[voa]TV's Mr. Wizard Touched the Daily Lives of Generations of Kids with the Magic of Science
 2006-08-01

In the early years of television, Don Herbert explained principles of science to millions of American youngsters and established himself as one of America's great science educators, even though he wasn't a classroom teacher, and never earned an advanced degree. "Watch... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]Night in the Open World
 2006-08-01

露天世界的夜晚... (Read Article)

英语漫谈之英汉数词比较
 2006-08-01

基数（整数、分数、小数、倍数、概数），序数... (Read Article)

[双语新闻]08-01-2006
 2006-08-02

欧盟外长开会讨论中东危机 (EU Foreign Ministers Meet on Mideast Crisis) ; 卡斯特罗向弟弟临时移交权力 (Castro Yields Power Temporarily to Younger Brother)... (Read Article)

[voa]Fidel Castro - A Profile
 2006-08-02

Fidel Castro Ruz was born August 13, 1926, on a sugar plantation in eastern Cuba, the son of a Spanish immigrant landholder and a household servant. An intellectually gifted student, he attended Jesuit schools and later enrolled at the University of Havana... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]Open Your Eyes
 2006-08-02

你能看到一切... (Read Article)

VOA Music Mix Hit List - July 25, 2006
 2006-08-02

(displayed alphabetically) A Public Affair, by Jessica Simpson Aint no Other Man, by Christina Aguilera Black Horse & The Cherry Tree, by KT Tunstall Bossy, by Kelis NEW Buttons, by The Pussycat Dolls Crazy, by Gnarls Barkley Dani California,... (Read Article)

[双语新闻]08-02-2006
 2006-08-03

斯里兰卡至少四十人死于冲突 (At Least 40 Killed in Fighting in Sri Lanka) ; 北约及阿富汗部队打死十八名塔利班人员 (NATO, Afghan Forces Kill 18 Taleban Rebels)... (Read Article)

[voa]Listening to the Sound of Words for Subtle Clues to Their Meaning
 2006-08-03

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: sensing the meaning of words from their sound. A study in next week's issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences explores the connection. RS: Researchers studied the... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]Two Women
 2006-08-03

两个女人... (Read Article)

[voa]'Hawk-Eye' Cameras Settle Close Line Tennis Calls
 2006-08-04

The close line calls that have had tennis fans booing and whistling their displeasure will be a thing of the past at this week's Legg Mason Classic tennis tournament. The event will begin using a new technology that will allow officials to immediately review... (Read Article)

[voa]MTV Turns 25
 2006-08-04

Twenty-five years ago this week, MTV -- short for music television -- premiered on cable television in the U.S. It began by broadcasting music videos from popular artists such as Madonna and Michael Jackson, but has since branched into talk shows, documentaries,... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]About Sleep
 2006-08-04

睡眠小议... (Read Article)

[voa]Middle-Aged Women Care for Older Generation
 2006-08-06

Their kids are grown and they're back at work, but many middle-aged women find they are still juggling, trying hard to strike a balance between advancing in their careers and caring for their aging parents. This daunting new challenge can be made easier if... (Read Article)

[双语新闻]08-04-2006
 2006-08-06

美国参议院否决提高最低工资、减少遗产税议案 (US Senate Rejects Bill to Raise Minimum Wage, Cut Estate Taxes)... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]Ignorance Make One Happy
 2006-08-06

无知常乐... (Read Article)

[voa]US Faces Obstetrician Shortage
 2006-08-08

If you're pregnant in America, you may have a problem finding a doctor to deliver your baby. For instance, three of the counties in New York State -- America's third-most-populous state -- have no obstetricians at all. The Plains state of Nebraska has identified... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]Suit Is Best
 2006-08-08

适合的才是最好的... (Read Article)

常用俚语和习惯用语(34)
 2006-08-08

431.grab a bite 简单吃点东西 It's urgent. Let's just stop off and grab a bite to eat at that hamburger joint near the theater. 432.goose bump 鸡皮疙瘩 Just seeing her in a magazine gives me goose bumps - she's such a beautiful woman. 433.go to the dogs... (Read Article)

VOA Music Mix Hit List - August 1, 2006
 2006-08-09

(displayed alphabetically) A Public Affair, by Jessica Simpson Aint no Other Man, by Christina Aguilera Black Horse & The Cherry Tree, by KT Tunstall Bossy, by Kelis Buttons, by The Pussycat Dolls Crazy, by Gnarls Barkley Dani California,... (Read Article)

