VOA标准英语2011--Volunteers Keep Hands-On Science Alive i

Volunteers Keep Hands-On Science Alive in US Classrooms When it comes to making science fun, Lisa Purcell is a pro. Mimicking an owl or a foraging squirrel is all in a day's work for the director of the Four Winds Nature Institute. On this particular

VOA标准英语2011--Adele's '21' Earns High Praise, Success

Adele's '21' Earns High Praise, Success It's been three years since British singer Adele became an international superstar with her debut album 19. She is achieving even more success with her sophomore release, 21. Rolling In The Deep was the debut s

VOA标准英语2011--American Cowboys Bring Beef Cows to Russ

American Cowboys Bring Beef Cows to Russia After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Russians ate most of their beef cows as the system of reproduction broke down. Now American ranchers are working to rebuild Russia's herd. Darrell Stevenson, an Americ

VOA标准英语2011--Daughters, Sons and Dogs Get a Day at th

Daughters, Sons and Dogs Get a Day at the Office This past Thursday, we saw a lot of fresh new faces at our Voice of America Headquarters Building. It was Take Your Daughters and Sons to Work Day, not just here but at job sites nationwide. This annua

VOA标准英语2011--'Freedom Riders' Remembered 50 Years Lat

'Freedom Riders' Remembered 50 Years Later The American South was a segregated society 50 years ago. In 1960, the U.S. Supreme Court outlawed racial segregation in restaurants and bus terminals serving interstate travel, but African-Americans who tri

VOA标准英语2011--NATO Hits More Libyan Targets as Diploma

NATO Hits More Libyan Targets as Diplomatic Efforts Appear to Fizzle NATO aircraft bombed targets near the Libyan capital Tripoli overnight, just hours after South African President Jacob Zuma met with embattled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi in his m

VOA标准英语2011--Turkey, Israel Set for New Clash Over Se

Turkey, Israel Set for New Clash Over Second Gaza Aid Flotilla Turkey is commemorating the first anniversary of Israeli forces' attack on an aid flotilla headed to Gaza that left nine pro-Palestinian activists dead. The deaths - eight Turkish citizen

VOA标准英语2011--Analyst: After ICC Ruling, Kenya Must Ac

Analyst: After ICC Ruling, Kenya Must Accept Hague Trials A legal analyst says Kenya has no choice but to continue with the International Criminal Court trials now that judges have rejected the country's attempt to stop proceedings at The Hague. Late

VOA标准英语2011--'The Hangover' Sequel Features Same Crud

'The Hangover' Sequel Features Same Crude Humor but New Location Two years ago, a comedy film about three friends on a spree in Las Vegas became a worldwide hit despite - or perhaps because of - its crude humor. Now they're back together and this tim

VOA标准英语2011--Lawsuit Filed to Stop Antibiotic Use in

Lawsuit Filed to Stop Antibiotic Use in Healthy Livestock American health advocates have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. food regulatory agency to stop a practice they believe is contributing to the rise of antibiotic-resistant infections worldwide.

VOA标准英语2011--Retailers Prepare for Aging Baby Boomers

Retailers Prepare for Aging Baby Boomers The first group of so-called baby boomers, Americans born after World War II, turns 65 this year. Within the next 10 years, the number of Americans over 65 is expected to jump almost 30 percent. That has U.S.

VOA标准英语2011--New York State Approves Same-Sex Marriag

New York State Approves Same-Sex Marriage New York has legalized same sex marriage, making it the sixth U.S state to do so. Gay rights advocates call the vote a major victory in their quest for equality. The New York State Senate approved the legisla

VOA标准英语2011--Amateur Pianists Compete in Van Cliburn

Amateur Pianists Compete in Van Cliburn Contest Two doctors and a retired database programmer took top honors at the 6th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition for Outstanding Amateurs in Fort Worth, Texas. The competition is hosted by the Van C

VOA标准英语2011--bels Defend NATO After Errant Strikes

Libyan Rebels Defend NATO After Errant Strikes Libya's rebel military is defending NATO after airstrikes killed a number of Libyan civilians. The show of support follows Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's condemnation of the alliance as murderers. A reb

VOA标准英语2011--Israel Seeks Freedom for Soldier Held in

Israel Seeks Freedom for Soldier Held in Gaza Since 2006 Israelis are calling for the release of one of their soldiers held captive in Gaza for the past five years. The soldier's freedom has become an urgent public cause in the Jewish state. Israelis

VOA标准英语2011--ontrolled Time Machine Tests Prairie Fut

Climate-Controlled Time Machine Tests Prairie Future Researchers from the University of Oregon have set up a kind of time machine to test how a warmer climate might affect grasslands and prairies around the world. Today, grasslands cover between 25 a

VOA标准英语2011-- of Khmer Rouge Leaders Starts in Cambod

Key Trial of Khmer Rouge Leaders Starts in Cambodia On Monday the United Nations-backed tribunal in Phnom Penh will open its hearing into the four surviving leaders of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge movement. Cambodians have waited three decades for this day

VOA标准英语2011--Madagascar Moves to Protect Precious For

Madagascar Moves to Protect Precious Forests Madagascar's Ministry of Environment is heralding the success of a crackdown on illegal logging, notably in the country's northeast where vast protected areas have been the focus of huge trafficking scanda

VOA标准英语2011--Yemen Unrest Deepens, Downward Spiral Sp

Yemen Unrest Deepens, Downward Spiral Spreads Yemeni government troops in Sana'a are again fighting members of the Hashid tribe, just one of several forces, including militants and anti-government protesters, seeking to oust President Ali Abdullah Sa

VOA标准英语2011--Stevie Nicks Earning Praise for New Solo

Stevie Nicks Earning Praise for New Solo Album 'In Your Dreams' Many critics and fans are calling Stevie Nicks' new album the best of her solo career. The title track of Stevie Nicks' new album, In Your Dreams, is one of seven songs she wrote with th