VOA标准英语2010年-Six Astronauts Train for Eventual Mars

Newlywed Alexei Sytev and his fellow crewmembers will spend a year and a half living aboard a virtual spacecraft to simulate an actual space mission to Mars Six astronauts are about to experience what it's like to travel to Mars and back, only withou

VOA标准英语2010年-Gulf Coast's Asian Communities Hit Har

Hampered by language barrier, seafood industry workers face uncertain future Anna Boiko-Weyrauch | Bayou La Batre, Alabama 04 June 2010 Von Wesson (middle, in blue cap) and her fellow workers are paid by the pound of crab meat they clean from the she

VOA标准英语2010年-Insider's View of Russian Public Opini

Politicians in Russia often cite public opinion polls that indicate a solid 70 percent majority of voters support the country's leadership. But a sociologist at a major Russian opinion survey firm says those numbers fail to represent the actual relat

VOA标准英语2010年-More Oil Captured from Spill in Gulf o

The Obama administration says the effort to contain the massive oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is making progress, with more oil captured each day. But oil continues to escape from the leaking well, and clean up will take years, and no one really kn

VOA标准英语2010年-US Medical Experts Review Simon Boliva

Simon Bolivar, born in 1783 in Caracas, Venezuela, to sixth-generation Spanish Americans. Nicknamed 'The Liberator' , he lead troops to victory in 100 battles. A group of doctors in the United States is questioning how one of South America's most cel

VOA标准英语2010年-Tutoring Students Might Lower Dementia

Shirley Mickel, 62, who retired from the federal government, might be lowering her risk of dementia by volunteering at a Washington, DC elementary school twice a week. Retired Americans seeking useful ways to spend their time find that tutoring child

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Picks Pentagon Spy Chief to Lead

President Barack Obama announces James Clapper as his choice to oversee the nation's 16 spy agencies as director of national intelligence, 05 Jun 2010 U.S. President Barack Obama has chosen the Defense Department's head of intelligence to oversee the

VOA标准英语2010年-Florida Tourists Undaunted by Oil Spil

Oil cleanup workers hired by BP search for tar balls as they work along white beaches in Pensacola Beach, Florida, 6 Jun 2010 Tourists are hitting the beaches in Florida for the start of summer, even as tar balls from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill was

VOA标准英语2010年-Northwestern University Hosts Sudanese

Brian Hanson hosts Sudanese leaders from the state of South Kordofan at Northwestern University in suburban Chicago Comprehensive Peace Agreement, or CPA, between the government of Sudan and the Sudan People's Liberation Movement. Both parties curren

VOA标准英语2010年-'Simples Gestures' Can Lead to Mideast

American anthropologist explores diverse cultural landscape of Middle East Mohamed Elshinnawi | Washington, DC 09 June 2010 Enjoying a Yemeni meal with villagers in 1986 Despite decades of close U.S. involvement in Middle East affairs, most Americans

VOA标准英语2010年-US Hiring Up, But Most Of It In Govern

The U.S. economy showed a big gain in jobs last month, but most of them were temporary census workers. President Barack Obama says it nonetheless shows the economy is getting stronger. The nation's unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of one percent

VOA标准英语2010年-There's Still Gold in Them Thar Black

Or at least plenty of money wagered in Deadwood's gambling halls Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 03 June 2010 In the 1980s, town commissioners decided to fix up Deadwood and make it a genuine historic attraction. About one million people visit each ye

VOA标准英语2010年-Acupuncture Triggers Natural Painkille

Finding could lead to more effective, longer-lasting pain treatment Faith Lapidus | Washington, DC 07 June 2010 Researchers are closer to unlocking the mysteries of acupuncture, learning more about why the ancient Chinese needle treatment eases pain.

VOA标准英语2010年-VOA to Re-Broadcast Documentary About

People hold placards bearing images of Iranian Neda Agha Soltan during a demonstration against Iran's clampdown on opposition activists, at the Trocadero near the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France, 25 Jul 2009 Iran last weekend blocked VOA's airing of a

VOA标准英语2010年-On Memorial Day, Remembering US War De

Monday was observed as Memorial Day, a day to pause and reflect on the many who have died serving in the military. President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden attended services to honor the dead. Some of those who died gave their lives not fo

VOA标准英语2010年-Oil Spill Threatening Fishing Economy,

U.S. authorities have expanded fishing restrictions in the Gulf of Mexico because of fears of contamination from the BP oil leak. The spill poses a threat to the safety of seafood from the Gulf, and the future of the fishing industry in Louisiana and

VOA标准英语2010年-Clicking for a Cause

New website makes it easier to donate directly to specific Haiti reconstruction projects Emma Jacobs | Boston, Massachusetts 02 June 2010 Concrete blocks transformed into livestock pens on the organic farm in Haiti that Boston physician Arielle Adrie

VOA标准英语2010年-Israeli Group Calls for Lifting of Gaz

Demonstrators hold a sign against the blockade of the Gaza Strip near Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence in Jerusalem, 31 May 2010 As the United Nations considers investigating this week's Israeli ship raid Arab leaders are calling for end

VOA标准英语2010年-Bike Lanes Open on America's Main Stre

Bike lanes opened recently on Pennsylvania Avenue, the wide boulevard that runs from the White House to the US Capitol. They were painted several weeks ago on Pennsylvania Avenue, the wide boulevard that runs from the White House to the U.S. Capitol.

VOA标准英语2010年-New Device, New Studies Hold Out Hope

The device is a tiny sensor, implanted through a catheter in the heart's pulmonary artery. The procedure takes just seven minutes. The patient passes a wand over his chest, collecting data on heart pressure. That data is sent electronically to the do