VOA慢速英语2018--'Loose Cannons' Are Dangerous

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we explore the world of American English. We talk about common expressions, where they come from and, most importantly, how to use them. Today we talk about behavior and sel

双语美文：水仙盛开 冬日安在？

DaffodilsBloom, Ski Slopes Stay Snowless - Is Climate Change To Blame? 水仙盛开，雪场无雪：全是气候变暖惹的祸？ Daffodils are blooming outside the Eden Project in Cornwall in the latest cockeyedweather phenomenon to hit the UK and

VOA慢速英语2017--A Desert Turns Green

On the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula, the desert turns green as clouds cover it like a blanket. This is the country of Oman's monsoon season. The natural event, which lasts for three months, draws hundreds of thousands of tourists with cool w

NPR 2010-03-01

From NPR News in Washington, I'm Lakshmi Singh. Hundreds more Chileans are confirmed dead from one of the worst earthquakes ever in the South American country. Today, President Michelle Bachelet said the death toll had pushed up to 708 across central

知性英语－Snow, the Beautiful Snow

Have you ever seen snow? A lot of people in the world have not. A lot of countries never have snow, or they have it only on the tops of very high mountains. In Scotland and in the north of England, th

NPR 2011-07-11

Ahead of the resumption of budget talks at the White House late this afternoon, top Senate Republican Mitch McConnell is suggesting Congress is virtually certain to raise the nations debt limit in time for an August 2nd deadline. McConnell spoke on F

VOA标准英语2013--Let It Snow, Let it Snow, Let It Snow!

Let It Snow, Let it Snow, Let It Snow! From VOA Learning English, this is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in Special English. Im Bob Doughty. And Im Faith Lapidus. Today, we will tell you about a winter storm that brought heavy snowfall to the Middle East. And

2006年VOA标准英语-George Washington's Home Gets New Galleries

By Susan Logue Mount Vernon, Virginia 30 October 2006 watch Mount Vernon report Mount Vernon, the historic home of the first U.S. President, George Washington, celebrated the opening of new galleries and theaters on its property Friday. As VOA's Sus

儿童故事集：The Beauty and the Big Sleep

Our Waking Beauty series is about to get even more mysterious. We reach the fourteenth chapter in our Princess Talia series, in which she is taken against her will to be interviewed by a psychiatrist. She answers all the questions honestly, and Basil

THE MAKING OF A NATION 98- Abraham Lincoln, Part 3 (Attack o

THE MAKING OF A NATION #98- Abraham Lincoln, Part 3 (Attack on Fort Sumter) By Frank Beardsley Broadcast: Thursday, January 20, 2005 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: THE MAKING OF A NATION -- a program in Special E

泰国总理拒绝示威者辞职要求

泰国总理拒绝示威者辞职要求 BANGKOK Thailand's prime minister says she is open to negotiations to defuse the country's political crisis, but remains unwilling to bow to her opponents demands to turn over the government to an unelected cou

经济学人293:航海 水晶球观海术

Science and technology 科学技术 Navigation 航海 Crystal gazing 水晶球观海术 A mineral found in a shipwreck was an ancient form of compass 在沉船里发现的矿石是古代的一种指南针 THIS may look like a nondescript lump of rock

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Meets Pentagon Leaders on Iraq

By Scott Stearns White House 13 December 2006 U.S. President George Bush is wrapping up a series of meetings aimed at finding what he says will be a new way forward in Iraq. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, Mr. Bush is expected t

Snow-white

Snow-whiteⅠ Once there was a Queen. She was sitting at the window. There was snow outside in the garden--snow on the hill and in the lane, snow on the huts and on the trees: all things were white with snow. She had some cloth in her hand and a need

AP 2011-02-08

1. An explosion at a Kabul supermarket has left at least eight people dead and injured others. Police say at least three of the dead are foreigners. The grocery store is situated in a heavily-guarded district popular with Westerners. 2. Protesters ar

AP 2011-04-15

1. The world's largest passenger aircraft clipped a much smaller commuter plane at New York City's Kennedy Airport, spinning it like a toy. An aviation safety expert says it's more like the Air France A380 creamed the regional jet, while the NTSB is

韩国7万人大游行要求朴槿惠下台

Security forces in the South Korean capital Seoul have clashed with protesters during one of the country's biggest street rallies in recent years. 韩国首都首尔爆发近年来最大的示威游行，很多安保部队和抗议者集聚在街上。

经济学人309:警察与紧缩 下降趋势

The police and austerity 警察与紧缩 Down beat 下降趋势 Budget cuts may not affect crimebut they will change politics 削减预算可能不会影响犯罪但能改变政治 Good old-fashioned policing 传统治安维持方式 POLICING in Engl

【饥饿游戏】45

I continue running until the woods have hidden me from the other tributes then slow into a steady jog that I think I can maintain for a while. For the next few hours, I alternate between jogging and walking, putting as much distance as I can between

VOA慢速英语2013 SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Let It Snow, Let it Snow, Let It Snow!

SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Let It Snow, Let it Snow, Let It Snow! From VOA Learning English, this is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in Special English. Im Bob Doughty. And Im Faith Lapidus. Today, we will tell you about a winter storm that brought heavy snowfall to