VOA标准英语2011--Iowa Voters Focus on Economy

Iowa Voters Focus on Economy 爱荷华州选民集中关心经济问题 As Republican presidential hopefuls campaign in the Midwesteern state of Iowa are encountering voters increasingly concerned about the state of the economy. The recent debate abo

VOA标准英语2011--Mogadishu Offers Little Comfort to Somal

Mogadishu Offers Little Comfort to Somalis Arriving From Famine Famine is forcing Somalis by the hundreds of thousands to leave their homes in search of survival. Some are fleeing across the border to refugee camps in Kenya and Ethiopia, where intern

VOA标准英语2011--Lower Oil Price Helps Consumers But Mark

Lower Oil Price Helps Consumers But Market Volatility Remains In recent months, crude oil prices have experienced their sharpest drop since the 2008 financial crisis, and now stand at around $80 a barrel. Alongside one of the main highways leading in

VOA标准英语2011--Experts Say Belief in Paranormal Common

Experts Say Belief in Paranormal Common in US Surveys show that more than two thirds of Americans accept the existence of ghosts, visitors from outer space, astrology and other paranormal phenomena. While the more sophisticated might think of these p

VOA标准英语2011--US Scientists Expand Scope of HIV Vaccin

US Scientists Expand Scope of HIV Vaccine Study The worlds largest ongoing HIV vaccine study has been expanded to consider multiple ways a vaccine might boost immune response to the AIDS virus. The U.S. Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (N

VOA标准英语2011--Cameroon, Chad Team Up to Protect Wildli

Cameroon, Chad Team Up to Protect Wildlife The pact was signed by both governments in early August. It stipulates that the Central African neighbors will jointly manage over 300,000 hectares of protected area. They will be patrolled by an increased n

VOA标准英语2011--Markets Erase Gains, Dow Loses 519 Point

Markets Erase Gains, Dow Loses 519 Points Stock volatility continued on Wall Street Wednesday as markets turned their attention once more to the weak global economy. After an impressive rally Tuesday, fears about high levels of public debt in the U.S

VOA标准英语2011--New Shelling Reported in Disputed Korean

New Shelling Reported in Disputed Korean Waters South Korea says that it has twice exchanged artillery fire with North Korea in western frontier waters. No casualties are reported. Second round, artillery fired South Korean military officials say a s

VOA标准英语2011--Study: Upper-Atmosphere Particles Slow P

Study: Upper-Atmosphere Particles Slow Pace of Global Warming A recent study finds tiny particles suspended high in Earths atmosphere are having a greater impact on global climate than previously believed. The airborne particles, known as aerosols, a

VOA标准英语2011--US Toddlers Get Jumpstart on Fitness

US Toddlers Get Jumpstart on Fitness As she throws a ball through a hoop in her weekly fitness class, Bridget might not know she is getting a workout. But her mother, Catherine Byrne, does. She wants her three-year-old to get an early start on stayin

VOA标准英语2011--Liberal Arts Students Tackle Solar Home

Liberal Arts Students Tackle Solar Home Challenge For college students around the world, the race is on to design and build the most affordable, innovative and attractive solar-powered house. Teams contending for the top prize will reconstruct their

VOA标准英语2011--Withdrawal of al-Shabab Offers Hope to S

Withdrawal of al-Shabab Offers Hope to Somalia's Transitional Government Somalia's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) is offering amnesty to remaining insurgents in Mogadishu following the withdrawal of the Islamist group al-Shabab. But it is vowi

VOA标准英语2011--CorruptionCameroonian Develops Mobile Te

Cameroonian Develops Mobile Telephone Application To Fight Corruption Baksheesh in Arabic is money offered to crooked officials to get rid of red-tape. And so NoBakchich implies no more bribes. Thats the name of a mobile telephone application conceiv

VOA标准英语2011--Disasters, Strong Yen Dissuade Tourists

Disasters, Strong Yen Dissuade Tourists from Visiting Japan Japan's tourism industry has been knocked into a deep recession. Foreign tourists, who normally contribute about $16 billion annually to the economy, canceled planned visits after the March

VOA标准英语2011--National Weather Satellite Threatened by

National Weather Satellite Threatened by US Budget Cuts On May 22, 2011, a single massive tornado hit Joplin, Missouri, claiming more than 150 lives. But the death toll would have been much higher a century ago. With something of this magnitude, the

VOA标准英语2011--Aid Agencies Face Conflict, Shortages in

Aid Agencies Face Conflict, Shortages in Mogadishu 摩加迪沙难民状况不容乐观 More than 300,000 Somalis are seeking refuge from drought and famine in the capital Mogadishu. But, because of security problems, many aid agencies have been unab

VOA标准英语2011--Sound, Size of Ukulele Strikes Right Cho

Sound, Size of Ukulele Strikes Right Chord in Asia A small stringed guitar-like instrument, the ukulele, best known for its association with Hawaiian music and long derided as little more than a novelty, is finally earning some respect. Its size and

VOA标准英语2011--'Serial Killer' Cells Demolish Leukemia

'Serial Killer' Cells Demolish Leukemia Tumors U.S. researchers say they've been able to modify a patient's immune system T cells, turning them into serial killer cells which zero in on cancer and obliterate it. Its being called a breakthrough in the

VOA标准英语2011--Rocky Mountain Sigh as More People Move

Rocky Mountain Sigh as More People Move In For many Americans, the good life means owning a piece, or at least a view, of the majestic Rocky Mountains. Who wouldnt be drawn to a land of snow-capped peaks, abundant wildlife, and breathtaking hiking tr

VOA标准英语2011--Mother of Hubble Always Aimed for Stars

Mother of Hubble Always Aimed for Stars Back in the 1950s few women in the United States worked outside of the home, and even fewer earned doctorate degrees or went on to have professional careers. However, as the first chief of astronomy at the U.S.