遗失的法老城市09

That pottery can be dated, and so tell you the date of the city itself. By dating the pottery of all the settlements along the ancient lost branches of the Nile, that will tell you when each settlement was inhabited. And therefore, when that particu

晨读英语美文60篇六级04

All I wanted was a cozy log cabin in the state of Maine, somewhere deep in the woods, to hang out under the stars. It was to be my first vacation with my boyfriend, and I wanted it to be perfect. So rather than waste money on a guidebook that was bou

中英双语新闻 俄罗斯军事飞机坠入黑海

BBC news with David Austin. The Russian authority say the location of a military plane with 92 people on board which crashed into the Black Sea has been pinpointed. The defense ministry said more than 100 divers were inspecting the seabed in an opera

CNN 2009-11-24

Here you to the Philippines now where the government is ramping up security in the south after a gruesome, frankly shocking election-related massacre, gunmen attacked a convoy earlier this morning in Maguindanao, abducting scores of people. A horrify

托福听力短文 II-04-2

(WA) The Old Canada Road is a long-lost trail between the Canadian province of Quebec and Maine, in the northeast corner of the United States. Yes, it really was lost, and finding it again was a complex process that involved state-of-the-art technol

CNN 2010-12-15

It's a great day for the Constitution today. Today, a Federal Judge here in Richmond ruled that individual mandate that every citizen, nearly every citizen, must buy government-approved health insurance. It's ruled unconstitutional. We disagree with

SSS 2008-06-05

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science, I am Karen Hopkin. This'll just take a minute. Biologists, traditionally track migrations by tagging animals with devices that allow their movements to be monitored. But Homo sapiens can't be fitted wi

SSS 2009-10-19

In 1865, Pierre Paul Broca pinpointed the part of the brain responsible for language by autopsying brains of the language-impairedthe region is now called Brocas area. But more info has been hard to get. Because most brain research is done on animals

SSS 2011-02-14

Imagine Van Gogh's paintings of yellow sunflowers. Now imagine the flowers brown. Eh, not so good. Sadly, we may someday see what that would look like. Because the bright yellow paints on the canvas are slowly turning muddy. Now, an international tea

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-06-24

1. It's been a day of gains and losses for the military in Iraq. Officials say they have captured two top al-Qaeda leaders there. However they also say seven troops have been killed in roadside bombings. 2. Federal investigators working in South Caro

教育部:严惩高考枪手

Chinese authorities are warning of harsh punishments after several ghostwriters were caught attending the national college entrance exam, or Gaokao, sparking a huge wave of repercussions. CRI's Sophie Williams reports. The education department in Jia

Tracking Outer Space Debris

Every year satellites are damaged or destroyed by objects orbiting the Earth's atmosphere. An Australian company is now using the latest laser technology to track these objects in order to reduce cosmic damage. Li Dong has the details. Even in space,

五分之一妈妈后悔取错孩子名

One in five mothers feels namers remorse and would pick another name for their child if they had the choice, according to a survey before the annual announcement on baby names. 在宣布年度宝贝名字之前，一项调查显示，五分之一的妈

内向的人如何找工作

If networking drives you nuts and you tend to think a while before you respond to interviewers' questions, you may find a job search especially difficult. Here's what to do. 如果交际让你很烦恼，回答面试官问题前，你都要有停顿的

囧研究：25岁开始朋友变少！数数你还剩几个

Scientists say they've pinpointed the time in our lives when we start losing friends, rather than making new ones, by looking at the phone data of some 3.2 million Europeans. It looks like 25 is the watershed age for making new relationships. 科学家

研究:10年后有望用眼药防近视

A gene that causes shortsightedness has been pinpointed by British scientists, paving the way for eye drops that could make glasses history. Within just ten years, a drug that prevents short-sightedness or stops it in its tracks could be in widesprea

走路姿势是如何暴露性格的？看看你属于哪种

The way people walk can provide clues about their personality, claims a new study. 一项新研究指出，人们走路的姿势会提供有关他们性格特点的线索。 Using motion capture technology, researchers found that movements reveal cer

英闻天下——250 Long Road ahead for Dreamliners Batteries Probe

U.S. safety regulators say they have a long road ahead in their investigation into the lithium ion battery problems on Boeing's 787 Dreamliners. The head of the National Transportation Safety Board says they will file their interim findings in 30 day

PBS高端访谈:伦敦公寓大火已造成严重伤亡

And now to the day's other major story. It is in London, where a fast-moving fire engulfed a high-rise apartment building. It killed at least 12 people and injured scores. We have a report from Dan Rivers of Independent Television News, and with a wa

英语美文：要学会去忍耐

When someone disagrees with you or offends you, dont lose your temper. Why? Because it is of no use to do so. You ought to (should) be patient and keep calm lest you should quarrel with him. You must know that patience is not cowardice, but a virtue.