2007年VOA标准英语-Urban Glow Hides Stars, Disrupts Animal Life

By David McAlary Washington 22 February 2007 As populations and cities grow, our once pristine view of the stars is being whitewashed by urban glow. Astronomers, whose view of the heavens is being dimmed, are complaining, but biologists are also decr

2007年VOA标准英语-Italian Newspaper Confirms Reporter Missing in

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 06 March 2007 The Taleban say they have captured an Italian journalist who they claim was spying for British troops in southern Afghanistan. Sabina Castelfranco reports from Rome, the Italian newspaper La Repubblica has co

2007年VOA标准英语-Youth Newspaper Gives Los Angeles Teens a Voice

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 24 July 2007 A student newspaper in Los Angeles called L.A. Youth is giving a voice to teenagers, free from censorship by school officials. Mike O'Sullivan reports, the paper deals with controversial issues from sexuali

VOA常速英语2007-Student Newspaper Shows Diversity, Concerns of L

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 08 October 2007 A student newspaper in Los Angeles called L.A. Youth is giving a voice to teenagers, free from censorship by school officials. As Mike O'Sullivan reports, the paper deals with controversial issues from

2007年VOA标准英语-North Korea Misses Deadline to Shut Down Nuclea

By Luis Ramirez Beijing 14 April 2007 An April 14 deadline has passed and there are no signs that North Korea has begun to shut down its main nuclear reactor, as it agreed to do in February. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports from Beijing, where diplomats ha

2007年VOA标准英语-Sudan Misses Deadline to Withdraw Troops From S

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 10 July 2007 Sudan's government has missed a deadline to withdraw all its troops from southern Sudan as called for by a landmark peace deal. As Nick Wadhams reports from our East Africa bureau in Nairobi, the news could be a b

VOA常速英语2007年-Deadline for African, EU Trade Deals Looms

By Kari Barber Dakar 08 November 2007 The deadline is approaching for new trade deals between the European Union and nearly 80 countries in Africa, the Caribbean and the Pacific. African leaders and economists worry the new deals, which are designed

VOA常速英语2007年-Rice Launches Campaign to Aid Afghan Legal Syst

By David Gollust Washington 14 December 2007 U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Thursday launched an effort to mobilize U.S. private-sector support for rebuilding Afghanistan's legal system. Under a new public-private partnership effort, U.S. l

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush, Congress Locked in Legal Battles

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 10 July 2007 As he faces renewed pressure from Congress over the war in Iraq, President Bush and majority Democrats are also locked in legal battles involving other issues. VOA's Dan Robinson reports from Capitol Hill, wh

2007年VOA标准英语-Florida Offers Retirement Haven for Horses Too

By Yi Suli Alachua, Florida 28 August 2007 The state of Florida is a popular retirement location for many Americans. Its warm temperatures and sunny skies make it the ideal climate for many to live out their golden years. It is also an ideal environm

2007年VOA标准英语-Florida Law Firm Promotes McLaws

By Steve Mort Hollywood, Florida 20 July 2007 A company in the southern U.S. state of Florida is offering a service to help people write their own laws. For a fee, the Law Store will help members of the public draft legislation and then get it enacte

2007年VOA标准英语-Florida Repeats as US Men's College Basketball

By Parke Brewer Atlanta 03 April 2007 The University of Florida has won the U.S. men's Division One college basketball championship, for the second straight year. VOA Sports Editor Parke Brewer reports from Atlanta on Florida's 84-75 victory over Oh

VOA常速英语2007年-Commonwealth Gives Musharraf November 22 Deadli

By Tom Rivers London 12 November 2007 Foreign ministers from the Commonwealth of Britain and its former colonies said Monday it would suspend Pakistan from the organization unless President Pervez Musharraf lifted the state of emergency by November 2

2007年VOA标准英语-New Trend Among Those Trying to Prevent Dementi

By Carol Pearson Washington 18 June 2007 The number of people suffering from Alzheimer's disease is expected to quadruple by the year 2050. Researchers at Johns Hopkins School of Public Health in Baltimore, Maryland, say 106 million people worldwide

2007年VOA标准英语-Elder Care Puts Financial Pressure on Middle Ag

By Melinda Smith Washington 02 July 2007 In many developed countries around the world the fastest growing age group is 80 and over. Older people in developing countries are also living longer. Given a choice, many elderly people prefer to live indep

2007年VOA标准英语-Health Care, Economy Rival Iraq as US Election

By Jim Malone Washington 18 September 2007 The war in Iraq figures to be a major issue in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. But, as VOA national correspondent Jim Malone reports from Washington, health care and economic issues are also high on the

2007年VOA标准英语-Zimbabwe Inflation Leaps to Hyper Level

By Peta Thornycroft Harare 13 May 2007 A woman begs in a street in Harare, Zimbabwe (File) Prices of consumer goods, particularly groceries, have doubled in a month in Zimbabwe. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA that Zimbabwe shopkeepers and consumers

2007年VOA标准英语-Alert System Helps Locate Missing Children

By Tabinda Naeem Washington, DC 26 January 2007 watch Amber Alert report Dylan and Shasta Groene Every day thousands of children around the world are reported missing. Authorities in the United States have devised a special method to alert the publi

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Again Rejects Timetable for Troop Withdraw

By Scott Stearns White House 20 April 2007 President Bush is again rejecting opposition calls for a timetable to pull U.S. troops out of Iraq, saying his new strategy is beginning to reduce sectarian violence. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stea

2007年VOA标准英语-Senate Backs Timetable for US Troop Withdrawal

By Deborah Block 27 March 2007 (From left) Democratic Senators Harry Reid, Chuck Schumer and Joe Biden after Iraq vote The Democratic-led Senate for the first time has signaled its support for a timetable for a U.S. troop withdrawal from Iraq. The Se