英语杂谈：65 Earth Hour

This is the VOA Special English Development Report. This Saturday night at eight thirty, all the lights will be shut off at the Tokyo Tower in Japan. The Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and the Eiffel Tower in Paris are also expected to go dark. So is the

英语杂谈：68 The earth hour

China participated for the first time in the World Earth Hour campaign Saturday night by switching off all unnecessary lighting in residential, business and public venues, including iconic Olympic landmarks such as the Bird's Nest Stadium and Water C

英语杂谈：49 Ties,ties,ties

For fans of fashionable neckwear for men, what's old is new again. Now Mo Rocca who follows these matters has his own ideas about that. Way back in the 1990s, freedom was ringing everywhere. Women were making huge inroads in the workplace. As for men

英语杂谈：50 The One With the Thumb

[Scene: Central Perk, everyone but Phoebe is there.] Phoebe: (entering) Hi guys! All: Hey, Pheebs! Hi! Ross: Hey. Oh, oh, how'd it go? Phoebe: Um, not so good. He walked me to the subway and said 'We should do this again!' All: Ohh. Ouch. Rachel: Wha

英语杂谈：46 Light therapy device fights acne

Scientists know all about the therapeutics qualities of blue and red light. But until know, sufferers of acne have to go to hospital to benefit from it. But Lumie, the manufactures of this new LED device hope it would see light therapy moving to the

英语杂谈：12 Poem Americans like the best-Part 1

April is National Poetry Month in the United States. The Academy of American Poets started the special celebration ten years ago. National Poetry Month brings together publishers, booksellers, poetry groups, libraries, schools and poets around the co

英语杂谈：13 Poem Americans like the best-Part 2

Robert Frost was perhaps the most popular and beloved of twentieth century American poets. So it is not surprising that six of his poems are included in the book Americans' Favorite Poems. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry four times. He o

英语杂谈：47 Pet Tax Deduction

Kattle you are gonna be famous. To pet owner Donna Hill, She is just as much a part of my family as any child is to another family. Kattle is her everything. You can't beat the unconditional love. The same from Roxy's owner Jeremy Bret. She's our bab

英语杂谈：43 Kid-friendly Digital Thermometers

Hi, Im Becky Worley and this is Good Stuff. Its flu season and were more vigilant than ever about all the flues that are making around, when your kids are sick, you take their temperature, but thats easier said than done. The words Rattle thermometer

英语杂谈：20 The problem of vocabulary 1

Gary (Presenter): Hello. I don't know if you remember the moment you first realised you could read - I can't - but for the Argentinian writer, Alberto Manguel, it was a dramatic event. One day, from the window of a car I saw a billboard by the side o

英语杂谈：21 The problem of vocabulary 2

Dasha (Reporter): I am in the editorial building of a newspaper called English - it promotes the language, gives tips and helps students with difficulties they might have while learning English. Im here to meet a group of young enthusiasts who are me

英语杂谈：22 The problem of vocabulary 3

Gillian: Every two months or so, in a London suburb, a group of women have a meeting. They laugh a lot, talk excitedly and sometimes disagree quite strongly with each other. Every few days a 12-year old boy goes on the internet and writes a story abo

英语杂谈：88 Weak Festival Sales in US

Anchor: When the Christmas carol is sounding everywhere in the United States to highlight the holiday season, some economists in the country are giving dismal predictions that this could be the worst holiday shopping season since 1991. The shopping s

英语杂谈：67 Water Resources

Statistics from the Ministry of Water Resources indicate that nearly two-thirds of Chinese cities are suffering from water shortages. Among them, more than 100 are seriously threatened by the problem. Han Ying, an official with the Tianjin municipal