1、String utcStr = "Thu Aug 14 16:45:37 UTC 2011";
Date date = new Date(utcStr);
SimpleDateFormat sf = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyy-MM-dd");
sf.format(date);
2、 String dp = "EEE MMM dd HH:mm:ss zzz yyyy";
SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat(dp,Locale.ENGLISH);
Date date = sdf.parse(utcStr);