important vocabulary: pool: By Katia Dolmadjian | AFP–Tue, Jun 28, 2011 With a concentration of start-ups just behind that of Silicon Valley and an impressive pool of engineers, Israel is becoming the new standard fo...
The mothers of two 14-year-old girls who killed themselves in a suicide pact spoke to TODAY's Matt Lauer about their heartbreak today, saying their daughters had been victims of cyberbullying and suffered from depression -- but they never expected a...
Regarding the ongoing quandary(窘困，不知所措) over teachers friending students on Facebook, the Ontario College of Teachers came up with an answer so obvious, other school systems should promptly face-palm upon hearing it: Just don't do it. ...
A new fire broke out Wednesday in an already fire-damaged reactor(反应堆) at a crippled nuclear power plant in Fukushima, Japan. Tokyo Electric Power Co. spokesman Hajimi Motujuku says the blaze erupted(爆发，喷发) early Wednesday in the outer hous...
GENEVA — Volkswagen AG is resurrecting(复新) its iconic(标志性的) microbus, which debuted(首次露面) in 1950 and became a favorite of hippies(嬉皮士) for its unique styling and copious(丰富的) space for travelers. Volkswagen is sh...
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — Rescuers(搜救人员) used their bare hands, dogs, and heavy machines Wednesday in an urgent search for survivors still trapped(被困住) in crumbled(崩塌的) buildings more than 24 hours after an earthquake devast...
Imagine seeing the world through an infant's eyes. How do they navigate(导航) their new surroundings? Researchers at New York University led by Karen Adolph may have discovered a way to find out. Our project is about natural vision and ...
In a back-to-school speech in Philadelphia a few days ago, President Barack Obama urged(敦促) students to study hard, even at subjects in which they don't think they can excel(擅长). \\\\\\\"But just because you are not the best at something toda...
updated 7:03 p.m. ET March 4, 2010 BERKELEY, Calif. - Students carried out raucous(乱哄哄的) rallies(集会) on college campuses nationwide Thursday in protests against deep education cuts that turned violent as demonstrators threw punches(拳...
Guessing Game Once I'd finished reviewing(检查) my daughter's homework, I gave her an impromptu(即兴的) quiz. \\\\\\\"What is a group of whales called?\\\\\\\" I asked. \\\\\\\"I'll give you a hint—it sounds like something you use to listen...
Apple CEO Steve Jobs demonstrates how the iPad can be used to view and purchase books. Apple on Wednesday unveiled(揭开...的面纱) its highly anticipated(被期待的) iPad tablet(平板) reader....
It was around midnight in Washington, D.C., and early afternoon in Shanghai when the President began an historic town hall in China. Taking tough and straightforward questions from Chinese students, the President discussed everything from Taiwan to t...
The article reports that a new ocean in Africa could be carved by the largest tear in the crust of the Earth(地壳). According to geologists, the 60 kilometers rift sparked by an earthquake in September 2005 may eventually reach the Red Sea, isolating...
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Mariah Carey is not without flaws, as evidenced by the title of her new album(专辑) “Confessions of an Imperfect Angel,” but her behavior on her current publicity tour is calling into question the veracity(真实性) of the angelic c...
Flint, Mich., and Lincoln, Neb., have something in common: They are the two cities in the U.S. with the greatest difference between how many of their employers expect to add workers in the next quarter and how many expect to let them go. But ...
updated 6:38 p.m. ET Aug. 12, 2009 NEW YORK - After a lot of heartbreak, the nation's automakers aren't looking to commit. They're taking small, tentative(试探性的，试验性的) steps to raise production to meet the revived demand for new car...
New Stamps Salute(向...致敬) 1950's TV Show. ...
Soon after 4,000 U.S. marines flooded into Afghanistan's Helmand River Valley on July 2, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar called top Taliban regional commanders together for an urgent briefing. The meeting took place in southwestern Pakistan—...
Report: Disparity (不等，悬殊)between two groups narrowed only slightly since '90s updated 6:36 p.m. ET July 14, 2009 WASHINGTON - Despite unprecedented (史无前例的)efforts to improve minority (少数)achievement in the past decade, the...