VOA慢速英语2009年-People in America - Les Paul, 1915-2009: H

VOICE ONE: Im Shirley Griffith. VOICE TWO: And Im Steve Ember with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about Les Paul, one of the most influential people in modern popular music. He was a skillful guitarist who played an energeti

VOA标准英语2014--成千上万的加州家庭与缺水斗争

Hundreds of California Households Struggle With No Water 成千上万的加州家庭与缺水斗争 EAST PORTERVILLE, CALIFORNIA California is undergoing its third year of severe drought, and the water shortage is affecting farms, cities, and small c

万花筒 2009-06-12&06-13 菲亚特正式收购克莱斯勒

Italian car maker Fiat has become an even bigger player in the global automobile industry, now that it has closed its takeover of privately held Chrysler. In the next few months, Fiat will begin the process of transferring its technology, platforms a

VOA常速英语2105--就业增加或令美联储提前加息

就业增加或令美联储提前加息 WASHINGTONA big pickup in job growth in May: the U.S. economy adding 280,000 jobs last month. But the unemployment rate also ticked higher to 5.5 percent as more Americans polished up their resumes to look for

NPR美国国家公共电台 NPR 2013-11-09

A bill banning workplace discrimination based on central orientation or gender identity won passage today in Democratic-led Senate. As NPRs David Welna explains ten Republicans join all of the Senate voting Democrats for a final tally of 64 to 32. Th

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台八月-Freecycle: A Web of Free, Unwanted Things

Now, what may be the ultimate Internet service, one that helps you clean out the garage? NPR's Ted Robbins explains. Deron Beal is really proud of his home office in Tucson. More to the point he's proud of how he got what's in the office - a compu

2006年VOA标准英语-Japan Sweeps Consumer Reports Magazine Aut

By George Dwyer Washington, DC 03 March 2006 watch Top Cars report One of Consumer Report magazine's top cars Consumer Reports magazine's annual survey of preferred automobiles is out, and the results

VOA标准英语2012--FAO Warns of Locust Threat in Mali and Niger

FAO Warns of Locust Threat in Mali and Niger Heavy rains have fallen over the past three weeks in northern Mali and Niger and thats resulted in growing swarms of Desert locusts. Efforts are underway to contain the insects in a region thats already fo

VOA标准英语2011--US Soldiers Close Bases, Head Out of Iraq

US Soldiers Close Bases, Head Out of Iraq The U.S. military has almost completed the huge job of packing up all of its bases and equipment and moving out of Iraq. After almost nine years in Iraq, thousands of U.S. troops have already left the country

VOA标准英语2010年-Toyota Faces Tough Job Rebuilding Repu

Japanese automaker Toyota has announced yet another recall. This time it is Tacoma pickup trucks sold in the United Sates. The announcement is the latest in a string of recalls that have hurt the company's image, and prompted concern among many in Ja

VOA标准英语2009年-Ethiopia Conspiracy Suspects Again Denied

An Ethiopian judge has again denied bail for 40 suspects jailed last month in connection with an alleged plot to destabilize the country. The suspects were ordered held for another two weeks while prosecutors decide what to charge them with. Ethiopi

VOA标准英语2015--Prospects Grow for Earlier Fed Rate Hike as US Adds Jobs

Prospects Grow for Earlier Fed Rate Hike as US Adds Jobs WASHINGTON A big pickup in job growth in May: the U.S. economy adding 280,000 jobs last month. But the unemployment rate also ticked higher to 5.5 percent as more Americans polished up their re

美国国家公共电台 NPR Black Farmers Are Sowing The Seeds Of Health And Empowerment

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: More than 9 out of 10 farm owners in the United States are white, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And there's a growing movement to try to change that. The goal is to help more people of color become farmers and to mak

美国国家公共电台 NPR The 'Babe Ruth' Of Ice Cream Gives The Scoop On His 71-Year Career

(SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) NOEL KING, HOST: OK. It's time now for StoryCorps. Every summer, for generations, the town of Peabody, Mass., has heard the sounds of Yankee Doodle coming from the ice cream truck of Allan Ganz. Over the years, he's watched his c

美国国家公共电台 NPR Thousands Of Fire Evacuees To Spend The Holiday Without Homes

Thousands Of Fire Evacuees To Spend The Holiday Without Homes STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Many people in Northern California are away from home this holiday week because their homes were destroyed by the Camp Fire. NPR's Elise Hu reports on how some are spe

Business Channel 2007-07-21&07-22, 中国股市膨胀

Script: am Jim Ledbetter with CNN Money, I am here with Fortunes David Kirkpatrick. Today, we are gonna talk about the phenomenal rise in Chinese Internet Stocks. David, welcome. Okay, lets go. Just in a matter of a week, ten days' time, some of the

Business Channel 2007-09-08&09-10, 汽车工业秋季走势展望

Scripts: Major auto stocks are all up today, US auto sales dropping in August by six-tenths of a percent. But there are bright spots. Phil LeBeau's On The Money tonight. Just when you thought the consumer took a summer vacation, the August auto sale

2006年VOA标准英语-Landmines Kill 23 in Eastern Sudan

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 13 September 2006 At least 23 people were killed and two wounded by landmines in two separate incidents in eastern Sudan. A UN contractor uses a metal detector to search for mines planted along a dirt road in Juba, Sudan Ac

美语听力 English Cafe 138

Topics: Monster truck shows and races; blue jeans and Levi Strauss, to be up against the wall, liability versus responsibility, pronouncing either Words: monster pickup truck destructive to crush track obstacle freestyle to root blue jeans (or jeans)

每天三分钟学英语 第362期:英文"打出租车"说成 hit taxi可就太丢脸了

知识点笔记： Hi, I'd like to order a taxi for pickup. 您好，我要订一个出租车来接我。 ① 在街上打车怎么说？ Hail a taxi Flag down a taxi A: Do you want me to drop you home? 需要我送你回家吗？ B: Thanks, but I'll