VOA常速英语2007-Veteran Stuntwoman Still Jumps, Falls, Crashes

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 30 October 2007 Stuntmen and stuntwomen may have the most demanding jobs in Hollywood --performing falls, tumbles and dives considered too dangerous for regular actors to perform. But veteran stuntwoman Sandy Gimpel is

VOA常速英语2007-Kissinger Calls for Dialogue Between US, Iran

By Steve Herman New Delhi 30 October 2007 A former U.S. secretary of state is urging his government to open talks with Iran over its nuclear programs. Henry Kissinger, who made the comments in a New Delhi, is regarded as a hardliner when it comes to

VOA常速英语2007-ElBaradei Urges Iran to Open its Nuclear Records

By Mona Ghuneim New York 29 October 2007 The head of the U.N. nuclear agency says Iran's refusal to suspend uranium enrichment is regrettable, but said its willingness to cooperate with U.N. investigators is a step in the right direction. From VOA's

VOA常速英语2007-Washington DC Home to Ghost Stories

By Ernest Leong Washington 30 October 2007 Washington, DC -- best known as the U.S. capital and a playground for politicians and diplomats -- might also be home of ghosts. Those who claim to have seen or felt their presence say the spirits date back

VOA常速英语2007-Music Industry Gathers for World of Bluegrass Co

By Katherine Cole Washington 29 October 2007 More than 6,000 people who work in fields related to bluegrass music recently gathered in Nashville for the annual World of Bluegrass conference and tradeshow hosted by the International Bluegrass Music As

VOA常速英语2007-Technology Summit Opens in Rwanda

By Noel King Kigali 29 October 2007 The Connect Africa Leaders' summit kicked off in the Rwandan capital Kigali Monday. The conference focuses on investment and development in Africa's burgeoning telecommunications industry. For VOA, Noel King has mo

VOA常速英语2007-EU, AU Leaders Stress Equal Partnership, Inclusi

By Kari Barber Dakar 31 October 2007 European Union and African Union officials are meeting in Ghana's capital Accra Wednesday to set the agenda for a joint summit in Lisbon, Portugal later this year. The summit has stirred controversy as governments

VOA常速英语2007-Experts Cite Slow Progress Toward Tsunami Warnin

By Trish Anderton Jakarta 31 October 2007 Nearly three years after the massive Indian Ocean tsunami, Indonesia has only one working tsunami-warning buoy in place. Trish Anderton reports from Jakarta. Plans call for more than 20 buoys to monitor seism

VOA常速英语2007-Humanitarian Groups Plead for Help in Somalia Cr

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 31 October 2007 About 40 international aid groups have issued a joint appeal to the international community about the growing humanitarian crisis in Somalia. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairobi, the groups say that security h

VOA常速英语2007-Study Says Pregnant Women Help Babies' Developme

By Carol Pearson Washington 31 October 2007 A group of nutritionists and doctors recommend that pregnant and breast feeding women eat at least three servings of fish and other seafood per week. The recommendations are the opposite of what the U.S. F

VOA常速英语2007-Bomb Blast in Russian City of Togliatti Kills at

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 31 October 2007 At least eight people are dead and 56 have been injured following a bomb blast on a bus in the Russian city of Togliatti. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports that local authorities are treating the

VOA常速英语2007-US Envoy: North Korea's Nuclear Disarmament on T

By Kate Woodsome Hong Kong 31 October 2007 A team of U.S. experts is preparing to travel to North Korea this week to oversee the shutdown of the country's main nuclear facility. As Kate Woodsome reports from VOA's Asia News Center in Hong Kong, the c

VOA常速英语2007-Bush, Republicans Clash With Democrats Over Spen

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 30 October 2007 Democrats controlling Congress have responded sharply to President Bush who accused them of failing to deliver major spending legislation. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill. In remarks at the Wh

VOA常速英语2007-Elephants, Humans Face Off Over Limited Resource

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 31 October 2007 At a Nairobi-based orphanage for baby elephants, the animals are seen as lovable beasts in desperate need of protection. But across Kenya, adult elephants are better known as overgrown garden pests that trample

VOA常速英语2007-Consumers Watchdog Says Drug Companies Give Gift

By Tendai Maphosa London 31 October 2007 A report from the watchdog group Consumers International says multi-national pharmaceutical companies are targeting doctors in developing countries with dinners and lavish gifts as incentives to prescribe thei

VOA常速英语2007-Pipeline Plan to Bypass Bosporus Has Doubters

By Barry Wood Washington 11 October 2007 Last March, the leaders of Russia, Bulgaria and Greece signed an agreement to build a $1 billion pipeline to bypass the Bosporus and carry Russian and Central Asian oil directly to the Mediterranean at the Gre

2007年VOA标准英语-Liberians Look Toward New Donor Conference

By Nico Colombant Dakar 12 February 2007 Liberians have high expectations for the upcoming week of meetings, donor conferences and forums between top officials in Washington, set to address their need for help. VOA's Nico Colombant has more from Daka

VOA常速英语2007-North Korea Moves Toward Ending Weapons Program

By Kurt Achin Seoul 09 October 2007 It has been a year since North Korea alarmed the world by demonstrating its nuclear weapons capability with an underground test. In the months since, multinational diplomacy dealing with North Korea's nuclear weapo

VOA常速英语2007年-Pro-Thaksin PPP Headed Toward Victory in Thai E

By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 23 December 2007 Voters in Thailand cast ballots Sunday for the first time since the coup last year that deposed Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Exit polls show the former leader's supporters are headed for a victory, somet

2007年VOA标准英语-US Lawmakers Examine Plight of Iraqi Refugees

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 17 January 2007 watch Deborah Block's report Millions of Iraqis have been displaced by the sectarian violence wracking their country, and many have sought refuge in neighboring countries - severely straining those govern