美国国家公共电台 NPR Hollywood Diversity Study Finds 'Mixed Bag' When It Comes To Representation

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: The box office success of Black Panther is no surprise to UCLA sociologist Darnell Hunt. His annual report on Hollywood diversity is out today, and it shows that diverse casts and creators are just good business. Here's NPR's Man

VOA常速英语2008年-Glass Artist Finds Creative Way to Clean Up Env

By June Soh Washington 31 March 2008 With increased awareness of the need to protect the environment, some individuals have come up with innovative ways to re-use normally discarded products. In this report, VOA's June Soh shows how a glass artist in

美国国家公共电台 NPR Breast-Fed Kids May Be Less Hyper, But Not Necessarily Smarter, Study Finds

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: I got to talk with the writer Emma Donoghue the other day. You might remember she got famous for her blockbuster novel Room, the one about a happy little boy growing up in horrifying conditions - born into captivity, mom abducted

美国国家公共电台 NPR Report To Army Finds Blast From Some Weapons May Put Shooter's Brain At Risk

Report To Army Finds Blast From Some Weapons May Put Shooter's Brain At Risk DAVID GREENE, HOST: There's a new report out today that finds that people in the military may be putting their own brains at risk when they fire certain high-powered weapons

美国国家公共电台 NPR Sperm Counts Plummet In Western Men, Study Finds

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: A wide-ranging study shows that sperm counts are plummeting throughout the Western world, and scientists don't know why. NPR health correspondent Rob Stein suggests some of the potential reasons. ROB STEIN, BYLINE: In Margaret At

VOA常速英语2008年-Pentagon Report Finds No Direct Saddam-al-Qaida

By Al Pessin Pentagon 13 March 2008 The U.S. Defense Department has released a study of 600,000 documents from Saddam Hussein's archives concluding that while he supported many terrorist groups he did not have a direct connection with al-Qaida. But t

VOA常速英语2008年-Indonesian Court Acquits Suharto but Finds his

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 27 March 2008 An Indonesian court has acquitted the late dictator Suharto in a civil case but found his charity foundation guilty of graft and ordered it to repay the government more than $100 million in state funds. V

VOA标准英语2008年-Wendy Johnson Finds Enlightenment through Organ

In a quiet valley at Muir Beach, outside San Francisco, volunteer farmers till the soil, plant seedlings, and irrigate crops. They work alongside Zen monks and nuns, Western converts to an ancient Asian faith. This is where organic farmer and garden

美国国家公共电台 NPR NASA's Curiosity Rover Finds Chemical Building Blocks For Life On Mars

DAVID GREENE, HOST: This seems big. Scientists say for the first time they have clear evidence that the chemical building blocks of life exist on Mars. So is this the moment we can say there is life on the red planet? Well, NPR's Joe Palca says not y

美国国家公共电台 NPR Invisibilia: A Man Finds An Explosive Emotion Locked In A Word

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: NPR's Invisibilia is back for a third season. The show about the unseen forces that shape human behavior is taking a look at concepts like reality, identity, emotion and how those concepts shape our experience - sounds kind of ab

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Sit, Walk, Don't Talk': An Author Finds Comfort At A Silent Meditation Retreat

LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: When we have a problem, we're often encouraged to talk about it with a friend, a family member or a professional, like a therapist. But what if the answer is silence? In the new book Sit, Walk, Don't Talk, Jennifer Howd tak

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Veteran Finds Relief Through Fashion: 'It Was So Much About Finding My Peace'

A Veteran Finds Relief Through Fashion: 'It Was So Much About Finding My Peace' SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Time now for StoryCorps' Military Voices Initiative, recording the stories of veterans and their families. Duane Topping has tattoos up and down his ar

2006年VOA标准英语-Country Singer Julie Roberts Finds Sucess With

By Mary Morningstar Washington 07 August 2006 Just a few years ago, Country singer Julie Roberts was answering telephones for the chairman of Universal Music Group in Nashville. Through much persistence and a little luck, she achieved her dream of a

2006年VOA标准英语-Study Finds Airline Cabin Pressure Does No

By David McAlary Washington 16 May 2006 Long distance air travel can increase the risk of blood clots in the legs, a potentially fatal condition that has been known for more than half a century. Now B

VOA常速英语2008年-Report Finds Property Rights Essential for Econ

By Tendai Maphosa London 26 February 2008 The new edition of the second annual International Property Rights Index says physical and intellectual property rights are necessary for economic growth. From London, Tendai Maphosa has more in this report f

白领英语晨读-012 The Popularity Trap in Office　办公室的人气陷阱

Respect versus popularityit is the old conflict between being professional and being personal. We want to do a good job, but we want to be friends with everyone, too. The truth is, you can't always be liked if you do your job properly. And the desir

2006年VOA标准英语-Will Ferrell Finds New Comedic Vehicle in 'Tall

By Alan Silverman Hollywood 05 August 2006 High speed, high thrills auto racing under the banner of NASCAR (the National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing) is one of the most popular spectator sports across the heartland of America. This fact ha

2007年VOA标准英语-Poll Finds Americans Losing Confidence in Milit

By Stephanie Ho Washington 03 April 2007 A new poll shows that declining American public support for the war in Iraq is leading to an increasingly negative public opinion of resorting to military force to settle global conflicts. The findings come in

VOA常速英语2008年-Study Finds Brain Stimulation May Improve Memor

By Alex Villarreal Washington, DC 01 February 2008 Medical researchers in Canada say a brain stimulation procedure used to treat people with Parkinson's and other diseases could help restore the memory of dementia patients. The researchers stumbled u

VOA标准英语2008年-Young Kurdish Woman Finds Business Opportunitie

By Suzanne Presto Irbil 08 June 2008 Young people in Kurdistan are embracing new opportunities to develop and expand their own businesses. Suzanne Presto speaks to one young woman who balances a family, two beauty salons and entrepreneurial classes