VOA标准英语2011--US Poet Laureate Captures Struggles of W

US Poet Laureate Captures Struggles of Working Class 美国新桂冠诗人菲利普列文 America's newest poet laureate is Detroit native Philip Levine, 83, who is known for capturing the poignancy and grit of a now-vanished industrial America, and

VOA标准英语2011--New Corn Variety Boosts Food Security Ac

New Corn Variety Boosts Food Security Across Africa In times of drought, parched lands yield few, if any, crops, increasing hunger among communities. As one way of boosting food security during these difficult times, scientists in Kenya and across Af

VOA标准英语2011--Curbside Cuisine Takes Street Food to Ne

Curbside Cuisine Takes Street Food to New Level In recent years, the success of food trucks has been on the rise in big cities across the United States. Mobile kitchens offer gourmet and ethnic food to customers they might not otherwise have reached.

VOA标准英语2011--Somalia PM Says Suicide Attack Shows al-

Somalia PM Says Suicide Attack Shows al-Shabab 'Weakness' Somalias prime minister says Tuesdays suicide bomb attack in Mogadishu shows the increasing desperation of al-Qaida linked forces who still control large parts of the famine-wracked country. T

VOA标准英语2011--Earthquake Science Still a Shaky Busines

Earthquake Science Still a Shaky Business The magnitude 5.8 earthquake that rattled the East Coast of the United States in August caught everyone - even geologists - by surprise. But even when there's reason to think an earthquake could be around the

VOA标准英语2011--Michele Obama Promotes Fitness on White

Michele Obama Promotes Fitness on White House Lawn On a recent sunny afternoon, first lady Michelle Obama hosted the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team and a group of local children who got to spend some time playing soccer on the White House lawn. Ea

VOA标准英语2011--Tea Party Shakes, Shapes US Politics

Tea Party Shakes, Shapes US Politics Protests against Wall Street and economic inequality have grown in New York, Washington and other U.S. cities, as citizens speak out against corporate interests. These protests in some ways mirror the rise of the

VOA标准英语2011--Fermilab Scientists Testing Faster-Than-

Fermilab Scientists Testing Faster-Than-Light Neutrino Claims Scientists at the CERN physics laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland, claimed recently to have clocked a subatomic particle, known as a neutrino, traveling faster than the speed of light. If t

VOA标准英语2011--Deafness 'Cure' is a Goal for Science

Deafness 'Cure' is a Goal for Science The New York Academy of Medicine recently (October 3) hosted a research summit sponsored by the Hearing Health Foundation to promote a cure for deafness caused by damaged hair cells in the ear. An estimated 37 mi

VOA标准英语2011--Apple's Key to Success: Turning Tech int

Apple's Key to Success: Turning Tech into Lifestyle From communications to entertainment, Apple products have profoundly changed the way people around the world obtain information and use technology. The man that led Apple through its evolution was S

VOA标准英语2011--Afghan Taliban Evolves With Technology

Afghan Taliban Evolves With Technology Since the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan 10 years ago, the Taliban has kept pace with changing technology - using the latest forms of communication to spread their message. Some analysts say the insurgents are

VOA标准英语2011--'Occupy Wall Street' Protest Joined by L

'Occupy Wall Street' Protest Joined by Labor, Community Groups Anti-Wall Street protestors were joined Wednesday by labor unions and community organizers demonstrating in New York against what they see as economic injustice. The Occupy Wall Street pr

VOA标准英语2011--Spraying Insecticide Indoors Reduces Spr

Spraying Insecticide Indoors Reduces Spread of Malaria Researchers in West Africa have shown that spraying insecticide indoors can dramatically reduce malaria transmission. Efforts to develop a malaria vaccine have so far been disappointing, so progr

VOA标准英语2011--Young MBAs Compete to Solve Global Probl

Young MBAs Compete to Solve Global Problems Solving the worlds most pressing social challenges takes passion, dedication, innovation and a good business plan, which is the idea behind the Hult Global Case Challenge. Hult International Business school

VOA标准英语2011--US Guards Against Terrorist Attacks Befo

USGuardsAgainstTerroristAttacksBefore9-11Anniversary U.S. security officials are increasing efforts to thwart possible acts of terrorism in advance of the 10th anniversary of the September 11th, 2001, terror attacks. While the U.S. Department of Home

VOA标准英语2011--US Succeeding in Efforts to Disrupt Terr

USSucceedinginEffortstoDisruptTerroristFinancing The United States continues to fight the war on terror - not with blood, but with zeroes and bytes and bank accounts. The attacks on New York and Washington in 2001 launched a new kind of war, one wage

VOA标准英语2011--Haiti Struggles to Begin Free Public Education

Haiti Struggles to Begin Free Public Education One out of every two Haitians is illiterate. Haiti's President, Michel Martelly, has made free public education one of his top priorities. On the first day of school in Haiti, adding to the normal chaos

VOA标准英语2011--Polish Immigrants Rise Above Economic Troubles in Britain

Polish Immigrants Rise Above Economic Troubles in Britain Nearly 7 million immigrants live in Britain, and one particular group has grown drastically since 2004 when their countries were admitted to the EU. Today 600,000 Eastern Europeans reside in B

VOA标准英语2011--Farming Helps Refugees Put Down Roots

Farming Helps Refugees Put Down Roots For refugees, starting over in a new country can feel like landing on a new planet. Its difficult enough to understand daily life, much less face the challenges of finding a job. In Americas Pacific Northwest, a

VOA标准英语2011--Artificial Speech Mimics Real Thing

Artificial Speech Mimics Real Thing 合成声音发展渐入佳境 未来虚拟声音真假难辨 At a University of Arizona laboratory, Professor Brad Story analyzes the voices of singers, actors and public speakers both live and on audio tape. 在亚