Who's Next Princess?

Who's Next Princess? Fair Princess Unfair Once upon a time, and for hundreds of years, being a princess was a very formal job. It seemed to be about smiling and waving at people. But when today's youn

【英语语言学习】世界变得不那么暴力了

MICHEL MARTIN, HOST: As you know, we've been following the attack on the boardwalk in Nice and the attempted coup in Turkey, both of which claimed dozens of lives. But those are just two of recent violent episodes that shocked the world. There was al

顺丰速运创始人成中国第三大富豪

The founder of a Chinese courier group whose company went public on Friday is now worth $27.5bn, making him the countrys third-richest man. 上周五上市的一家中国快递集团的创始人的身家如今达到275亿美元，使其成为中国第三

VOA常速英语2017--伊朗遭遇恐袭

Iran has joined the list of countries targeted within its borders by ISIS. On June 7, at least 17 people were killed and dozens wounded in twin attacks by gunmen and suicide bombers in Tehran. The first assault occurred at the parliament building; th

NPR 2010-04-07

The Obama administration has released its Nuclear Posture Review, the guideline for how nuclear weapons fit into the nations defense plans. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says its designed to make clear states like Iran and North Korea all options ar

AP 2012-05-22

1. The US and other members of G8 are expressing hope that Greece remains in the euro zone. The economical powers say that the global economic recovery is showing signs of progress but significant headwinds persist. 2. Prosecutors say three men arres

南京全面取消住房限购

NANJING, Sept. 21 (Xinhua) -- Nanjing, capital of east China's Jiangsu Province, announced on Sunday to end housing purchase restrictions in a bid to revive local property market. In a notice released by the municipal government of Nanjing, the city

How did the '80s become a punchline?

How did the '80s become a punchline? Give anything 20 years and it'll start to look like the makings of a joke. And so -- welcome back to the '80s, or, as LCD Soundsystem's Losing My Edge put it, borrowed nostalgia for the unremembered '80s. You don'

俄政府开展安全自拍宣传活动

A campaign to make young people think twice before snapping selfies in dangerous situations has been launched by the Russian government. 俄罗斯政府开展安全自拍宣传活动，号召年轻人在危险地带谨慎自拍。 The interior minist

TED演讲:探索世界最深洞穴(2)

From the entrance, this is nothing like a commercial cave. 从洞口看，这绝不像个商业旅游的山洞。 You're looking at Camp Two in a place called J2, not K2, but J2. 你看到的是二号营地，它搭在J2,不是K2(世界第二高峰）

Kung Fu Making US Streets Safer

Bruce Lee once compared studying martial arts to studying oneself. It's with that same philosophy that a group of community leaders in the US city of Philadelphia are introducing kung fu to youngsters in a bid to tackle gang crime. CRI's Dominic Swir

CNN 2008-03-17

I am Asieh Namdar at the CNN Center in Atlanta. Here's a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Clashes between police and militants in Iraq's Diyala province have left at least seven people dead. Similar clashes in the city of Kut killed at leas

男女来自不同星球?专家称属无稽之谈

Some days the opposite(相反的) sex seems so different, you can almost believe that they come from another planet（行星）. Indeed, the theory that we are all hard-wired by our gender has proved so popular that a book on the subject, Men Are Fro

Iran 'executes Sunni militants'

Iran 'executes Sunni militants' Iran has executed members of a Sunni rebel （叛徒，反叛者） group blamed for a spate of attacks in the south-east of the country, state media says. However, there are conflicting reports （相互抵触的报道） as to wheth

恶意软件让多台取款机同时“自动吐钞”

黑客的手段之高越来越令人咋舌，如今黑客居然能够远程攻击银行，让多台取款机同时自动吐钞，犯罪团伙在短时间内就能盗领大量现金。目前受害的国家已包括荷兰、俄罗斯、西班牙、英国

Euro Losing Strength Against the Dollar

The euro has lost 5.1 percent versus the dollar over the past month. And a spate of poor eurozone economic data Friday further eroded its value, signaling a grim economic outlook for the European economy in 2012. At 13 years old, the euro is barely a

阿黛尔强势回归，新歌刷新浏览量纪录

The video was filmed in Montreal and directed by French Canadian film-maker Xavier Dolan, who said there was an instant connection when he first met the singer in London. 该视频在蒙特利尔拍摄，由法裔加拿大导演哈维尔多兰（Xavi

默克尔表示对仇外行为零容忍

BERLIN, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- German Chancellor Angela Merkel visited on Wednesday a violence-hit refugee home, vowing that Germany would have no tolerance for xenophobic attacks on asylum-seekers. Far-right protesters booed the chancellor as she arriv

自拍之疯：用生命自拍可取吗？

The rise of selfie photography in some of the world's most beautiful, and dangerous, places is sparking a range of interventions aimed at combating risk-taking that has resulted in a string of gruesome deaths worldwide. 在世界上一些最美、最危

石材装修盛行 英盗石案频发

Thieves are ripping up ancient pavements, slate roofs and even graveyards to feed a fashion for real stone in expensive home makeovers. 时下盛行用天然石材进行昂贵的家居翻新，为满足潮流需求，窃贼们从古道、石板瓦屋顶