英闻天下——530 Obama Calls Boston Attack "Terrorist Act"

Nearly one day after two explosions rocked the iconic Boston Marathon, US President Barack Obama has called the attack a terrorist act and is vowing to hunt worldwide for those responsible. CRI's Xiaohong reports from Washington. When 8-year-old Mart

法律英语：58 Parking Lot Waivers

by Michael W. Flynn First, a disclaimer: Although I am an attorney, the legal information in this podcast is not intended to be a substitute for seeking personalized legal advice from an attorney licensed to practice in your jurisdiction. Further, I

英语语法：142 "Further" Versus "Farther"

Today's topic is further versus farther. Almost every week someone asks me to explain the difference between further and farther. Three years ago when I was on the Oprah Winfrey Show, a production assistant grabbed me backstage while my head was stil

英语语法：143 "Who" Versus "Whom," Advanced

Who and whom have to be two of the most difficult words in English. Luckily, we've already spent two articles on the ins and outs. Unfortunately, though, some people are still confused. They may even find themselves agreeing with William Safire, who

英语语法：135 "Alternate" Versus "Alternative"

This week well discuss choices about how best to use the words option and alternative. Frequently the words option and alternative are used interchangeably, but there is a difference. Do you know what it is? Lets say Horatio has a primary plan of act

英语语法：136 "Although" Versus "While"

By Mignon Fogarty Today's topic is although versus while. I often have to tell people that their pet peeves aren't actually hard-and-fast grammar rules. I have to tell people that it's OK to split infinitives, and that in some cases it's fine to end

英语语法：137 "Bad" Versus "Badly"

By Mignon Fogarty Today's topic is bad versus badly, and to make it fun we have a celebrity smack down. On this week's Celebrity Apprentice, Donald Trump corrected Cyndi Lauper. Here's a clip. [audio clip] Not only is Donald Trump not very nice, but

英语语法：139 "Between" Versus "Among"

Today we're going to talk about the difference between the words between and among. Between Versus Among You may have noticed that I said we were going to talk about the difference between the words between and among. I used the word between because

英语语法：141 "Flammable" Versus "Inflammable"

Grammar Girl here. Today I'm going to cover two short topics. So while I was home sick and listening to Undead and Unappreciated and Undead and Unpopular I had two happy little surprises when the main character asked the kind of questions that you li

英语语法：29 "Than I" Versus "Than Me"

Grammar Girl here. Today's topic is which pronoun to use after the word than, as in Nobody is more excited about the Grammar Girl book than I!Or is it than me? Listen up because guest-writer Charles Carson is going to explain. A few years ago around

VOA标准英语2009年-US Jobless Total Rises by 651,000 in February

The deep downturn in the US economy gathered strength in February as another 651,000 workers lost their jobs. Crowds wait to apply for jobs outside the New York Department of Labor in the Bronx in New York, 06 Mar 2009 It was the third straight mont

2006年VOA标准英语-Eritrea Orders Aid Groups to Stop Activiti

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 23 March 2006 At least three aid agencies received letters from the Eritrean government this week directing the agencies to terminate their work in the country. The letters c

VOA双语新闻 Americans Misuse Chinese Characters

From the moment Spaniards -- or was it Vikings? -- first dropped anchor and encountered the natives whom the Spanish called Indians (because they thought they had landed in India), the land now known as America has been a multicultural place. And of

原版英语对话1000个:504 Family Characters

Akane: Hey, Ruth. Ruth: Hi, Akane Akane: So we've been talking about your family a little bit. Um, I'd like to know a little bit more about the specific people in your family. Ruth: Sure Akane: So who is the funniest person in your family? Ruth: The

奥巴马演讲视频：Fighting for the American Jobs Act

Hello, everyone. It's been almost three weeks since I sent the American Jobs Act to Congress three weeks since I sent them a bill that would put people back to work and put money in people's pockets. This jobs bill is fully paid for. This jobs bill c

奥巴马演讲视频：通过American Job Act振兴美国

Next week, the Senate will vote on the American Jobs Act. It's a bill that will put more people to work and put more money in the pockets of working Americans. And it will provide our economy with the jolt that it really needs right now This is not t

"Packaging" A Person 人的包装

A person, like a commodity, needs packaging. But going too far is absolutely undesirable. A little exaggeration, however, does no harm when it shows the person's unique qualities to their advantage. To display personal charm in a casual and natural w

Russian Federal Council passes "anti-Magnitsky Act"

MOSCOW, Dec. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Russian Federation Council, or the upper house of the parliament, approved on Wednesday a bill which would imposes entry bans on U.S. citizens who have allegedly committed crimes against Russians abroad, and persons in

Obama signs "JOBS Act" to support small businesses

WASHINGTON, April 5 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) Act into law, which would encourage startups and support the nation's small companies by loosening financial regulation against

美国百大英语演讲 "Checkers" by 尼克松

美国名人100大演讲mp3下载 My Fellow Americans, I come before you tonight as a candidate for the Vice Presidency and as a man whose honesty and integrity has been questioned. Now, the usual political thing to do when charges are made against y