【英语语言学习】死亡之桥

All humans share two life events birth and death. However, people deal with death in many different ways. Culture, religion, personal beliefs and fear all influence our reactions. Sometimes death seems so sad that we look for help, for comfort, somet

【英语语言学习】使我不断前进的动力

So, a few years ago I was at JFK Airport about to get on a flight, when I was approached by two women who I do not think would be insulted to hear themselves described as tiny old tough-talking Italian-American broads. The taller one, who is like up

【英语语言学习】抑郁症

This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Scott Simon. Many subjects that were once considered impossible to talk about are now dinner table conversation. The taboo of mental illness can still be difficult. Eva Rosenfeld and Madeline Halpert are hig

【英语语言学习】谷歌下一步的发展方向

Charlie Rose: So Larry sent me an email and he basically said, we've got to make sure that we don't seem like we're a couple of middle-aged boring men. I said, I'm flattered by that -- (Laughter) because I'm a bit older, and he has a bit more net wor

【英语语言学习】如何将声音永久保存

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: OK, here's a question. If a tree falls in the forest and someone records it, does the sound last forever? We are increasingly finding out that the answer is no. Fragile records from the 1940s are breaking, cassette tapes from the

【英语语言学习】童年的扼杀者

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: It has been three years since India recorded at its last polio case. This achievement means the country can now be declared officially polio-free, a feat many health leaders felt was impossible just a decade ago. As NPR's Michael

【英语语言学习】纸质版的维基百科全书

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: This is WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Rachel Martin. A German-based group called PediaPress is trying to raise enough money to do the impossible. They want to print a copy of Wikipedia - yep, a print version of the constantl

【英语语言学习】阿拉伯半岛

Araby - read by Colm Meaney NORTH RICHMOND STREET, being blind, was a quiet street except at the hour when the Christian Brothers' School set the boys free. An uninhabited house of two storeys stood at the blind end, detached from its neighbours in a

【英语语言学习】米歇尔奥巴马的演讲

MRS. OBAMA: Thank you so much. (Applause.) Oh, my goodness. Good evening. Thank you. I am just overwhelmed. And as an honorary degree holder, it is now my pleasure to say, Go Colonels! (Applause.) I want to start by thanking President Whitlock for th

【英语语言学习】维他命

This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. Im Bob Doughty. And Im Faith Lapidus. This week, we tell about vitamins. Many jobs must be done with two people. One person takes the lead. The other helps. It is this cooperation that brings succe

【英语语言学习】种作物的新方式

From VOA Learning English, this is Science in the News. Today, we tell about an American farmer and an unusual device he developed. For 20 years, people around the world have been buying his invention. Blake Whisenant and his family are farmers. They

【英语语言学习】比尔盖茨的投资

This is ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Melissa Block. AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: And I'm Audie Cornish. If you think that you need to crack open a few eggs to make an omelet, well, there are some young entrepreneurs in San Francisco who are betti

【英语语言学习】柬埔寨酒店 员工当家做主

It's ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. I'm Robert Siegel. And I'm Audie Cornish. We've been profiling people around the world who are dreaming up innovative ways to solve social problems. Today, we head to Cambodia. The owners of a popular hotel t

【英语语言学习】标记二氧化碳的浓度

Welcome to As It Is, the daily magazine show from VOA Learning English. Im Mario Ritter. A music video shot in space? That is now a reality. Today, we hear how Skylab led the way for astronauts living in a weightless environment for long periods. But

【英语语言学习】逃学威龙

Thank you. I never really expected to find myself giving advice to people graduating from an establishment of higher education. I never graduated from any such establishment. I never even started at one. I escaped from school as soon as I could, when

【英语语言学习】谈腐败

A Mother Read by Fionnula Flanagan MR HOLOHAN, assistant secretary of the Eire Abu Society, had been walking up and down Dublin for nearly a month, with his hands and pockets full of dirty pieces of paper, arranging about the series of concerts. He h

【英语语言学习】说唱

Welcome to EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. I'm June Simms. Protest songs are part of the fuel of revolutions. Today, we talk to three rappers who played an active part in the Arab Spring revolutions and America's Occupy protests. (MUSIC: Rayes L

【英语语言学习】哪国的公民更受监视

It's WEEKEND EDITION from NPR News. I'm Susan Stamberg. The House of Representatives this past week rejected legislation that would have limited what data the NSA can collect from Americans. But the margin was narrow, and House leaders predict more e

【英语语言学习】这是每个人的战役

DAVID GREENE, HOST: This summer, NPR is looking at watershed moments in the civil rights movement. And this week, we're talking to children whose parents lost their lives as civil rights activists. Today, we hear from the daughter of Viola Liuzzo. Wh

【英语语言学习】坠入夜空

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: You're listening to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED from NPR News. Time now for a change of perspective on the cosmos. Writer and astrophysicist Adam Frank says make friends with science and the ordinary, even everyday stuff, and it will t