【英语语言学习】谈谈不公正

Well this is a really extraordinary honor for me. I spend most of my time in jails, in prisons, on death row. I spend most of my time in very low-income communities in the projects and places where there's a great deal of hopelessness. And being here

【英语语言学习】年龄和快乐之间有什么联系吗

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report in Special English. Are people less happy or more happy the older they get? If you answered more happy, then you were right, based on a study in 2008. It found that people generally become happier

【英语语言学习】穿黑衣服的女人

BOB DOUGHTY: Now, the VOA Special English program, AMERICAN STORIES. (MUSIC) Our story today is called The Lady in Black. It was written by Eleanor H. Porter. Here is Faith Lapidus with the story. FAITH LAPIDUS: The house was very still. In the littl

【英语语言学习】音乐与吉他

Im Steve Ember. And Im Phoebe Zimmermann with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about a very popular musical instrument. Listen and see if you can guess what it is. If you guessed it was a guitar, you are correct. Probably no other m

【英语语言学习】节目收听率

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: NBC has had a terrible ratings period, but the news here is not so much the network's decline as the primary language spoken on a network that passed NBC. NPR's Mandalit del Barco has more on TV's February sweeps, starting with t

【英语语言学习】喝茶还是咖啡

From VOA Learning English, this is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in Special English. Im Avi Arditti. And Im Faith Lapidus. Today, we report on caffeine and two popular drinks: tea and coffee. We tell about a study that found black tea is better for your health

【英语语言学习】镭射器的历史

Welcome to EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Im Mario Ritter. This week, we tell about one of the most recognizable objects in science fiction the laser. It is one of the best examples of how technology can go from the science of the future to eve

【英语语言学习】两个伟大发明—安全带和防弹背心

This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. And I'm Bob Doughty. Today we tell about two recent inventions that have helped to save lives. We will also tell about the people who developed them. Seatbelts Most cars have s

【英语语言学习】浓情巧克力

I'm Bob Doughty. And I'm Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we travel around the world exploring the history of chocolate. Its story begins with a plant whose scientific name, Theobroma cacao, means food of the gods. For

【英语语言学习】心理疾病

So I'm a woman with chronic schizophrenia. I've spent hundreds of days in psychiatric hospitals. I might have ended up spending most of my life on the back ward of a hospital, but that isn't how my life turned out. In fact, I've managed to stay clear

【英语语言学习】探索尼罗河

I'm Steve Ember. And I'm Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we visit the Nile River valley to explore one of the greatest civilizations in human history. The people of ancient Egypt developed the first nation-state, which w

【英语语言学习】去开罗的一次旅行

I'm Steve Ember. And I'm Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we continue our travels through Egypt to explore one of the greatest civilizations in human history. Last week, we visited the Nile River valley to see the art an

【英语语言学习】阿富汗女孩们接受教育

When I was 11, I remember waking up one morning to the sound of joy in my house. My father was listening to BBC News on his small, gray radio. There was a big smile on his face which was unusual then, because the news mostly depressed him. The Taliba

【英语语言学习】世界上最古老的鞋子

Nothing fits like an old shoe -- especially if that shoe walked the earth five thousand five hundred years ago. Researchers in Armenia found the world's oldest leather shoe, and they say it was in surprisingly good condition. Doctoral student Diana Z

【英语语言学习】成功和赢了的区别

I coined my own definition of success in 1934, when I was teaching at a high school in South Bend, Indiana, being a little bit disappointed, and delusioned perhaps, by the way parents of the youngsters in my English classes expected their youngsters

【英语语言学习】开学典礼演讲词

Class of 2009! First Id like you to get up, wave and cheer your supportive family and friends! Show your love! It is a great honor for me to be here today. Now wait a second. I know: thats such a clich. Youre thinking: every graduation speaker says t

【英语语言学习】短篇故事

ANNOUNCER: Now, the VOA Special English program AMERICAN STORIES. (MUSIC) Our story today is called Feathertop. It was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Here is Shep ONeal with the story. (MUSIC) STORYTELLER: The long cold winter was gone at last. At f

【英语语言学习】每个人都是自由的

Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 99: Wear sunscreen! If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists, whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reli

【英语语言学习】父爱的影响

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: When Senator Rob Portman of Ohio yesterday became the latest conservative politician to announce his support for same-sex marriage, he disclosed that his son, Will, a junior at Yale University, had told him two years ago that he is

【英语语言学习】克莉奥帕特拉七世

Im Christopher Cruise. And Im Faith Lapidus with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the life of one of the most famous and powerful women in history. She was a goddess, a queen, and a skilled diplomat and negotiator. She was a g