英语听力文摘 English Digest 668 为何一些人是双关节？

Why Are Some People Double-Jointed? Can you bend your thumb backwards until it touches your wrist? If you join your hands behind your back, can you lift them over your head without letting go? If you can, you might be what some people call double-joi

VOA标准英语2018--普天同庆摩苏尔解放一周年

One Year Ago, Mosul was Liberated One year ago July 10, the city of Mosul, ISIS's self-declared capital in Iraq, was liberated from ISIS by Iraqi Security Forces. The loss of its capital in Iraq cannot be overstated. The group's capture of the city o

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-05-15

G7 finance ministers have held a telephone conference to discuss the Greek debt crisis in efforts to stabilize the euro. Traders in the Asian market were unconvinced that Europe's economic problems have been laid to rest by one-trillion-dollar rescue

英文书摘精选 为什么有些人是双关节?

Can you bend your thumb backwards until it touches your wrist? If you join your hands behind your back, can you lift them over your head without letting go? 你是否能将大拇指向后弯曲直至其触碰到手腕部位？你将双手在背后紧握

英闻天下——527 Property Market Still Hot Despite New Curbing Policies

The 2013 Beijing Property Expo is the first property exhibition to take place following the central government's introduction of a policy designed to curb the over-heated real estate market in April. Huang Xu is in his 30s. He is a supervisor at an i

英闻天下——521 At Least 2 Dead, over 100 Injured in Boston Explosions

At least two people, including an 8-year-old child, have died following two explosions at the finish line of the Boston Marathon. More than 100 others have been injured. Six are reported to be in critical conditions. Many of the injured appear to be

英语听力文摘 English Digest 658 为何要确立格林威治标准时间？

Why Was Greenwich Standard Time Created? Imagine getting on a train at twelve noon and heading out on a four-hour trip to another town. Youd expect to arrive at four oclock in the afternoon, right? But before the last few decades of the 19th century,

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-10-18)

1. Colorado officials say there is no indication the balloon ordeal was a hoax. A family reported their six-year-old son was in a helium balloon yesterday that floated away from their home. The boy was later found safe. 2. The federal budget deficit

AS IT IS 2016-05-10 Chaos in Iraq Puts Fight Against IS at Risk

AS IT IS 2016-05-10 Chaos in Iraq Puts Fight Against IS at Risk The United States is expressing concern about the rising political unrest in Iraq. The Obama administration is concerned about how the unrest will affect the fight against the self-decla

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Puts Economic Focus on the Middl

U.S. President Barack Obama is shifting his economic focus to the middle class. His State of the Union address Wednesday will detail a series of initiatives to help middle-income families. President Obama spent his first year in office trying to prev

VOA双语新闻 Nobel Prize Laureate

The winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize, Kenyan environmentalist Wangari Maathai, is in New York to call attention to her message linking environmental protection and peace. 今年的诺贝尔和平奖得主、肯尼亚的环境保护人士旺加里

2016年CRI China to Further Promote Housing System Encouraging Renting and Purchasing

China to Further Promote Housing System Encouraging Renting and Purchasing A recent survey by the Global Cities Business Alliance, a London-based non-profit, has found Beijing is - by far - the most expensive city in the world to rent an apartment. C

VOA双语新闻：八国集团农业部长商避免粮食危机

Agriculture ministers from the Group of 8 most industrialized countries are meeting near Treviso in in northern Italy this weekend for the first time to discuss food security and measures to boost farming output. Talks will focus on efforts to avert

VOA双语新闻：美国务卿宣布奥巴马将出访土耳其

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says President Barack Obama will travel to Turkey within the next month. The visit could be seen as a sign of improvement in a long friendship between the two NATO allies that was strained by the 2003 invasion

英闻天下——368 More Pilot Banks for Setting up Fund Firms

China's banking regulator has revealed plans to launch more pilot banks in an attempt to create more government-regulated fund companies. Shang Fulin is the chair of the China Banking Regulatory Commission. This act will help improve the social finan

VOA常速英语2007-Scientists Confronting Climate Change

By Paul Sisco Washington 18 October 2007 In today's Searching for Solutions report, Paul Sisco reports on what some scientists say can be done to reduce carbon emissions and cool off global warming. Many scientists believe that the problem of climate

2015年CRI President Xi's US Visit Promote Bilateral Ties: Experts

Talking about President Xi's cultural references of sleepless Seattle and house of cards during his speech when arriving at Seattle, Rick Dunham, Co-director of the Global Business Journalist Program of Tsinghua University, says the cultural referenc

2015年CRI China to Pilot State-asset Investment and Operating Companies

Xu Hongcai, assistant Minister of Finance, says more than 110 State-owned firms currently administered by the State Owned Assets Supervision and Administration Commission are going to be allowed to set up their own investment arms, much like Singapor

英语PK台 第664期:如何面对生活的重创,命运的不公?

The death of the old me 永别了，昨日之我 I began the day just like I did every other year; constantly complaining while getting dressed. You see, every New year's day for years, we would go out to eat breakfast at a nice restaurant with my wi

2014年6月英语四级写作预测：年轻人应有理想

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