【英语语言学习】四位美国人物

So my grandfather told me when I was a little girl, If you say a word often enough, it becomes you. And having grown up in a segregated city, Baltimore, Maryland, I sort of use that idea to go around America with a tape recorder -- thank God for tech

【英语语言学习】中国养老制度

Welcome again to the daily magazine show As It Is. For VOA Learning English, Im Mario Ritter. In this program, we hear about Chinas slowing economy and what that means for some of its neighbors. But first, we told you in one of our earlier programs a

【英语语言学习】情报搜集与情报泄露

From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. This week, a U.S. military judge ruled in the case of Army Private Bradley Manning. The soldier was found guilty of espionage for providing secrets to the anti-secrecy website WikiLeaks. The court also

【英语语言学习】哪国的公民更受监视

It's WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Susan Stamberg. The House of Representatives this past week rejected legislation that would have limited what data the NSA can collect from Americans. But the margin was narrow, and House leaders predict more e

【英语语言学习】说唱

Welcome to EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. I'm June Simms. Protest songs are part of the fuel of revolutions. Today, we talk to three rappers who played an active part in the Arab Spring revolutions and America's Occupy protests. (MUSIC: Rayes L

【英语语言学习】孩子们吃的食物

Sadly, in the next 18 minutes when I do our chat, four Americans that are alive will be dead from the food that they eat. My name's Jamie Oliver. I'm 34 years old. I'm from Essex in England and for the last seven years I've worked fairly tirelessly t

【英语语言学习】是什么使我们与黑猩猩分开

Good morning everyone. First of all, it's been fantastic being here over these past few days. And secondly, I feel it's a great honor to kind of wind up this extraordinary gathering of people, these amazing talks that we've had. I feel that I've fitt

【英语语言学习】将减肥进行到底

This is Science in the News in VOA Special English. I'm Shirley Griffith. And I'm Bob Doughty. Today we will talk about diet and weight loss. Exercise is important if you want to get in good shape. But experts say exercise alone is not enough if your

【英语语言学习】肥胖是否还有其他对健康的影响

I'll never forget that day back in the spring of 2006. I was a surgical resident at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, taking emergency call. I got paged by the E.R. around 2 in the morning to come and see a woman with a diabetic ulcer on her foot. I can st

【英语语言学习】牙齿做X射线检查增大患脑瘤概率

A new study suggests that dental X-rays may increase the risk of the most common kind of brain tumor. However, experts say the risk of these mostly non-cancerous growths is still very small. The study involved about fourteen hundred patients with bra

【英语语言学习】女儿的遗传缺陷

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Some people in life can see whole worlds in small things. Hugh Rienhoff can see it in a molecule called transforming growth factor-beta 3. In 2003, his daughter, Beatrice, was born with a few noticeable abnormalities. Her eyes were

【英语语言学习】全身弄得脏兮兮对孩子健康有益

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. A new study suggests that early exposure to germs strengthens the immune system. That means letting children get a little dirty might be good for their health later in life. The study involved laboratory

【英语语言学习】谈腐败

A Mother Read by Fionnula Flanagan MR HOLOHAN, assistant secretary of the Eire Abu Society, had been walking up and down Dublin for nearly a month, with his hands and pockets full of dirty pieces of paper, arranging about the series of concerts. He h

【英语语言学习】逃学威龙

Thank you. I never really expected to find myself giving advice to people graduating from an establishment of higher education. I never graduated from any such establishment. I never even started at one. I escaped from school as soon as I could, when

【英语语言学习】治疗有助于问题少年反思自己的行为

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Police departments and community groups are always looking for ways to reduce crime. Much of the time though their success is not measured scientifically, so we don't really know what works and what doesn't. Well, at the Universit

【英语语言学习】香料可以改善你的健康状况

From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. Im Faith Lapidus. And Im Mario Ritter. Today we tell about herbs and spices, and some of their many uses. People have been using herbs and spices for thousands of years. Generally, herbs come fr

【英语语言学习】标记二氧化碳的浓度

Welcome to As It Is, the daily magazine show from VOA Learning English. Im Mario Ritter. A music video shot in space? That is now a reality. Today, we hear how Skylab led the way for astronauts living in a weightless environment for long periods. But

【英语语言学习】柬埔寨酒店 员工当家做主

It's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Robert Siegel. And I'm Audie Cornish. We've been profiling people around the world who are dreaming up innovative ways to solve social problems. Today, we head to Cambodia. The owners of a popular hotel t

【英语语言学习】弗吉尼亚大学毕业典礼演讲

Good morning. I am Stephen Colbert and I want to thank the class of 2013 for inviting me here today. Thank you very much, its an honor. This is way more than I expected. This is incredibly generous, I would have done it for free; its incredibly gener

【英语语言学习】美国第一夫人在毕业典礼上的演讲

MRS. OBAMA: Well, thank you. (Applause.) Oh, my goodness. Thank you so much. (Applause.) Oh, my goodness. It is such a -- you all, rest yourselves. Youve got a long day ahead. It is beyond a pleasure and an honor for me to be here with all of you tod