2006年VOA标准英语-Koizumi Baffled By Attitude of China, S. K

By Steve Herman Tokyo 04 January 2006 Japan's prime minister, who just days earlier vowed to improve relations with Asian neighbors in the new year, has lashed out at criticism from Beijing and Seoul

2006年VOA标准英语-US General: Police Brigade Suspension Shows Det

By Al Pessin Pentagon 06 October 2006 A senior U.S. general in Iraq says the suspension of an entire Iraqi police brigade on Wednesday demonstrates that the interior minister is serious about building an effective force. The general also says thousa

2006年VOA标准英语-Thailand's Interim Leader Explains Mandate in S

By Mary Morningstar Washington 07 November 2006 The 40th annual Country Music Association (CMA) Awards were presented November 6 in Nashville, Tennessee. Veterans and newcomers shared the spotlight on the stage of the Gaylord Entertainment Center. R

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Meets with Congressional Leaders on Iraq

By Scott Stearns White House 08 December 2006 President Bush, right, with, from left, incoming House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, and outgoing House Speaker Dennis Hastert U.S. President George Bush says he will work with Republicans and Democrats in Congr

2006年VOA标准英语-Somalia's Islamist Leaders Denounce UN Peace Pl

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 07 December 2006 Hundreds of Kenyans marched in the streets of Nairobi, calling for the end of rapes and other abuses being committed against girls and women in Darfur. The march is one of several events planned worldwide t

2006年VOA标准英语-Indonesia Muslim Leader Claims Militants Sent o

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 05 August 2006 The leader of a radical Southeast Asian Islamist group says his organization has sent more than 200 suicide bombers to western nations to attack Israeli interests and those of its supporters, in retaliation fo

2006年VOA标准英语-US, Arab Business Leaders Meet

By Greg Flakus Houston, Texas 06 July 2006 watch Economic Forum report U.S. Arab Economic Forum participants Some 800 people came together in downtown Houston last week for the U.S.-Arab Economic Forum, organized by Arab-American organizations and s

2007年VOA标准英语-Blues Harmonica Blowout Tour Features Harp Supe

By Doug Levine Washington 05 January 2007 Bluesman Mark Hummel hasn't taken a vacation in years. He's too busy touring and making records. As VOA's Doug Levine tells us, Hummel's also the founder and bandleader of the internationally acclaimed Blues

2007年VOA标准英语-Big Blues Singer Calls Unlikely Place Home

By Doug Levine Washington 04 March 2007 When you think of great cities for blues in the U.S., Phoenix, Arizona, doesn't often come to mind. Of course, there are the exceptions. VOA's Doug Levine introduces us to one veteran of the Phoenix blues scene

2007年VOA标准英语-White House, Congress Negotiate New War Funds

By Scott Stearns White House 05 May 2007 President Bush and congressional Democrats are negotiating new funding for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq after the president vetoed a measure earlier this week because it included a timetable for a troop wi

2007年VOA标准英语-Text Messages Could Mean Money for African Farm

By Nico Colombant Dakar 10 May 2007 New technologies are starting to bring market information to African farmers straight to their cell phones, and these services are improving. But challenges remain in terms of illiteracy, market reach and expanding

VOA标准英语2008年-Inner Cities Take a New Look at 'Snitching'

Last year, the CBS Television program 60 Minutes asked several Americans whether they would call the police if they witnessed a crime. Most said yes, of course they would. Silence is the Code of the Street in some neighborhoods. Those who snitch can

VOA常速英语2008年-Tucson's Murals Enliven Public Spaces

By Suli Yi Tucson, Arizona 13 February 2008 The city of Tucson, Arizona is known for its murals. These wall-size works of art represent a traditional Chicano art form and reflect the city's large Mexican-American population. Some paintings celebrate

2006年VOA标准英语-India Offers Both Best, Worst of Health Ca

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 03 May 2006 Most of India's billion-plus people struggle with a public health care system that is overburdened in cities and virtually nonexistent in villages. On the othe

2007年VOA标准英语-Chad's Violence Strains Health Clinics

By Phuong Tran Dakar 06 August 2007 In eastern Chad, violence along the Sudanese border has forced more than 100,000 Chadians into camps. Clinics run by international agencies try to contain and treat diseases that circulate in often waste-infested t

2007年VOA标准英语-Scientists Study Health Risks of Plastic Ingred

By Melinda Smith Washington 08 August 2007 Scientists are concerned about the health risks of an ingredient in many of the plastic containers used for food and drinks Bisphenol A or BPA is a common chemical used to make tough, shatter-resistant plast

VOA常速英语2008年-Kenya Displaced Face Health Risk

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 03 February 2008 The World Health Organization says it is very concerned for the health of tens of thousands of people who fled their homes following post-election violence in Kenya at the end of December. WHO reports people di

2007年VOA标准英语-Merida, Mexico Will be Last Stop of Bush's Lati

By Greg Flakus Merida, Mexico 13 March 2007 Merida, Mexico, is the last stop on President Bush's tour of Latin America. There he will meet with Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who shares many of Mr. Bush's views on free markets, trade and develop

VOA常速英语2008年-Republican Presidential Frontrunner John McCain

By Carolyn Presutti Washington, DC 11 February 2008 Now that the race for the Republican presidential nomination has narrowed to two main candidates, Republican voters are questioning whether the frontrunner embraces enough of the party's conservativ

VOA标准英语2010年-Such Tweet Sorrow: Shakespeare's Romeo

Adaptation of Shakespeare's classic Romeo and Juliet plays out over Twitter as 'Such Tweet Sorrow' William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet has been given a 21st century makeover. The star-crossed lovers' tragic romance is being retold in real time on