Scientists Solve Mystery of Chameleon Eyes 科学家们解决变色龙眼睛的奥秘 Chameleons can move their eyes in different directions, and most scientists thought that meant that each eye worked independently from the other. Scientists in Isra

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(十月)

By Greg Flakus Austin, Texas 29 September 2009 The Next 100 Years by George Friedman In the century ahead, there will be wars fought from space, between nations that are friendly with each other today. Populations will decline and industrialized nat

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(九月)

This is where it ends. FBI SWAT Teams converge on an elementary school 28 hours after the crisis begins. Students flee. It's a scenario the FBI doesn't usually let cameras in to see. This is the single most ambitious field training exercise any FBI

发表于:2018-12-11 / 阅读(63) / 评论(0) 分类 万花筒2007年

Many English seaside towns seem as if they are stuck in a time warp, in an era when families and caravans full of factory workers would converge on the shore for fun and frolics. 英国许多海滨小镇仿佛被卡在时间隧道里了,至今仍然停

发表于:2018-12-27 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 英语听力小短文走遍全世界

图片1 gather n.集合,聚集 vi.集合,聚集 vt. 使聚集,搜集,积聚,推断 例句:A crowd gathered to see what had happened in the street. 一群人聚拢起来看发生了什么事。 disperse v.(使)分散,(使)散

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 漫画搞定六级词汇(文本+音频)

Melting Arctic Could be Major Source of Greenhouse Gases The melting arctic permafrost could release methane-producing microbes with the potential to accelerate climate change, according to a new study published in Nature. Lead author Janet Jansson,

发表于:2019-01-04 / 阅读(70) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(十一月)

By Laila Azimi Washington 17 December 2007 Muslims from around the world are on their way to Mecca in Saudi Arabia for the spiritual pilgrimage known as the Hajj beginning December 18. This annual event takes place during the 12th month of the Islami

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2007年(十二月)

By Steve Herman Tokyo 26 November 2006 Japan's chief envoy to the six-party talks on the North Korean nuclear program is in Beijing to help plan the next round of negotiations, which are expected next month. In addition, as VOA's Steve Herman report

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(168) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十一月)

By Jordan Davis Dakar 30 October 2006 More than 100 cyclists from around the world are pedaling their way across Burkina Faso this week in the 20th annual Tour de Faso. Burkinabes are passionate for the event. Cyclists on the road In the capital Oua

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十月)

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 30 March 2006 Kenyan officials Thursday launched preparations for an international assembly of parliaments to be held in Nairobi in May. This is the first time the assembly w

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(124) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(三月)

Three dimensional movies, like Avatar, are wowing us with their visual display. The science fiction epic Avatar won best drama and top director for filmmaker James Cameron at this year's Golden Globe awards. But a study at the University of Californi

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(二月)

European Finance Chiefs Meet on Debt Crisis European leaders converge on Brussels Sunday for a crucial summit aimed at forging a plan to save the euro currency. As Greece struggles to avoid a default on its debts, EU leaders must try to stop the cris

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(十月)

In Balkans, Threat of Islamic Radicalization, Russian Influence Converge 伊斯兰激进主义威胁巴尔干地区 The White House says violent extremism and Russian aggression in Ukraine are two of the greatest challenges to U.S. national security.

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(98) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(三月)

Can India's great river and a culture more than 3,500 years old survive the pressures of the 21st century? And there it is, the holy Ganges, it's a river that is revered as a Goddess, the reason i'm starting my journey here is because above this poin

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 自然百科2015年

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: The poet Richard Wilbur died over the weekend. He was 96. Wilbur has been both praised and criticized for his classical approach to poetry, but he earned just about every honor a poet could receive, including being named the seco

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台10月

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: A new novel called Lucky Boy centers around two women and two different pictures of immigration. In one story, an 18-year-old named Soli enters the U.S. from Mexico without papers. In the other, an Indian-American woman named Kav

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(64) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台1月

Google's philanthropic arm has announced $25 million in new grants and investment to help make the world a better place. The computer search engine is focusing on projects that include disease and disaster prevention, helping small and medium-sized e

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(48) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年1月

By Jeff Swicord Washington, DC 17 July 2006 watch Net Neutrality report Recently the U.S. Senate Commerce Committee rejected a provision called Net neutrality that would have kept Internet network owners such as Comcast and A.T.T. from creating prem

发表于:2019-02-06 / 阅读(125) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(七月)

Covered in prayer shawls, ultra-orthodox Jewish men of the Cohanim Priestly caste participate in a blessing during the Jewish holiday of Passover at the Western Wall, Judaism's holiest site, in Jerusalem's Old City, 1 Apr 2010 Jewish and Christian pi

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(四)月

By Sonja Pace Berlin 09 November 2009 Visitors gather at Potsdamer Platz The German capital will commemorate on Monday the fall of the Berlin Wall 20 years ago - on November 9, 1989. More than 100,000 visitors are expected to converge on the city an

发表于:2019-02-12 / 阅读(51) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(十一月)