NPR 2011-03-25

NPR's learned NATO plans to assume command of UN-backed no-fly operations over Libya, where coalition air strikes are targeting Muammar Gaddafi's defense system. Although theres been no official word yet on who gets control, NPR's Tom Bowman says he

NPR 2011-03-24

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says his country will act aggressively, responsibly and wisely to preserve security, his response to the first major attack in Jerusalem in years. Today, a busy bus stop was bombed. At least one person was ki

NPR 2012-03-25

Republican voters in Louisiana weigh in on the party's field of presidential hopefuls today. Hopes are high in Rick Santorum's campaign after Mitt Romney crushed opponents in Illinois. NPR's Don Gonyea is in Lafayette, Louisiana for the vote. He repo

TED演讲 谈上帝与海啸(3)

And last week we sang with the children one of their favorite songs, 上周我们与孩子们一起唱了一首他们最喜爱的歌曲： The Wise Man Built His House Upon the Rock. 聪明人建房岩石上。 Perhaps some of you know it. Some of th

趣味青春英语电台 第220期:On your soap box

Idiom: On your soap box 一个人过度或者过分强调某事 Hit the book: dredge 挖掘机 unmanned 无人驾驶的 exotic 抑郁的 shrimp 虾 amphipod 片脚类的动物 translucent 透明的，半透明的 inhabitant 居民 shed light on sth 使

pbs高端访谈:日本大地震两年后的生存状态

JEFFREY BROWN:And finally tonight: Japan two years after the massive earthquake and tsunami struck its northeastern coast. Ray Suarez has the story. RAY SUAREZ:The 2011 quake was one of the strongest in recorded history. It set off a tsunami that kil

New Explosion Heard at Japanese Nuclear Plant

Workers at a nuclear plant in Japan are battling to prevent a meltdown in one of the reactors, following the massive earthquake that struck the north-east part of the country on Friday. The latest government figures figures put the death toll from th

World's Major Economies to Discuss Japan Intervention

Japan's stock market retreated again Thursday, and officials from the world's leading economies agreed to meet about the effect the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear crisis is having on the fragile global economic recovery. Investors（投资者） sen

Gold Tops $1,500 an Ounce for First Time

The price of gold edged above a record $1,500 an ounce on Tuesday as investors（投资者） looked for an alternative to the U.S. dollar. The price of gold has risen 31 percent in the last year. It shattered the psychological barrier at $1,500.50 b

Lady Gaga sued over stealing charity money

BEIJING, June 28 (Xinhuanet) -- Pop star Lady Gaga is sued over sales of her wristbands for Japan's earthquake relief efforts, according to media reports Tuesday. The federal class action lawsuit against Gaga claims that she profited from the sale of

Wall Street mixed ahead of earnings season

NEW YORK, April 11 (Xinhua) -- Wall Street traded mixed on Monday as investors(投资者) were cautious before the first-quarter earnings season and a series of uncertainties still lingered in the markets. The three major indexes wavered between gain

Strong Earthquake Rocks NE Japan

A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake jolted northeastern Japan early Sunday in the same region that was devastated by a massive 9.0 earthquake and ensuing tsunami earlier this year. The U.S. Geological Survey says the quake was centered in the Pacific O

AP 2011-04-09

1. 9/11 mastermind Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four alleged co-conspirators are being referred to the system of military commissions for trial. The decision by the Obama administration is an about-face from earlier plans to have the five go on trial i

AP 2010-11-03

1. The White House says President Barack Obama isnt giving up on the House of Representatives even amid dire predictions and poor polls for Democrats. Press Secretary Robert Gibbs says the president is still working to hold onto control of the chambe

Step by Step 3000 第2册 Unit9:Disasters(1)

Step by Step 3000. Book Two. Unit 9. News (1). Disasters. Part 1. Warming up. A. Keywords. earthquake, hit, killed, estimated, Richter Scale, shaken, measuring, struck, epicentered, magnitude. Vocabulary. Richter Scale, massive, epicenter, magnitude,

Japan's Cabinet Resigns, Parliament to Confirm New PM

Japan's Prime Minister Naoto Kan and his Cabinet resigned early Tuesday, making way for Yoshihiko Noda to be confirmed by parliament as the nation's new prime minister. Outgoing finance minister Noda emerged as the surprise winner in Monday's vote fo

Indonesia quake search stepped up

Rescuers in Indonesia are searching the rubble of collapsed buildings for survivors after a powerful earthquake, with the toll expected to rise. At least 44 people are confirmed dead and thousands of homes ruined after the 7.0-magnitude quake hit on

【英语语言学习】互联网的利弊

This was in an area called Wellawatta, a prime residential area in Colombo. We stood on the railroad tracks that ran between my friend's house and the beach. The tracks are elevated about eight feet from the waterline normally, but at that point the

夏说英语新闻晨读 第509期:亚洲犀牛濒临灭绝

本期内容： Conservationists have warned that the entire species of the critically endangered Javan rhino could be wiped out if a tsunami were to strike again. They once roamed the jungles of South East Asia and India, but today only 67 exist in

TED演讲:修复照片,重振人生(3)

The lady who brought us these photos was lucky, as far as the photos go. 那位给我们这些照片的女士非常幸运，就这些照片而言， She had started hand-cleaning them herself and stopped 她也开始自己亲手清洗照片， when s