VOA标准英语2010年-Noisy Vuvuzelas Cause Concern at World

Fans play their vuvuzelas prior to the World Cup group D soccer match between Serbia and Ghana at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium in Pretoria, 13 June 2010 The World Cup organizing committee chairman, Danny Jordaan, says South Africa 2010 officials will

VOA标准英语2010年-World Cup Sparks Global Football Mania

Football fans around the world are riveted to World Cup action in South Africa, where key opening matches have sparked revelry, mania, and colorful, elaborate expressions of national pride. Every four years, football fever infects the world, and 2010

VOA标准英语2010年-Nigerian Fans Catch World Cup Fever in

Nigerian fans parade through the Hillsborough neighborhood of Johannesburg before their team's first game in the World Cup tournament. World Cup Fever has taken over the city of Johannesburg. Pubs and restaurants are filled with fans watching the mat

VOA标准英语2010年-Social Media Organizers Bring World Cu

I really think that if we had tried this five, 10 years ago, it would not have worked Social media organizers in Washington have brought World Cup soccer mania to their neighborhood, by screening Saturday's matches on two big screens at a local publi

VOA标准英语2010年-US Oil Spill Draws Help from Volunteer

It's for the animals. And the animals, you can't replace them if they are gone forever. The beach will return Concern is growing about the effects of the ongoing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, and some residents are taking action to try to help. So

VOA标准英语2010年-NATO Seeks to Redefine Role, Again

In the more than 20 years since the Cold War ended, the Atlantic Alliance, NATO, has been struggling to redefine itself through expansion and by taking on new missions. Now, the 28-nation organization's identity crisis is entering a new phase, as off

VOA标准英语2010年-Obama Promises Gulf Coast Will 'Return

President Barack Obama meets with residents affected by the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill in Gulfport, Mississippi, 14 Jun 2010 Meeting with residents and business owners, and accompanied by state and local officials, the president spent the day vis

VOA标准英语2010年-Senegalese Basketball Legend Helps Mot

Senegalese basketball legend Anne Marie Dioh is helping to train the next generation of women basketball players in her country. Dioh is making a difference through her after-school program that also encourages young people to stay in school. Anne Ma

VOA标准英语2010年-Jonah Hex: Comic Book Gunslinger Comes

Jonah Hex. Are these the boys you wanted? You surely have done us quite a favor. A transaction is all it was. I'll collect my hundred dollar bounty on them and be on my way. From Superman and Spider Man to Josie and the Pussycats, Hollywood has a lon

VOA标准英语2010年-Ailing Father Finds 'New Dads' for His

Sunday (June 20) is Fathers Day in the United States, an observance first marked here a century ago as an occasion to honor dads, paternal bonds, and the role of fathers in society. Like the Mothers Day observance it complements, Fathers Day is celeb

VOA标准英语2010年-Gulf Residents Affected by Oil Spill P

A man from the gulf coast region brings a sample of oil tainted water to a meeting with senators in Washington. Nearly 100 residents from America's Gulf Coast converged on Capitol Hill this week. They wanted to meet with their representatives and sen

VOA标准英语2010年-FIFA Fan Parks a Hit In Johannesburg

A dance troope performs near an outdoor FIFA-sponsored fan park in Johannesburg, South Africa There are many ways to watch World Cup action in Johannesburg. The lucky people have tickets to the matches. For others, there are numerous restaurants and

VOA标准英语2010年-White House Highlights Stimulus Job Cr

President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the groundbreaking of a road project funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Friday, June 18, 2010, in Columbus, Ohio. U.S. President Barack Obama visited Columbus, Ohio Friday to mark the grou

VOA标准英语2010年-Can BP Survive Gulf of Mexico Catastro

Following a catastrophic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, BP's reputation in the United States has been badly tarnished. BP once stood for British Petroleum' The company rebranded itself as simply BP in 1998, but that has not stopped many Americans f

VOA标准英语2010年-Underwater Explorer Jacques Cousteau R

Legendary underwater explorer and filmmaker Jacques-Yves Cousteau was born 100 years ago this month (June 11, 1910). To celebrate Cousteau's remarkable life and legacy, National Geographic Books is publishing a memoir by his eldest son Jean-Michel, f

VOA标准英语2010年-First-Ever Girls 20 Summit in Canada E

A group of young women from around the world has gathered this week in the city of Toronto, Canada. They are delegates to the first-ever G(irls)20 Summit, meeting in advance of the G-20 Economic Summit taking place later this month. They are meeting

VOA标准英语2010年-Dreams Come True for Laura Bell Bundy

Country newcomer Laura Bell Bundy spent the past decade working as a television, film and Broadway actress and just recently switched gears to focus on a career in Country music. Laura Bell began acting at the age of nine. She appeared in many networ

VOA标准英语2010年-Russian President to Visit Silicon Val

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev uses a touch screen during a video-link at the Gorki presidential residence outside Moscow, 07 Jun 2010 US Defense Department Backs Quick Ratification of New START Treaty with Russia Russian President Dmitri Medvedev

VOA标准英语2010年-Ethnic Unrest Grips Southern Kyrgyzsta

men pray during a funeral ceremony for the people killed during ethnic rioting between Kyrgyz and ethnic Uzbeks, in the southern Kyrgyz city of Osh, Wednesday, 16 Jun 2010 Hundreds are dead and hundreds of thousands have been driven from their homes

VOA标准英语2010年-Korean War Still Keeps Peninsula on Ed

S. Korean Media: North Korea Aired Unauthorized Recording of World Cup Opener The Demilitarized Zone, at the 38th parallel, is the four-kilometer buffer separating North and South Korea. The recent sinking of South Korean warship, the Cheonan, in the