VOA常速英语2008年-Ethiopian Farmers Have New Market for Products

By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 03 March 2008 Ethiopian agriculture is about to take a giant step forward from the age of the donkey cart to the digital age. At least that is the hope of a group of visionaries who are launching a revolution in how Ethi

VOA常速英语2008年-Farmers Face Problems Despite Higher Food Price

By Brian Padden Washington 24 April 2008 Farmers around the world would seem to benefit from rising food prices. But as VOA's Brian Padden reports, rising costs, limited natural resources and government restrictions prevent many farmers from getting

VOA常速英语2008年-US Rice Farmers Boost Production as World Faces

By Greg Flakus Dayton, Texas 15 April 2008 A dramatic surge in the international price for rice has U.S. producers planting more fields in an effort to increase profits. But, as VOA's Greg Flakus reports from the rice-growing area of Dayton, Texas, h

VOA常速英语2008年-President Bush: No Permanent US Military Bases

By Michael Bowman Washington 10 February 2008 President Bush says he does not envision permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq, but does want the United States to maintain a troop presence long enough to guarantee that democracy takes hold in the count

VOA常速英语2008年-Smaller Heart Pump a Better Fit For Women

By Melinda Smith Washington, D.C. 19 February 2008 Congestive heart failure is diagnosed when a weakened heart fails to pump blood adequately and fluid builds up in the lungs and elsewhere in the body. But a diagnosis of congestive heart failure doe

VOA标准英语10月-Front-Yard Farmer Turns Lawns into Cropland

In the United States, the typical crop travels nearly 2,500 kilometers from field to table. While U.S. consumers express growing interest in local foods, farmland near urban areas is increasingly unaffordable. These challenges have led a school bus

VOA常速英语2008年-Chad Fighting Opens On New Front, Looting Incre

By Nico Colombant Dakar 03 February 2008 Chadian rebels fighting against the army and President Idriss Deby have attacked an eastern city, while pursuing their assault on N'Djamena. Rebels control parts of the capital, but have been unable to take th

VOA常速英语2008年-Journalists Memorial Dedicated in Washington

By Chris Simkins Washington 07 April 2008 Amemorial has been unveiled in Washingtonto honor journalists from around the world who have died or were killed while covering the news. The memorial is part of a new museum dedicated to journalism called t

VOA标准英语2008年-Pentagon 9/11 Memorial Dedicated in 'Changed Wo

On the seventh anniversary of the September 11 attacks, thousands of people gathered outside the Pentagon as President Bush dedicated a memorial to the 184 people who died there. VOA's Al Pessin attended the Pentagon ceremony. Members of a military

VOA常速英语2008年-Republican Presidential Hopeful McCain Denies I

By VOA News 21 February 2008 U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain has denied having an inappropriate relationship with a female telecommunications lobbyist. The Arizona senator told reporters Thursday that he and lobbyist Vicki Iseman w

VOA常速英语2008年-Bush, Lee Hopeful of North Korea Nuclear Declar

By Scott Stearns White House 19 April 2008 President Bush and South Korean President Lee Myung-bak say they are still hopeful that North Korea will disclose the details of its nuclear weapons program, as required under a 2007 six-party accord. Pyongy

VOA标准英语2008年-US Olympic Hopefuls, Share Personal, Profession

By Yi Suli Washington 02 May 2008 Olympic hopefuls are training for the Beijing games at the Potomac Boat Club in Washington, DC Three of America's top female rowers work at the same high tech company just outside Washington. They share the same pass

VOA标准英语2008年-Age is Only a Number for Olympic Hopeful, Role-

Swimmer Dara Torres of the United States has tasted Olympic victory. But this year, the 41-year-old mother is carrying more than aspirations for a gold medal on her shoulders - she is carrying the hopes of a generation of athletes and fans. Torres w

VOA标准英语2008年-Republicans Grow More Hopeful About McCain

Republicans who support Senator John McCain for president are growing increasingly confident that their candidate is gaining momentum in his race for the White House with the presumptive Democratic nominee, Senator Barack Obama. VOA National corresp

VOA标准英语2008年-Burma Rice Production Hurt by Cyclone, Adding t

By Chris Simkins Washington 12 May 2008 U.S. officials say Burma's government has agreed to allow a single U.S. military aircraft carrying relief supplies to land in the country on Monday. Also, the UN's World Food Program says it will resume aid fli

VOA常速英语2008年-OPEC to Boost Production Targets, Blames High P

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 22 April 2008 OPEC Secretary General Abdalla Salem el-Badri says the cartel plans to boost its oil production targets by five million barrels a day by 2012. He was speaking on the final day of the International Energy Foru

VOA常速英语2008年-US Envoy Suggests 'Now or Never' for Indian Nuc

By Steve Herman New Delhi 10 February 2008 The U.S. envoy to India has broken a long silence regarding the stalemate in the proposed nuclear cooperation agreement between New Delhi and Washington. As Steve Herman reports from the Indian capital, the

VOA标准英语2008年-ANC Leadership Rallies Around New President Jac

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 08 January 2008 South Africa's ruling African National Congress says its recently elected leader, Jacob Zuma, will be its candidate for the South African presidency in elections due next year. VOA's Scott Bobb reports from

VOA常速英语2008年-Economists: Only New Leadership Can Revive Zimb

By Peta Thornycroft 14 March 2008 Zimbabwe's economy has been in crisis for nearly 10 years, but as election day approaches, its collapse is gathering pace, and no one is sure where it is heading. Peta Thornycroft reports for VOA that economists, ind

VOA标准英语2008年-Georgian Leadership Faces Pressing Economic and

The military conflict between Russia and Georgia over two breakaway regions has subsided, but tensions remain between Moscow and Tbili. In this report from Washington, Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at the latest developments and issues