[voa]America's Fire-Prevention Bear Lives On
 2006-08-09

Smokey turns 62 this week. And just about every American knows exactly who we're talking about. It's "Smokey Bear." Smokey's 62, all right, but he still looks as big and strong and friendly as he did when the U.S. Forest Service created him as their symbol... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]Tragedy
 2006-08-09

悲剧... (Read Article)

[双语新闻]08-09-2006
 2006-08-10

美法考虑在安理会投票前修改中东决议 (France, US Consider Changes in Middle East Resolution Before Security Council Vote) ; 以色列将扩大对真主党攻势 (Israel To Expand Offensive Against Hezbollah)... (Read Article)

[voa]Understanding the Reasons for Grammar, Not Just Learning the Rules
 2006-08-10

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: going beyond the rules of grammar. RS: Diane Larsen-Freeman is director of the English Language Institute at the University of Michigan. She believes grammar is better understood when... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]All Work And No Play Makes Jack A Dull Boy
 2006-08-10

只学习，不玩耍，孩子会变傻... (Read Article)

常用俚语和习惯用语(35)
 2006-08-10

442.go around 分配 We have enough food to go around. 443.give someone the shirt off his back 患难之交 He is a friend indeed. If I ever needed help, he would give me the shirt off his back. 444.give up the ghost 无可救药 I need money to buy a new car.... (Read Article)

[双语新闻]08-10-2006
 2006-08-11

美国提高所有航班恐怖威胁警戒级别 (US Raises Terror Alert Level for All Flights)... (Read Article)

[voa]Scientists Closer to Identifying Gene for Autism
 2006-08-11

Researchers with the Autism Center of the University of Washington report they are closer to identifying the gene that causes autism. In a study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, scientists analyzed DNA samples from 169 families. Each family had... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]Hydrogen and Industries
 2006-08-11

氢与工业... (Read Article)

英语漫谈之汉英代词类别比较
 2006-08-11

人称代词、指示代词、疑问代词、自身代词、相互代词... (Read Article)

[voa]Experts Advise Parents Not to Push Children to Perfection
 2006-08-12

Parents want their kids to be happy and successful. But some parents want their children to be more. They become controlling and over-involved, trying to raise perfect kids who will go to perfect schools, become perfect athletes and enjoy perfect careers. But... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]Inaugural Address
 2006-08-12

就职演说... (Read Article)

[双语新闻]08-14-2006
 2006-08-15

以色列和真主党停火生效 (Israel-Hezbollah Ceasefire Takes Effect)... (Read Article)

[voa]Recent Studies Show Multitasking May Hurt a Person's Memory
 2006-08-15

It's a busy, fast moving world many of us live in, one that frequently requires us to "multitask" -- perform several tasks simultaneously. Some scientists say multitasking may not be good for our long-term memories. A recent study reveals multi-tasking... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]Andrew's Rules to Be Rich
 2006-08-15

安德鲁的致富之道... (Read Article)

[voa]Getting Into the Writing Game, With Words of Advice From a Coach
 2006-08-16

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: advice from a writing coach. RS: Jack Hart is a managing editor at The Oregonian newspaper in Portland. We talked to him last year about the classic writing guide by William Strunk and... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]Companionship of Books
 2006-08-16

以书为友... (Read Article)

常用俚语和习惯用语(36)
 2006-08-16

455.get off one's back 停止纠缠 If the government would get off our backs with all these useless rules and regulations, the economy would get better. 456.get nowhere 无出路 If you won't work hard now, you'll get nowhere in the future. 457.get it in the... (Read Article)

英语漫谈之英汉词义差异（1）
 2006-08-17

英语和汉语在词义上存在着明显的差异，这主要表现在英语单词的多义性上。一个英语单词往往有好几个，甚至几十个意思，例如turn(n)便有二十多个定义，除“转动”以外，还可表示“转折、剧目、举动、值班、性情、特征”等等，而且这些意思之间有的并无多大关联。 同一单词也会因词性不同而产生不同含义，例如名词spring常作“春天、泉水、弹簧”解，而动词spring则是“跳跃”的意思。同一名词还会因其可数与不可数，或抽象与具体之分，而产生不同含义。例如value作不可数抽象名词用时，意为“价值”，但作可数名词用时，其复数形式values则意为“准则”。所有这些必然给翻译带来困难，译者必须十分谨慎，要对原文的词义作深入细致的分析，有时还须挖掘其深层含义或引伸意义，才能准确无误地译出原意。比如因一词多义而造成误译... (Read Article)

