新概念优美背诵短文50篇 Unit9:Suburbanization

If by suburb is meant an urban margin that grows more rapidly than its already developed interior, the process of suburbanization began during the emergence of the industrial city in the second quarter of the nineteenth century. Before that period t

VOA常速英语2105--美国工人要求增加最低工资

美国工人要求增加最低工资 LOS ANGELESLos Angeles is about to become the largest American city to raise its minimum wage to $15 an hour, an increase to be phased in over five years. The wage is more than twice the current minimum rate requi

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-01-27

The International Monetary Fund says the world economy is recovering at a healthy pace. But it still needs government stimulus to keep it going. It now predicts the world economic growth will reach 3.9 percent this year. But it's cautioning financial

英语口语王 想说就说（五）20

英语口语王 想说就说（五）20

世界节假日博览 第99期:国际博物馆日

International Museum Day has been held around the 18th of May every year since 1977. It was started by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). ICOM says: The event provides the opportunity for museum professionals to meet the public and alert th

【美国总统电台演说】2008-08-15

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. For more than a week, the people of the nation of Georgia have withstood assault from the Russian military. The world has watched with alarm as Russia invaded a sovereign neighboring state and threatened a democratic gov

VOA慢速英语2015 印尼穆斯林试图遏制伊斯兰国的诱惑

AS IT IS 2015-02-11 Indonesian Muslims Try to Contain Islamic State's Appeal 印尼穆斯林试图遏制伊斯兰国的诱惑 The last major terrorist attack in Indonesia happened in 2009. At the time, militants bombed two hotels in Jakarta. Since th

VOA标准英语2012--Untreatable New Forms of TB Raising Alarm

Untreatable New Forms of TB Raising Alarm The World Health Organization (WHO) lists 69 countries that have reported what is officially called extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB). It's a form of the mycobacterium that, like the one report

VOA标准英语2010-Second British Prime Ministerial Debate t

The debate spurred a surge in voter registration, especially among young people. Some polls are showing the three parties running even. Jennifer Glasse | London 22 April 2010 Britain's Conservative David Cameron leader (center) speaks during a first

VOA标准英语2010年-Australia Prepares for Obama Visit

President Obama is scheduled to visit Australia this month following a trip to Indonesia. In Australia he will be among friends and will be the guest of a center-left government that shares many of the president's policies on Afghanistan and climate

VOA英语2010年-Top Economic Stories of 2010

The tide from the global recession has ebbed, but economists say the world is still feeling turbulence in its wake: continuing high unemployment, the European debt crisis and a lopsided, uneven recovery. Mil Arcega spoke with economists about the big

VOA标准英语2011-Renewed Mandate in Doubt

The Puntland region has decided to separate from the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, dimming hopes for peace and stability as the government's internationally-backed mandate winds down. In the midst of a campaign for an extension on its e

美国向埃及出售武器求稳定

美国向埃及出售武器求稳定 President Barack Obama has resumed sales of big ticket military items to Egypt, citing U.S. national security interests in the increasingly chaotic Middle East. Washington has difficulty keeping balance between su

林超伦实战口译练习笔记 第73期:公司需要变革与创新

Prudential's history has been about change and innovation. Throughout its history Prudential has had to survive in difficult markets where other businesses folded. It recognized that it had to grasp the difficulties of communicating the value of its

2017年CRI Housing and economy to top new HKSAR gov't agenda: Lam

Chinese President Xi Jinpinbg meets with Carrie Lam, Chief Executive-elect of the Hong Kong SAR, on April 11th, 2017 in Beijing. [Photo: gmw.cn] Carrie Lam, Chief Executive-elect of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR), said that bolster

英语听力：自然百科 地球力场 Earth's Force Field—10

Larry Newitt from the Geological Survey of Canada charts the movement of the magnetic North Pole as it wanders the icy reaches of northern Canada. To determine where the magnetic pole / is, we can't rely on one single observation. What I try to do is

英伦广角 2009-11-15 今年最恶劣的暴风雪袭击英国

Actually it has just gone half of high tides so this is a battle that is going to get here. You can see that the River Stour has burst its banks, the river rayvon is not very faraway either so there is an awful lot of water around here. Obviously its

2015年CRI Hangzhou Leads in China's Taxi Reform

With taxi-hailing apps becoming increasingly popular, cab drivers in Hangzhou say they're finding themselves less-busy than they used to be. In the past, there used to be several passengers waiting along the side of the road. But now we have to drive

2016年CRI China Sees Tremendous Growth in Mobile Payment Services

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology says the country had 1.3 billion mobile phone users last year, and that 4G users accounted for a quarter of that figure. This has created a huge market for mobile payment services. Whether it's

中英双语新闻——186 Chinese stars don't exploit their fans' nicknames for them

Chinese music fans seem to have got into the nickname game early. 中国的乐迷们似乎很早便习惯了给明星起昵称的游戏。 I remember watching the early Supergirl singing contest. Fans in the audience held home-made boards with nickna