VOA标准英语2010年-Relic of Modern Air Travel Gets a Face

The jet age of passenger travel began when the de Havilland Comet airliner took flight in Britain in 1949. Now, the only complete de Havilland Comet to survive in the Western Hemisphere is being restored in Everett, Washington. Taking flight It was b

VOA标准英语2010年-Nigeria's Plastic Bag Dilemma

Divine Ntaryike | Douala, Cameroon 05 October 2010 Across Africa, plastic bags blemish rural and urban scenery, damage ground water and soils, and choke livestock and fish, entangle birds and threaten animals in general. They also block sewage pipes,

VOA标准英语2010年-Babangida Campaign Director Questioned

Nigerian security forces have questioned the presidential campaign director for former military ruler Ibrahim Babangida in connection with the independence day bombings that killed 12 people. Babangida campaign director Raymond Dokpesi was questioned

VOA标准英语2010年-Battle Intensifies for Control of US C

The latest poll from The Washington Post and ABC News shows Republicans leading Democrats by a margin of 49 to 43 percent among likely voters. Other surveys show the parties effectively tied. It was only a month ago that Democrats trailed on that que

VOA标准英语2010年-Laid Off Brazilian Migrant Workers Wan

Land of ancestors Some have never been to the land of their ancestors, who migrated to Brazil in the 20th century. But others, like Claudio Koboyashi, have. Until last year, the 53-year old worked in a Japanese factory. He lost his job during the glo

VOA标准英语2010年-Nobel in Physics Awarded for Super-Str

Russian-born Andre Geim and Konstantin Novoselov, both from Manchester University in Britain, won the prize for their groundbreaking experiments with graphene, a microscopic flake of carbon. The pair first extracted the super-thin flake from a piece

VOA标准英语2010年-US Cautions Lebanon on Ahmadinejad Vis

It started with a simple experiment: take some graphite - the black stuff in the middle of a pencil - and put a piece of tape over it. When the scientists at the University of Manchester did that, they found that they could develop a material that co

VOA标准英语2010年-Great American Novel Gets Unique Stage

When the audience walks into the Public Theater, the set onstage doesn't even vaguely evoke the jazz age of the 1920s in which F. Scott Fitzgerald set his story. It's the drabbest office imaginable; grey walls, beat-up furniture, an ancient computer,

VOA标准英语2010年-Hollywood Stars Act Up on Broadway

If last June's Tony Awards for the best on Broadway looked a little bit like Hollywood's Academy Awards, it was no accident. A lot of the winners were movie stars: Denzel Washington, Scarlett Johansson and Catherine Zeta-Jones. And there are more big

VOA标准英语2010年-Lorna Luft Celebrates Legacy of Mother

Judy Garland was a multi-talented performer - first known for her childhood role as Dorothy in the 1939 classic fantasy film, The Wizard of Oz. Garland became a Hollywood icon in later films, such as A Star is Born. And she was a popular stage and te

VOA标准英语2010年-US Election Results Could Affect Forei

Political experts agree that the economy and worries about the high unemployment rate will be the dominant issues in this year's election, even though the United States and its allies remain at war in Afghanistan. President Barack Obama would like to

VOA标准英语2010年-Homeless Clean Up Their Lives While Im

George McDonald was born in 1944 to an Irish Catholic family in the eastern state of New Jersey. At Catholic school, he learned the importance of service to others. He still quotes the nuns, who taught him, to whom much is given, much is asked. When

VOA标准英语2010年-Muslim American Congressman Calls for

Keith Ellison's election to the U.S. House of Representatives in 2006 captured international attention. He was sworn in on the Quran owned by Thomas Jefferson, the author of the U.S. Declaration of Independence. The Democrat from Minnesota is one of

VOA标准英语2010年-Thai Court Allows More Charges Against

A Thai court has ruled more charges against Russian arms dealer, Victor Bout, should be heard. The ruling will delay steps to extradite Bout to the United States to face charges of conspiracy and support for foreign terrorist organizations. The 43-ye

VOA标准英语2010年-Graphene Discovery Wins Nobel Prize

It started with a simple experiment: take some graphite - the black stuff in the middle of a pencil - and put a piece of tape over it. When the scientists at the University of Manchester did that, they found that they could develop a material that co

VOA标准英语2010年-Colombia's Bike Paths Spawn Sunday Rit

Every Sunday, more than a million people in Bogota join what has become a weekly ritual: congregating on the city's main roads temporarily turned into a network of bike paths known as the Ciclovia. In a city of seven million people, Sunday mornings a

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama: US Trails China, Others on Infr

Saying the United States lags behind China and other nations in dealing with a crumbling infrastructure, President Barack Obama has renewed a call for action to repair roads, bridges and airports. A new report by the Treasury Department and White Hou

VOA标准英语2010年-Saving the Seas to Ensure Food Securit

Since the food crisis of a few years ago, much attention has been paid to improving agriculture and conserving the land. But land is not the only source of food. The oceans provide food and jobs for millions of people, yet very little is being done t

VOA标准英语2010年-New York Tappers Bring Sounds of Broad

A group of New York-based tap dancers has just concluded a tour of the Middle East, with performances and workshops in Israel, the West Bank, and Jordan. New York Tap Ensemble founder Noah Racey hopes the tour will help promote cultural understanding

VOA标准英语2010年-Plant Scientists Fight Hunger Through

The United Nations is observing World Food Day (Saturday, Oct. 16). Food prices have been climbing in recent months because of bad weather in several major agricultural regions. Experts predict there will be more extreme weather as climate changes, j