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

VOA双语新闻：卡扎菲军队空袭石油港口城市布雷

Insurgents opposed to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi continue to hold two strategic towns along the road to eastern Libya, after unsuccessful attempts by pro-Gadhafi forces to retake them. Libyan warplanes launched new air strikes Thursday against the

VOA双语新闻：美国最后一位一战老兵去世

The last known American veteran of World War I died Sunday at his home in West Virginia. Former U.S. Army Corporal Frank Buckles was 110 years old. VOA Pentagon Correspondent Al Pessin had the chance to speak to Mr. Buckles several years ago and file

VOA双语新闻：NBA的外籍球员们

The number of foreign-born players in America's professional National Basketball Association has tripled in the past two decades. One of the veterans - San Antonio Spurs' Tony Parker - and a rookie - Washington Wizards' Hamady Ndiaye - talk about the

VOA双语新闻：美国失业率2月份下降到8.9%

U.S. unemployment dipped below 9 percent last month, as private employers added the most jobs since April. The U.S. Labor Department released its monthly employment report Friday, showing the U.S. economy picked up a net total of 192,000 jobs in Febr

VOA双语新闻：美国汽车销售2月份激增

Auto sales jumped sharply in the United States last month as consumers came back to showrooms to check out the newest models. The world's top two automakers gained the most traction in February, bolstered in part by consumers migrating to more fuel-e

VOA双语新闻：儿童餐室帮助低收入家庭儿童

In the United States, many low income parents cannot afford to buy enough food for their children. A program called Kids Caf is helping some of these children by providing free nutritious snacks and meals during after-school programs. 在美国，许多

VOA双语新闻：社交媒体改变诊所运作方式

Just as the Internet's social networks have changed the way people communicate - a case in point is how Facebook helped Egyptian protesters to organize their historic demonstrations - social media also are changing the way doctors' offices operate an

VOA双语新闻：美国和平队50周年，依然吸引志愿者

Alex Gordon volunteered in the Peace Corps in the early 1990s. He has a box full of keepsakes from the more than two years he spent building a rural school in Paraguay. 亚历克斯戈登1990年早期参加过和平队。作为和平队志愿者，他在

VOA双语新闻：美国和平队志愿者深入乡村社区

As the U.S. Peace Corps celebrates its 50th year of service, the more than 8,000 volunteers currently working in the developing world still adhere to its early vision of service in communities. Volunteers working in one of the agency's newest program

VOA双语新闻：美国人物：漫画大师斯坦·李

Stan Lee is the creative force behind some of the world's greatest comic-book super-heroes. He created iconic characters such as Spiderman, the X-Men, Incredible Hulk and Captain America. For 70 years, Lee has led fans into a world where heroes with

VOA双语新闻：发现号航天飞机的告别之旅

As Discovery begins its 39th and final mission into Earth's orbit Thursday, Americas 30-year space shuttle program comes one step closer to its scheduled end this April. 发现号航天飞机2月24日下午升空，开始它第39次、也是最后一次