各国名人英文介绍-Naguib Mahfouz

Naguib Mahfouz was born in 1911 and died in 2006. He was an Egyptian novelist and winner of the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature. He is considered as the father of modern Arabic literature and is popular throughout the Arab world. Many of his books we

VOA标准英语2008年-Gates Steps Down from Microsoft to Guide Founda

Friday June 27, Bill Gates will step down from his full-time job at Microsoft, the company he co-founded with his childhood friend, Paul Allen. Gates said he will focus his efforts on improving the health and living conditions of the world's needies

Pentagon Closely Monitors Situation in Sudan's Darfour Regio

Alex Belida U.S. defense officials are closely monitoring developments in Sudan's troubled Darfur region but say there are no plans at present for any military response to the humanitarian crisis ther

2007年VOA标准英语-Elder Care Puts Financial Pressure on Middle Ag

By Melinda Smith Washington 02 July 2007 In many developed countries around the world the fastest growing age group is 80 and over. Older people in developing countries are also living longer. Given a choice, many elderly people prefer to live indep

VOA慢速英语2013 Older Populations Are a Fact of Life for Many Countries

Older Populations Are a Fact of Life for Many Countries Im Barbara Klein. And Im Christopher Cruise with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. The number of young people in Africa is growing. So is the number of older people in Asia. In fact, the Unit

VOA慢速英语2012 Health Report - New Medical Tape Reduces Pain for Newborns, Older Adults

Health Report - New Medical Tape Reduces Pain for Newborns, Older Adults 健康报道 - 新型医用胶布可以减少新生儿及老年患者的痛苦 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report in Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速

VOA标准英语2012--New Tower in Tokyo Outstrips Older Rival

New Tower in Tokyo Outstrips Older Rival For decades, visitors to Tokyo have admired this Far East tribute to the Eiffel Tower, 13 meters taller than its Parisian predecessor. But the Tokyo Tower is about to be upstaged by a downtown riverside rival,

365个英语简短小故事-234. Getting Older

All seniors 55 and older are invited to a special meeting next Tuesday in the Senior Center. The meeting will begin with cookies and lemonade. The speaker will be James Carter, the director of a nonprofit organization dedicated to making the golden y

VOA常速英语2008年-Equatorial Guinea Says Four Dead, Several Missi

By Uma Ramiah Dakar 16 April 2008 Four people are dead and seven missing after a jet carrying officials from Equatorial Guinea's ruling political party plunged into the Gulf of Guinea Wednesday morning. Uma Ramiah reports for the VOA from our West Af

2006年VOA标准英语-Study: Older Fathers More Likely to Have Autist

By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 13 September 2006 watch Older Father report Studies show older mothers are more likely to have children with Down Syndrome and other abnormalities. Now new research suggests children of older fathers are also at risk

2006年VOA标准英语-Elderly Life Expectancy Linked to Daily Physica

By David McAlary Washington 11 July 2006 Former dancer Ann Smith leads a stretch class at Munson Community Health Clinic in Traverse City New medical research shows that elderly people can prolong their lives without vigorous exercise. The study of

美国国家公共电台 NPR Writer Elin Hilderbrand, 'Queen Of Summer,' Wears Her Crown Proudly

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Writer Elin Hilderbrand is known in literary circles as the queen of summer. She has perfected the kind of book you can devour at the beach - or pretty much anywhere on a sunny day. She sets her stories in Nantucket, but NPR's Ly

Jet Li shifts focus to charity, tai chi

BEIJING, Sept. 27 (Xinhuanet) -- Filmmaking is just a hobby now, says kungfu star Jet Li, who is spending more time on his charity and on promoting martial arts. He has turned down three films in 2011, including an American one, Li says at the premie

ESL Podcast 263 – Getting Older

Angelica: Oh sorry, what was I saying? I lost my train of thought. Yann: You were telling me about the book youre reading. Angelica: Oh, yeah. I must have had one of those senior moments. Yann: Welcome to the club. Thats what happens when youre over-

冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第342期:第二十二章 琼恩(4)

Jon drew his longsword. He dared defy Ser Alliser only to a point, and he feared he was well beyond it now. 琼恩抽出长剑，他只敢反抗艾里沙爵士到某种程度，而他暗自担心这回做得太过火了。 Thorne smiled. The Bastard

冰与火之歌系列之《权力的游戏》第341期:第二十二章 琼恩(3)

Even then, Ser Alliser would not call an end. On your feet, Ser Piggy, he called. Pick up your sword. 即便如此，艾里沙爵士还是不肯罢休。猪头爵士，给我起来，他叫道，把剑捡起来。 When the boy continued to cling to t