英语杂谈：73 Television

Television-----the most pervasive and persuasive of modern technologies, marked by rapid change and growth-is moving into a new era, an era of extraordinary sophistication and versatility, which promises to reshape our lives and our world. It is an e

英语杂谈：09 Susan Boyle Reportedly Launching US Tour

Though she was discovered on Britain's Got Talent, Susan Boyle is reportedly launching a professional music career here in the US. According to London's Daily Mirror, Susan Boyle would not only release her first album in the United States, but she'll

英语杂谈：37 Christmas backs out

It sure looks a lot like Christmas at the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas. Trees are decorated, the presents wrapped, but the lights have gone out on the extravagant holiday party. We have had a couple of major ones back out. The rooms are along this aisle.

英语杂谈：74 China Opens World Expo in Shanghai

China celebrated the opening of the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai with an evening of fireworks and fanfare. Dubbed the Economic Olympics, by Chinese officials, some 190 nations and 50 international organizations are participating in the multi-billion d

英语杂谈：89 FIFA Fan Parks a Hit In Johannesburg

FIFA sponsored fan parks have become a big hit around Johannesburg. There are three around the city. This one, in Newtown, near downtown, is the largest. Today, fans have gathered to watch Germany take on Serbia on this large screen. Thebe Moabelo sa

英语杂谈：08 Backstreet is Back

(straight through my heart) If you have an album coming out the next day, the last thing you wanna hear is one of your members has swine flu. But thats exactly what happen to the Backstreet Boys. Unfortunately, I was diagnosed with the swine flu. A d

英语杂谈：61 The sense of humour

Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on where we have been brought up. The sense of humour is mysteriously bound up with national characteristics. A Frenchman, for in- stance, might find it hard to laugh at a Russian joke. In the same

英语杂谈：02 Global warming

We began with the meeting with Premier Wen Jiabao, and I was frankly a little surprised he was so focused on US-China Clean Energy Cooperation, framing it in part as important for the US-China relationship, and then also as important for advancing th

英语杂谈：98 Recreate Mynight

Cameras were flashing at this recent Constellations concert in Atlanta. And the morning after, fans who wanted to see what has everybody else got, could go to a new website thats helping to hit the right note. It is called Recreate Mynight and it con

英语杂谈：115 How do I get there

[00:00.00]WENDY:OK,how do I get there?Right. [00:14.29]Drive noth on Route 93.Take Route I north. [00:23.75]WENDY:Go over the Tobin Bridge.Keep on the I until you get to Saugus. [00:31.69]Take the exit by Walgreens.There are signs for Melrose and Sto

英语杂谈：58 The mathematical marriage predictor

You might not think that mathematicians have anything particularly relevant to say about your love life. But you'd be wrong--if we're talking about James Murray, a mathematician at the University of Washington in Seattle who teamed up with Psychologi

英语杂谈：69 Gloriana debut album climbs the charts

Last year, Gloriana had the best-selling single by a new Country act with Wild At Heart. The track sold more than 350,000 copies, and led their self-titled debut album to a Top 5 entry on both the Country and Billboard 200 charts. Gloriana features b

英语杂谈：85 Hints to improve spoken English 1

SPEAKING English fluently and accurately is a goal of many people studying English in China. Fluency can be simply defined asbeing able to communicate ideas without having to stop and think too much about what one is saying; speaking accurately means

英语杂谈：86 Hints to improve spoken English 2

Find the problem. What kind of person are youone who focuses on accuracy or one who focuses on frequency? the first step is to recognize your problem and go to work no it. Think about situations where youve used English and how you felt about making

英语杂谈：32 Food and the mood

Food And Mood When we think about a pill that helps an overweight person take off the pounds, we usually think of an appetite suppressant. But suppressing your appetite will only help you lose weight if the reason you eat is because you are hungry. S

英语杂谈：56 Deepest Ocean Eruption

Researchers witnessed a spectacular fiery（炽热的） underwater volcano explosion and captured it on video. It's believed to be the deepest ocean volcano eruption ever recorded. The undersea Pacific Ocean explosions in May of this year were recor

英语杂谈：10 H1N1 Flu

At this time, an outbreak of novel H1N1 flu is occurring in the United States and internationally. While CDC is taking action to control the outbreak, communities, businesses, places of worship, schools, and individuals can also take steps to slow th

英语杂谈：63 The Battle of the Brains

This is the VOA Special English Education Report. Last month, students from one hundred three universities in eighty-eight countries took part in an international computer programming contest. The Battle of the Brains took place in Harbin, China. Thr

英语杂谈：41 Three days of meetings

Representatives form 16 countries wrapped up three days of meetings on regional cooperation in which they agreed East Asia needs a new economic structure that is less dependent on exports to the United States. The Association of Southeast Nations has

英语杂谈：100 Being beautiful has its advantages

Being beautiful has its advantages. It can make you more popular, even make you seem more competent. Now, University of Haifa researchers have found that, if youre a politician, good looks will also make you seem more newsworthy. Because better-looki