英语听写训练材料之一
 2006-08-17

The Knowledge; The Underground... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]Of Studies
 2006-08-17

论学习... (Read Article)

[voa]Maine Fisherman Doubles as Seasonal Scientific Researcher
 2006-08-18

Legend has it that cod, haddock, perch and other North Atlantic fish were once so plentiful off the coast of New England that fisherman could almost literally scoop them from the water. Today, that bounty is almost gone due mainly to many decades of over-fishing.... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]About Reading Books
 2006-08-18

谈读书... (Read Article)

英语漫谈之英汉词义差异（2）
 2006-08-18

因可数与不可数之分而含义不同 ; 因忽略词义引伸而造成误译; 而汉译英同样应注意两种语言之间的词义差异。譬如说，某个中文意思译成英文，可能有好些选择，我们必须在这些选择中挑出最符合中文原意的那个词来，否则有可能造成误译，甚至闹出笑话来... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]Police and Communities
 2006-08-20

警察与社区... (Read Article)

[voa]Dysfunctional Family Stars in Dark Comedy "Little Miss Sunshine"
 2006-08-21

A family coming apart at the seams comes together on a road trip filled with occasionally bizarre, but often wonderful discoveries about one another in a dark comedy co-starring Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette and screen veteran Alan Arkin. 'Dysfunctional'... (Read Article)

[voa]Marlo Thomas: Actor, Activist and Advocate
 2006-08-22

Turn on your TV today and you'll see dozens of successful single women, but that wasn't the case in 1966, when a young Marlo Thomas was offered her own television show. "The young woman was always the daughter of or the wife of or the secretary of, but she... (Read Article)

VOA Music Mix Hit List - August 15, 2006
 2006-08-22

(displayed alphabetically) Aint no Other Man, by Christina Aguilera Black Horse & The Cherry Tree, by KT Tunstall Bossy, by Kelis Buttons, by The Pussycat Dolls Crazy, by Gnarls Barkley Chasing Cars, by Snow Patrol NEW Dani California, by... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]Skyscrapers and Environment
 2006-08-22

摩天大楼与环境... (Read Article)

常用俚语和习惯用语(37)
 2006-08-22

467.full of beans 胡说八道 After Jim presented his bold proposal, the manager jumped up and said: "You are full of beans!" 468.front money 定金 They want me to pay a large sum of front money for the computers which I can't afford. 469.free-wheeler... (Read Article)

[双语新闻]08-22-2006
 2006-08-23

十一名策划炸民航机嫌疑人在伦敦出庭 (11 Suspects in Airline Terror Plot Due in Court in London)... (Read Article)

[voa]'Islamofascism': Dusting Off an Old Name for a New Form of Extremism
 2006-08-23

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: extremism by any other name. RS: The term "Islamofascism," or "Islamic fascists," has prompted some debate. We were curious how the term fascism originated and how political scientists... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]Vision
 2006-08-23

视觉... (Read Article)

[双语新闻]08-23-2006
 2006-08-24

搜寻人员找到在乌坠毁俄客机黑匣子 (Investigators Find Flight Recorders From Crashed Russian Jet in Ukraine) ; 韩国呼吁北韩不要进行核试验 (South Korea Urges North Korea not to Conduct Nuclear Test)... (Read Article)

[voa]Fetal Stem Cells Created Without Destroying Embryos
 2006-08-24

A U.S. biotechnology company has developed a way to create human embryonic stem cells for disease research and treatment without destroying the fetus they come from. The researchers say their technique solves the ethical problems involving the traditional procedure... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]Aesthetic Criticism
 2006-08-24

审美批评... (Read Article)

