听电影学英语-勇敢的心 03

[00:23.48]Amen. 阿们 [02:21.68]William. 威廉 [02:23.96]Im your uncle.Argyle. 我是你叔叔 亚盖 [02:38.20]You have the look of your mother. 你很像你母亲 [02:54.00]Well stay here tonight. 今晚留在此 [02:54.16]Tomorrow youll come hom

NPR 2008-09-17

Investment bank Goldman Sachs reported a 70% drop in income today, following an eventful day yesterday. All eyes are now focused on the health of the remaining firms that make up the pillars of Wall Street. NPR's Yuki Noguchi reports. With Bear Stea

NPR 2010-03-07

At least three people were killed today when a car bomb exploded near a bus for pilgrims in the Shiite holy city of Najaf. Insurgents are blamed for dozens of other deaths in the Iraqi cities in the run-up to tomorrow's national elections. Hundreds o

Afghan boxer inspires youths in Kabul's first professional match

Afghan boxer inspires youths in Kabul's first professional match KABUL, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- The World Boxing Union (WBU) champion, Hamidullah Rahimi encouraged the war-tired youths in Afghanistan on Tuesday by grabbing the golden belt in the first pr

美国禁止象牙交易

The Obama administration has unveiled a comprehensive strategy for combating wildlife trafficking in hopes of curbing illicit poaching that is threatening to wipe out elephants, rhinoceros and other endangered species in Africa. The document issued T

英语短文：Elections(美国的选举)

Suprises often come in boxes. Birthday presents wrapped in colorful paper, brown paper packages mailed from a friend. No matter what kind of box it is, people like to open it up and see what's inside. In America, and in many other countries, one spec

VOA标准英语2010年-US Will Support Ban On International T

The US announced on Wednesday that it will support a ban on the international trade of Atlantic bluefin tuna. The announcement comes prior to this month's meeting in Qatar of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wildlife Fau

VOA标准英语2011--Deaths Rise as Outlawed Kurdish Guerrillas Continue Fight

Deaths Rise as Outlawed Kurdish Guerrillas Continue Fight The Kurds are the worlds largest ethnic minority without a nation of its own. Less than 20 percent live in northern Iraq where they have achieved regional autonomy. But others are still fighti

VOA标准英语2011-Tunisian Human Rights Lawyer

For years, human-rights activists in Tunisia have been imprisoned and harassed by the hardline government of former president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. Now, they face new challenges as Tunisia faces an uncertain future. Lisa Bryant interviewed one of

《名人传记》之我是李小龙50:李小龙与他的双截棍

I really love the idea of the levels and getting to the next level,and fighting different styles.As a dancer who battled other dancers,that was like the whole mentality. 我很爱这个主意，一级级慢慢来，从低级到高级，对垒不同的门

Human Rights 美国人对人权的看法

The time is 1905. A steamship sails on a vast ocean. Daddy, will we ever get to America? asks a weary lad. Soon, my child, soon, his father replies. We've been on this ship for weeks. I wish we were back home in Russia, complained the boy. Son, you k

The history of Valentine’s Day

Every February 14, across the United States and in other places around the world, candy, flowers and gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. But who is this mysterious saint, and where did these traditions come from?

AP 2010-08-07

1. BP says it has reached the desired outcome from a procedure in which it pumped mud down the throat of the blown-out well that is leaking in the Gulf of Mexico. The company says the mud is holding the oil down. BP has said that this procedure may b

英语美文：美国的选举

Suprises often come in boxes. Birthday presents wrapped in colorful paper, brown paper packages mailed from a friend. No matter what kind of box it is, people like to open it up and see what's inside. In America, and in many other countries, one spec

Elections 美国的选举

Suprises often come in boxes. Birthday presents wrapped in colorful paper, brown paper packages mailed from a friend. No matter what kind of box it is, people like to open it up and see what's inside. In America, and in many other countries, one spec

经济学人:喀麦隆 严厉打击互联网和英语使用者(1)

Middle East Africa 中东与非洲 Cameroon: Lingua fracas 喀麦隆：通用语言 Clampping down on the web and English. 喀麦隆严厉打击互联网和英语使用者 The images beaming from the screens of Cameroon's state television channel, CR

经济学人:非洲禁塑令 禁止塑料袋只是一小步(1)

Middle East and Africa 中东与欧洲 African Rubbish: Plastic bantastic 非洲垃圾：禁塑令 Banning the bag is a small step. 禁止塑料袋只是一小步。 Littering in graveyards is generally frowned upon. 在墓地乱扔垃圾通常会引起

埃博拉疫情防控：“肥皂桶挑战”

A young man on camera names the person whos challenged him to dump the contents of a bucket over his head. But in a twist on the ice bucket challenge, this man is soon drenched in frothy, soapy water part of a campaign to raise awareness about Ebola

经济学人:全球自杀率下降的背后(3)

Efforts to curb access to the means to kill oneself can help, too. 限制自杀途径也能有所帮助。 Suicide is surprisingly impulsive. 自杀通常都是意料之外的冲动所致。 A study of young Chinese women who had tried to kill themse

经济学人:拳击立法 虽有风险各国还是逐渐放开职业拳击

Laws on boxing 拳击立法 Bouncing back 卷土重来 More countries are allowing professional boxing, despite the risks 虽有风险，各国还是逐渐放开职业拳击 Cecilia Braekhus 在比赛中 FIRST Sweden in 2007, then Cuba in 2013, and n