【英语语言学习】警察应该何时开枪

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Are American police too afraid of the public? That's a sensitive question, especially after five officers were gunned down in Dallas last week. Many reformers say it has to be asked. NPR's Martin Kaste reports now on the growing de

【英语语言学习】世界变得不那么暴力了

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: As you know, we've been following the attack on the boardwalk in Nice and the attempted coup in Turkey, both of which claimed dozens of lives. But those are just two of recent violent episodes that shocked the world. There was al

【英语语言学习】在亚马逊河的旅游冒险

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: And because summer is here, many people will soon be taking a vacation. We hope yours will be everything that you want it to be. But what if it doesn't turn out so well? At least, what happens when travel dreams become travel night

【英语语言学习】人类最伟大的发明

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Writer Virginia Heffernan fell in love with the Internet through the strains of Pachelbel's Canon. (SOUNDBITE OF YOUTUBE VIDEO, GUITAR) MARTIN: It was January of 2006, and this video appeared on YouTube in its early days. (SOUNDB

【英语语言学习】诚信现在还重要吗

Donald Trump: The CNN reporter, an absolutely horrible reporter, she starts off saying, 'Oh look, the room is half empty,' everybody was standing right next to me in the front of the room. Journalist: Well, make no mistake, everything you just heard

【英语语言学习】马特达蒙在麻省理工学院的毕业典礼演讲

All right. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you, President Reif. Thank you Class of 1966. That was alarming walking along and seeing 66 and then somebody saying, Oh its their 50th I almost had a heart attack. Time flies. And mostly thank you to th

【英语语言学习】圣经故事

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: William Shakespeare wrote in the margins of his books. You can see it. Noah washed up in Vienna after the flood. And Jesus sent a letter back to earth after his ascension into heaven. Did you miss those artifacts of history? Of cou

【英语语言学习】遵从圣经去生活

I thought I'd tell you a little about what I like to write. And I like to immerse myself in my topics. I just like to dive right in and become sort of a human guinea pig. And I see my life as a series of experiments. So, I work for Esquire magazine,

【英语语言学习】女人相比男人能记住更多面孔

This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Steve Ember. And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week -- learn about three separate studies that all involve faces. One has to do with facial blindness -- scientists have found that this disorder is mor

【英语语言学习】尝试一件新鲜事物并坚持30天

A few years ago, I felt like I was stuck in a rut, so I decided to follow in the footsteps of the great American philosopher, Morgan Spurlock, and try something new for 30 days. The idea is actually pretty simple. Think about something you've always

【英语语言学习】我们的食品加工生产过程到底哪里出了问题

Hello. My name is Birke Baehr, and I'm 11 years old. I came here today to talk about what's wrong with our food system. First of all, I would like to say that I'm really amazed at how easily kids are led to believe all the marketing and advertising o

【英语语言学习】我无家可归的那一年

I'm a writer and a journalist, and I'm also an insanely curious person, so in 22 years as a journalist, I've learned how to do a lot of new things. And three years ago, one of the things I learned how to do was to become invisible. I became one of th

【英语语言学习】关于我们的头发

This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. And Im Steve Ember. Today we talk about hair. We will tell what hair is, how it grows, and some of the main reasons people lose it. Hair has always been an important sign of beauty

【英语语言学习】老师如何来应对校园里的同性恋歧视问题

In 2010, violent crimes against gay, lesbian and transgendered people were up 13 percent over the previous year. Murders increased by 23 percent, according to the National Coalition of Anti-Violence Projects. The problem can start as early as element

【英语语言学习】医疗急救

Medical emergencies are not always easy to recognize. Yet any delay in emergency treatment could mean the difference between life and death or permanent disability. The American College of Emergency Physicians is a professional group for doctors who