英语听力：VOA双语新闻—美国防部长盖茨离任前荣获总统自由奖

U.S. President Barack Obama on Thursday awarded retiring Defense Secretary Robert Gates the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The award came during a military tribute to Gates on his final day in office. 奥巴马总统星期四授予即将退休的国防

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—美国民众开始国庆庆祝活动

Americas independence holiday, July 4th, is a chance for Americans to take the day off, have a picnic, go to the beach or take advantage of sales at the shopping mall. 美国的独立纪念日7月4号这一天，美国民众休假一天，很多人到户

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—希腊危机引发对欧元未来的担忧

From Scandinavia to the Mediterranean shores of southern Europe, there are widespread fears over the future of the euro currency and the European Union itself. The EU has been shaken by the Greek debt crisis, but its leaders insist the Union and the

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—援救加沙船队不顾挫折决心完成使命

An international aid flotilla is continuing with plans to sail to the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip despite a series of setbacks. 一支国际救援船队在遇到一连串挫折后，继续遵循驶向哈玛斯控制的加沙地带的计划。 Pro-Palestin

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—利比亚人：卡扎菲“绿宝书”不读也罢

War's effects are often hardest on children, and the conflict in Libya is proving no exception. In this rebel stronghold, efforts are being made to help children cope. 战争对于孩子来说，从来都是残酷的，眼下利比亚的冲突也不例

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—南苏丹独立在即 街头兴奋忙乱

The countdown is on for South Sudan's independence July 9, and the country's future capital is making its final preparations for the big day. 距离7月9日南苏丹的独立日期，已经进入倒计时阶段。 Joy in Juba Right now we're on one o

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—泰国第一位女总理准备就职

Thailand is set to have its first female prime minister in Yingluck Shinawatra, younger sister of ousted former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Her victory as leader of the opposition Pheu Thai party has raised hopes that women can play a larger r

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—墨西哥打击贩毒引发人权担忧

The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Navi Pillay, is concluding a weeklong visit to Mexico, where she expressed concern over abuse of citizens by police and soldiers fighting organized crime groups. The major effort against drug cartels and o

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—不满政府行动迟缓埃及抗议活动再起

Young people in a tent city at the center of Cairo's Tahrir Square chanted a song from the 1950s, with words updated to refer to their revolution, saying they want to return Egypt to what they see as its former glory. Tension rose in Egypt Tuesday wi

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—尼日利亚劳工领袖呼吁大罢工

Nigerian labor leaders are calling for a three-day general strike next week to protest failures to pay a new, national minimum wage. 尼日利亚劳工领袖呼吁在下星期进行为期三天的大罢工，以抗议政府没有做到支付新的全国

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—俄罗斯向亚洲敞开大门

Last year, China replaced Germany as Russias largest trading partner. Now, as Russian gas and oil pipelines increasingly point East, the Kremlin wants to convert a backwater city on the Trans-Siberian Railway into Asias door to Russia. 去年，中国取

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—埃及人再度集会要求加快改革

Several thousand people gathered in Cairos Tahrir Square for another protest after mid-day prayers Friday, but the numbers were nowhere near the million-man march some activists had called for, or the tens of thousands who came out last Friday. 7月1

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—美国经济政策未定 企业不愿雇人

As lawmakers in the United States argue over the nation's debt ceiling and spar over who is responsible for the nation's 9.2 percent unemployment rate, many business owners look on in disbelief. They are uncertain about the state of the economy, and

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—美国明确支持希腊紧缩措施和复苏计划

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the United States unequivocally supports the economic recovery plan of Greek Prime Minister George Papandreou. Clinton held talks with top Greek officials in Athens in advance of a critical European meeting Thu

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—英拉访问柬埔寨拉开泰柬新篇章

Thailands recently elected Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra has made her first official visit to Cambodia. The one-day trip marks a new start in bilateral relations, which have been poor in recent years. 泰国最近当选的总理英拉西那瓦首次

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—利比亚前朝官员越境尼日尔无力防阻

Niger says it needs help policing more than six million square meters of desert along its border with Libya. Some members of the former government in Tripoli have fled south to Niger, including one of Moammar Gadhafi's sons. 尼日尔官方表示，他

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—印度内政部长称恐怖袭击为政府之耻

Top Indian officials say they need to prepare for terrorism threats that may arise both within and outside the country. 印度高级官员说，他们须要准备应付来自印度国内和国外的恐怖主义威胁。 Indian Home Minister P. Chidam

英语听力：VOA双语新闻 6、索马里总理谴责青年党制造炸弹袭击

Somalias prime minister says Tuesdays suicide bomb attack in Mogadishu shows the increasing desperation of al-Qaida linked forces who still control large parts of the famine-wracked country. The blast killed at least 70 people and injured scores more

英语听力：VOA双语新闻 15、巴以交换战俘之后，下一步如何走？

Tuesday's exchange of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit has brought happiness to many in the region - but the underlying confrontations remain. 巴勒斯坦和以色列之间星期二展开的战俘交换让区域内的

英语听力：VOA双语新闻 14、华盛顿举行马丁.路德.金纪念园落成典礼

Delayed by Hurricane Irene in August, the day finally came. U.S. President Barack Obama, the countrys first black president, dedicated a $120 million statue and memorial park Sunday to the slain civil rights leader who helped pave the way for him and