英语听力：VOA双语新闻—美国掠影：不坐三人座椅中间座

You probably missed The New York Times photograph that showed a revealing picture of New Yorkers rides into work on commuter trains. The photographer stood behind a long series of rows, three seats to a row. In the photo, every window and aisle seat

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—美国信息自由法与政府机密文件

Wikileaks has received widespread attention for releasing classified U.S. government documents. But if you want to examine notes from White House meetings with foreign leaders, read email from a Cabinet secretary, or look at photos taken by U.S. surv

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—美国年轻人就业前景惨淡

The labor market in the United States is starting to show signs of recovery, but for many young workers the recovery is not happening fast enough. Although the national unemployment rate is now the lowest it has been in two years, one study suggests

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—本.拉登之死促纽约市加强安全戒备

New York City is increasing already tight security as a precaution against possible terrorist reprisals for the killing of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Additional safeguards are in place ahead of President Barack Obamas visit Thursday to Ground Z

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—美国城市小区咨询委员会为居民谋利

When the District of Columbia swore in its newly-elected mayor and council in January, about 300 ordinary Washingtonians also took an oath as representatives of local citizens groups called Advisory Neighborhood Commissions - or ANCs. Each ANC is mad

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—巴民众到拉登住地对美表达不满

Some Pakistanis are shocked and angry over the U.S. commando attack that killed al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. 一些巴基斯坦人对美国特种部队到巴基斯坦袭击并击毙基地组织领导人本拉登表示震惊和不满。

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—扎瓦赫里被广泛视为本.拉登继任者

Osama bin Laden's second-in-command, Ayman al-Zawahri, is being tipped as a likely successor to the slain al-Qaida chief. Whoever might lead the network would be hard pressed to fill bin Laden's role. 本拉登的副指挥官扎瓦赫里被指可能成

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—本拉登被击毙 美国反恐警戒升级

In confirming the death of its leader, Osama bin Laden, the terrorist group al-Qaida is threatening more attacks against the United States and its allies. And top U.S. security officials say they are on alert for possible terrorist retaliation attack

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—亲卡扎菲部队捣毁反叛分子重镇燃料库

Forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi pounded oil tanks in the besieged city of Misrata Saturday, setting off gigantic fires that poured black smoke into the air. 忠于利比亚领导人卡扎菲的部队星期六捣毁了被围攻城市米苏

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—教皇本笃宣告保罗二世有升天福分

More than a million people descended on Rome to take part in the beatification ceremony of the late Pope John Paul II. 一百多万人来到罗马参加为已故教皇保罗二世举行的宣福礼。 Throngs of people jammed Saint Peters Square, the

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—美国议员尝试用工厂经营方式进行管理

When Virginia Mason Medical Center in Seattle started losing money in 1998, its CEO began a search for a new management system that would get the hospital back on track. 1998年，西雅图的维吉尼亚梅森医疗中心出现亏损，执行长开始

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—城市绿洲：纽约的社区花园

Friday, April 22, is Earth Day, a time set aside to appreciate nature and to dedicate ourselves to protecting and sustaining it. New York City, a place many think of as an urban jungle, is home to more than 500 community gardens where the crops are a

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—叙利亚总统承认处理抗议期间有误

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said the authorities have made some mistakes in their handling of anti-government protests since mid-March. 叙利亚总统阿萨德表示，叙利亚政府在处理最近几个月以来、在叙利亚各地发生的

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—奥巴马将就中东局势发表讲话

U.S. President Barack Obama has made outreach to the Muslim world a signature of his presidency. He tries again with a speech Thursday, but recent events may have made his audience less receptive. 美国总统奥巴马就职以后曾向穆斯林世界发

VOA双语新闻：说多种语言有助延缓记忆力衰退

If you speak more than one language, you have a better chance of staving off memory loss and, possibly, the mental and physical decline associated with Alzheimers disease. New research shows that even learning a new language later in life can delay t

VOA双语新闻：日本灾难和中东动荡推高油价果

Crude oil prices are climbing as energy experts worry about the impact of the fighting between rebel and government forces, and the newly-imposed international no-fly zone, on Libya's oil production. Adding to the price volatility is continuing unres

VOA双语新闻：呼吁解决贫困的鲍勃·亨森

More than a year ago, Bob Hentzen, 74, set out on a remarkable journey - to walk with the poor in order to raise awareness of their plight. Since leaving his home in Guatemala, he's walked through El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Venezue

VOA双语新闻：节省能源建筑竞赛

In its first ever National Building Competition, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency challenged teams from across the nation to cut wasteful energy use in buildings in which they live and work. Residential and commercial buildings together consu

VOA双语新闻：纽约黑人聚居区

While many Americans are familiar with black slavery in the South during the 19th Century and its role in igniting the nations great Civil War, less attention has been paid to the black experience in northern cities such as New York, where so-called

VOA双语新闻：音乐学院的另类培训：音乐企业家

Not long ago, most professional musicians lived in a world far removed from the nitty-gritty of business management, distribution and promotion. But today, social media, laptop production techniques and fragmented musical tastes have largely replaced