夏说英语新闻晨读 第57期:苹果怒斥美国政府滥用职权

本期内容： Apple said it would challenge a judges order to help the FBI unlock an iPhone belonging to Syed Rizwan Farook, who with his wife, Tashfeen Malik, shot dead 14 people in San Bernardino, California, in December. Tim Cook, Apples boss, s

夏说英语新闻晨读 第56期:汇丰银行重回香港

本期内容： HSBC, Britains biggest bank, said its headquarters would remain in London. The lender had pondered returning to Hong Kong, its base until the early 1990s. Recently Britains government recast its bank levy, which has cost HSBC $1.5 bil

夏说英语新闻晨读 第55期:死侍乱刀砍下上亿票房

本期内容： Deadpool, Marvels latest superhero film, grossed $135m in its first three days in American cinemas, a record for a February release, eclipsing Fifty Shades of Grey, and easily recouping its $58m budget. It is also the first R-rated mo

夏说英语新闻晨读 第54期:世界啤酒行业的合体与拆分

本期内容： Asahi, Japans largest brewer, best known for its Super Dry lager, said it was in exclusive talks about buying SABMillers Grolsch, Meantime and Peroni brands for 2.6 billion. SABMiller, the worlds second-biggest brewer, is merging with

夏说英语新闻晨读 第53期:第一例寨卡性传播病例

本期内容： The White House said that it would ask Congress for $1.8 billion to combat Zika, to be spent on vaccine research, mosquito control and other efforts. In America, around 50 people recently returned from affected regions have been diagn

夏说英语新闻晨读 第52期:香港年轻人的未来

本期内容： AtthestartofChineseNewYear,acrowdedmarketdistrictinHongKongeruptedwhenpolicetriedtoshutdownpopularfoodhawkers.Bottleswerethrown;morethan90peoplewerereportedlyinjured,includingpoliceofficers;warningshotswerefired;and61werearrested.Thed

夏说英语新闻晨读 第48期:金融界魔鬼交易员的审判日

本期内容： A court in London acquitted five brokers accused of conspiring to manipulate LIBOR, a global benchmark interest rate. The jury has not yet reached a verdict on a sixth. All had been charged with collaborating with Tom Hayes, who was s

夏说英语新闻晨读 第404期:太空勇士再战星辰

本期内容： Nasa has named the astronauts who will fly the first missions into space on commercially provided rockets and capsules, starting next year. The nine individuals will go up on systems developed by - and contracted from - the Boeing and

夏说英语新闻晨读 第443期:小孩玩手机不是事儿

本期内容： Three out of four children under-five now has access to a tablet, smartphone or computer, according to a study. Voice-recognition gadgets such as Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa were also said to be increasingly popular with the age g

夏说英语新闻晨读 第454期:伪善的戒烟广告

本期内容： One of the world's biggest tobacco firms, Philip Morris, has been accused of staggering hypocrisy over its new ad campaign that urges smokers to quit. The Marlboro maker said the move was an important next step in its aim to ultimatel

夏说英语新闻晨读 第362期:澳洲科学家选择安乐

本期内容： Scientist David Goodall, 104, has died after choosing to end his life at a clinic in Switzerland, a right-to-die organisation says. The lauded London-born ecologist and botanist, who was not terminally ill, said the decision had been

夏说英语新闻晨读 第388期:费德勒联手优衣库

本期内容： Tennis legend Roger Federer has signed a deal with Japanese clothing company Uniqlo after ending his decades-long partnership with Nike. The new contract is reportedly worth $300m over the next 10 years and was signed after Federer's

夏说英语新闻晨读 第323期:阿联酋航空突尼斯禁运

本期内容： Tunisia has banned Emirates airline from landing in the capital Tunis after a number of Tunisian women were prevented from boarding its flights. The move comes amid widespread anger in Tunisia, with rights groups condemning racist and

夏说英语新闻晨读 第349期:首尔MeToo马拉松

本期内容： Young women in South Korea are fighting for a new future. The #MeToo movement which has highlighted sexual harassment and abuse around the world has taken a surprising hold in this socially conservative country. At a marathon #MeToo p

夏说英语新闻晨读 第183期:川普组阁鹰派当道

本期内容： Donald Trump lavished praise on Mitt Romney, seeming to raise the former presidential candidate's chances of becoming secretary of state in the new Republican administration. Interrupting a stream of tweeted criticism of Saturday Nigh

夏说英语新闻晨读 第464期:弯道超车 中国领跑电动汽车

本期内容： Europe gave the world some of its top automakers, but it's losing out to China in the race to define the industry's future. China is the driving force in the business of electric vehicle batteries, which European leaders see as vital

夏说英语新闻晨读 第408期:隐形眼镜不可冲进下水道

本期内容： Researchers in the US have been investigating the final journeys taken by disposable contact lenses. They found 15-20% of US users simply flick these fiddly lenses down the drain via the bathroom sink or toilet. The study suggests tha

夏说英语新闻晨读 第17期:北京雾霾

本期内容： Authorities in Beijing issued the Chinese capitals first red smog alertthe highest level. During the alert, between 7am today and noon on Thursday, schools are advised to shut, building sites and some factories will be closed and cars

夏说英语新闻晨读 第110期:沃尔玛业绩逆势上升

本期内容： Walmartsfirstquarterresultsweresurprisinglygood,rewardingtheworldslargestretailerforitseffortstomodernizestoresandraiseefficiency. SalesinitsAmericanstoreswereup1%,theseventhsuccessivequarterlyrise.Profitsrosetoo. Thecompanysaidthenex

夏说英语新闻晨读 第174期:英国央行行长留任

本期内容： TheresaMaybackedMarkCarneytoserveanextendedtermasgovernoroftheBankofEngland,promptingMrCarneytoannouncethathewillstayforanextrayear,untilJune2019.Theprimeminister'ssupportwillhelptoeasepoliticalpressureontheCanadian,whomsomeMPshavecri