VOA慢速英语--非营利组织帮助纽约的老年移民

Nonprofits Help Elderly Immigrants in New York City For five hours a day, three days a week, more than 150 aging Bangladeshis exercise, eat, pray and talk together at the Jamaica Muslim Center in Queens, New York. A few kilometers away, at the Desi S

事实：怎样命名一只章鱼-How To Name An Octopus

Pre-Listening Vocabulary binomial nomenclature: a two-part system for naming species (e.g., Panthera tigris) genus: a subdivision of a family of organisms (e.g., Panthera is the genus for tigers, lions and leopards, and a subdivision of the Felidae f

国家地理-2008-06-21 China's Amazing Flowers 繁花似锦的中国

China has more plants than anywhere else in the temperate regions of the world. In fact, it has almost twice as many kinds of plants as there are in the United States which is about the same size and about three times as many as there are in Europe.

双语有声阅读:The Facts on Faminism 柳暗花明女权路

The Facts on Faminism 柳暗花明女权路 The word feminism conjures up a variety of images for people. A lot of misunderstanding and hyperbole have surrounded feminism, but according to the dictionary, feminism is simply a movement for the social,

Nigerian Wives, Mothers of Detainees Say Their Men are Not Boko Haram

At sundown in Nigeria, children are playing a game called egalagala. The children play near their home. As they play, their mother looks sad. Their two older brothers, Abuna and Dunoma, are missing. They were arrested in 2013 by Nigerian soldiers. Th

CNN 2011-08-15

We start in Philadelphia where three young men have turned themselves in to face assault charges. This is where these violent flash mob attacks plaguing the city. Police say these men actually put a man in the hospital. The mayor there has promised c

2005年NPR美国国家公共电台八月-Chinese Firm Out of Running for Unocal

The Chinese offshore oil corporation known as CNOOC has abandoned its bid for UNOCAL. This would have been the largest-ever purchase of an American company by a Chinese firm. CNOOC had put forth a bid that was higher than the competing bid from US o

VOA慢速英语 2008 1022a

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Autumn and winter are cold and flu season -- when people are most likely to catch the viruses that cause influenza and the common cold. Is the old advice true that dressing warmly will help prevent a co

VOA标准英语2009-Afghan MP Escapes Assassination Attempt in K

Five bodyguards were killed. Earlier in the day, a suicide bomber killed at least 16 people in southwestern Afghanistan, while two roadside bombs killed 4 others in eastern Afghanistan. Sean Maroney | Kabul 20 November 2009 Photo: AFP Afghan policem

原版英语对话：A Toothache(1)

A: What can I do for you today? B: Doctor, I have the worst toothache! A: How long have you had this pain? B: For about a week or so, but its gotten really bad in the last couple of days. A: Did you do anything that might have aggravated your tooth?

原版英语对话：A Toothache(2)

A: So what brings you to my office today? B: My tooth is killing me! A: How long has your tooth been bothering you? B: It just started hurting me last night. A: Have you injured your tooth in any way? B: I think one of my fillings might be coming loo

英语听书《海底两万里》第68期 第6章 开足马力(10)

While I was observing this phenomenal creature, two jets of steam and water sprang from its blowholes and rose to an altitude of forty meters, 当我观察这只奇怪动物的时候，两道水和汽从它的鼻孔吐出来，直喷到叫十米的高度

Vitamin C and DNA

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DEVELOPMENT REPORT - Vitamin-Enriched Drinks

DEVELOPMENT REPORT – April 15, 2002: Vitamin-Enriched Drinks By Jill Moss This is the VOA Special English Development Report. The Coca-Cola Company is developing a new healthy drink for people in de

英语听书《海底两万里》第311期 第23章 珊瑚王国(8)

The light from our glass coils produced magical effects at times, lingering on the wrinkled roughness of some natural arch, 我们的蛇形玻璃管中的光学，照在这些天然的凹凸不平的拱形建筑物上面， or some overhang suspended

英语听书《海底两万里》第161期 第11章 诺第留斯号(12)

In the first group: organ-pipe coral, gorgonian coral arranged into fan shapes, soft sponges from Syria, isis coral from the Molucca Islands, sea-pen coral, wonderful coral of the genus Virgularia from the waters of Norway, various coral of the genus

经济学人274:法国想出口核反应堆,谁人将买?

French nuclear energy 法国核能 Under pressure 压力之下 France wants to export nuclear reactors. Who will buy them? 法国想出口核反应堆，谁人将买？ FOR France, nuclear power has long been a source of national pride. Its European

英语听书《海底两万里》第197期 第14章 黑潮暖流(11)

A triggerfish, I said. 是一条箭鱼。我于是说了。 It's a Chinese triggerfish, Ned Land replied. 尼德兰回答：是一条中国箭鱼。 Genus Balistes, family Scleroderma, order Plectognatha, Conseil muttered. 康塞尔于是低声说：箭

英语听书《海底两万里》第222期 第17章 海底森林(3)

There I saw again, but not yet pressed and dried like the Nautilus's specimens, some peacock's tails spread open like fans to stir up a cooling breeze, scarlet rosetangle, 我在这里又看到的，不是像在诺第留斯号船上风干的标本，而

万物简史 第522期:丰富多彩的生命(18)

At intervals it hands down decrees, declaring that Zauschneria californica (a common plant in rock gardens) 它不时下达命令，宣布从今以后加州倒挂金钟（一种普通的假山庭园植物） is to be known henceforth as Epilobium can