2007年VOA标准英语-Kosovo Talks End Without Breakthrough

By Stefan Bos Budapest 11 March 2007 A year of talks on the future of Kosovo has ended without agreement between Serbia's government and Kosovo's independence-seeking ethnic Albanian leadership. The U.N. mediator in the talks said he would present th

2007年VOA标准英语-Israel Lowers Expectations for Mideast Summit

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 13 February 2007 Israel is lowering expectations for a three-way Mideast summit next week, in which the United States will mediate between Israeli and Palestinian leaders. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bure

VOA常速英语2007-UNHCR Moves Displaced Persons in Eastern DRC to

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 19 October 2007 The UN refugee agency says it has begun transferring people who have been internally displaced by clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from makeshift settlements to a new camp. The UNHCR say

2007年VOA标准英语-Trash or Treasure?

By Imran Siddiqui and Zulequa Husain Washington 06 July 2007 Cities across the United States spend millions of dollars hauling away trash. But one man in Washington D.C. has discovered a way to persuade people to pay for things other people throw awa

2007年VOA标准英语-Camels Carry Mobile Library Service to Isolated

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 08 March 2007 watch Kenyan Camel Library report Kenyan camel library Illiteracy is high in Kenya's northeastern province, especially among the nomadic, largely ethnic Somali communities that eke out a living in the bush. Ma

2007年VOA标准英语-Syria Says It Fired on Israeli Aircraft That Vi

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 06 September 2007 Syria says it has fired on intruding Israeli aircraft. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the incident points to tensions between the two regional powers that have been simmering for mon

2007年VOA标准英语-Aircraft Manufacturers Line Up to Supply India

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 01 September 2007 The world's biggest aircraft manufacturers are in the race to supply the Indian air force with 126 new fighter jets in a deal worth an estimated $10 billion. As Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi, th

2007年VOA标准英语-US Marines Sending New Aircraft into Battle

By Jim Fry Washington 03 May 2007 Marine Osprey The U.S. Marines are preparing to send a new tilt rotor aircraft into combat for the first time. And the American manufacturer predicts a civilian version may soon appear over many of the world's citie

2007年VOA标准英语-Environmentalists Cheer US Supreme Court Ruling

By Paul Sisco Washington, D.C. 04 April 2007 Watch Global Warming report Environmentalists are elated by a U.S. Supreme Court ruling on pollution by automobiles. They say eventually the ruling could prompt the government to take more direct action t

VOA常速英语2007年-Hollywood Film Director Annakin Looks Back on G

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 05 December 2007 British-born filmmaker Ken Annakin has made more than 50 movies and become known as one of Hollywood's most versatile directors. He spoke with Mike O'Sullivan about a career that has taken him from the

2007年VOA标准英语-Ethiopia Named Biggest Backslider on Press Free

By Katy Migiro Nairobi 02 May 2007 Ethiopia tops a list of countries where press freedom has deteriorated over the last five years, the Committee to Protect Journalists reports. The U.S.-based media advocacy group says the Ethiopian government has ja

VOA常速英语2007-North Korean Premier Visits Vietnam

By Matt Steinglass Hanoi 27 October 2007 North Korean Premier Kim Yong Il, the country's second highest-ranking leader after Kim Jong Il, arrived in Vietnam Friday evening on a rare trip abroad. Matt Steinglass reports from Hanoi the visit is mostly

VOA常速英语2007年-Russia's Putin Urged to Assume Premier Post

By Peter Fedynsky Moscow 11 December 2007 Russian presidential nominee Dmitri Medvedev and protege of President Vladimir Putin is calling for the incumbent to become prime minister. VOA Moscow correspondent Peter Fedynsky has details. Just 24 hours a

2007年VOA标准英语-Living the Simple Life

By Liu Enming Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 19 July 2007 Not far from the hustle and bustle of city life live the Amish of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. These deeply religious people shun the conveniences of modern society to live a simpler life w

2007年VOA标准英语-Believers of Three Faiths Gather for Congressio

By Mohamed Elshinnawi Washington 21 September 2007 Members of a Turkish American interfaith support group held their second annual Congressional Ramadan Iftar dinner earlier this week (Wednesday, 19 September) in Washington, D.C. U.S. lawmakers, Musl

VOA常速英语2007-Survey Shows Australians Losing Faith in United

By Phil Mercer Sydney 03 October 2007 Australians have suffered a dramatic loss of confidence in the ability of the United States to manage international affairs. The first survey of attitudes by a center set up by the Howard government to improve re

2007年VOA标准英语-'Lord of the Rings' Opens on London Stage

By Paul Burge London 26 June 2007 The most expensive stage show ever has opened in London's West End. Transformed from page to screen and now the stage, J.R.R. Tolkien's classic trilogy The Lord of the Rings opened (Tuesday, June 19th) at the British

VOA常速英语2007-Indian Brides, Marrying to Go Abroad, Often Find

By Madhur Singh Chandigarh, India 25 October 2007 Activists in northern India are raising the alarm about a growing number of women being duped and abandoned by migr husbands. Lured by the prospect of going abroad, some of the women bring huge dowrie

2007年VOA标准英语-Few Iraqis Find Refuge in US

By Brian Padden Washington, D.C. 19 June 2007 June 20th is International Refugee Day so we are turning our attention to the refugee situation in Iraq. The United Nations says nearly four million Iraqis have fled from their homes seeking refuge in eit

2007年VOA标准英语-Construction at New York's Ground Zero Slowly I

By Kane Farabaugh New York City 10 September 2007 Ground Zero construction It is some of the most controversial real estate on the planet. The 16 acres of land in New York that is known as Ground Zero draws hundreds of thousands of visitors each year