英语漫谈之英汉文化背景差异（1）
 2006-08-24

译文应是原著的再现，将原著中的形象、景色、情感等再现在译文读者面前。但是，由于文化背景不同，我们往往需要在译文里对原文意思作一补充或解释，以便译文读者能够理解和接受。譬如说，有的成语、谚语、双关语等，译成另一种语言时无法直译；又譬如说。不同民族有不同的说法习惯，不同语言有不同的修辞手法，我们有时恐怕只能译出原文的意思，而舍去其形式。如果一味追求所谓形式与内容的统一，对原文加以逐字翻译，那么译文反倒可能曲解原文，从而向译文读者传达错误的形象、景色或情感。以下举例说明遇到各种情况时的译法... (Read Article)

[voa]Service, Fraternal Club Popularity Flags
 2006-08-25

A new book by University of Florida English professor James Twitchell, who writes about popular American culture, has a delicious title. It's called Where Men Hide. Hide, as in finding refuge for camaraderie and relaxation. One of our traditional lairs has... (Read Article)

[voa]Supermodel Tsunami Survivor Supports Children's Charity
 2006-08-25

The tsunami that hit South Asia in December of 2004 claimed more than 230,000 lives and affected 12 countries. Before that, Petra Nemcova was known as one of the world's top models. She was vacationing in Thailand when the tsunami hit, and barely survived.... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]On Idleness
 2006-08-25

说懒散... (Read Article)

[voa]Global Population On The Move
 2006-08-28

The world population reached 6.6 billion this year, up from 6 billion in 1999. By 2025, researchers expect nearly 8 billion people will be living on the planet. Ninety-nine percent of those new inhabitants will be in developing countries. Three million migrants... (Read Article)

[voa]Sleep Strengthens Memory All Through the Night
 2006-08-28

Jeffrey Ellenbogen always tells his students at Harvard University Medical School to get a good night's sleep before an exam. "If you stay up all night studying for an exam, you might do well on it. After all, studying will help," he observes, but then adds... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]Piano
 2006-08-28

钢琴... (Read Article)

[voa]Morning After Contraceptive Pill Now Available Without Prescription
 2006-08-29

American women over the age of 18 can now buy a controversial drug that acts as a contraceptive after unprotected sex. The drug is called "Plan B" and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its sale with without a prescription. As VOA's Melinda... (Read Article)

[voa]Spy Drama '24', Comedy 'The Office' Win Top Emmys
 2006-08-29

The spy drama 24 was named best drama series in the Emmy Awards, which were presented in Los Angeles, Sunday evening. The American adaptation of the British series "The Office" was named best comedy series. An espionage thriller, 24 has competed in the top... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]Sleep
 2006-08-29

睡眠... (Read Article)

[voa]Supermarkets Use Technology to Enhance Shopping Experience
 2006-08-30

Supermarkets are using technology to get shoppers to spend more time and money at their stores. VOA's Mil Arcega reports that if your local supermarket doesn't have wi-fi access, interactive store maps or TV screens in its shopping carts -- it may be only... (Read Article)

[voa]Women's Group Builds Bridges Among Different Faiths
 2006-08-30

A group of California women are building bridges among people of different faiths, forming bonds of friendship despite their disagreements. Mike O'Sullivan reports the group, called Sarah, is bringing together Muslims, Jews, Christians and others in a dialogue. ... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]The Source of Energy
 2006-08-30

能量的来源... (Read Article)

[双语新闻]08-29-2006
 2006-08-31

布什新奥尔良纪念卡特里娜飓风周年 (Bush in New Orleans for Katrina Anniversary) ; 伊朗总统蔑视核问题最后期限 (Iran's President Defiant Ahead of Nuclear Deadline)... (Read Article)

[voa]Success is All About Branding
 2006-08-31

One of the hottest buzzwords on New York's Madison Avenue, and in other advertising circles, is "branding." Big corporations spend billions of dollars to establish, market, and then protect the value of their brand names. They know it's not always the best... (Read Article)

[voa]Popularity of Microhomes on the Rise
 2006-08-31

The latest government reports indicate the U.S. housing market is cooling off. But builders say there's a mini-boom going on for a different kind of house. VOA's Mil Arcega reports on new interest for a special category of "very small homes". Large, million... (Read Article)

[voa]'Invincible' Tells Real Life Story of Sports Hero Vince Papale
 2006-08-31

A dream comes true on the sports field in an inspirational drama inspired by the true story of Vince Papale, a bartender and part-time teacher who became a star in the National Football League. Alan Silverman spoke with star Mark Wahlberg and the real Vince... (Read Article)

[英语背诵文选]American Revolution
 2006-08-31

美国革命... (Read Article)