voa标准英语2008-EU Calls on Israel to Observe Humanitarian Truce

The European Union, or EU, is calling on Israel to observe a humanitarian truce after a four-day Israeli air offensive on the Hamas-run Gaza Strip. Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner of France, which currently heads the EU, hosted a meeting in Paris

英语博客-北美风情 24、Idiom: Watch out! Watch your l

图片1 In this episode Robin and Maura look at the word watch. Watch can be a verb or a noun and is used in quite a few expressions. First we discuss how watch and look are different. Then we tell you how to watch out!

2007年VOA标准英语-Lawsuit Seeks to Stop California From Selling U

By Mil Arcega Washington 31 May 2007 The State of California is delaying the sale of more than five billion dollars in forgotten and unclaimed assets. A property rights group is suing the state, claiming it has not tried hard enough to find the legal

2007年VOA标准英语-Massive International Polar Research Effort Beg

By Paul Sisco Washington 28 February 2007 watch International Polar Year Thursday, March 1st, is the official start of the International Polar Year. The international research and educational effort officially runs till March 2008. At least 50,000 s

VOA标准英语2009年-US Faces H1N1 Flu Vaccine Shortage

By Elizabeth Lee Washington 29 October 2009 The H1N1 intranasal vaccine, Boston, 09 Oct 2009 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says there is not enough H1N1 vaccine available for everyone in the United States. And schools and clinics ar

科学美国人60秒 SSS Clark Kent's Glasses Aided His Anonymity

Ever wonder how the citizens of Metropolis somehow could not recognize Clark Kent once he ditched the glasses and became Superman? Well, now theres an actual scientific explanation: When a person alters their appearance, even in small ways like addin

科学美国人60秒 SSS Falcons Patrol Fruit Fields for Pesky Invasive Birds

Washington state is the countrys largest producer of cherries and blueberries. The states wine industry is second only to Californias in value. But one non-native, nuisance bird is wreaking havoc. [Sound of starling call.] The European starling was b

科学美国人60秒 SSS Guppy Groups Provide Friendly Protection against Foes

Humans aren't the only species that forms friendships. Lots of animals prefer to spend their time only with certain individuals. It's all very well showing that you do get social relationships and social bonds forming, but why on earth would you form

科学美国人60秒 SSS Bird Feeders Attract Bird Eaters, Too

More than half of U.S. households provide food for birds. It's a billion dollar industry. Now a study asks whether the same feeders that attract birds also attract predators that eat the eggs and newly hatched nestlings of those birds. We imagined th

好莱坞电影口语模仿秀:《感恩节盛宴》The Persuasion of Mother

The Persuasion of Mother 母亲的劝导 Whats Cooking 《感恩节盛宴》 ■ 晚宴过程，丈夫的婚外情被不经意地透露，母亲震惊万分。随后，她把儿子叫到后花园中，进行劝导。 单词通缉令 1.betray vt.出卖;背叛 2.fix vt. 修正，改正 3.give up on sb. 离开某人 Mrs. Willi

英语博客-北美风情 119、Urban Legends, Old Wives’ T

图片1 In this episode we are talking about interesting, funny, and strange beliefs in North American culture. Robin and Maura share a couple scary stories that they have known since they were kids. They also review popular old wives tales like, An

英语博客：ESL Podcast 805 – Listening to Shock Jocks

I like listening to the radio on my morning commute each day. This morning, though, my favorite DJs werent on the air. Howard: Do you know what happened to the Kelvin and Ben show this morning? Robin: Kelvin and Ben are both on suspension. The FCC fi

访谈录 2014-11-22&11-24 U2主唱乘飞机遇险情 飞行途中舱门脱离

We begin with that scary close call for u2 front man, Bono, one of the doors falling off his private jet mid flight. ABCs Gio Benitez is here to have the latest. Good morning, Gio. Oh, good morning, Robin. It was scary. That door falling off right in

2007年VOA标准英语-The Real Jesse James: Bandit or Hero?

By Rebecca Ward Washington 25 September 2007 He was a bank robber, a train robber and cold-blooded killer. But to the poor in the south after the U.S. Civil War, Jesse James was nothing less than a hero. VOA's Rebecca Ward explores the myth behind th

VOA标准英语Scientists Unravel Potato's Genetic Blueprint

Scientists Unravel Potato's Genetic Blueprint Scientists have decoded the genetic blueprint of the world's third most important food crop: the potato. Researchers from 26 institutions around the world worked on the project to sequence, or map, the po

美国国家公共电台 NPR Comedian Ali Wong Offers Advice To Keep Us Laughing Through The Holidays

Comedian Ali Wong Offers Advice To Keep Us Laughing Through The Holidays play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0004:22repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update yo

英语博客-北美风情 88、Expression: Shrug it off

图片1 In this episode, Robin and Jessie discuss the expression to shrug something off. Check out the picture here to see an example of someone shrugging. In certain situations a person may want to shrug it off, or have to roll with the punches, and

英语博客-北美风情 42、Culture: Kisses In Canada

图片1 Everywhere around the world there are different customs for greeting. Here in Montreal you can often see people kissing each other on the cheeks. So what is normal here? And what is normal for Canada? In this episode, Robin and Harp kiss and

VOA标准英语2008年-EU Ministers Push for Cease-Fire Monitors in Ge

European Union foreign ministers expressed support Wednesday for sending monitors to supervise a cease-fire in the breakaway Georgian region of South Ossetia, which Georgia claims is already being violated by Russia. Lisa Bryant has more from Paris.

英语听力文摘 English Digest 334、千差万别的鸟蛋

How Eggs Get Their Color 鸟蛋颜色的形成 Depending on the species, bird eggs can be any color rang ing from chickens plain white to a robins blue, streaked , spotted, bright, pale, and anything in between. We take a look at some of the reasons