英语听力：2013-12-08 地平线：什么害死了我们的蜜蜂—8

-How does it work then? There are millions of insects out there in the air you sweeping. You target specific individuals.-That's right, so we have an individual honey bee which will be carrying this very small fine container on its back. And that's t

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Optimistic Iraq Will Form National Un

By Scott Stearns White House 24 February 2006 President Bush says he is optimistic that Iraq will succeed in forming a government of national unity, despite sectarian violence following this week's bo

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Optimistic North Korean Situation Can Be R

By Paula Wolfson Washington 07 July 2006 President Bush says the seven missile launches this week by North Korea provide an opportunity for the world to come together to deal with Pyongyang's nuclear ambitions. The president says he is optimistic di

2006年VOA标准英语-Modern Civil Wars Have Similarities And Di

By Bill Rodgers Washington. D.C. 29 March 2006 watch Civil War report A grieving widow touches her husband's coffin as it is carried to a cemetery The continuing sectarian violence in Iraq has raised

英语口语大赢家Topic228:中国民俗 Chinese Folk Customs

民俗在发展如此迅速的中国经历着困难时期。随着来自国外的新观念和新想法的涌入，许多人担心这些民俗会消失。 Listen Read Learn Folk customs have a difficult time in China that is undergoing such rapid development. Many fear that these customs will disappe

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Optimistic About Iraq

By Scott Stearns White House 21 March 2006 President Bush President Bush says there is more fighting ahead in Iraq, but he is confident U.S. troops will be victorious. Mr. Bush held a White House news

VOA标准英语2011--Libyans Optimistic on Democracy, Challenges Loom

Libyans Optimistic on Democracy, Challenges Loom In the first blush of enthusiasm after the nine-month struggle to oust Moammar Gadhafi, many Libyans are optimistic that the country will be able to move toward democracy with little payback for the ir

Finance Ministers Optimistic Following IMF Talks on Global E

英语听力：探索发现 2012-11-09 美洲大平原 American Serengeti—6

The site was once a spring-fed pond, full of water. Mammoths were tempted in to drink. But when they tried to climb back out, the banks were steep and slippery. Just like the short-faced bear imprisoned underground, some became trapped. Scavengers wo

英语语法：69 Metaphors and Similes

Hi! This is Stever Robbins, host of the Get-it-Done Guys Quick and Dirty Tips to Work Less and Do More. Grammar Girl is working on her book this week and since I do a lot of public speaking, she asked me to talk about how to use similes and metaphors

2006年VOA标准英语-IAEA Optimistic, but US Believes Security

By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington, D.C. 07 March 2006 watch IAEA report A defiant Iran warned the International Atomic Energy Agency that it would press ahead with uranium enrichment if the agency push

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqi PM Optimistic About Prospects for Ne

By Margaret Besheer Washington 09 May 2006 Iraq's Prime Minister-designate Nouri al-Maliki talks to reporters during a news conference in Baghdad, Tuesday, May 9, 2006 Iraq's Prime Minister-designate,

VOA双语新闻2008年：Large Turnout in Iowa Caucus

Illinois Senator Barack Obama and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee have won the Iowa caucuses held in that Midwestern state on Thursday. Obama, who won the most votes in the Democratic Party caucuses, is the first person of African descent to h

2007年VOA标准英语-Limited Organ Transplant Availability Poses Que

By Melinda Smith Washington, DC 12 January 2007 watch Organ Donor report Human tissue for transplant being delivered to a hospital The traffic in human organs for transplantation is a volatile issue in the medical community and among desperately ill

2007年VOA标准英语-Preliminary Results Indicate Victory for Cambod

By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 03 April 2007 Preliminary results indicate that the ruling Cambodian People's Party has won a landslide victory in recent local elections. The margin of victory was similar to the result of the last election and was widely fo

学个词Learn a Word 第310期 Limited

今天我们要学的词是，limited。 Limited, 是有限的意思。拉美裔移民在维吉尼亚州的王子威廉姆斯县罢工一天，The one-day work boycott appeared to have a limited effect on businesses in the county. 但似乎并没有对

VOA标准英语2009年-Iraq Announces Preliminary Results of Provincia

Iraq's electoral commission has announced the preliminary results of last weekend's provincial elections, amid some accusations of irregularities and voting fraud. The Iraqi army and security forces, however, say that they will maintain order despit

学个词Learn a Word 第866期 Timing

今天我们要学的词是timing。 Timing, 时机。中文里说，赶得早不如赶得巧。英文里说, Timing is everything. 时机决定一切。The timing of his marriage proposal was perfect, 他求婚的时机恰到好处。 目前就业市场

学个词Learn a Word 第790期 Optimistic

今天我们要学的词是optimistic。 Optimistic乐观的。美国第二季度国内生产总值公布后，President Barack Obama said he is 'guardedly optimistic' about the direction of the U.S. economy, 美国总统奥巴马表示，他对美国经