'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

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.

SSS 2008-08-26

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Adam Hinterthuer. Got a minute? Don't be fooled by those big bovine eyes and the mouth slowly chewing cudcows have a magnetic personality. At least thats the claim made by German researchers in the

I AM HAPPY

DIALOG 21 laurance--You look happy today! soony--I am happy.I just heard I passed my physics exam laurance--Congratulations!I'm glad somebody's happy. soony--Why?What's the matter? laurance--Oh,I'm ju

新标准初中英语九年级(下):UNIT2 The generation gap

[00:04.60]Module9 THE GENERATION GAP [00:09.60]Unit2 I don't know whether my mum [00:13.57]and I can be friends again. [00:17.52]1 Listen and read. [00:21.59]Problem Page Pamela [00:24.84]Letter1 Dear Pamela, [00:29.33]My danghter plays her music ver

第74期: kneel, lap, magnetic, nasty, zero

说一口流利的英语，从简单的单词开始。 听听，读读，背背，今天你的词汇量又增加了5个。 单词/词义 中英例句 单词听读 kneel [ ni:l ] She knelt to pray. v. 跪

地道英语在线听-Gap Year 空档年

Jo: Hello, welcome to Real English from BBC Learning English. Im Jo. Sun Chen: Hello. Im Sun Chen. Jo: Today were going to look at words and phrases that you might not find in your dictionary. Sun Chen: 地道英语和大家一起学习现代英式英语中最新出现的

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2013--Magnetic Ring Used to Stop Acid Reflux

Magnetic Ring Used to Stop Acid Reflux Heartburn is usually linked to gastric acid that reaches the esophagus when a weak muscle does not close as it should after swallowing. When stomach juices back up into the esophagus, the acid can cause a burnin

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

CCTV9英语新闻：China's first permanent magnetic monorail train successfully completes test run

China's first permanent magnetic monorail train has successfully completed a test run in the city of Qingdao, in Shandong Province. The high-tech urban transportation system features strong climbing capacity, a small turning radius, energy efficiency

Magnetic Bubbles Detected at Edge of Solar System

The latest data from the twin Voyager spacecrafts suggest the outer edge of the solar system is not smooth but filled with giant magnetic bubbles. Scientists say the turbulent bubbles are the result of the interaction between the Suns magnetic field

U.S. partisan gap widens, bases shrink: poll

WASHINGTON, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Five months ahead of the U.S. presidential election, U.S. partisan bases have been shrinking and going more polarized, with more Americans identifying themselves as political independents in the past 25 years, according

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

英语歌曲：周五晚上Pub见：Magnetic Man - I Need Air

周五晚上Pub见：Magnetic Man - I Need Air Magnetic Man，来自英国的新人，这首电子风的新单曲本周同样杀入英国单曲榜前十一周上榜那么多舞曲，生活需不需要这么五彩缤纷啊这张单曲封面要不要这么

英语歌曲:周五晚上Pub见Magnetic Man - I Need Air

周五晚上Pub见：Magnetic Man - I Need Air Magnetic Man，来自英国的新人，这首电子风的新单曲本周同样杀入英国单曲榜前十一周上榜那么多舞曲，生活需不需要这么五彩缤纷啊这张单曲封面要不要这么

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