-Tiny Video Camera Offers Inside View of H

Alex Chadwick: From NPR News, it is Day to Day. The wonders of modern medicine often do cost us a little something in personal dignity. Think of this word, colonoscopy , if you haven't had the occasion to sample the procedure yet, you will know what

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台五月-There Is No Such Thi

I believe in the power of love I believe that a generation of young people face more enough I believe it deeply and sincerely I believe in the importance of passing this knowledge along I believe that everyone wants to love and be loved All of these

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台八月-Athletes Run Risk of Over-Hydrating

Training for a marathon or an Ironman, how much you drink is important. Of course, there's the risk of dehydration, but athletes now know they can also get into trouble by drinking too much which dilute levels of sodium in the blood. The death of on

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台三月-Chicken and Hog Farms Measured for Air Po

Renee Montagne: This is Morning Edition from NPR News. I'm Renee Montagne. Steve Inskeep: And I'm Steve Inskeep. Federal environmental officials are starting to monitor the source of air-pollution that they largely ignored in the past--farms. As par

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台八月-New Chips Lead to Lower Computer Prices

The price(s) of some personal computers are likely to drop, following drastic cuts this week on some Intel and AMD microprocessors. At the same time Intel unveiled a new line of processors that are much faster than with their previous chips. NPR's W

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台六月-Tomorrow Will Be a Better Day

I believe in the ingredient s of love. I believe in freedom of speech. I believe that a little outrage can take you a long way. I believe in truth. I believe in being black and angry. I believe in empathy . I believe in honor, faith and service -- to

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台二月-The Rapid Evolution of the Olympics

Don Gonyea: After 17 days of skiing, skating, sliding and yes, even a little doping , the Winter Olympics end today. For NPR sports correspondent Tom Goldman, the Turin Games are the seventh Olympic he has covered. Looking back, he has this essay on

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台五月-Forecasters Call for Another Busy Hurrica

Michelle Norris : From NPR News, this is All Things Considered. I'm Michelle Norris. Melissa Block : And I'm Melissa Block. Melissa Block : Government weather forecasters are calling for another busy hurricane season in the Atlantic. Here is what Co

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台一月-Social Work: The Ideal vs. The Reality

In 1991, I lived with a murderer, an albino Elvis impersonator , and a girl whose TV told her she was wicked. I was in London as a volunteer working with mentally ill homeless people, testing out a possible future as a social worker. Smith Lodge was

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台一月-As an Adult, Woman Still Judged by Teen M

Teenage girls who have babies. First, there are fewer of them than there are used to be. This is especially striking among black teenagers. Their pregnancy rate is down 45% over a decade. Also young girls who have babies are overwhelmingly poor, at l

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台一月-Snow and the Passage of Time

Commentator David Greenberger believes that the winter season can provide insight into the aging of humans. Any snowfall which brings traffic to a standstill and closes schools takes me back to one particular storm in my youth on the shores of Lake A

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台一月-Keeping Time Across the Ages

Each Friday we hear moments from StoryCorp. That's the oral history project that gives families and friends a chance to interview each other about their lives. Today's story from North Dakota , Virginia Fairbrother grew up in Towner, North Dakota dur

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台一月-Getting Used to a New Name and New Identi

Whats in a name? When commentator Taunya English got married, she found it wasnt so easy to adjust to a new one or the new identity that went along with it. Lately, when someone asks my name, I hesitate just for a second. My brain rifles through its