VOA慢速英语2011--EU Officials Urge Tighter Fiscal Rules for Euro Countries

Economics Report - EU Officials Urge Tighter Fiscal Rules for Euro Countries This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. Stock prices around the world rose and fell this week on news of efforts to help countries using the euro. The European Cen

VOA慢速英语2011--Experts Link East Africa Drought to La N

Agriculture Report - Experts Link East Africa Drought to La Ni?a in the Pacific 农业报道 - 专家认为东非干旱与拉尼娜现象有关 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 East

英语情景对话：Calling a Traffic School(3)

A: What do you need today? B: I need to take a few classes. A: What kind of classes would you like to take? B: How about a driver's course? A: Okay, you're going to need to make an appointment. B: I don't understand why I need to make an appointment.

英语情景对话：Calling a Traffic School(1)

A: Pasadena Traffic School. How can I help you? B: I would like to sign up for some classes. A: What classes did you want to sign up for? B: I need to take a driver's course. A: You'll have to make an appointment. B: What do I need to make an appoint

英语情景对话：Calling a Traffic School(2)

A: What can I do for you today? B: Can I sign up for some classes today? A: Which classes? B: I would like to take a driver's course. A: Would you like to make an appointment? B: Why do I need an appointment? A: You need to sign the paperwork. B: Can

365个英语简短小故事- 49. LA Traffic Report

This traffic report is sponsored by Cerritos Auto Square. More people buy their car from Cerritos Auto Square than anywhere else in the world. KFWB news time, 8:01, with traffic on the ones. A cleanup is still underway from a SigAlert in Commerce, no

2007年VOA标准英语-Nepal's Peace Process Slowed by Caution, Mistru

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 03 March 2007 Nepal's government and former Maoist rebels have begun negotiations to induct the guerrillas in an interim administration. Anjana Pasricha has this report from New Delhi on how Nepal's peace process is farin

2006年VOA标准英语-EU Approves Humanitarian Aid for Palestinians

By Lisa Bryant Paris 16 June 2006 French President Jacques Chirac, second right, gestures while speaking with Austrian Chancellor Wolfgang Schuessel, second left, during a group photo The European Union approved new humanitarian aid to the Palestini

2006年VOA标准英语-EU Official in Tehran to Present Nuclear I

By Lisa Bryant Paris 05 June 2006 Javier Solana (File photo) European Union foreign policy chief Javier Solana has arrived in Tehran, with the latest set of western incentives for Iran to abandon its

2006年VOA标准英语-Legal Immigrants Violate Visa Restrictions

By Zulima Palacio Washington, DC 08 June 2006 watch Immigration Overstays Much of the discussion about illegal immigration control in the United States has centered on border enforcement and building fences along the border with Mexico. New analysis

Carbon Neutral Al Gore

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VOA标准英语2011--Most EU Countries Accept New Fiscal Deal

Most EU Countries Accept New Fiscal Deal Most members of the European Union agreed to a new deal Friday that is intended to address debt problems that have threatened the common euro currency and driven Europe into an economic crisis. The agreement i

2006年VOA标准英语-Simulated Test of Pacific Tsunami System H

By Claudia Blume Hong Kong 17 May 2006 The Pacific Tsunami Warning System has been tested for the first time with a two-phase, region-wide drill, sending alerts about imaginary earthquakes and tsunami

2007年VOA标准英语-Local British Election Losses Hit PM Blair's La

By Tom Rivers London 04 May 2007 Britain's ruling Labor Party has suffered local election losses in England and Wales and a swing to the pro-independence Scottish National Party in Scotland. Prime Minister Tony Blair is widely seen as the reason behi

2007年VOA标准英语-US, North Korea Begin Talks on Normalizing Rela

By David Gollust Washington 05 March 2007 U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Christopher Hill Senior U.S. and North Korean diplomats have begun landmark talks in New York on normalizing relations as part of the agreement under which Pyongyang has agr

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Says Central Asian Countries Violate Human R

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 07 May 2007 Louise Arbour, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, informs journalists after return from her visit to Central Asia, 07 May 2007 The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Louise Arbour, says countries in Centra

2007年VOA标准英语-Merida, Mexico Will be Last Stop of Bush's Lati

By Greg Flakus Merida, Mexico 13 March 2007 Merida, Mexico, is the last stop on President Bush's tour of Latin America. There he will meet with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who shares many of Mr. Bush's views on free markets, trade and develop

2006年VOA标准英语-Specialty Grocer Caters to Muslim Americans

By Odil Ruzaliev Washington, DC 09 November 2006 watch Halal Grocer report Shoppers inside of the Halal store The continuing influx of immigrants to the United States has meant a proliferation of shops, restaurants and other businesses catering to s

VOA标准英语2011--Putting Planet First in Climate Change Talks

Putting Planet First in Climate Change Talks 气候变化会议把关爱地球放在首位 At the U.N. climate change conference in Durban, South Africa, theres a call to view the issue as a moral imperative. The man whos called South Africas green b

EU Calls for Criminal Penalties on Interest-Rate Rigging

The European Union says manipulating a benchmark interest rate in London should be a criminal offense. The EU called Wednesday for its 27 member states to set criminal penalties for rigging interest rates to affect the LIBOR [London Interbank Offered