2006年VOA标准英语-New Field Test Detects Blinding Disease Tr

By David McAlary Washington 11 May 2006 Scientists have developed a cheap, rapid test to determine who has trachoma, the leading infectious cause of blindness in poor countries. The researchers say th

2006年VOA标准英语-Annan Wants Iranian and Korean Nuclear 'Cr

By Steve Herman Tokyo 18 May 2006 U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan in Tokyo U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan has expressed frustration at the lack of progress in resolving the Iranian and North Kore

2006年VOA标准英语-South Korean Police Evict Protesters From

By Kurt Achin Seoul 04 May 2006 South Korean riot police carry away an arrested protester in Pyeongtaek, May 4, 2006 South Korean authorities launched a massive police operation to clear protesters fr

2006年VOA标准英语-Television Technology Enters New Era

By Craig McCulloch Vancouver 13 May 2006 In February of 2009 all television stations in the United States are required to convert to digital transmission. This move will bring an end to traditional an

2006年VOA标准英语-Spanish Architects Win Tsunami Memorial De

By Ron Corben Bangkok 17 May 2006 An international panel in Thailand has awarded the tsunami memorial design to a team of Spanish architects in a competition that had drawn entries from more than 40 c

2006年VOA标准英语-US Anthem in Spanish Sparks Controversy

By Leta Hong Fincher Washington, DC 02 May 2006 watch National Anthem report A new Spanish version of the United States national anthem has added to the controversy over the role of immigrants in U.S.

2006年VOA标准英语-East Timor's President Takes Control of Nationa

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Dili 30 May 2006 East Timorese President Xanana Gusmao speaks to reporters at presidential palace in Dili The East Timorese president has taken over direct control of the armed forces and declared a state of crisis in an atte

2006年VOA标准英语-Tourists Head To Alaska's Glaciers

By Joseph Mok and Zhan Jun Juneau, Alaska 30 May 2006 watch Glacier Trekkers report Juneau, the capital of Alaska, was founded as a gold-mining camp 200 years ago. Today, it is filled with cruise ship passengers and people known as trekkers, who are

2006年VOA标准英语-Afghan Parliament Seeks Arrest of US Troops Inv

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 31 May 2006 Afghanistan's parliament has passed a resolution demanding the arrest of U.S. soldiers involved in a deadly car crash. Afghan protesters throw stones at an US military vehicle after a traffic accident in Kabul,

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Names New Treasury Secretary

By Paula Wolfson Washington 30 May 2006 President Bush, left, listens as Henry M. Paulson Jr. speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House Tuesday, May 30, 2006 President Bush has named a new treasury secretary, choosing Wall Street executive Henry

2006年VOA标准英语- An Inconvenient Truth: a Controversial Film

By Rosanne Skirble Washington, DC 31 May 2006 watch Film Review report Al Gore, a longtime advocate for the environment and former vice president of the United States, developed a slide show about the threat posed by global warming. Over the last si

2006年VOA标准英语-Panel Hears Criticism of FBI Raid on Congressma

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 30 May 2006 Witnesses and lawmakers at a congressional hearing on Capitol Hill have sharply criticized an FBI raid on the office of a member of Congress, calling it a dangerous violation of constitutional principles. ---

2006年VOA标准英语-Fleet Sails Into New York City

By Kane Farabaugh New York City 30 May 2006 watch Fleet Week report Since 1984, the U.S. Navy has made New York City one of its largest port calls in the days leading up to the U.S. holiday of Memorial Day, which honors those who have died defending

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush and Rwandan President Meet at White House

By Scott Stearns White House 31 May 2006 President Bush says he is confident U.S. lawmakers will approve funding to help reimburse African nations that have peacekeeping forces in Sudan's troubled Darfur region. Mr. Bush met in the Oval Office with

2006年VOA标准英语-Kabul Violence Underscores Simmering Resentment

By Gary Thomas Washington 30 May 2006 A sudden eruption of violence in Kabul Monday was sparked by a traffic accident involving a U.S. military vehicle. U.S. officials blame a failure of the truck's brakes for the accident. But, the incident added t

2006年VOA标准英语-Child Labor, Working Conditions on ILO Conferen

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 May 2006 A child holds a small hammer that is used to crush stones in a quarry near Dawhenya, east of Accra, Ghana, Thursday, May 4, 2006 Child labor, worker safety and changing patterns in the international workplace are o

2006年VOA标准英语-Darfur Violence Increases as Peace Deadline Nea

By Noel King Khartoum 30 May 2006 African Union troops listen to the concerns of villagers in the village of Brikatouly in South Darfur, Sudan Tensions are running high in Darfur, one day before a deadline expires for two holdout rebel groups to sig

2006年VOA标准英语-Georgian President Foresees NATO Invitation

By Lisa Bryant Paris 31 May 2006 Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili says he is optimistic that his country will eventually be invited to join NATO. Lisa Bryant has more for VOA from Paris, where NATO officials have recommended that the organizat

2006年VOA标准英语-Speakers, Not Graduates, Take Center Stage at C

By Suzanne Presto Washington, DC 31 May 2006 watch Commencement report There is a constant at the end of academic years. Each May or June, graduates from colleges and universities across the country receive their degrees. ---------------------------

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Mobilizes Huge Relief Operation in Java

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 May 2006 United Nations aid agencies are mobilizing a huge relief operation for the hundreds of thousands of people affected by the devastating earthquake that struck the Indonesian island of Java Saturday. The quake killed