CNN 2011-07-31

In Washington, the only movement seems to be another step closer to the August 2nd deadline. In less than six days the federal government could run out of money and default on its bills. Next hour on Capitol Hill, the doom's day scenario is laid out.

影视听力 第1期:He's Just Not That Into You其实你不懂他的心

剧情介绍: 在巴尔的莫，有这样一群女性，她们的年龄处于20-30之间。正是青春年少，女人最娇艳欲滴的时代。她们都是各自领域中的成功者，意欲大胆而努力地掌控自己的生活。同时女人之间千丝万缕的联系也不可少，一但谁出现问题就会跟好姐妹们倾诉衷肠，而一群好姐们自然

CNN 2011-05-21

A temporary replacement for Osama Bin Laden, a source with detail knowledge of Al Qaeda says S he is a former member of the Egyptians former special forces. The United States links A to the American embassy bombing in east Africa that happening in 19

欧美名人演讲 第64期:同性恋与道德的关系(10)

Now, in the early days of my lecture, when I used to talk about risk, that is all I would say. 在我早先的演讲中，当我谈到风险的时候，我就只讲上面这些就够了。 But people would sometimes try to ask me a question during th

经济学人106:气候之争

A new row about the IPCC 政府间气候变化专门委员会的新争吵 A climate of conflict 气候之争 The worlds climate experts must work harder to avoid conflicts of interest 全球的气候专家们必须要竭尽全力以避免利益之争

原汁原味商务英语播客 第59课: 陈述论点(上)

When youre making an argument, youre trying to get others to see your point of view. To do this, you need to present your argument and its supporting details in a clear and organized fashion. Otherwise, its going to be difficult for your audience to

英闻天下——437 Early Education Necessary or Not

Nowadays, most parents believe they can not have their children lose at the starting line, and they want their children to receive as much education as possible, as early as possible. Therefore, they rush to select various courses for their one or tw

中英双语新闻——43 Beware of Web superpowers

The *tussle between QQ, Chinas most popular instant messaging service, and Chinas biggest antivirus provider Qihoo 360 is coming to an end after government intervention. But the significance of the most vicious online war, as online users put it, doe

【英语语言学习】烟草公司依旧如此

This is the VOA Special English HEALTH REPORT. This month, the Australian High Court ruled in support of a law that bars tobacco companies from putting their logos or colors on cigarette packages. The European Union is considering a similar ban. But

如何寻找真正的白马王子？

My name's Doctor Belisa Vranich. I'm the Sex Health editor of Men's Fitness. I'm a clinical psychologist. Women have a lot of questions about relationships. Sometimes they are the same ones. I'm gonna

外太空最黑暗的真空中是否有生命

We generally imagine aliens on a vaguelyEarth-like planet circling a distant star. We do not normally think of themliving out in space itself. 我们通常想象外星人住在绕着遥远的恒星运行,隐约像地球的行星上. 我们一般不会认

Chinese navy conducts rescue drills in W Pacific

Chinese navy conducts rescue drills in W Pacific

研究发现 女孩从6岁开始就认为自己不如男孩聪明!

Girls start to see themselves as less innately talented than boys do when they are only six years old, a group of US researchers has said. 美国一组研究人员于日前表示，女孩子在年仅六岁时就会开始认为自己天生就不如男孩

瞬间秒杀听力 第276期:巨大的蹩脚的胡说

Youre totally screwed if it doesnt work out. Wrong! This is a giant, lame load of BS. Youre not even close to being screwed. In fact, the worst case scenario is that things dont work out and you have to go back to doing exactly what you are doing rig

Famed director Jia Zhangke to open arthouse theater

BEIJING, March 14 (Xinhua) -- The Beijing News reported Wednesday that director Jia Zhangke plans to open his own arthouse movie theater in Beijing. The paper cited a Sunday entry from Jia's microblog on Weibo.com, a popular Chinese microblogging sit

看脸的世界：女性对高颜值男性更宽容

Women are more likely to tolerate bad behaviour in handsome men, psychologists claim. 心理学家发现，女性往往对颜值高的男性更为宽容，更愿意原谅他们的过失。 The first impression created by physical appearance deeply in

EU Leaders to Continue Search for Economic Answers

European leaders may hold another crisis summit on the struggling eurozone as early as Friday. The euro currency area is experiencing another grim week - and America's own debt problems only add to the uncertainty. More bleak news for 17-nation euroz

7大原因揭秘：为何女性更爱幽默的男生？

In a relationship, sexiness wears thin after a while and beauty fades, too. In such a scenario, it is indeed a treat to be married to a man who makes you laugh every day. 恋爱中，相处一段时间后两性吸引力渐弱，朱颜易改，如此，

美国政府关门引发全球担忧

There are new worries about the consequences of the U.S. government shutdown. The Treasury Department says failure to reach a deal on the countrys financial obligations, including the debt ceiling, could plunge the U.S. economy into a recession. On T

经济学人349:合法使用大麻变成空话(2)

But then, last year, the administration issued the Cole memo (these things are named after the deputy attorneys-general who draft them). It seemed, in dense verbiage, to suggest that the Ogden memo had been misunderstood, and that federal prosecutors