2007年VOA标准英语-Bush To Tour Storm Damage

By Scott Stearns White House 02 March 2007 George W. Bush, 2 Mar 2007 U.S. President George Bush says federal officials are helping states cope with the aftermath of violent storms that left at least 20 people dead across America's Midwest and South

2007年VOA标准英语-New York Tour Features Kosher Jewish Cuisine Fa

By Liu Enming New York 20 March 2007 watch Enming report Kosher foods are items made and served under proper Jewish dietary guidelines. For example, there should be no mixing of meat and milk, which symbolize death and life respectively, and the pro

2007年VOA标准英语-College Tour Warns of Global Warming Threat

By Jim Bertel Washington 25 April 2007 The release last year of former Vice President Al Gore's award-winning film An Inconvenient Truth has turned global warming into a hot topic of concern in the United States. One of the film's producers, Laurie D

2007年VOA标准英语-Group Seeks to Bring International Tourism Doll

By Robert Raffaele Washington, D.C. 19 June 2007 America's tourism industry is expressing alarm over a sharp decrease in the number of international visitors to the United States. The downturn has prompted a consortium of American businesses to call

2007年VOA标准英语-US First Lady Begins Africa Tour in Senegal

By Kari Barber Dakar 26 June 2007 United States First Lady Laura Bush started a five-day, four-country tour of Africa with a stop in Dakar, Senegal. Kari Barber reports for VOA from Dakar that Mrs. Bush toured a hospital HIV/AIDS center and met with

VOA常速英语2007年-US Wraps Up Davis Cup Win Over Russia

By Steve Schy Portland, Oregon 03 December 2007 The United States has completed its quest for a 32nd Davis Cup Tennis title with a 4-1 victory over Russia in Portland, Oregon. As VOA's Steve Schy reports, after clinching the title 3-0 on Saturday, al

2007年VOA标准英语-Britain Hit by Another Foot-and-Mouth Disease S

By Tom Rivers London 04 August 2007 Foot-and-mouth disease has appeared again in Britain, six years after it sparked the widespread slaughter of about seven million cows throughout the country in an effort to contain the outbreak. For VOA, Tom Rivers

2007年VOA标准英语-Minority Workers Start in Same Business, Find G

By Ernest Leong Washington, DC 23 February 2007 watch Minority Shoe Repair The English have a saying, The best mirror is an old friend. Here is the story of two lifelong friends who drifted apart, but who complement each other so well, they re-unite

2007年VOA标准英语-Minority Populations Growing in Many US Distric

By Brian Wagner Miami, Florida 15 August 2007 U.S. minority population are expanding New data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that black, Asian, Hispanic and other minority populations are expanding in many districts where whites were once dominant

VOA常速英语2007-British Police Use Extra Eye to Fight Crime

By Catherine Drew Northamptonshire, Britain 04 October 2007 Police in Britain have added a new high tech aid to their crime fighting tools. It is a miniature digital camera designed to be worn on a police officer's head. The Robocam, as it is known,

2007年VOA标准英语-US Writer David Burke Teaches Language Through

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 01 August 2007 In our global world, writer David Burke says, Americans must improve their language skills, and should start at an early age. VOA's Mike O'Sullivan spoke with the author, who has taught American slang to

2007年VOA标准英语-David Grisman Returns to Tradition on 'Bluegras

By Katherine Cole Washington 30 May 2007 For close to 50 years, mandolinist and composer David Grisman has been a leading proponent of acoustic music in America. He's recorded dozens of albums of his own music, launched his own record company, and pr

2007年VOA标准英语-David Grisman Quintet 'Dawg's Groove' Most Ecle

By Katherine Cole Washington 30 May 2007 For close to 50 years, mandolinist and composer David Grisman has been one of America's leading proponents of acoustic music in America. In that time, he's recorded dozens of albums of his own music, and produ

2007年VOA标准英语-Motown Legend Continues with Hits, Performances

By Larry London Washington 27 April 2007 From the streets of Detroit, a man named Smokey rose to achieve what no one expected. He recorded 36 Top-40 hits during a career with Motown Records that started in 1959, and continues today. A recipient of th

2007年VOA标准英语-Indian Male Beauty Industry Booms

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 09 September 2007 Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan is seen lying in a bathtub filled with pink and red rose petals in a first-ever promotional campaign for Lux beauty soap India's beauty and grooming industry is targeting a

2007年VOA标准英语-Biofuels Boom Raises Concerns about Global Farm

By Brian Wagner Miami 06 April 2007 The leaders of Cuba and Venezuela, are criticizing President Bush's recent call to increase biofuel production, because of what they say is the potential impact on food supplies beyond U.S. borders. VOA's Brian Wag

2007年VOA标准英语-Ben Folds Joins John Mayer Tour

By Larry London Washington, D.C. 03 July 2007 Musician Ben Folds grew up playing the piano, attended college on a percussion scholarship and recently performed with the world-renowned Boston Pops Orchestra. This multi-talented performer is currently

2007年VOA标准英语-Flight Controllers Regain Communication with Co

By Jessica Berman Washington 14 June 2007 Flight controllers in Moscow have been able to establish contact with critically important computers aboard the International Space Station. The computers that control among other things oxygen and water supp

VOA常速英语2007年-Ukrainian Village Suffers Painful Demise

By Peter Fedynsky Stariy Sokil, Ukraine 01 November 2007 The United Nations predicts Ukraine, Russia and Belarus will lose up to 50 percent of their people by the year 2050 due to declining birth rates, low life expectancy and emigration. All of thes

2007年VOA标准英语-Truck Bomb Devastates Iraqi Village

By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 07 July 2007 A bombing casualty, from the village of Armili, Iraq, is treated in Kirkut hospital, 7 Jul 2007 A suicide truck bomber has set off his explosives in a rural Iraqi village, killing more than a hundred peopl