今天我们要学的词是update. Update is spelled u-p-d-a-t-e, update. Update 做名词的时候，意思是最新消息，最新情况。生产黑莓手机的公司RIM由于经营不利，开始裁员，但是具体人数不明。RIM said it woul...
Spock Parenting Book Gets Online Update Books published in electronic form to be read on tablet-sized readers are, in some cases, outstripping sales of conventional hard-copy volumes. E-books on parenting, for example, are, if not flying off the shel...
Background: 营救33名智利被困矿工的计划进行非常顺利。近日负责营救的工程师表示被困矿工有希望提早被营救出井。这一预计与12月下旬圣诞节救出矿工的时间表相比，要有所提前。 The enginee...
By Lisa Schlein Geneva 07 May 2008 About 150 experts from governments, the World Health Organization, and other organizations are meeting to work on new guidelines to help nations confront and combat a potential influenza pandemic. The World Health O...
By Al Pessin Baghdad 10 February 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates is in Iraq to get an update from U.S. commanders and senior Iraqi officials, as the United States prepares to resume the drawdown of its forces to the level before the surge Pr...
By Michael Bowman White House 03 August 2007 President Bush is urging Congress to update the law governing U.S. intelligence services when they eavesdrop on suspected terrorists. VOA's Michael Bowman reports from the White House. President Bush has...
HEALTH REPORT - September 18, 2002: West Nile Virus Update By Nancy Steinbach 17 Sep 2002, 20:17 UTC This is the VOA Special English Health Report. The United States Centers for Disease Control says m...
By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: November 19, 2003 This is Phoebe Zimmermann with the VOA Special English Health Report. When scientists want to test the effectiveness of a new drug, they usually divide...
By Bernie Bernard The term "garage rock" refers to the raw, basic music made by aspiring bands that practice in garages and warehouses. The four-man band known as The Mooney Suzuki says they're commit...
By Bernie Bernard The term "garage rock" refers to the raw, basic music made by aspiring bands that practice in garages and warehouses. The four-man band known as The Mooney Suzuki says they're commit...
