NPR 2010-01-15

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Helicopters are flying in aid to Haiti where millions of people lost their homes in Tuesday's earthquake. The White House says the airport in the capital Port-au-Prince has been secured. But because the

You've Been Accepted ... Not!

Columbia Universitys Mailman School of Public Health recently emailed good news to 277 applicants. The emails said the Ivy League school is delighted to welcome the 277 applicants to its graduate program in public health. But less than one hour later

EXPLORATIONS - Children's Press Line

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美国习惯用语:722 on the line

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Don't Cross the Line! Unless It's the Finish Line.

Now, its time for the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. On this show, we talk about common, expressions in American English. Today, we will talk about the word line. Line is a simple, four-letter word, but it has many meanings, m

音乐咖啡厅:I walk the line一往无前

我听之我见： 西方评论界认为，若再找出一座石山，将美国现代音乐界的四位开国元勋头像雕刻上去，那么Johnny Cash必是其中之一。Johnny Cash是影响美国近代乡村、流行、摇滚与民谣界最重要的创作歌手之一，他以浑厚而深沉的 Lyrics I walk the line By Johnny Cash I k

没有男朋友的20个理由

Manolith, a mens lifestyle online magazine, recently ran the article 20 Reasons Youre Still Single. I was delighted to learn that there are apparently a significant number of men who want a relationship and need advice. The piece addresses a wide ran

Full recovery for two hearts girl

Full recovery for two hearts girl Hannah's story: I was the first one, I didn't know what was going to happen A 16-year-old girl from Wales who made history when, as a baby, she had a donor heart grafted （接枝） onto her own has made a full recover

2006年VOA标准英语-France Urges Israel to Reconsider Rejection of

By Jeff Custer Washington 29 July 2006 Israel's rejection of a U.N.-proposed 72-hour truce in the conflict with Hezbollah guerrillas in Lebanon has drawn criticism from France, which ruled Lebanon between the World Wars. Diplomatic efforts are movin

Donor DNA May Identify Early Heart Transplant Rejection

Scientists are reporting a new way to identify when a heart transplant recipient is starting to reject the new organ. The new technique could help doctors ensure the success of more transplants. The human immune system is programmed to reject foreign

葡萄牙宣布措施来促进经济增长

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英语歌曲:I walk the line

听多了流行的歌曲，今天给大家来一首老歌经典，希望大家会喜欢。 如果大家有什么好歌，也可以给我留言或是在评论栏里给大家推荐。 I walk the line By Johnny Cash I keep a close watch on this heart of

Construction starts on China's first low-speed maglev line

BEIJING, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Construction began on China's first low-speed maglev(磁力悬浮火车) line Monday in Beijing, a project that will make China only the second country with a low-speed maglev line after Japan. The project marked China's

UEFA chief remains opposing goal line technology

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec. 11 (Xinhua) -- UEFA President Michel Platini remains staunch in his rejection of the newly launched goal line technology, insisting it is unnecessary and will waste millions of Euros. Platini, on a visit to the AFC house in Kuala L

五招让你的求职信有回音

Kunjan Zaveri reckons he's applied for more than 1,000 jobs online since being made redundant earlier this year. But, he said, he heard back from exactly none. For some job seekers, hitting the submit button on an online job application feels like la

英语美文：柔弱的眼泪

A little boy asked his mother why are you crying? Because I'm a woman, she told him. I don't understand, he said. His mum just hugged him and said, and you never will Later the little boy asked his father, why does mother seem to cry for no reason? A

英语美文：女人的眼泪

A Womans TearsWhy are you crying? he asked his Mom. Because I'm a woman. she told him. I don't understand, he said. His Mom just hugged him and said,And you never will Later the little boy asked his father,Why does mother seem to cry for no reason? A

英文摇滚歌曲：Siva Six - Line in Line Down

Line In.... Line Down Line in... line down... line in* Line in... line down... line in... line down Line in... line down... line in... line down Line in and save me Myself can drug me down Line in, forever blissful Continue to line down Line in... li

地道英语在线听-Bottom line 最低价格

Helen: This is Real English from BBC Learning English. Im Helen. Zoe: 大家好，我是刘佳。Helen, 今天咱们要学的是什么最新表达呢？ Helen: Todays new expression is bottom line. Zoe: Bottom line. Helen, 这个短语说的是什么啊？ Helen: Well, bottom line is

经济学人:中国人为何爱看宫斗剧(1)

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