VOA慢速英语2009-Health Report - A Handful of Findings About Fing

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Is there meaning in the length of a finger? An eighteen ninety-three guidebook called Modern Etiquette in Public and Private had this to say: Long fingers are a sign of refinement. A short stubby hand a

豆知识 2010-05-16&05-22 Google三大核心业务之一：搜

Hi. My name is Matt Cutts. Im an engineer in the quality group of Google, and Id like to talk today about what happens when you do a web search. The first thing to understand is that when you do a Google search, you arent actually searching the web,

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台七月-Military Chiefs Find Second Careers as CE

A new study of the Standard Poor's 500 shows that military experience may actually be the best training to become a corporate CEO. The executive search firm Korn/Ferry International and the Intelligence Unit of the Economist Magazine found that forme

2007年VOA标准英语-Mauritius Highest, Somalia Lowest on Africa Gov

By Tendai Maphosa London 25 September 2007 Mauritius is the best run country in Africa and Somalia is the worst, according to a new good governance index published on Tuesday. Tendai Maphosa has the details in this report for VOA from London. The fir

VOA标准英语10月-President Bush Defends Financial Moves; World Sto

U.S. President George Bush is defending his government's aggressive interventions in the financial crisis. He told a U.S. business group Friday the measures of last resort will ultimately restore the economy to stability. VOA's Kent Klein reports fr

VOA标准英语2013--Rival GDP Measure Puts Emphasis on Social Progress

Rival GDP Measure Puts Emphasis on Social Progress Since the early 20th century, the United States has topped the global table of Gross Domestic Product. According to the new Social Progress Index, though, the best country in the world is Sweden. The

VOA双语新闻：印度贫困人口多于非洲26国穷人总数

According to a new study more people live in poverty in eight Indian states than in 26 of sub-Saharan Africa's poorest countries. The creators of the new study said the level of poverty in South Asia compared to Africa was a surprising discovery. 根据

VOA标准英语2009年-Europe Markets Flat in Absence of Turnaround Si

Hopes were dashed Tuesday as European stocks were flat following Monday's heavy losses on Wall Street. The losses in the U.S. Monday that pushed the Dow index below the 7,000 level for the first time in a dozen years spilled over Tuesday onto the ov

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Now to Olympic Skiing star Lindsey Vonn opening up about her insecurities off the slopes. Speaking herself magazine about its what it's like the red carpet with women hampherside. ABC's Jojo Chen. She is over here, what the story the morning, Jojo. G

访谈录 2014-06-25&06-27 道格拉斯后悔与泽塔琼斯分手：这是个错误决定

More on our Heat Index. Oscar winner Michael Douglas is opening up to People magazine about his marriage to actress Catherine zeta-Jones. The couple made headlines last year when they announced they would spend some time apart. But they have been out

2006年VOA标准英语-Stock Markets, Trade Push Asian Economies to Ne

By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 18 December 2006 Asian economies, led by China and India, were among the most dynamic in the world during 2006. Many economies expanded by well over than six percent, and with new capital flowing into stock markets and exp

VOA标准英语2009年-Global Economic Gloom Spooks Stock Investors in

Most Asia-Pacific stock markets closed lower on their first trading day of the week. Market analysts say investors have yet to see relief in the global economic gloom as more statistics point to a deepening downturn. Pedestrian walks past share pric