Fasting May Help Your Brain

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. More than one billion Muslims around the world observe Ramadan, Islams holy month. Fasting during Ramadan is a requirement for believers. This means they are barred from having sex, smok

NPR 2012-01-23

Italian divers have found a 13th body on the capsized Costa Concordia. Authorities say the woman was wearing a life vest and was found in the rear of the submerged portion of the ship. As NPR's Sylvia Poggioli reports, the search of the wreckage cont

NPR 2012-04-10

Signs today that North Korea is getting ready for a long-range rocket launch in the next few days, defying international warnings. All three stages of the rocket are now in position, and Doualy Xaykaothao reports South Korea is suggesting the North i

Thinking about Your Life 思考生活

How many times have you heard the expression that most people spend more time planning their vacation than they do planning their lives. I would expand that expression by adding that most people spend more time thinking about their vacation than they

AP 2010-09-17

1. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is in Egypt for the second round in the latest Mideast peace efforts. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are set to meet at the summit. On Wednesday the summit shift

AP 2012-02-15

1. The Los Angeles coroner's office says an autopsy will be performed on Whitney Houston. The 48-year-old singer was found dead in a Los Angeles hotel room Saturday. She was also mourned Sunday at the church her family attended in Newark, New Jersey.

想活得更久?跑步吧!

想活得更久?跑步吧! From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle Report. We all know that exercise is good for your health. But some kinds of exercise may be better than others. Running, for example, may help to protect against

105家中央部门预算集中公布 最高法等首次公开

105 central government agencies have disclosed their financial budgets for 2017 so far this year, according to Economic Information Daily, citing data from the Ministry of Finance. 据《经济参考报》引用财政部的数据称，截至目前，今

Bolivia defeats Uruguay 4-1 in Brazil 2014 qualifier

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学个词Learn a Word 第1313期 consecutive

今天我们要学的词是consecutive。Consecutive, 连续的，连贯的。最近美国大陆持续酷暑天气。 The state of Texas has been experiencing consecutive days of over 100-degree heat, 德克萨斯州正在持续经历100度以上的酷

China to raise gasoline, diesel prices

BEIJING, Feb. 7 (Xinhua) -- China will raise the retail prices for gasoline and diesel by 300 yuan (47.53 U.S. dollars) per tonne starting Feb. 8, the country's top economic planner said Tuesday. The benchmark retail price of gasoline will be lifted

Beijing plans fewer vehicles on roads during heavy air pollution

BEIJING, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The number of vehicles on Beijing's roads could be cut on days when the city suffers from heavy air pollution, according to a new regulation released for comments on Saturday. According to the Beijing Municipal Air Pollut

China uses PM 2.5 in weather alert system

BEIJING, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authority has introduced a new weather warning system for smog which will use readings of PM 2.5, a particle pollutant. The announcement comes as thick haze chokes many cities. The National Meteorol

德文布克创职业生涯最高分

Devin Booker scored his career-high in back-to-back games in Mexico City. 德文布克在墨西哥城的背靠背比赛中获得了职业生涯最高分。 Booker ripped San Antonio for 39 points -- his second 39-point night in three days -- to becom

每日一词【849】frustration：气馁

今天我们要学的词是frustration。 Frustration, 意思是气馁。美国H1N1甲流疫苗的供应速度低于预期。President Obama expressed frustration about the slow pace of production of the vaccine, 美国总统奥巴马对疫苗生产速

Domestic comedies highest-grossing during Spring Festival

BEIJING, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Chinese comedies have raked in the most money during the Spring Festival holiday, beating foreign rivals like the Hollywood blockbuster Cloud Atlas. Odyssey, a fantasy action comedy directed by Hong Kong comic actor Steph

Djokovic to finish year as world No. 1

Djokovic to finish year as world No. 1 LONDON, Oct. 29 (Xinhua) -- Novak Djokovic will overtake Roger Federer in the ATP rankings and finish 2012 as world No. 1, the ATP said on Monday. The Serb lost his top postion to Federer in July after the 31- y

【英音模仿秀】阿森纳1-2沃特福德

模仿句子： Hello, I'm Caroline Barker, and welcome to the Football Daily. Arsenal's bid to win a third consecutive FA Cup ended by Watford in their quarter-final at the Emirates earlier. They lost 2-1. 翻译： 大家好，我是卡洛琳巴克，

英语美文：Thinking about Your Life

经典晨读英文：Thinking about Your Life 思考生活 How many times have you heard the expression that most people spend more time planning their vacation than they do planning their lives. I would expand that expression by adding that most peo

China's March PMI rises to 53.1 pct

BEIJING, April 1 (Xinhua) -- China's Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), a preliminary readout of the country's manufacturing activity, rose for four consecutive months to the highest level since October, indicating the economy is on path of steady grow