NPR 2008-12-27

Police in California are providing new details into the Christmas Eve slayings in the town of Covina that left nine people dead and a number of others severely injured. Los Angeles police chief Kim Raney says 45-year-old Bruce Pardo who entered a ho

CNN 2008-01-27

I'm Asieh Namdar at the CNN.com news room in Atlanta. Here is a look at what is happening NOW IN THE NEWS. The polls are open in South Carolina. It is the first southern state to hold the Democratic primary this year. And the stakes are high for all

CNN 2008-01-31

Good afternoon from the CNN Center in Atlanta. I'm Reggie Aqui. Thanks for checking in. Here is a look at what's happening NOW IN THE NEWS. Former Senator John Edwards has officially announced that he is dropping out of the presidential race. Edward

新西兰英语 782 Getting to Milford Sound

Milford Sound in Fiordland is the number one tourist attraction for many overseas visitors to New Zealand. However, it is not easy to get there. Many tourists choose to take a bus trip from Queenstown to Milford Sound and return in one day. The dista

大风肆虐波兰

大风肆虐波兰 WARSAW, March 17 (Xinhua) -- Gales, mostly in central and northern Poland, have blown over thousands of trees, damaging cars and cutting off power supply for thousands of homes. The gales hit Poland over the weekend and Monday and

美联社新闻一分钟 2007-01-08

1. Security has been increased at the Port of Miami. The FBI says 3 men of Middle Eastern descent were caught trying to slip past a checkpoint in a cargo truck. Authorities say the driver lied about being alone within the cab. The other 2 were found

2007年VOA标准英语-Colorado Storms Trigger Avalanches

By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 10 January 2007 watch Avalanche Safety report Avalanche! is the most frightening alert a mountain traveler can hear. Uncontrollable snow slides in the world's mountainous regions -- from the Himalayas to the Alps to Nort

TED演讲:小国家的大想法--摒弃化石燃料(9)

So what comes next? The people. 那么接下来呢？我们的百姓。 How do we get people to own this? 我们如何才能让人们去接受这个想法？ How do we get people to believe that it's possible to build a society without fossil fuels? 我

英语听力：自然百科 滑雪巡逻队

In the predawn hours from high in the Wasatch Mountains, Salt Lake City looks like dancing fireflies. You're climbing to an elevation of 11,000 feet, just to make a morning meeting. Forecast is for increasing clouds, one to three today, four to five

英语小达人 376 Nails in the Fence

Nails in the Fence篱笆上的钉子There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. 从前有一个小男孩脾气很

VOA常速英语2007-Texas Border Mayors Attack Planned Fence

By Greg Flakus Houston 16 October 2007 Mayors of several Texas towns on or near the US border with Mexico are filing legal actions to stop the federal government from building a planned security fence to deter illegal immigrants and drug smugglers. A

Heavy snow sweeps across France

PARIS, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- Heavy snow and cold snap swept across France over the week, putting many regions on high alert about extreme weather and causing traffic delays and cancellations. On Saturday, heavy snow, as expected, fell across the Ile-de-

尼泊尔大地震后 喜马拉雅山矮了1米

The height of a swathe of the Himalayas has dropped by around one metre as a result of the devastating Nepal earthquake, scientists say. 科学家指出，在尼泊尔大地震后，喜马拉雅山脉下降了大约1米。 But they add that the drop

Lesson 81 - ON THE FENCE / MAVERICK

on the fence maverick 各种语言都有一套特殊的政治词汇，美国英语也不例外。美国国会议员在通过各项法案时经常要投票表示自己的立场。但是，有些议员在

学个词Learn a Word 第1266期 on the fence

今天我们要学的词是on the fence。 On the fence, 犹豫不决的。 Many potential home buyers are still on the fence, waiting for the housing market to reach rock bottom, 很多想买房的人还在犹豫不决，等待房地产市场触底。

美国习惯用语: Lesson 276 sit on the fence

今天我们再给大家介绍两个以sit这个字为主的习惯用语。大家都知道，sit就是坐。虽然我们要讲的两个习惯用语都以sit这个字为主，但是它们坐的地方却很不同。 现在我们先来讲第一个习惯用

AP 2012-01-15

1. The first votes in the New Hampshire primary were cast just after midnight in Dixville Notch. Mitt Romney may be the favorite Tuesday, but his rivals are also looking for a good showing. 2. The New Jersey Assembly's top Republican leader has died

AP 2012-07-16

1. Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials hushed up child sex abuse allegations against Jerry Sandusky. That's according to a scathing report issued today on the scandal. The 267-page report is the result of an eight-month inquiry by former F

瑞士南部雪崩致四人死亡

瑞士南部雪崩致四人死亡 GENEVA, Jan. 5 (Xinhua) -- At least four avalanches took place on Sunday in mountain ranges of the Alps in Valais, a canton located in southern Switzerland, killing four people and injuring another. According to the

新西兰英语 459 Too much snow on the mountain

There was too much snow on Mt Lyford in North Canterbury yesterday. Last night 250 skiers had to stay on the mountain in the day lodge. The road was closed because of high winds and the risk of avalanches from so much snow. It was too dangerous for c