VOA常速英语2008年-Russia's Gazprom to Further Cut Gas Supplies to

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 04 March 2008 The government of Ukraine will meet Wednesday to consider options in the face further reductions in natural gas deliveries from Russia. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports that Russia's state-run ene

2007年VOA标准英语-Senegal Seizes Two Tons of Cocaine in Record Dr

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 02 July 2007 Police in Senegal are investigating the largest ever drug bust in the West African nation. Several tons of cocaine have been seized and four South Americans and three Senegalese arrested in the seaside region of Mb

VOA标准英语2010年-British Sleuths Find Buried Treasure

Metal detecting is a popular hobby in Britain, with clubs across the country. In the past year, detectorists, as they are called in Britain, have made big finds, valuable both in financial and archaeological terms. Jennifer Glasse | London 12 January

VOA常速英语2008年-Obama, McCain Sweep to Victory in Latest Presid

By Jim Malone Washington 20 February 2008 In the U.S. presidential race, Barack Obama has now won10 straight contests in his battle with Hillary Clinton for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Meanwhile, John McCain moved another step clo

VOA常速英语2008年-Obama, McCain Sweep Potomac Primaries

By Cindy Saine Washington 13 February 2008 Senator Barack Obama has scored three decisive primary victories, Tuesday over Senator Hillary Clinton, winning big in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, DC in the race for the Democratic presidential nomina

VOA常速英语2008年-Obama Sweeps Clinton in 3 States' Presidential

By VOA News 10 February 2008 Democratic Senator Barack Obama has swept rival Senator Hillary Clinton in three of their party's presidential nominating contests held Saturday. Obama won by margins of roughly two-to-one in the midwestern state of Nebr

VOA标准英语2010年-Rookie US Skier Aims for Olympic Glory

Andrew Weibrecht of the United States, skis the downhill part of the men's World Cup super combined ski race in the fifth best time in Beaver Creek, Colorado, 4 Dec. 2009 American Tim Burke Raises Hopes for First US Biathlon Olympic Medal at Vancouve

VOA标准英语2010年-Denzel Washington Stars in Futuristic

Denzel Washington plays a prophet wandering a devastated landscape on a spiritual mission in a dark, but ultimately hopeful futuristic drama. He is a solitary figure walking through the wasteland. Well-armed, because he has to be in order to survive

2007年VOA标准英语-Ivory Coast Peacekeepers to Begin Pulling Out

By Nico Colombant Dakar 12 April 2007 International peacekeepers in Ivory Coast say they will withdraw slowly from the buffer zone that separates northern rebels and the Ivorian army. The process of reunifying divided Ivory Coast will begin with a ce

2007年VOA标准英语-Celebrations, Protests Greet Sarkozy Victory in

By Anita Elash Paris 07 May 2007 French voters celebrated Nicolas Sarkozy's presidential election victory well into the night, as thousands of people gathered in central Paris, for a party sponsored by Mr. Sarkozy. But there were also protests in som

2006年VOA标准英语- Italians Celebrate Win Over Ghana

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 13 June 2006 Italian fans watch Italy vs Ghana, Group E, World Cup 2006, soccer match, on a giant screen set up in downtown Duomo square in Milan Italians celebrated their victory over Ghana in the first soccer game in th

2006年VOA标准英语-Italians Celebrate World Cup Win

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 10 July 2006 Huge celebrations are being held in Italy after the national team's victory over France at the World Soccer Cup championship in Germany. --------- Italian soccer fans cheer and wave their flags by the Vittori

2006年VOA标准英语-Christian Pilgrims Celebrate Palm Sunday

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 09 April 2006 Catholic priests carry palm fronds as they pass the temple, traditionally believed by Christians to hold the tomb of Jesus Christ, in the Church of the Holy Se

VOA常速英语2007年-Giuliani Wins Endorsement of Key Christian Cons

By Jim Malone Washington 07 November 2007 Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani picked up a potentially important endorsement in his bid to win the Republican Party's presidential nomination next year. VOA National Correspondent Jim Malone reports

2007年VOA标准英语-Christian Art From Ethiopia on Display in New Y

By Carolyn Weaver New York 02 May 2007 Some of the oldest and most striking Christian art in existence is now on view in New York at the Museum of Biblical Art. Visitors to Angels of Light: Ethiopian Art from the Walters Art Museum said they were fas

VOA标准英语2008年-Christian Hip-Hop Club Tempts Teens Off Mean St

Hip hop is the soundtrack of urban street life. Nightclubs that play the music can be a magnet for trouble. But a Christian social service group is convinced it can co-opt hip hop and keep at-risk kids on the right path. Tom Banse reports from Tacom

2007年VOA标准英语-US National Parks Get Boost in Bush's Budget

By Paula Wolfson White House 07 February 2007 President Bush is asking the U.S. Congress for a big increase in funding for America's national parks. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports at a time when the president is proposing cuts i

2007年VOA标准英语-Roswell, New Mexico Marks 60th Anniversary of S

By Greg Flakus Roswell, New Mexico 04 July 2007 Sixty years ago this July 4, something happened in the desert about 100 kilometers northwest of Roswell, New Mexico. A local newspaper at the time reported that a flying saucer had crashed and that the

2006年VOA标准英语-Congressional Democrats Urge US-Iran Talks

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 15 November 2006 U.S. congressional Democrats, who will control the House of Representatives and Senate beginning in January, are calling on the Bush administration to hold direct talks with Iran about its nuclear progra

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Envoy Meets with Somalia's Interim Leader

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 18 January 2007 The United Nations' special envoy to Somalia has met the country's interim president for the first time in the Somali capital Mogadishu. VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu in our East Africa Bureau in Nairobi reports t