VOA标准英语2014--Real-life 'Philomena' Fights to Help Mothers Find Lost Children

Real-life 'Philomena' Fights to Help Mothers Find Lost Children Stephen Frears Oscar-nominated drama Philomena tells the true story of Philomena Lee. Fifty years ago, as a pregnant Irish-Catholic teenager, Lee was disowned by her family and sent to a

First stage of Egypt's draft constitution referendum ends

CAIRO, Dec. 15 (Xinhua) -- The first stage of the referendum of Egypt's draft constitution ended Saturday night at 11:00 p.m. local time (2100 GMT). Due to the high turnout, the closing time of the referendum was extended from 7:00 p.m. local time (1

英文歌曲：生活处处有惊喜 Menomena - Wet And Rusting

I made you a present, you'll never expect it And when you unravel the secret will travel It's hard to take risks with a pessimist I hope that this shaking will help us awaken Separated by skin 'til we let ourselves in It's hard to take risks with a p

2007年VOA标准英语-Recovery Effort Continues at Collapsed Minneapo

By Greg Flakus Houston 02 August 2007 Officials in Minneapolis are preparing for more sad news as recovery efforts go forward on the Mississippi River, where a major bridge collapsed Wednesday. There are only four confirmed deaths from the incident,

2006年VOA标准英语-World Bank-IMF Meetings End in Singapore

By Daniel Schearf Singapore 20 September 2006 World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz speaks during annual meetings in Singapore The annual meeting of the World Bank andInternational Monetary Fund has ended after two days of discussions in Singapore, wi

2007年VOA标准英语-Kenya Acknowledges Proliferation of Light Weapo

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 19 July 2007 Kenya's attorney general acknowledged Thursday that his country has seen what he called an astronomical proliferation of light weapons such as assault rifles and pistols. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairobi, the

VOA标准英语2010年-Pope Apoligizes for 'Generations' of S

Pope Benedict XVI waves to faithful during his weekly general audience at St. Peter's square at The Vatican, 17 Mar 2010 Pope Benedict has written to Catholics in Ireland to apologize for the sexual abuses carried out by the clergy in that country ov

VOA标准英语2009年-Astronaut Armstrong Remembers Historic Apo

The first man to set foot on the moon has hailed the space race of the 1950s and '60s as an example of peaceful competition between rival superpowers. Legendary U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong spoke at Washington's Air and Space Museum Sunday on the e

TED演讲视频:博客革命发起之母谈博客

博客革命发起之母，博客发布系统Movable Type的Mena Trott谈她早期的博客经历，她发现让普通人能够在线分享生活是使世界更友好，联系更紧密的关键。

新西兰英语 628 Stars over Tekapo

Tekapo is a special place. This small town has a big observatory at Mount John, 1000m above the town. It has six telescopes including New Zealands biggest telescope with a diameter of 1.8m, built with Japanese money. The observatory is operated by th

埃及命令逮捕22名“黑色集团”成员

CAIRO, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's prosecution on Wednesday ordered arrest warrant and travel ban against 22 members affiliated to black bloc group over terrorist crimes, official news agency MENA reported. A report from national security authority

VOA标准英语2010-NASA Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Apoll

In April 1970, Apollo 13 was scheduled to land on the moon in NASA's bid to further explore the lunar surface. Instead, an in-flight explosion rocked the spacecraft, preventing astronauts Jim Lovell, Jack Swigert, and Fred Haise from landing on the m

Napoli beat Chelsea 3-1 at home

ROME, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Napoli proved unstoppable at home in the Champions League when they beat Chelsea 3-1 at home in the first leg of the final 16 tie on Tuesday. Chelsea took the lead in the 27th minute through Juan Mata, and then Napoli respon

Egyptian president, Israeli PM discuss peace talks

CAIRO, Jan. 6 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak on Thursday met with Israeli（以色列） Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who arrived earlier the day in Egypt's Red Sea resort Sharm el-Sheikh to discuss the obstacles faced by the stalle

埃及开罗市中心再传爆炸声

CAIRO, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- An explosion was heard in the central downtown of Egyptian capital Cairo on Tuesday, official news agency MENA reported. The blast occurred at Talaat Harb square in downtown Cairo, leaving no casualties, an official source a

VOA标准英语2010年-30-year-old Pakistani American Charged

U.S. authorities have charged a Pakistani-born U.S. citizen with terrorism related charges in connection to the failed Times Square bombing. Thirty-year-old Faisal Shahzad was charged Tuesday in a five-count complaint, one day after he was arrested w

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You might have heard of a whisperer a person who has special skills to calm and train animals. Some of the most well-known whisperers work with horses or dogs. American Wilson Menashi discovered long ago that he too had this kind of gift. However, th

Egypt's presidential polling ends for the first day

CAIRO, May 23 (Xinhua) -- Egypt closed its polling stations on Wednesday evening for the first day of the two-day presidential election with great turnout. The Supreme Presidential Election Commission decided earlier in the day to close the polling s

埃及人支持新宪法全民公决

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【英音模仿秀】漫漫寻子路 悠悠慈母心

模仿文本：First though, opening in cinemas this weekend is Philomena, a film directed by Stephen Frears, based on an experience of an Irish woman Philomena Lee, who was forced in the 1950s to give up her baby son for adoption. Pregnant but unma