VOA标准英语2011--Roof-Top Beehives Sweeten Hotel Offering

Roof-TopBeehivesSweetenHotelOfferings Two chefs have taken the trend of buying and eating locally to new heights - up 10 floors above their restaurant, where they have three bee hives producing local honey for their menu. High up on the rooftop of th

VOA标准英语2011--Rare Pancreatic Cancer Caused Steve Jobs

Rare Pancreatic Cancer Caused Steve Jobs' Death Apple co-founder Steve Jobs' death at the age of 56 followed a seven-year battle with a rare form of pancreatic cancer - the fourth leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the United States. The disea

VOA标准英语2011--World Reacts to Announcement of Steve Jo

World Reacts to Announcement of Steve Jobs Death As news of Steve Jobs' death spreads, many are sharing their feelings about the life and innovations of the Apple Computer co-founder. From Washington, D.C., to Cupertino, and from Hong Kong to the Blo

VOA标准英语2011--70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Approaches

70th Anniversary of Pearl Harbor Approaches On Dec. 7, 1941, the Imperial Japanese Navy staged a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. Five U.S. battleships sank or were severely damaged, several hundred warplanes were destroyed and

VOA标准英语2011--California Bans Shark Fin

California Bans Shark Fin People in California can no longer eat the Chinese delicacy of shark fin soup. The Governor of California officially made it illegal to sell or possess shark fin. The ban is a part of a growing movement worldwide to save the

VOA标准英语2011--Hormonal Contraception May Double HIV/AI

Hormonal Contraception May Double HIV/AIDS Risk A new study finds that the use of a hormonal contraceptive popular with women in eastern and southern Africa doubles their risk of becoming infected with HIV. And when it is used by HIV-infected women,

VOA标准英语2011--Cancer Rate Doubles in Transplant Recipients

Cancer Rate Doubles in Transplant Recipients Organ transplant recipients have a much greater risk of cancer than the general population, according to a new study, but the reason is not entirely clear. Cancer growth is often triggered by viruses, and

VOA标准英语2011--Libyans Look to Economy as They Build Their Future

Libyans Look to Economy as They Build Their Future 战后利比亚人重拾信心 美好生活需要经济支持 As Libyans try to resume their normal lives after the uprising that ended Moammar Gadhafis 42-year rule, many hope for economic improveme

VOA标准英语2011--Great Plains Ranching Faces Uncertain Future

Great Plains Ranching Faces Uncertain Future Theres a chill in the air as high plains winds beat against the walls of Assumption Abbey. The Benedictine monastery stands like a great stone fortress at the edge of the small town of Richardton, North Da

VOA标准英语2011--Exhibit Salutes Children's Author Who Introduced Minority Characters

Exhibit Salutes Children's Author Who Introduced Minority Characters Shakespeare asked, What's in a Name? A lot, it turns out. Take Ezra Jack Keats, the famous childrens book author and illustrator, who died in 1983. Keats wrote and illustrated more

VOA标准英语2011--French Class Connects Haitian Children with Their Heritage

French Class Connects Haitian Children with Their Heritage The U.S. state of Florida is home to one of the largest Haitian communities outside the Caribbean nation. The city of Miami even has a neighborhood known as Little Haiti, where Haitians maint

VOA标准英语2011--Gorbachev's Domestic Reforms Led to End of Soviet Union

Gorbachev's Domestic Reforms Led to End of Soviet Union December marks the 20th anniversary of the collapse of the Soviet Union. It was the internal reforms of Mikhail Gorbachev, the last Soviet leader, that contributed to the demise of the Soviet Un

VOA标准英语2011--Obama Brings Economic, Security Assurances on Asia-Pacific Trip

Obama Brings Economic, Security Assurances on Asia-Pacific Trip President Barack Obama departs this week for Hawaii where he will host the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, formed in 1989 to improve economic cooperation and liberalize trade a

VOA标准英语2011--Thai Animators Mix Entertainment, Flood Information

Thai Animators Mix Entertainment, Flood Information Thailands ongoing struggle against record flooding has been complicated by often contradictory statements from officials. To help calm a panicky public, a group of young Thai animators created a car

VOA标准英语2011--US Troops Return from Iraq to Reflect on Their Future

US Troops Return from Iraq to Reflect on Their Future Thousands of troops have been returning to bases in the United States as Washington completes its drawdown of forces in Iraq. At Fort Hood in the U.S. State of Texas, where planeloads of soldiers

VOA标准英语2011--Soaring Price of Used Grease Attracts Th

Soaring Price of Used Grease Attracts Thieves The high price of food and fuel has made a valuable commodity out of an unexpected resource: the price of used vegetable oil from restaurant fryers is so high that people are stealing it. Just ask grease

VOA标准英语2011--Hundreds of Unemployed Storm Capitol Hill to Meet with Congress

Hundreds of Unemployed Storm Capitol Hill to Meet with Congress Thousands of Occupy Congress activists have decended on Washington this week to press their agenda of jobs and a fair economy for all. The three days of protests and events was kicked of

Sub-Standard Electronics Donated to Africa Causing Pile Up o

Sub-Standard Electronics Donated to Africa Causing Pile Up of E-Waste The safe disposal of unwanted computers, printers, mobile phones, and other electronics, collectively known as e-waste, is a growing problem across Africa. The world produces more

VOA标准英语2011--NASA Contractor Shows New Technology

NASA Contractor Shows New Technology Despite the daunting debt problems faced by the U.S. government, many federal operations, including the Defense Department and the space agency, NASA, need the latest technology to carry out their missions. That t

VOA标准英语2011--Scientists Study Genetic Basis of Autism

Scientists Study Genetic Basis of Autism Scientists have taken another big step toward identifying the genetic flaws which may cause autism, a type of neurological development disorder. In the latest development, laboratory mice have been genetically