VOA标准英语2011--These are Dog Days at the US Post Office

These are Dog Days at the US Post Office Have you heard of mail dogs? Not male dogs, as in the masculine half of the species. Dogs that actually carried letters and packages in the days of the Old American West. And pooches that tagged along with mai

VOA标准英语2011--Ivory Coast Refugees Living With Former

Ivory Coast Refugees Living With Former Liberian Refugees Bigger refugee camps are going up along Liberia's eastern border for more than 150,000 people who fled Ivory Coast's political crisis, earlier this year. Many Ivorian refugees are living in lo

VOA标准英语2011--History Project Documents Jewish Life in

History Project Documents Jewish Life in Small-town America For centuries, immigrants have come to America in search of a better life. That's the path William Levine took in the late 1800s, hoping for greater opportunity than what was available to a

VOA标准英语2011--Experts: La Ni?a, Climate Change Impact

Experts: La Ni?a, Climate Change Impact East African Drought Experts say the Pacific ocean phenomenon known as La Ni?a is partly to blame for the drought ravaging the Horn of Africa. But while the latest La Ni?a episode has ended, climate scientists

VOA标准英语2011--Somalia Famine Spreads to New Areas

Somalia Famine Spreads to New Areas The United Nations says three more areas of Somalia have now slipped into famine. The famine is expected to spread further unless there is immediate intervention. The U.N.'s food security analysis unit and a famine

VOA标准英语2011--Remembering Folk Artist Bill Morrissey

Remembering Folk Artist Bill Morrissey Singer-songwriter Bill Morrissey, 59, died on July 23, but his death hasn't received the same attention as that of Amy Winehouse on the same day. Based in the northeastern state of New Hampshire, Morrissey was w

VOA标准英语2011--Mubarak Trial to Begin Wednesday in Egyp

Mubarak Trial to Begin Wednesday in Egypt Egyptian officials are making last-minute preparations for the televised trial of ex- President Hosni Mubarak, his two sons and several other former top officials. The possibility of the ex-leader facing just

VOA标准英语2011--Visionary Ideas Could Transform Future N

Visionary Ideas Could Transform Future NASA Missions NASA, the U.S. space agency, has awarded $3 million in grants for 30 proposals which explore new ideas for Americas next generation space program. The proposals reflect wide-ranging visions of new

VOA标准英语2011--Superhero Thwarts Evil Nazi Plot in 'Cap

Superhero Thwarts Evil Nazi Plot in 'Captain America: The First Avenger' Acomic book super hero whose exploits began in the 1940's is back as one of this year's big action movies. Here's a look at Captain America: The First Avenger. General Patton ha

VOA标准英语2011--Outdated Laws Still on Books in US State

Outdated Laws Still on Books in US States If youre planning a trip to the United States, be very careful. You could easily break one of our laws and not know it. Were not talking about obvious illegal behavior, like throwing a chair through your hote

VOA标准英语2011--Role of Islam in New Libya Uncertain

Role of Islam in New Libya Uncertain Libyan rebels are still hunting for Moammar Gadhafi, but many of their countrymen are taking time marking the end of the first holy month of Ramadan without their longtime secular leader. Islam in Libya is undergo

VOA标准英语2011--Tripoli Neighborhood Checkpoints Help Ke

Tripoli Neighborhood Checkpoints Help Keep the Peace The Moammar Gadhafi government in Libya has collapsed after 42 years, and many people question whether Tripoli will descend into the chaos that plagued Baghdad after the fall of Iraq's Saddam Husse

VOA标准英语2011--Artist Pieces Life Back Together After K

Artist Pieces Life Back Together After Katrina Six years ago, on August 29, Hurricane Katrina devastated communities along the Gulf of Mexico. Images of New Orleans spread around the world, but east of the Louisiana border, much of the Mississippi co

VOA标准英语2011--Health Crisis Grips Tripoli as Fighting

Health Crisis Grips Tripoli as Fighting Drags On Gun battles are only part of the health crisis emerging in Libyas capital, a city of one-and-a-half million people without running water. Central Tripolis Zawiya Hospital has modern equipment. It lacks

VOA标准英语2011--Elephant Study Reveals Social Bonds, Com

Elephant Study Reveals Social Bonds, Communication Skills Those who think of elephants as solitary, gentle giants lumbering quietly in their zoo enclosures might be surprised by the range and force of their distinctive calls to each other in the wild

VOA标准英语2011--Despite Hard Times, Volunteering Spikes

Despite Hard Times, Volunteering Spikes in US The number of Americans volunteering in their communities jumped by 1.6 million last year, the largest increase in six years, according to a recent government report. According to Volunteering in America,

VOA标准英语2012--Chinese Tourism to US Growing

Chinese Tourism to US Growing Visitors to Los Angeles find countless movie studios, endless stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and a constant flow of Chinese tourists. Los Angeles, we are the city in the United States that more Chinese come to than

VOA标准英语2012--World AIDS Day 2012 More Hopeful Than in Past

World AIDS Day 2012 More Hopeful Than in Past According to the United Nations, about 34 million people worldwide are living with HIV, and 2.5 million were infected last year alone. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control says there is a

VOA标准英语2012--US Business Leaders Press Congress for Debt Deal

US Business Leaders Press Congress for Debt Deal Business leaders are pressing Congress for action, and the White House summoned ordinary Americans as Washington heads toward steep automatic tax hikes and spending cuts. Democrats and Republicans have

VOA标准英语2012--More Afghan Opium May Mean More Pakistani Addicts

More Afghan Opium May Mean More Pakistani Addicts In Pakistan, the number of people addicted to heroin and other opiates, like these in Karachi, are on the rise. Mohammad Qurban has been an addict for 20 years. This is his second time in rehab. There