【英语语言学习】明令禁止

Hello! Im June Simms in Washington. Thanks for joining us again for another As It Is! At this time of the year, people all around the world are looking back at the past 12 months. What was good about the year? What was not so good? And what should I

【英语语言学习】投胎转世

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: We're going to spend the next few minutes talking about a controversial theory, about living and dying and living again; reincarnation. It's long been a central tenet of certain spiritual traditions, but it's not an experience th

【英语语言学习】约翰给毕业生的建议

Down through the ages, a traditional form has evolved for this type of speech, which is: Some old fart, his best years behind him, who, over the course of his life, has made a series of dreadful mistakes (that would be me), gives heartfelt advice to

【英语语言学习】为什么巧合每天都在发生？

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Coincidences confound us. Miracles amaze us. And the chance that the same person could be hit by lightning three different times, well, that just defies explanation. Or does it? David Hand is an emeritus professor of mathematics

【英语语言学习】披头士乐队成立50周年

This is FRESH AIR. I'm David Bianculli, editor of the website TV Worth Watching, sitting in for Terry Gross. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, I, WANT TO HOLD YOUR HAND) THE BEATLES: (Singing) Oh yeah, I tell you something I think you'll understand. When I say tha

【英语语言学习】慢性疾病

From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. Im Christopher Cruise. And Im Faith Lapidus. Today we tell about a World Health Organization report on spinal cord injuries. Then, we tell how American scientists have used stem cells to create

【英语语言学习】怪物

RUBEN CASTANEDA: I had aspired to stop using crack when I came to Washington. I thought it would not be a very good idea to use crack while working for The Washington Post and covering the crime beat in the most murderous city, where the president ha

【英语语言学习】每年大量的食物被浪费掉

Hello, and welcome to As It Is from VOA Learning English! Im Katherine Cole in Washington. Food waste is a problem around the world, especially in wealthy nations. Studies estimate that between 30 and 40 percent of the food in wealthy countries is th

【英语语言学习】学会与狼和平共处

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Efforts to remove the gray wolf from the endangered species list across most of the lower 48 states hit a hurdle yesterday. A U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service panel said the scientific research is insufficient to make a decision. The

【英语语言学习】宝贝们都在想什么

What is going on in this baby's mind? If you'd asked people this 30 years ago, most people, including psychologists, would have said that this baby was irrational, illogical, egocentric -- that he couldn't take the perspective of another person or un

【英语语言学习】香烟的诱惑

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: So people still smoke in spite of the many good reasons not to. It certainly is addictive, but the cigarette also has a certain allure. Think of a man leaning into to light a lady's cigarette, or the pack preferred in a tense momen

【英语语言学习】收入差距多大为大

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Last month, President Obama called income inequality and economic mobility, quote, the defining challenge of our time. Since, as we just heard, President Obama is sure to discuss income inequality this coming week, we wanted to t

【英语语言学习】还在发简讯吗？太老套了

LYNN NEARY, HOST: If you have teenagers in your house, you may find this hard to believe, but texting - at least the kind you do through your cellphone provider - is on the decline. This news comes from the British consulting firm Deloitte, which rep

【英语语言学习】要求撤诉

From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. This week, a lawyer for an Indian diplomat asked a court in the United States to dismiss immigration and employment charges against her. Devyani Khobragade served as Deputy Counsel General at Indias con

【英语语言学习】回忆的伤痛

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Hayley Kincain is 15 years old and on the run with her father, Andy. He's come home from the war in Iraq, honored for his service, and haunted by it. He drinks and does drugs, can't hold a job, is unreliable behind the wheel of his

【英语语言学习】安养院帮助病患度过人生最后的时光

Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. I'm June Simms. When people hear the word hospice, they usually link it to death and dying. But as Marsha James tells us, hospice is focused more about providing care, comfort and support to patie

【英语语言学习】美国与墨西哥的边境

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: The NPR News team traveled more than 2400 miles along the Mexican border from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific. Their route led through a zone that's under intense surveillance. NPR's Steve Inskeep got a chance to watch those who

【英语语言学习】我们能共同拥有它吗

So my moment of truth did not come all at once. In 2010, I had the chance to be considered for promotion from my job as director of policy planning at the U.S. State Department. This was my moment to lean in, to push myself forward for what are reall

【英语语言学习】让南德克萨斯音乐保持生命力

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Conjunto music can be as American as cherry pie - with Mexican and German flavoring: (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) FLACO AND MAX: (Singing in foreign language) SIMON: Flaco Jimenez and Max Baca are just about the biggest names in conjunto,

【英语语言学习】太空中失明后使我懂得的

What's the scariest thing you've ever done? Or another way to say it is, what's the most dangerous thing that you've ever done? And why did you do it? I know what the most dangerous thing is that I've ever done because NASA does the math. You look ba