【英语语言学习】沙特阿拉伯对埃及的影响

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: With protests continuing in Egypt, public acceptance of the new military government's rule may rest on its ability to kick-start an economic recovery. Egypt's sputtering economy has brought electricity shortages, long lines of peop

【英语语言学习】波士顿最臭名昭著的恶棍

This is FRESH AIR. I'm Dave Davies, in for Terry Gross. Whitey Bulger, the Boston criminal that inspired Jack Nicholson's character in the Martin Scorsese film The Departed, was captured in 2011 after 16 years on the run as one of the FBI's most want

【英语语言学习】美国父亲的变化

Welcome to This Is America from VOA Learning English. I'm Kelly Jean Kelly. And I'm Bob Doughty. This week on our program, we look at modern changes in the American father. Moms Are Great. But What About Dads? Father's Day was observed this year on S

【英语语言学习】比尔盖茨的投资

This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: And I'm Audie Cornish. If you think that you need to crack open a few eggs to make an omelet, well, there are some young entrepreneurs in San Francisco who are betti

【英语语言学习】动物们的集体行为给我们的启示是什么

This is TALK OF THE NATION. I'm Neal Conan. We've all seen a flock of birds shift direction instantaneously mid-flight, or a school of fish swirl in what looked like tightly choreographed maneuvers. That's called collective behavior and it fascinated

【英语语言学习】骑着竹子做成的自行车是一种什么体验

IRA FLATOW, HOST: Up next, Flora Lichtman is here with us for our Video Pick of the Week. Hi, Flora. FLORA LICHTMAN, BYLINE: Hi, Ira. You went with something Seattlely. How would I describe it - Seattle-like... Seatlle-like this week for this week's

【英语语言学习】开着的窗户

The Open Window MY aunt will be down presently, Mr. Nuttel, said a very self-possessed young lady of fifteen; in the meantime you must try and put up with me. Framton Nuttel endeavoured to say the correct something which should duly flatter the niece

【英语语言学习】婚礼在美国的代价

From VOA Learning English, welcome to This Is America. Im Avi Arditti. And Im Kelly Jean Kelly. This week, we look at weddings in Americahow much they cost and how different they can be. MUSIC: Bruno Mars Marry You More than 2.3 million couples get m

【英语语言学习】悲观的思考方式是可以传染的

This is MORNING EDITION from NPR News. Good morning, I'm David Greene. And I'm Renee Montagne. In Your Health today: The connection between depression and dementia. GREENE: But first, freshmen are heading to college this fall and about now they might

【英语语言学习】泄密者的行踪

The U.S. continues its cat and mouse game with the man who confessed to leaking NSA secrets, Edward Snowden. After spending the last few weeks in Hong Kong, Snowden caught a plane to Moscow this weekend, and he's believed to still be in Russia. But h

【英语语言学习】种作物的新方式

From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. Today, we tell about an American farmer and an unusual device he developed. For 20 years, people around the world have been buying his invention. Blake Whisenant and his family are farmers. They

【英语语言学习】怎样逃避教育的死亡谷

Thank you very much. I moved to America 12 years ago with my wife Terry and our two kids. Actually, truthfully, we moved to Los Angeles -- (Laughter) -- thinking we were moving to America, but anyway, it's a short plane ride from Los Angeles to Ameri

【英语语言学习】两个打擂台

THE grey warm evening of August had descended upon the city and a mild warm air, a memory of summer, circulated in the streets. The streets, shuttered for the repose of Sunday, swarmed with a gaily coloured crowd. Like illumined pearls the lamps shon

【英语语言学习】人类到火星旅行

From VOA Learning English, this is As It Is. Welcome back. Im Caty Weaver. On the show today, we look into the future of space exploration. The American space agency NASA has announced plans for a new effort to study the sun. And, NASA scientists are

【英语语言学习】蔬菜们的生物钟

This is SCIENCE FRIDAY. I'm Ira Flatow. You open the door of your fridge and the light goes on, right? What if the light in your fridge could stay on and be programmed to help your veggies taste better or be more nutritious? Why? Well, it turns out t

【英语语言学习】在老年时学习新科技

This is SCIENCE FRIDAY. I'm Flora Lichtman. Up next, going digital in the golden years. Fans of the movie Babe might remember this scene, which is coming - coming at you soon. Essentially in this scene, the main character's wife gets a fax machine fr

【英语语言学习】痛苦的经历

MR. JAMES DUFFY lived in Chapelizod because he wished to live as far as possible from the city of which he was a citizen and because he found all the other suburbs of Dublin mean, modern and pretentious. He lived in an old sombre house and from his w

【英语语言学习】网上教育受到追捧 质疑声不断

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCS, are reshaping the landscape of higher education. And there's no bigger MOOC than Coursera, the for-profit tech company, with 3.5 million people taking its online courses. Today, Coursera unv

【英语语言学习】天安门广场

June fourth marks the 24th anniversary of the Chinese governments suppression of protests at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. As a public place, the Tiananmen Square is huge. On one side is The Great Hall of the People, where Chinas Congress meets. In th

【英语语言学习】萨尔瓦多的妇女不允许流产

MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: El Savador's highest court has ruled that a pregnant woman, whose health is expected to deteriorate as her pregnancy continues, cannot undergo an abortion. The 22-year-old, who goes by the name Beatriz to protect her identity, ha