毕马威调查显示 上海将在未来成为新硅谷

How many Silicon Valleys can the world hold? In all likelihood, there will be one in China, namely Shanghai and its surrounding area. 世界能有多少个硅谷？几乎可以肯定，中国会有一个，那就是上海及其周边地区。 This is

VOA慢速英语--非洲人民对民主的需求下降

AS IT IS 2016-12-05 Africans Demand for Democracy Declines 非洲人民对民主的需求下降 A report about a new public opinion survey shows that a ten-year-long period of Africans demanding democracy has recently ended, and such demands have bee

VOA标准英语2008年-Survey of U.S. High School Students Shows Decli

U.S. teenagers today are less hopeful than they were just five years ago about America's ability to address its most critical problems, from the economy and global warming to international terrorism. But a new survey of American high school students

Japanese Watchmakers Strive for Perfect Timekeeping

By Steve Herman Man's quest to track time accurately dates back thousands of years. The ancient Egyptians devised the sundial and the water clock. The Babylonians divided the hour and minute into 60 p

楼价高生活压力大 约七成人欲逃离北上广深

Soaring housing prices are driving people out of the country's first-tier cities Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, a new survey shows. 一项最新调查显示，北京、上海、广州和深圳不断上涨的房价正迫使人们逃离这几

Big hills and small mountains

Big hills and small mountains is there any difference between a really big hill and a small mountain? Hill 和 mountain 有什么区别，你知道吗？ Yvonne:Hello, Im Yvonne Archer - this is '6 minute English' - and today, Callum's with me. Hi Callum Call

2006年VOA标准英语-Survey Finds Young Boys Failing in Schools

By Jeff Swicord Washington, DC 13 April 2006 watch Boys Education report They cannot stay organized. They finish their homework but then lose it. And they often have trouble focusing in class. In scho

VOA慢速英语2013 非洲经济增长缓慢降低贫困率

AS IT IS 2013-10-09 African Economic Growth Slow to Lower Poverty Rate 非洲经济增长缓慢降低贫困率 From VOA Learning English this is As It Is. Welcome back. Im Caty Weaver. Today we report on inventors, innovators and craftspeople -- both

VOA慢速英语2016--报告称美国人并不快乐

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VOA标准英语2008年-Lack of High-Tech Workers Could Cost US Competi

A new education survey reveals that chief executives at America's largest corporations fear the U.S. could lose its competitive edge in science and technology because of a shortage of trained workers. Leaders questioned in the survey advocate greate

VOA标准英语2009年-Doctors Use Smart Phones to Make Good

Rose Hoban | Durham, North Carolina 16 December 2009 Mobile phones have revolutionized communications in many countries making it possible for people in distant and rural places to connect. Now high-tech smart mobile phones may be on the verge of rev

VOA标准英语2011--Survey Finds Shortage of High Skilled Workers Around the Globe

Survey Finds Shortage of High Skilled Workers Around the Globe More than half of U.S. employers report having a hard time finding people to fill some of their most critical positions. Quite a few countries around the world are experiencing the same p

抑郁症：白领健康的隐形杀手

Money really can't buy happiness, according to a new survey showing lawyers and other well-paid white-collar workers are more likely to suffer depression. 看来金钱确实买不到快乐。一项最新调查表明，律师和其他一些高薪白领患

消费者报告称 中国成全球手机销售最大驱动力

After dropping to a three-year low last year, consumer purchases of smartphones are expected to rebound this year - and Chinese consumers are the main drivers of this upturn, a survey says. 一份调查称，智能手机购买量在去年降到了三年

你相信身边有外星人吗？

Aliens exist and they live in our midst disguised as humans--at least, that's what 20 percent of people polled in a global survey believe. 外星人不仅存在，而且假扮成人类生活在我们中间至少有20%的人这么认为。 The Reuters

调查显示 我国超七成民众认为高校学费太高

As more provinces plan to join Guangdong and Jiangxi in raising university tuition fees, 76 percent of survey respondents said the cost of education is already high. 继广东和江西之后，更多省份计划提高大学学费。在《中国青年报

囧研究 男人更愿帮助穿高跟鞋的女性

Ladies, if you want a man at your feet, wear high heels. 女士们，想要男人为你们尽折腰，就穿高跟鞋吧。 Research shows that men are more likely to help a woman wearing heels than one in flats. 调查显示男人们更愿意对穿高

报告显示:中国二线城市薪酬涨幅高于一线城市

Salaries in China's second-tier cities rose higher than top-tier ones in 2015, but the gap between them is still widening, according to a survey released by China International Intellectech Corporation (CIIC). 根据中智经济技术合作公司的一

CCTV9英语新闻：Survey reveals more than half not satisfied with Japan's security laws

Japan's new security laws take effect from today. The laws enable its troops to fight overseas for the first time since World War Two. The country is now allowed to exercise the right to collective self-defense -- or come to the aid of the United Sta

你够聪明吗-聪明需要高强度的维护(1)

Are you clever enough? 你够聪明吗？ Being intelligent is high maintenance. 聪明需要高强度的维护。 Among other factors it is also something that is acquired and involves hard work. An intelligent person is able to talk about just abou