'Achievement Gap' Closing Slightly for Young Students in U.S.

'Achievement Gap' Closing Slightly for Young Students in U.S. It is no surprise that within many education systems, wealthier students often test better than poorer students. To education experts this is often called the achievement gap. What is a su

Report Blames Equipment and Safety Failures for Lion Air Crash

Indonesias National Safety Commission says airplane equipment and carrier safety failures are to blame for the deadly Lion Air crash last month. The government report suggests the airplane should have been removed from service because of earlier repo

2006年NPR美国国家公共电台一月-A Generational Gap in Work Philosophy

Steve Inskeep : Commentator Baxter Black has his own way of trying to teach young people, though it is not as easy as it used to be. Baxter Black : Yes, Virginia, things have changed. A 20-something couple I know has occasionally sought my counsel.

美国国家公共电台 NPR Will Congress Bring Sky-High Air Ambulance Bills Down To Earth?

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Using a so-called air ambulance can be expensive, which is why such flights are usually only used by the critically ill. But a legal quirk means that paying for one of these flights can actually lead to financial ruin. Congress h

I AM HAPPY

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地道英语在线听-Gap Year 空档年

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79. In the air

Matt and his wife lived in the country. Matt was very stingy and hated spending money. One day a fair came to the nearby town.

每日一词【190】gap：缝隙，差距

今天我们要学的词组是gap。 Gap的意思是缝隙，差距。比如年龄的差距， age gap。贫富差距，the gap between the rich and the poor。收支差距，the gap between revenue and expense。 美国的一项调查结果说，美国

学个词Learn a Word 第190期 gap

今天我们要学的词组是gap。 Gap的意思是缝隙，差距。比如年龄的差距， age gap。贫富差距，the gap between the rich and the poor。收支差距，the gap between revenue and expense。 美国的一项调查结果说，美国

VOA标准英语2010年-Relic of Modern Air Travel Gets a Face

The jet age of passenger travel began when the de Havilland Comet airliner took flight in Britain in 1949. Now, the only complete de Havilland Comet to survive in the Western Hemisphere is being restored in Everett, Washington. Taking flight It was b

2015年CRI Schools and Parents Urge Regulation on Classroom Air Purifier Installing

With major pollution days becoming more frequent, students are staying home, often without supervision. Their parents say it would be better if their children were in the classroom, and that's why schools need to install air purifiers. Our school bou

CCTV9英语新闻：Urban-rural gap in China

In his report, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said at least 10 million rural residents will be lifted out of poverty this year. And the country will lift 70 million people out of poverty by 2020, according to the draft outline of Chinas 13th Five-Year Pl

Bridge the Cultural Gap

Once, during the course of a conversation with a colleague who was a woman of color, I happened to refer to her as an African American. Her response left me confused. Don't call me that, she said. I've never been to Africa; I don't know the first thi

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In the air

Matt and his wife lived in the country. Matt was very stingy and hated spending money. One day a fair came to the nearby town. Let's go to the fair, Matt, his wife said. We haven't been anywhere for a long time.Matt thought about this for a while. He

美国习惯用语:320 thin air; come up for air

今天我们要讲的习惯用语都有air这个词。大家都知道air是空气。早在十七世纪，意大利科学家伽利略发现空气似乎没有实质却有重量。后来人们进一步发现高山顶上的空气要比海平面上的空气

Technology May Ease Skills Gap, Unemployment

Around 350,000 newly unemployed people signed up for financial assistance last week in the United States, which is one reason that the jobless rate remains stuck at a relatively high 8.2 percent. Some employers say they would hire more people if they

贫富差距 wealth gap

浙江省第一份社会财富观调查报告近日对外发布，调查显示，80%的受访者认为贫富差距大，50%以上的人判断未来贫富差距还将拉大。社会贫富悬殊状况不容乐观。 请看《中国日报》的报道：

India Struggles to Bridge Economic Gap

Two decades ago, India opened up its tightly regulated economy, unleashing a wave of reforms that transformed the country and put it in the league of the world's fastest growing economies. But many consider the job only partially complete and say the