2007年VOA标准英语-Turtle Island Quartet Pays Tribute To Jazz Lege

By Doug Levine Washington 03 April 2007 A string quartet that plays jazz? How about a Grammy Award-winning string quartet that plays jazz? VOA's Doug Levine fills us in on the Turtle Island Quartet, whose latest album pays tribute to jazz legend Joh

VOA常速英语2007年-Bush, Northern Ireland Leaders Meet at White Ho

By Scott Stearns White House 07 December 2007 U.S. President George Bush met at the White House Friday with the First Minister of Northern Ireland Ian Paisley and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns ha

2007年VOA标准英语-Northern Ireland Rivals Agree to May 8 Power Sh

By Sonja Pace London 26 March 2007 Northern Ireland's bitter rivals, the protestant Democratic Union Party and the Irish Catholic Sinn Fein reached agreement in Belfast Monday that they'll begin sharing power as of May 8. VOA's Sonja Pace reports fro

2007年VOA标准英语-Study Shows Popular Stomach Drugs Affect Bone H

By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 02 January 2007 watch Proton Pump report A basic tenet often associated with the practice of medicine is that physicians do no harm.' But even with the best intentions, sometimes a drug prescribed for one ailment ca

2007年VOA标准英语-Children in Zimbabwe Hardest Hit By Faltering E

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 26 June 2007 The U.N. Children's Fund says it is very concerned by the rapidly deteriorating condition of children and women in Zimbabwe. UNICEF says it needs more than $6 million immediately to address the urgent needs of chil

VOA常速英语2007年-Hundreds of Women Rush to Be First Female Soldi

By Nico Colombant Thies, Senegal 16 November 2007 In the largely Muslim West African nation of Senegal, women have been excluded from joining the army as foot soldiers. But that will change next year, as VOA's Nico Colombant reports from a recruitmen

2007年VOA标准英语-Hundreds of Buddhist Monks Protest Burmese Mili

By Luis Ramirez Bangkok 18 September 2007 Hundreds of Buddhist monks have taken to the streets of Burma's main city, Rangoon - the latest in a wave of demonstrations against the military government during the past month. VOA's Luis Ramirez reports

2007年VOA标准英语-Hundreds of Thousands in Chad's Camps Still Awa

By Phuong Tran Abeche, Chad 24 August 2007 Despite heavy rains that have made military battles almost impossible, smaller but deadly inter-communal clashes are still breaking out around the borders separating Chad, the Central African Republic and Su

2007年VOA标准英语-Tides Leave Hundreds Homeless on Liberia Coast

By Kari Barber Dakar, Monrovia 18 August 2007 Many families living along Liberia's coast are moving to safer areas after flooding and high tides destroyed scores of homes and structures by the sea. Some say mining beach sand, which is used for buildi

VOA常速英语2007年-Hundreds of Thousands Attend Emotional Funeral

By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 28 December 2007 Pakistan's assassinated former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto was laid to rest next to her father in the family grave on Friday, but there is no let-up in country-wide violent street protests triggered by her ki

2007年VOA标准英语-North Korea Will Not Stop Nuclear Program Unles

By Heda Bayron Hong Kong 17 March 2007 North Korea says it will not shut down its nuclear programs as agreed, until the United States releases millions of dollars frozen in a Macau bank. U.S. officials say that decision is up to Macau. The comments

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Returning Home From APEC, Stops At Hawaii

By Paula Wolfson Honolulu 09 September 2007 President Bush stopped in Hawaii on his way home from the Pacific rim summit in Australia. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson reports from Honolulu Mr. Bush met with military commanders, and visite

VOA常速英语2007年-Burkina's Cotton Production Down Due to Poor Ra

By Nico Colombant Dakar 04 December 2007 Burkina Faso's cotton production this year has decreased due to inconsistent rains and high oil prices, frustrating executives and farmers in sub-Saharan Africa's leading cotton producer. VOA's Nico Colombant

2007年VOA标准英语-Burkinabe Cotton Sector Nears Bankruptcy

By Phuong Tran Dakar 26 January 2007 Trade ministers are meeting on the sidelines at the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland. For the trade ministers, the fate of the so-called Doha talks to slash trade subsidies has again become a hot

2007年VOA标准英语-West Africa's Cotton Countries Impatient for Do

By Phuong Tran Dakar 06 September 2007 As trade negotiators meet in Geneva on the stalled negotiations known as the Doha round, government ministers from West Africa's biggest cotton producing countries met in Burkina Faso to prepare their demands on

2007年VOA标准英语-US 2008 Presidential Field Expands Quickly

By Jim Malone Washington 29 January 2007 Two more presidential contenders are moving ahead with plans to join the 2008 race for the White House this week. Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee has taken the first step toward seeking the Republican

2007年VOA标准英语-Top-Ranked US Eyes Women's World Cup Soccer Tit

By Jim Stevenson Washington 29 August 2007 Sixteen teams are preparing to compete next month in the FIFA Women's World Cup football [soccer] tournament in China. One of them is the United States, which has been playing on home soil in a so-called Se

2007年VOA标准英语-Deep Freeze Hits California Citrus Growers Hard

By Mil Arcega Washington, DC 17 January 2007 watch Citrus Crop Problem report California's Department of Food and Agriculture says the deep freeze that has already destroyed much of the state's citrus crop could go down as one of the worst in recent

2007年VOA标准英语-Gay Pulls Off Double Sprint Title at World Athl

By David Byrd Osaka, Japan 30 August 2007 American sprinter Tyson Gay has won his second gold medal at the World Athletics Championships in Osaka, Japan. As VOA's David Byrd reports, Gay added the 200-meters title to his 100-meters gold medal. Tyson

2007年VOA标准英语-Double Car Bombing in Central Baghdad Market Ki

By Jim Randle Baghdad 22 January 2007 Two car bombs in Baghdad have killed more than 88 people and wounded more than 160 others. VOA's Jim Randle reports from the Iraqi capital. Smoke rises from site of two explosions in central Baghdad, 22 Jan 2007