【英语语言学习】养成一个新的习惯仅需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】关于婚姻你所不知道的事情

Every year in the United States alone, 2,077,000 couples make a legal and spiritual decision to spend the rest of their lives together ... (Laughter) and not to have sex with anyone else, ever. He buys a ring, she buys a dress. They go shopping for a

【英语语言学习】守护好自己的目标

Everyone, please think of your biggest personal goal. For real -- you can take a second. You've got to feel this to learn it. Take a few seconds and think of your personal biggest goal, okay? Imagine deciding right now that you're going to do it. Ima

【英语语言学习】通往成功的钥匙

When I was 27 years old, I left a very demanding job in management consulting for a job that was even more demanding: teaching. I went to teach seventh graders math in the New York City public schools. And like any teacher, I made quizzes and tests.

【英语语言学习】灾后重建

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: In the Philippines, the relief effort after Typhoon Haiyan is now in its second week. And as information trickles out, we have a clear picture of the scale of the devastation. But let's go back to when the storm made landfall. In

【英语语言学习】胜利者

This is Steve Ember. And this is Shirley Griffith with the VOA Special English program EXPLORATIONS. Today we finish the story of the first American program to send a person into space. It was called Project Mercury. The American space agency opened

【英语语言学习】滤芯净化水

Mark Zuckerberg, a journalist was asking him a question about the news feed. And the journalist was asking him, Why is this so important? And Zuckerberg said, A squirrel dying in your front yard may be more relevant to your interests right now than p

【英语语言学习】担忧未来

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: A Virginia state senator named Creigh Deeds was brutally assaulted by his son last week. The attack put the elder Deeds into the hospital and it left his son, Austin, dead after shooting himself. Just a day before, a judge issued

【英语语言学习】新兴的经济体

Give me liberty or give me death. When Patrick Henry, the governor of Virginia, said these words in 1775, he could never have imagined just how much they would come to resonate with American generations to come. At the time, these words were earmarke

【英语语言学习】喝酒对身体的利和弊

From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. Im Bob Doughty. And Im Kelly Jean Kelly. Drinking alcohol is a socially acceptable behavior in many parts of the world. Some medical experts say light drinking may even be good for your health,

【英语语言学习】牧师与独身者

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Rachel Martin. DR. THOMAS GROOME: It was the most difficult thing I had ever done in my life, by far, to leave priesthood. It was painful. It was excruciating. I remember saying to an old spiritual director.

【英语语言学习】葛底斯堡演说

Hello, and welcome back to As It Is from VOA Learning English. Im Jerilyn Watson in Washington. Today on our program, we note the 150th anniversary of The Gettysburg Address. It is one of the most famous and most beautiful speeches ever given in the

【英语语言学习】非美籍学生让美国发展得更好

Welcome back to As It Is. Today we will be talking about people who move to the United States from other countries. Some are immigrants who bring their traditions with them. On our show, we look at families from Latin American nations. Many of them c

【英语语言学习】谈礼仪

DON GONYEA, HOST: OK. We've all been scolded to keep our elbows off the table or to politely say please and thank you, or for heaven sake not to eat with our fingers at a nice restaurant. Well, maybe you haven't been so reprimanded, but I have. So wh

【英语语言学习】追求公正

ELI ROSENBAUM: The time pressures grow every year. Sometimes I say it's sort of like when we started, we were told, OK, run a four-minute mile and we did it. And then a few years later, they say, OK, you've got to run that mile but you've only got ab

【英语语言学习】语言与人性

Each of you possesses the most powerful, dangerous and subversive trait that natural selection has ever devised. It's a piece of neural audio technology for rewiring other people's minds. I'm talking about your language, of course, because it allows

【英语语言学习】历年大事记

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: There are lots of lists as the year draws to a close: best films, best books, Persons of the Year. This year, NPR is looking at the numbers that tell this year's story. So, our math guy, Keith Devlin, has a nomination for number of

【英语语言学习】政府的监督机制

From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. A special advisory group in the United States is urging President Barack Obama to make changes to the governments surveillance programs. The group offered its suggestions in a report released this week.

【英语语言学习】北美自由贸易协定成立20年

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It has been almost 20 years since the U.S. Congress approved the North American Free Trade Agreement - New Year's Day to be precise. It was an agreement that was met with all kinds of controversy. Over the next few weeks, NPR wil

【英语语言学习】抵抗脊髓灰质炎病毒的侵害

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: As we near the end of 2013, NPR is taking a look at the numbers that tell the story of this past year; numbers that if you really understand them, can give insight into the world we're living in right now. Over the next two weeks