英语杂谈：67 Water Resources

Statistics from the Ministry of Water Resources indicate that nearly two-thirds of Chinese cities are suffering from water shortages. Among them, more than 100 are seriously threatened by the problem. Han Ying, an official with the Tianjin municipal

英语杂谈：47 Pet Tax Deduction

Kattle you are gonna be famous. To pet owner Donna Hill, She is just as much a part of my family as any child is to another family. Kattle is her everything. You can't beat the unconditional love. The same from Roxy's owner Jeremy Bret. She's our bab

英语杂谈：13 Poem Americans like the best-Part 2

Robert Frost was perhaps the most popular and beloved of twentieth century American poets. So it is not surprising that six of his poems are included in the book Americans' Favorite Poems. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry four times. He o

英语杂谈：12 Poem Americans like the best-Part 1

April is National Poetry Month in the United States. The Academy of American Poets started the special celebration ten years ago. National Poetry Month brings together publishers, booksellers, poetry groups, libraries, schools and poets around the co

英语杂谈：50 The One With the Thumb

[Scene: Central Perk, everyone but Phoebe is there.] Phoebe: (entering) Hi guys! All: Hey, Pheebs! Hi! Ross: Hey. Oh, oh, how'd it go? Phoebe: Um, not so good. He walked me to the subway and said 'We should do this again!' All: Ohh. Ouch. Rachel: Wha

英语杂谈：01 Choosing a husband

Its a familiar sight in many of the UKs airports long queues of people waiting to go through security to catch their flights. What if there was a simple and quick way to avoid all the hassle of having to take off all metal objects, coats, belts and s

英语杂谈：41 Three days of meetings

Representatives form 16 countries wrapped up three days of meetings on regional cooperation in which they agreed East Asia needs a new economic structure that is less dependent on exports to the United States. The Association of Southeast Nations has

英语杂谈：10 H1N1 Flu

At this time, an outbreak of novel H1N1 flu is occurring in the United States and internationally. While CDC is taking action to control the outbreak, communities, businesses, places of worship, schools, and individuals can also take steps to slow th

英语杂谈：61 The sense of humour

Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up. The sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics. A Frenchman, for in- stance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke. In the same

英语杂谈：08 Backstreet is Back

(straight through my heart) If you have an album coming out the next day, the last thing you wanna hear is one of your members has swine flu. But thats exactly what happen to the Backstreet Boys. Unfortunately, I was diagnosed with the swine flu. A d

英语杂谈：73 Television

Television-----the most pervasive and persuasive of modern technologies, marked by rapid change and growth-is moving into a new era, an era of extraordinary sophistication and versatility, which promises to reshape our lives and our world. It is an e

英语杂谈：05 The naked airport

Its a familiar sight in many of the UKs airports long queues of people waiting to go through security to catch their flights. What if there was a simple and quick way to avoid all the hassle of having to take off all metal objects, coats, belts and s

英语杂谈：28 Iphone hits China

It's always been made in China, but this is the first time it's been sold in China. The iPhone officially goes on sale today at Apple and telecom partner China Unicom's stores across the mainland. But it's got an eye-popping price tag from 700 to mor

英语杂谈：112 Attract younger customers

[00:11.21]1.Dean,have you got a moment? [00:13.66]Sure. Im on my way home. [00:15.93]Im working on a scheme to attract younger customers. [00:19.98]To the restaurant? Yes. [00:22.05]2.Hm. Youth Market Trends in the Dining Industry. [00:27.09]I beg yo

英语杂谈：15 New Species

Researchers working for the World Wildlife Fund have warned that the effects of climate change pose a serious threat to rare species of wildlife discovered within the past year in Southeast Asia, including a fanged frog and a leopard-striped gecko. A

英语杂谈：18 Students fly to class

This is where the school run starts for six children from Papa Westray, their school is on another island, and to get there for this term only, they are taking to the skies. The day begins at Papa Westray's airstrip, and once theyve taken off, there

英语杂谈：81 Diet News

VOICE ONE: Many people who try to lose weight know that no diet is perfect.But two new studies show that a diet low in carbohydrates can cause faster weight loss than a diet low in fats. This was true at least in the short term. Researchers published

英语杂谈：72 words to live by

Ill give you some advice about life. 给你生活的忠告 Eat more roughage; 多吃些粗粮； Do more than others expect you to do and do it pains; 给别人比他们期望的更多，并用心去做； Remember what life tells you; 熟记生活告诉

英语杂谈：92 Address at stanford 2

My second story is about love and loss. I was lucky I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz and I started Apple in my parents garage when I was 20. We worked hard, and in 10 years Apple had grown from just the two of us in a garage into a $2 bi

英语杂谈：91 Address at stanford 1

( 00:02:56) I am honored to be with you today at your commencement from one of the finest universities in the world. I never graduated from college. Truth be told, this is the closest Ive ever gotten to a college graduation. Today I want to tell you