VOA标准英语2011--Despite US Opposition, Palestinians Seek UNESCO Membership

Despite US Opposition, Palestinians Seek UNESCO Membership Despite strong opposition from the United States, the Palestinians are seeking full membership in UNESCO - the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which is curre

VOA标准英语2011--Political Novice Victorious in Seoul's Mayoral Election

Political Novice Victorious in Seoul's Mayoral Election Park Won-soon, a liberal independent candidate backed by the opposition, has won the fiercely fought mayoral election in South Korea's capital. The contest is viewed as an indicator of which way

VOA标准英语2011--Medical Panel Recommends Boys Get Controversial Vaccine

Medical Panel Recommends Boys Get Controversial Vaccine The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon recommend that boys and girls get a vaccine protecting them from the human papilloma viruses, a group of viruses that are transmitted

VOA标准英语2011--Glen Campbell Bids Farewell to Recording Career With Final Album

Glen Campbell Bids Farewell to Recording Career With Final Album Singer Glen Campbell is saying farewell to his illustrious recording career with his final studio album, Ghost On The Canvas. When Glen Campbell announced that he had Alzheimers disease

VOA标准英语2011--Texas Teens Fight Anti-Dancing Law in 'Footloose' Remake

Texas Teens Fight Anti-Dancing Law in 'Footloose' Remake A Texas town where teenaged dancing is banned is the setting for the latest remake in Hollywood's infatuation with the 1980's. Here's a look at Footloose , the new version of a favorite film fr

VOA标准英语2011--Love of Big Cats Sparks Conservation Project

Love of Big Cats Sparks Conservation Project Dale Andersons love affair with big cats goes back to junior high school in Santa Rosa, California, when a mountain lion cub was brought to his seventh grade classroom. And ever since then Ive had a desire

VOA标准英语2011--US Officials Back Indonesian Stand Against Papua Independence

US Officials Back Indonesian Stand Against Papua Independence Analysts say U.S. support for Indonesia's strong stand against Papuan separatists puts added pressure on the independence movement to seek a negotiated settlement. But there are concerns t

VOA标准英语2011--Russia Aiming for WTO Membership by End of Year

Russia Aiming for WTO Membership by End of Year Russia has been trying to join the World Trade Organization since 1993. Now Russian officials are saying they hope to become a member by the end of this year. The 153-member World Trade Organization (WT

VOA标准英语2011--Indiana Town's Economy Benefits from Canadian Oil Boom

Indiana Town's Economy Benefits from Canadian Oil Boom The town of Whiting, Indiana, is home to the largest inland oil refinery in the United States. The energy company BP operates the Whiting Refinery, which originally was built by the Standard Oil

VOA标准英语2011--Collectors' Passions Vary from Buttons to Beerbottles

Collectors' Passions Vary from Buttons to Beerbottles For the longest time, people have collected things, just for fun. Butterflies. Buttons. Beer bottles. String wrapped into balls. Umbrellas, matchbooks, model airplanes. You name it, somebody proba

VOA标准英语2011--Gap-like Japanese Retailer Plans Hundreds of US Stores

Gap-like Japanese Retailer Plans Hundreds of US Stores As the U.S. economy continues to struggle, Gap, one of the largest U.S. clothing retailers, will soon close 20 percent of its stores. Meanwhile, a major Japanese clothing retailer - with merchand

VOA标准英语2011--Persian Recipes Recall Lost Way of Life

Persian Recipes Recall Lost Way of Life Donia Bijan is an Iranian-American chef who fled Iran with her family during the 1979 revolution. After settling in the United States, Bijan's mother experimented with American cooking but always incorporated f

VOA标准英语2011--Hallmark Produces Greeting Cards for Job

Hallmark Produces Greeting Cards for Jobless People Many Americans are getting what are known as pink slips these days. Theyre losing their jobs because of plant closings, the move of operations overseas, downsizing of companies workforces, or someti

VOA标准英语2011--Luke Bryan Sees Quick Success With 'Tail

Luke Bryan Sees Quick Success With 'Tailgates and Tanlines' Ten years ago, Luke Bryan moved to Nashville to pursue a career in Country music. With the recent release of his third album, some critics believe Luke is destined to become the genres next

VOA标准英语2011--Study: Popular Herbal Remedy Doesn't Eas

Study: Popular Herbal Remedy Doesn't Ease Enlarged Prostate Scientists investigating a popular herbal treatment for enlarged prostate, saw palmetto, have concluded it is no more effective than a placebo. That conclusion comes from a study which inclu

VOA标准英语2011--New Survey Finds 1/3 of World's Populati

New Survey Finds 1/3 of World's Population Overweight Obesity is not just an American problem anymore. A recent international survey by the Worldwatch Institute, found that nearly two billion people around the world are overweight. Health statistics

VOA标准英语2011--Israeli Soldier, 477 Palestinians Freed in Prisoner Swap

Israeli Soldier, 477 Palestinians Freed in Prisoner Swap An Israeli soldier held more than five years by Palestinian captors has returned home, and Israel has freed more than 400 Palestinians, in one of the largest prisoner swaps between the two side

VOA标准英语2011--Survival Guides Turn Nerds into Action Hero

SurvivalGuidesTurnNerdsintoActionHero A few years ago, David Borgenicht, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was a book agent. Then one day, he read an article that gave him an idea for his own book. He and a friend - magazine writer Joshua Piven - produc

VOA标准英语2011--'Lost Boy' Returns to Help South Sudan Village

'Lost Boy' Returns to Help South Sudan Village Like many college students, Aruna Kenyi went home over the summer to see his family. Unlike most of his peers though, the 22 year old's journey took him halfway around the world to his native Sudan - or

VOA标准英语2011--Bison Stampede onto US Menus

Bison Stampede onto US Menus On a chilly autumn day in Fort Wayne, Indiana, customers inside the Three Rivers Caf and co-op are lining up for a tasty meal of bison meat. Growing numbers of Americans are enjoying bison because it is considered more he