VOA标准英语2010年-US Skier Bode Miller Finally Celebrate

Bode Miller of the United States reacts after winning the gold medal in the Men's super-combined at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Whistler, British Columbia, 21 Feb 2010 American alpine skier Bode Miller, 32, is a four-time world champion and two-ti

VOA标准英语2010年-My Yearbook Photo Would Look Geeky

Except that there may not be a book to put it in Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 22 February 2010 Just a third of U.S. colleges now put out yearbooks. One of the cozy traditions associated with college life is receiving and then pouring over your copy

VOA标准英语2010年-Saving the World, One Laptop at a Time

One Laptop Per Child's office feels more like a playroom for geeky adults than a non-profit with a mission to save the world. Plastic green laptops are strewn about in various stages of disassembly and upgrade, and the office is decorated with multic

VOA标准英语2010年-Dog Sledding Still Searching for Olymp

As the world focuses attention on Canada during the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, a sport not yet in the Olympic spotlight continues to draw competitors and tourists to Canada's Yukon Territory. Dog sledding remains one of the most difficult competit

VOA标准英语2010年-Center Rescues Women Only Steps Away f

Only a few blocks from the thousands of fans near the Olympic cauldron in Vancouver, a small non-profit organization is working to help women escape prostitution, drug abuse and violence. The Atira Women's Resource Society is hoping the Olympics will

VOA标准英语2010年-Canadians Don't Own the Podium, but Ma

Canada's national government and Vancouver Olympic organizers have poured millions of dollars into the Own the Podium Program to prepare for the Vancouver Games. But the effort has not produced as much Olympic success as hoped. Canadians are still ho

VOA标准英语2010年-Ohno Becomes Most Decorated US Winter

Canada's Charles Hamelin, left, and USA's Apolo Anton Ohno, right, compete during the first race of the men's 1000m quarterfinals short track skating competition at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, 20 Feb 2010 Having won hi

VOA标准英语2010年-US Pediatricians Call for Action to Pr

Dr. Gary Smith heads the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. He and other pediatricians are calling for warning labels on foods that are a high-risk for choking for children. Every week, children

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Looks for Common Ground With Rep

President Barack Obama speaks to members of the National Governors Association at the White House, 22 Feb. 2010 President Barack Obama has invited congressional Republicans to a meeting Thursday on health care reform, his latest effort at cultivating

VOA标准英语2010年-Gates Calls for Major Changes at NATO

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates called on the NATO alliance Tuesday to chart a clear path toward relevance and enhanced capability as it faces a different set of threats than it was founded to address more than 60 years ago. Gates wants a key NAT

VOA标准英语2010年-US Sees New Afghan Strategy Working

A group of Afghan National Army soldiers arrive at Shorabak base, Nad Ali district, Helmend province, southern Afghanistan, Sunday, 14 Feb. 2010 US Commander Makes Televised Apology for Afghan Deaths in NATO Strike Our adversaries are cunning, they a

VOA标准英语2010年-Seoul Broadcaster Smuggles Uncensored

Shortwave radio broadcasting to North Korea is nothing new. The Voice of America has done it for decades, and many other organizations have sprouted up in recent years. The content is often a collaborative effort between South Koreans and North Korea

VOA标准英语2010年-Thailand Looks at Nuclear Power as Par

Like many developing countries, Thailand is looking for ways to ease its reliance on costly imported oil and gas. A new government plan includes nuclear power, bio-fuels and solar energy among potential energy sources for the country. Thailand's goal

VOA标准英语2010年-Regional Mediator Says Ivory Coast Vot

Ivorian president Laurent Gbagbo (L) and Burkina Faso's president Blaise Compaore meet at the airport in Abidjan on 22 Feb, 2010 after Campaore arrived to act as a mediator in Ivory Coast's political crisis The regional mediator for Ivory Coast's pol

VOA标准英语2010年-What the World's Healthiest People Eat

Fitness expert Harley Pasternak believes Japanese people are the world's healthiest thanks to a diet rich in fish, whole soy, seaweed and green tea. Cancer, Heart Disease, Other Non-Communicable Diseases on Rise in Developing World Different foods, c

VOA标准英语2010年-Getting Mileage Out of Manure

Dairy farmer, researchers look for ways to power cars with bio-gas from cattle Tom Banse | Bellingham, Washington 23 February 2010 Dairy owner Darryl Vander Haak turns cow manure into 'bio-gas' which burns like natural gas in a small electric power p

VOA标准英语2010年-American Lisa Nesser Gives Free Educat

American Lisa Nesser moved to northern Thailand six years ago to help refugees from Burma. Lisa discovered many minority children from Burma were unable to attend regular schools in Thailand so she started giving the children free evening classes and

VOA标准英语2010年-Israel Calls for Significant Sanctions

Israel's Defense Minister Ehud Barak is calling for significant sanctions against Iran, saying it is clear the country wants to be a nuclear weapons power. Barak made the comments during a visit to Washington. Israel sees Iran as an existential threa

VOA标准英语2010年-Is Iran a Military Dictatorship?

A picture made available by the official website of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei shows him touring Jamran, Iran's first domestically built warship, during its unveiling ceremony at an undisclosed location in southern Iran on 19 Febru

VOA标准英语2010年-New Ukrainian President Touts Domestic

Ukraine's President Viktor Yanukovych holds a Bulava, a historical symbol of power, after taking oath in the parliament in Kiev, Ukraine, 25 Feb 2010 Ukraine's newly inaugurated president, Viktor Yanukovych, says the country can only address its ende