胡锦涛开始对法国进行国事访问 Chinese President Begins State Visit to France 中国国家主席胡锦涛已经抵达巴黎，进行为期三天的国事访问。预计在这次访问期间，中法两国将签署数十亿美元的贸易交...

美国中央银行准备再次提振经济 US Central Bank Set to Boost Economy Again 美国中央银行星期三看来准备开始向美国市场注入几千亿美元的资金，希望促进萎靡不振的美国经济。经济分析人士说，他们预...

美国共和党在国会中期选举中大胜 Republicans Win Sweeping Victory in US Elections 共和党从奥巴马总统的民主党手中夺得美国国会众议院的控制权。美国选民对失业率、政府支出的愤怒导致共 和党在国...

北韩愿为天安舰事件调查提供鱼雷样品 North Korea Offers Torpedo Samples in Cheonan Probe 北韩表示，它愿意提供北韩鱼雷的样品，以此来证明它的潜水艇对一艘韩国舰艇的沉没不负任何责任。 平壤星期...

共和党在美国选举中威胁奥巴马的民主党Republicans Threaten Obama's Democrats in US Election 美国选民星期二参加选举投票。这次选举可能改变美国国会目前的权力格局，可能会对奥巴马总统的立法议程...

美国驻中国员工Tiffany 跟中国同事Kelly聊天儿。 Kelly Yan: So Tiffany, you've been working with us here in China for a few months now. Are you still feeling culture shock? Tiffany Scolini: Yes, a bit. But it's much better than the first...

Robert正在向中国来的同事Penny介绍理解和掌握单词的经验。 R: You could buy an English-language magazine about news or fashion. Read through the articles and underline and look up the words you don't know. Then read the article or...

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: Slangman David Burke explains some of the many uses for the word break. RS: He's brought along a letter filled to the breaking point with examples. DAVID BURKE: 'Dear Slangman, I...

Helen觉得不舒服，要去药店买药。Professor Bowman, 药店的英文我知道两个，一个是drug store, 还有一个是pharmacy， p-h-a-r-m-a-c-y. Professor: Yes, Winnie, they are both stores where you buy medicine. In this first section...

潘基文敦促胡锦涛加强中国的维和作用 UN's Ban Urges Hu to Boost China's Peacekeeping Role 联合国秘书长潘基文敦促中国国家主席胡锦涛加强中国在国际维和方面的参与。 两位领导人在北京的人民大会堂...