2007年VOA标准英语-'Anchored In Love' Pays Tribute to June Carter

By Mary Morningstar Washington 15 June 2007 It's been four years since Country legend June Carter Cash died of complications from heart surgery. Her husband of 35 years, Johnny Cash, lost his battle with diabetes less than four months later. June and

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Pays Tribute to Victims of Communism

By Paula Wolfson White House 12 June 2007 President Bush has dedicated a new memorial in Washington to the victims of communism. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports from the White House. The statue was dedicated on this sun-drenched June morning - 20 years t

2007年VOA标准英语-Climate Change Brings Malaria to New Areas of K

By Katy Migiro Nairobi 07 June 2007 As G-8 leaders debate what action they are going to take to tackle climate change, poor communities in Kenya's highlands are already feeling the impact of global warming. Katy Migiro reports from our Nairobi bureau

2007年VOA标准英语-Freedom House Calls for Action on North Korean

By Stephanie Ho Washington 06 June 2007 The human rights group Freedom House says North Korea has the worst human rights record in the world and is calling on the international community to take concrete legal action against Pyongyang. VOA's Stephani

2007年VOA标准英语-UN to Run Summer Games for Gaza Youth

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 23 June 2007 The United Nations is inaugurating the first ever summer games in the Gaza Strip for tens of thousands of children under age 18. The United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) says the program, which begins Sat

2007年VOA标准英语-Zimbabweans Abroad Find Creative Ways to Suppor

By Tendai Maphosa London 18 June 2007 Many Zimbabweans have left home in pursuit of better lives elsewhere, as the country's economic meltdown worsens. From London, Tendai Maphosa looks at how some of them are finding innovative ways to help those th

2007年VOA标准英语-Paris Air Show Is Big Business

By Brian Padden Paris 20 June 2007 The 47th International Paris Air Show is running this week. It is a showcase of aviation and aerospace technology. And as VOA's Brian Padden reports, this is big, big business with more than 2,000 exhibitors from 42

2007年VOA标准英语-New Hampshire Vows to Stay 'First in Nation’ fo

By Kane Farabaugh Concord, New Hampshire 12 June 2007 The U.S. Constitution does not outline how a political party can nominate a candidate for president. The process simply has evolved over time, and now both major parties -- the Democratic and Repu

2007年VOA标准英语-'Heritage Speakers' Return to Native Languages

By Steve Mort Orlando, Florida 07 June 2007 A little more than a decade ago, the number of people studying foreign languages in the U.S. colleges was on the decline. Now, the Modern Language Association of America reports enrollment is rising rapidly

2007年VOA标准英语-Bylines and Beer Confront G8 Journalists

By Rebecca Ward Heilingendamm, Germany 08 June 2007 While leaders from the eight industrialized nations meet behind closed doors -- journalists wait for a headline or a photo-op to send home to their editors. But at a media event of this scale -- wi

2007年VOA标准英语-Heat Wave Kills Dozens in Central, Southeastern

By Stefan Bos Budapest 26 June 2007 A heat wave has killed dozens of people in Central and Southeastern Europe, most in Romania, where authorities have issued a code orange alert in the capital Bucharest and in eight counties. There are also concerns

2007年VOA标准英语-National Trust Seeks to Preserve Endangered His

By Deborah Block Washington, D.C. 20 June 2007 The National Trust for Historic Preservation in Washington, D.C. works to protect historic sites in the United States. Each year the private group identifies America's most endangered places. This year t

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

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

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

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-Human Rights Watch: West African Girls Work in

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 15 June 2007 Across Africa, poverty and a tradition of putting children in the care of the extended family have led many parents to send their young children, especially daughters, to cities. There they often end up working in

2007年VOA标准英语-Alison Krauss Shows Pop Side on 'A Hundred Mile

By Katherine Cole Washington 26 June 2007 Alison Krauss began studying classical violin when she was five years old. By eight, she had discovered the sound of bluegrass, and soon was winning fiddle contests across the United States. Alison released h

2007年VOA标准英语-Restoring a Gem of Architectural Modernism

By Carolyn Weaver New Haven, Connecticut 11 June 2007 Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut is known for its neo-Gothic campus, 20th century buildings in the style of medieval Europe. But the university is also home to several treasures of modern