英文笑话：Prize 奖品

Little Albert came home from school with a new book under his arm. It's a prize, mother, he explained. A prize? What for, dear? For natural history. Teacher asked me how many legs an ostrich has, and I said three. But an ostrich has only two legs. I

Goldman Environmental Prize

Broadcast: May 9, 2003 By Caty Weaver This is the VOA Special English Environment Report. Seven activists are this year's winners of the Goldman Environmental Foundation awards. The winners received t

美国国家公共电台 NPR Michael Bond, Creator Of Paddington Bear Books, Dies At 91

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: The story goes that Michael Bond saw a teddy bear around Christmas in a British department store. It was 1956, and he bought it for his wife. They would name him Paddington. A couple of years later, Bond turned him into a childre

Bond, James Bond

Callum: Hello, I'm Callum Robertson and this is Entertainment. st This week sees the release of the 21 Bond film, Casino Royale and it's the first film to star actor Daniel Craig as the British Secret Service spy 007. James Bond was the creation of

VOA慢速英语--James Bond Actor Roger Moore Dies at 89

British actor Roger Moore, best known for playing James Bond, has died. He was 89 years old. His children said in a statement Tuesday that Moore died of cancer. The love with which he was surrounded in his final days was so great it cannot be quantif

VOA标准英语2008年-X Prize Foundation Sponsors Competition to Deve

By Greg Flakus Detroit 18 January 2008 At the North American International Auto Show in Detroit this week, there are hundreds of new cars on display that achieve high fuel efficiency and reduce pollution. Also on hand are representatives of the priva

VOA标准英语10月-Hilton Humanitarian Prize Of $1.5 Million Goes To

The world's biggest humanitarian prize has been awarded to BRAC, the largest non-profit organization in the developing world. The 2008 Hilton Humanitarian Prize of $1.5 million honors BRAC, a Bangladeshi-based NGO, for its achievements in helping to

VOA标准英语2012--New 007 Movie Reveals Bond's Inner Demons

New 007 Movie Reveals Bond's Inner Demons The Bond franchise has always been identified with the spy's signature introduction. Who are you? asks the beautiful blond woman. Bond. James Bond, replies actor Sean Connery as the legendary secret agent. Bu

2007年VOA标准英语-Humanitarian Prize Goes to Senegalese Group Fig

By Phuong Tran Dakar 13 August 2007 A Senegalese non-profit group, which has fought against female genital mutilation for more than 15 years, has won a humanitarian prize of$1.5 million dollars. For VOA, Phuong Tran has more from Dakar. The non-profi

英语俚语天天说 第87期:Mark Twain Prize颁奖礼上的演讲

英语俚语天天说 第87期: Ellen DeGeneres 在 Mark Twain Prize 颁奖礼上的演讲

THIS IS AMERICA - Pulitzer Prizes

THIS IS AMERICA - Pulitzer Prizes By Jerilyn Watson Broadcast: Monday, April 19, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA, in VOA Special English. I'm Faith Lapidus. VOICE TWO: And I'm Doug

AGRICULTURE REPORT - World Food Prize Winners

AGRICULTURE REPORT - World Food Prize Winners By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Scientists from China and Sierra L

ECONOMICS REPORT - Lower Bond Prices Can Mean a Higher Retur

ECONOMICS REPORT - Lower Bond Prices Can Mean a Higher Return, but Also Risk By Mario Ritter Broadcast: Friday, May 20, 2005 I'm Gwen Outen with the VOA Special English Economics Report. Governments a

Two Americans Share Nobel Prize for Economics

Americans Thomas Sargent and Christopher Sims share the 2011 Nobel prize in economics for providing ways to understand the impact of policy changes on the economy. The prize is based on old research that is of great interest in the current global fin

VOA标准英语10月-Nobel Medicine Prize Awarded for HIV, Cancer Rese

Three European scientists who discovered the viruses behind AIDS and cervical cancer shared this year's Nobel prize for medicine. Lisa Bryant has more on the prestigious award for VOA from Paris. French scientists Luc Montagnier (file photo) The Nob

VOA常速英语2007-British Author Doris Lessing Wins Nobel Prize fo

By Kevin Billinghurst Stockholm 11 October 2007 In Stockholm, the Swedish Academy has chosen the British author Doris Lessing for the 2007 Nobel Prize in Literature. Kevin Billinghurst is in the Swedish capital. The selection of Doris Lessing for a N

Greek PM Hails Achievement of Bond Swap Deal With Lenders

Greek Prime Minister Lucas Papademos has hailed the success of the bond swap deal with private lenders to keep the country solvent. During a speech on state television Friday, Papademos said, for the first time, Greece is not adding, but taking debt

Bond movie prompts call for film review reform

BEIJING, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- An edited version of the new James Bond film Skyfall hit Chinese theaters on Monday, prompting film industry insiders to call for reforms for the country's movie review system. Shi Chuan, a professor from Shanghai Univers

23rd James Bond film hits China

BEIJING, Jan. 17 (Xinhua) -- The 23rd James Bond film, Skyfall, will debut in China on Monday, centering on a plot involving Bond, intelligence chief M and former MI6 operative Raoul Silva, the antagonist. The lengthiest 007 film, it tells of Bond's

Ghana, Brazil Leaders Share World Food Prize

The world's top honor in food and agriculture this year goes to two former presidents who led dramatic reductions in hunger and poverty in their countries in the past decade. Ghana's President John Agyekum Kufuor and Brazilian President Luis Inacio L