NPR 12-07:Living with Integrity 于人于己，务必诚实

Bob Barret believes in integrity a belief that eventually led him to tell his wife and children that he is gay Welcome to This I Believe, an NPR series presenting the personal philosophies of remarkable men and women from all walks of life. I believ

CNN 2012-01-03

The federal government tracking your kids. Your kids. The department of education recently taking steps, making it easier for states to share the personal information of fellow students. Information like where they live, where they were born, how old

British Vision Issue 12 英国人的姓氏起源及地理分布

thanks very much. Now ever wondered why your ancestors gathered where they did, or where others with your surname live now. A research project investigating the distribution of surnames in Britain ans

VOA标准英语2012--Iran Nuclear Program is Major Talking Point in US Election

Iran Nuclear Program is Major Talking Point in US Election Former Massachusetts Governor and Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, does not believe President Obama has done enough to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon. I think from

VOA标准英语2012--Health Care Program for Seniors Emerges as Key Election Issue

Health Care Program for Seniors Emerges as Key Election Issue At the University Village Senior Living Community Clinic in Tampa, Florida, Hugh Clark gets his blood checked regularly. Having had heart problems, he relies on Medicare and opposes any pl

2006年VOA标准英语-Experts Urge Direct US-Iranian Talks to Re

By Andre de Nesnera Washington 28 April 2006 U.N. security council meeting (file photo) Iran has once again rejected cooperation with the United Nations in curtailing its nuclear weapons ambitions. So

新西兰英语 745 Teachers’ Pay

Ever since August last year when a new computer pay system started, there have been major problems with teachers pay. A few teachers have been paid too much, many have been paid too little and some have not been paid at all. In total, this is about 1

IN THE NEWS - U.S. Midterm Elections

IN THE NEWS – November 9, 2002: U.S. Midterm Elections By Jerilyn Watson This is STEVE EMBER with the VOA Special English program IN THE NEWS. For the first time in many years, one party will contro

VOA慢速英语--大数据帮助教育改革

The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, or OECD is working with teachers and schools to reform education through data. The OECD is over 50 years old, and has 35 member countries, including the United States. Its aim is to support

VOA慢速英语--Report Says Tennis Has 'Significant' Integrity Problems

A new report says the sport of tennis faces very significant problems with integrity. The report said the problems, involving issues like fair play and honesty, are most notable at the lower levels of the sport. It said a major cause was a sharp incr

电信专业英英词典D-2

Delay - This is the wait time between to specific events, and regarding satellite communications, it is the time it takes for a signal to go from the transmission station up to orbit and through the s

电信专业英英词典F-1

Fade - This is a reduction in the received signal. It is caused by absorption, refraction, or reflection. Fax - This is a shortening of Facsimile, and it refers to one fax machine sending a digital re

电信专业英英词典E-2

Email - This is electronic-mail, that is text messages that are sent over the internet. Emoticons - This is a contraction meaning emotional icon that is made with common characters, such as :-) being

2006年VOA标准英语-New US Mars Mission to Get Better Look at

By David McAlary Washington 06 March 2006 The newest American mission to Mars is hurtling toward the red planet, due Friday to examine it in the sharpest detail yet. It will be the largest spacecraft

2006年VOA标准英语-Key US Senator Backs Direct Talks With Ira

By Paula Wolfson Washington 16 April 2006 A top Republican in the U.S. Senate says the Bush administration should hold direct talks with Iran on Tehran's nuclear ambitions. Senate Foreign Relactions C

VOA标准英语2011--Rotavirus Immunization Protects People W

RotavirusImmunizationProtectsPeopleWhoDon'tGetVaccine Rotavirus causes severe diarrhea that kills more than a half-million people each year, mostly very young children. A recently-introduced vaccine has proved to be very effective and has shown some

Karzai defends vote 'integrity'

Afghan President Hamid Karzai （卡尔扎伊） says he believes in the integrity of last month's election process despite allegations of vote-rigging. He said he had been surprised and rather shocked by EU observers who recently said that about a quarter

2007年VOA标准英语-US Asks Indiato Do More to Protect Intellectual

By Steve Herman New Delhi 13 February 2007 U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez has told Indian business leaders that their country's economy will not be able to achieve its full potential unless more is done to protect data and intellectual pro

Pension insurance coverage to double by 2015

BEIJING, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- China will nearly double its pension insurance coverage by the end of 2015 to address the problem of a rapidly aging population, a senior social security official said Wednesday. As many as 348 million more people will be

2006年VOA标准英语-Expectations Low for Six-Party Talks on North K

By Bill Rodgers Washington, D.C. 15 December 2006 watch Talks Preview Six-party talks on North Korea's nuclear program officially open Monday in Beijing but expectations are reported to be low that a breakthrough can be achieved. The talks -- which