VOA标准英语2013--Obama Considers Proposals to Change Surveillance

Obama Considers Proposals to Change Surveillance WASHINGTON Next month President Barack Obama is expected to change the way the United States collects information - domestic and foreign. A presidential advisory panel has submitted 46 broad recommenda

VOA常速英语2008年-Glass Artist Finds Creative Way to Clean Up Env

By June Soh Washington 31 March 2008 With increased awareness of the need to protect the environment, some individuals have come up with innovative ways to re-use normally discarded products. In this report, VOA's June Soh shows how a glass artist in

NSA Surveillance Program to Continue

The US House of Representatives has narrowly voted to continue collecting data on US phone calls. Lawmakers rejected the amendment that would have blocked funding for the National Security Agency's program, which gathers details of every call made by

SSS 2008-10-23

This is Scientific American's 60-Second Science. I'm Karen Hopkin. This will just take a minute. Animals rely on all sorts of cues to find their next meal. Monkeys and birds are attracted to the colors of ripe fruits and berries. And snakes find thei

Humans to Mars Official NASA Goal, But What About Radiation?

Human exploration of Mars is now an official goal of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a bill to increase NASAs budget. The law sets spending at $19.5 billion for the 12-month per

Health Experts Detail Radiation Symptoms

U.S. health experts monitoring Japan's nuclear crisis are seeking to explain health risks from radiation（放射） exposure, while cautioning that radiation levels measured this week at the Fukushima-Daiichi power plant in northern Japan have not y

VOA慢速英语2010年-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Keeping a Lookou

DOUG JOHNSON: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in VOA Special English. I'm Doug Johnson. FAITH LAPIDUS: And I'm Faith Lapidus. Today, we will tell about skin cancer. (MUSIC) DOUG JOHNSON: Skin cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer. It is also

VOA标准英语2013--Boston Bombing Sparks Surveillance Camera Debate

Boston Bombing Sparks Surveillance Camera Debate The FBI released color surveillance camera footage of the Boston bombing suspects three days after the attacks took place. The video shows two men walking with rucksacks moments before the explosions.

US Public Split Over NSA Surveillance 美国公众对隐私被监视看法有分歧

US Public Split Over NSA Surveillance 美国公众对隐私被监视看法有分歧 一个互联网隐私团体已经要求美国最高法院调查政府 在过去的七年 的监视通话记录。民调显示,美国人在这个问题上有分歧。

2007年VOA标准英语-US Terrorist Surveillance Program Put Under Spe

By Paula Wolfson White House 17 January 2007 Big changes are being made in a highly controversial domestic surveillance program launched by the Bush administration after the September 11, 2001 terror attacks on the United States. VOA's Paula Wolfson

VOA标准英语2013--Reported US Surveillance of Pakistan’s Nuclear Program Raises Questions

Reported US Surveillance of Pakistans Nuclear Program Raises Questions WASHINGTON A recent Washington Post article reporting that the United States has stepped up surveillance of Pakistan's nuclear program has once again raised questions about the bi

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 1751-surveillance

学个词-1752-delay 今天我们要学的词是 delay. Delay 延迟，可以是名词，也可以是动词，我们这里讲的是名词用法。A small fracture in his ankle led to a delay in Derek Jeter's return to the Yankees lineup. 踝骨骨裂延

WHO Warns Against Self-Medication as Antidote to Radiation

The World Health Organization (WHO) warns against the indiscriminate(任意的无差别的) use of potassium iodide as a precaution against nuclear radiation. WHO is issuing this advisory following reports of people in Japan and elsewhere who are usi

Japanese Radiation Adviser Quits in Rebuke

A key Japanese adviser on radiation（放射 ） leaks at the country's disabled Fukushima nuclear power facility has quit in protest over the government's handling of the disaster. The adviser, Toshiso Kosako, a radiation safety expert at the Univer

food from Japan to be tested for radiation

NEW DELHI, March 16 (Xinhua) -- The Indian government has ordered food originating from（发源于） Japan to be tested for radiation in the wake of explosions at a Japanese nuclear plant following a devastating earthquake-tsunami last Friday, repo

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Urges Action on Terrorist Surveillance Leg

By Paula Wolfson Washington 01 August 2007 President Bush is urging the U.S. Congress to move quickly to rewrite rules for terrorist surveillance. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports the White House wants to see action before lawmakers adjourn later this wee

NE China to set up two drone bases for marine surveillance

NE China to set up two drone bases for marine surveillance SHENYANG, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Two drone bases will be established in northeast China's Liaoning Province for real time surveillance on coastal waters, local authorities said Saturday. One of

U.S. finds low levels of radiation in milk

WASHINGTON, March 30 (Xinhua) -- A trace amount of radioactive(辐射性的) iodine（碘） has been found in a sample of milk from the west state of Washington, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sai

CCTV9英语新闻：China releases record, slamming US surveillance of China, world

Chinas State Internet Information Office has just published an Americas Global Surveillance Record, a few days after the governments announcement that it would increase security checks for computer hardware and services. The Record is drafted by the

U.S. to deploy powerful surveillance system in Afghanistan

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2 (Xinhua) -- The U.S. military is set to deploy a powerful surveillance system in Afghanistan(阿富汗) this winter that wires wide angle aerial images directly to combat troops（部队）, media reports said Sunday. The Washingto