英语听力文摘 English Digest 535、蚕丝生产的秘密你知多少？

Secrets Of Silk Production Fifteen hundred years ago in China, silk production was a state secret. The silk trade was so valuable that anyone who tried to take silkworm eggs or mulberry seeds out of China was put to death. Then in 552 AD, two monks s

英语听力文摘 English Digest 534、山顶洞人住在山洞里吗？

Sometime Cavemen From the bestselling novel Clan of the Cave Bear to the 1981 movie Caveman, pop-culture tends to misrepresent prehistoric people as cave dwelling brutes. But even the most speculative recreations of early human society are based on a

英语听力文摘 English Digest 532、有一种沸腾能冷却你的食物！

The Rolling Boil That Cools Your Food When you think of something boiling, you probably picture a pot on the stove, but theres another kitchen appliance that brings liquid to a boil, not to heat food, but cool it. It sounds crazy, but household refri

2006年VOA标准英语-Muslims Voice Anger Over Cartoons Mocking

By Margaret Besheer Washington 03 February 2006 Muslims around the world are protesting the publication of 12 caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed. The drawings were first printed in a Danish newspaper

VOA标准英语2008年-Change vs. Experience Key Themes in US Election

If you're going to come up with a practical solution to any problem, Paul Polak observes, you have to first talk to the people who have the problem and listen to what they have to say. So that's what I did. Paul Polak is dedicated to developing pra

英语听力文摘 English Digest 446、有三个心脏的家伙！

You Gotta Have Hearts 你必须得有的心脏 When it comes to weird sea-creatures, octopus es are hard to beat. Theres the well-known ink-squirting defense system, the bird-like beak , and the eight tentacle s with their double rows of sucker s . W

英语听力文摘 English Digest 470、昆虫界的“投弹手”

Bombardier Beetle 投弹手甲虫 Male：Is it a beetle or some sort? Female:Right in deed.It's a bombardier beetle .This one is an African species, but it could be found on most other continents too. M: Bombardier ? He releases bomb or some sort? F:

英语听力文摘 English Digest 488、运动可提高IQ？

Aerobic Exercise and Mental Performance Stretching and toning are certainly important, but their benefits are different from that of aerobic exercise. Surprisingly, aerobic exercise isnt just beneficial to your heart, it also sharpens your mind. You

英语听力文摘 English Digest 494、烟酒不分家？

Drinking and Smoking 烟酒不分家？ Scientists have long been aware of the link between drinking and smoking. In fact, eighty to ninety percent of alcoholic s also smoke, which is about three times the rate in the general population. But a recent

英语听力文摘 English Digest 496、燃烧仅在地球可行

The Time Before Fire What is fire anyway? Well, fire is rapid oxidization . Its the energy released when oxygen atoms start combining with carbon and hydrogen atoms. Exactly, so without oxygen in the air, nothing burns. You mean there was a time befo

英语听力文摘 English Digest 499、教育孩子影响大脑？

How Parenting Affects the Brain 教育孩子影响大脑 If youre one of those parents that constantly worries about their kids, youre not alone. In fact, a study out of Yale University suggested that having a child may actually affect your brain fun

英语听力文摘 English Digest 37、如何对付缺乏公德心的邻居

Dear Annie: I live next door to people who leave their windows open and have the television blaring most of the night, while their children play loud video games. They also run some sort of compressor all day long that's right next to our patio. This

英语听力文摘 English Digest 63、啤酒对大脑的影响

Under normal circumstances, each of your brain cells allows various substances, such as sodium, calcium and potassium to permeate its outer cell membrane. Once inside the brain cell, these substances help give the cell stimulus it needs to function p

英语听力文摘 English Digest 14、Checking Your Credit Score Regularly

You might want to find out what your credit score is, because it's a very important number that many of us probably don't know. As Susan Jhun explains in this NY1 For You report, it can have a huge effect on your life. If you don't know what your cre

英语听力：Byzantium-The Lost Empire 拜占庭：失落的帝国-4

This was the extent of Constantines ambition, the late Roman Empire, with Constantinople, not Rome, as its capital, and in the far north, in Germany, the city of Trier, a great imperial garrison. It still shows something of what ancient Constantinopl

ESL Podcast 370 – Describing a Bad Experience

Caterina: I cant believe I let you rope me into seeing this performance. It was so lame! Oliver: Okay, youre right, it was the pits. I had no idea it was going to be amateur hour. When I saw the ad in the paper describing this as an experimental play

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 希瑟·诺厄特有望继任美国驻联合国大使

This is AP News Minute. Special Counsel Robert Mueller is expected to reveal more details about the Russia investigation on Friday. That's his deadline to file memos about attorney Michael Cohen and former campaign chairman Paul Manafort. The Democra

英语听力文摘 English Digest 371、甲虫强过绿巨人？

Beetle: Stronger than Hulk? 甲虫强过绿巨人？ As we know from the movie, the Hulk is a guy who, when he gets angry, turns into the strongest, meanest creature on earth. The natural world features a few amazing ly strong creatures of its own. I

英语听力文摘 English Digest 372、神秘的阿波罗神庙

Chemical Oracle 神秘的阿波罗神庙 If youre planning a trip to Greece in the future, youll want to schedule a visit to the temple of Apollo at Delphi. This famous temple was the home to the Pythia, a specially chosen and trained woman who, acco

英语听力文摘 English Digest 383、手势有助记忆

Hand Gestures 手势 You know, radio is a great thing. Here I am! Flying high above the earth, but my voice is coming across just as if I were sitting in front of you. Communicating by voice alone has its drawback s , though. For example, I cant use