VOA标准英语2012--Poll Watchers Hope to Cut Fraud in Russia Vote

Poll Watchers Hope to Cut Fraud in Russia Vote Row upon row of Russians take lecture notes in a university classroom on a Saturday afternoon. They are not poor students. They are just 50 faces from an army of 200,000 Russians volunteering to work as

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如果达尔文主义的最终结局不是人类意识会怎么样？在玉米支配地球的精明策略游戏中，如果我们都只是棋子呢？作家Michael Pollan主张我们从植物的视角去看待这个世界。

访谈录 2010-04-06&04-09 你知道什么是dip么

Of course over our Super Bowl black party be, special here New Orleans, there a little food, yeah chef, thats what I am talking about. Of course the great Emeril Lagasse is already there at Super Bowl Centre, he is in Miami. Gona be seeing him soon b

VOA标准英语2008年-Pakistan Pitches For Iran-India-Pakistan Gas Pi

Pakistan's foreign minister, on a visit to India, has urged India to move ahead with a gas pipeline project that will carry gas from Iran to India via Pakistan. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, the visit comes as both countries try to give

VOA常速英语2007-Ukrainian Exit Poll Shows Presidential Party Dis

By Peter Fedynsky Kyiv 01 October 2007 An early exit poll for the special Ukrainian parliamentary election shows the party of President Viktor Yushchenko coming in a distant third against the political organization of the man he defeated for the pres

Bush Poll Ratings Go Up Despite Iraq Troubles

Jim Malone Despite a difficult last few weeks in Iraq and continuing questions about how and why the Bush administration took the country to war there, the president's public approval ratings have gon

VOA标准英语2012--US Firms Prospering in Asia, Russia

US Firms Prospering in Asia, Russia U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton predicted Russia's entry last month into the World Trade Organization will be a boost for American companies. It pays to join the rules-based trading system, she told APEC de

Polls Indicate Tight US Presidential Race

By Jim Malone Two new public opinion polls suggest the race between President Bush and Democrat John Kerry is a dead heat. The new surveys also appear to reveal some of the strengths and weaknesses of

voa标准英语2008年-Oil Prices Dip Briefly Below $60, Then Rally

Oil prices in Asia slipped briefly below $60 a barrel for the first time in more than 18 months, then rallied to $61, after a two-day plunge. From Sydney, Phil Mercer reports. Analysts say that worries over the state of the world economy and prospec

VOA标准英语2010-Millions of Hindus Take Holy Dip in River

A Hindu holy man, waves the Indian national flag as he takes a holy dip in the River Ganges, holy to Hindus, during the main Royal Bath at the Kumbh Mela festival in Haridwar, India, 14 Apr 2010 In the northern Indian town, Haridwar, millions of Hind

美国国家公共电台 NPR A Dip In Global Prices Creates Cocoa Crisis For Ivory Coast's Farmers

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: The price of cocoa has collapsed on international markets. That's devastated hundreds of thousands of small farmers in West Africa, which produces most of the world's cocoa. Alex Duval Smith reports from San Pedro in Ivory Coast, t

Davos Experts Warn of Double Dip

While European investors are becoming increasingly skeptical about Greece, Ireland, Italy, and Spain's ability to recover from the economic crises, EU governments are having a difficult time coming up with a unified stance on how to deal with the iss

VOA常速英语2008年-New Poll Finds Majority of Israelis Support Tal

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 27 February 2008 A new poll in Israel says a majority of Israelis would support holding talks with Hamas Islamic militants who control the Gaza Strip. VOA's Jim Teeple reports an Israeli civilian was killed by a rocket fired b

学个词Learn a Word 第1527-dip

今天我们要学的词是dip. Dip is spelled d-i-p, dip. Dip的意思是下降，下沉。比如，The 30-year fixed mortgage rate dipped again last week. 30年期固定抵押贷款利率上个星期再次跌落。根据一项统计，In the U.S.,

VOA标准英语2008年-Poll Shows Women Voters Shifting Support to McC

Republican presidential nominee John McCain has shaken up the race for the White House and pumped new excitement into his campaign by choosing Alaskan Governor Sarah Palin as his vice presidential candidate. VOA Correspondent Cindy Saine takes a loo

Obama viewed as winner of second presidential debate: poll

Obama viewed as winner of second presidential debate: poll WASHINGTON, Oct. 19 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama was viewed by more Americans who watched the second presidential debate of this election cycle as the winner of his second face-off

VOA常速英语2008年-Pakistan Voters Deeply Dissatisfied, Poll Says

By Gary Thomas Washington 11 February 2008 A new poll released ahead of next Monday's parliamentary elections in Pakistan shows a sharp drop in the popularity of President Pervez Musharraf, and a steep rise in support for opposition parties. As VOA c

VOA标准英语2009年-Burmese Democracy Leader Meets Western Dip

By Daniel Schearf Bangkok 09 October 2009 Burma's detained democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi has been allowed a rare meeting with Western diplomats to discuss sanctions against Burma. Burmese authorities allowed Aung San Suu Kyi Friday to meet with

Republicans' pre-convention image ties Democrats' among U.S. voters: poll

TAMPA, the United States, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The favorability of the Republican Party among U.S. registered voters matches the 2008 pre-convention level, and has a virtual tie with that of the Democratic Party, shows a poll released Wednesday. Forty

美国国家公共电台 NPR Not Expecting Back Pay, Government Contractors Collect Unemployment, Dip Into Savings

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Several kinds of people are directly affected by the partial government shutdown. There are federal workers who are furloughed, not being paid. There are federal workers who must work and are also not being paid. They may get bac