VOA标准英语2011--Iowa's Make-Believe University Has Fans

Iowa's Make-Believe University Has Fans Worldwide The Midwest farm state of Iowa is so proud of its string of blue-water lakes - the Okoboji Lakes - that it calls them Iowa's Great Lakes. They're ringed by resorts, marinas, and fishing cabins. And th

VOA标准英语2011--Nanostructure Promotes Blood Vessel Grow

Nanostructure Promotes Blood Vessel Growth U.S. researchers have developed a new way to promote the growth of blood vessels which potentially could improve treatment in diabetes, organ transplants, stroke, and heart attack. The veins and arteries tha

VOA标准英语2011--Studies: How Whales, Fish Might Adapt To

Studies: How Whales, Fish Might Adapt To Warming Ocean Two new science studies provide a glimpse of how some important Pacific Ocean sea creatures could adapt to a changing climate. One study describes how gray whales successfully adapted to previous

VOA标准英语2011--Urine Test May Improve Prostate Cancer D

Urine Test May Improve Prostate Cancer Diagnosis Scientists have developed a new test for prostate cancer that may help patients and their doctors make difficult treatment decisions. But identifying the most aggressive and dangerous prostate cancers

VOA标准英语2011--Britons 'E-Petition' for Death Penalty R

Britons 'E-Petition' for Death Penalty Return Hundreds of Britons have petitioned their government to reintroduce the death penalty in a new government Internet scheme that was launched Thursday. E-petitions that get enough signatures may be debated

VOA标准英语2011--Liberia Prepares for Voting Amid Securit

Liberia Prepares for Voting Amid Security Concerns, Refugee Crisis Liberia's electoral commission is working to safeguard voting along the border with Ivory Coast, where hundreds of mercenaries from the recent Ivorian political crisis are under arres

VOA标准英语2011--WFP: Ethiopia's Emergency Food Reserve N

WFP: Ethiopia's Emergency Food Reserve Near Zero The head of the U.N. World Food Program (WFP) in Ethiopia says the country's emergency food stocks are almost completely exhausted, with drought conditions expected to worsen before they improve. There

VOA标准英语2011--Archaeologists Hope to Solve Ancient Mys

Archaeologists Hope to Solve Ancient Mystery Many archaeologists believe humans first migrated to North America over the Bering Strait 15,000-to-18,000 years ago. They lived a nomadic lifestyle of hunting and gathering. Then, starting about 2,000 yea

VOA标准英语2011--Mubarak Pleads 'Not Guilty' in Historic

Mubarak Pleads 'Not Guilty' in Historic Egyptian Trial Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak appeared in a courtroom cage Wednesday charged with the murder of anti-government protesters and corruption. The trial, unprecedented in Egyptian history, i

VOA标准英语2011--Juno Spacecraft Launches Toward Jupiter

Juno Spacecraft Launches Toward Jupiter The U.S. space agency launched the Juno spacecraft from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida Friday, beginning a five-year journey to Jupiter. 3,2,1. Ignition and liftoff of the Atlas 5 [rocket] with Juno on a t

VOA标准英语2011--Health Experts Urge Mothers Worldwide to

Health Experts Urge Mothers Worldwide to Breastfeed International advocates are using the annual observance of World Breastfeeding Week - which is August 1-7 - to raise awareness of breastfeeding's health benefits and to provide the societal support

VOA标准英语2011--Teen Actors Make Portraits Come Alive

Teen Actors Make Portraits Come Alive Teenagers are making portraits come alive this summer at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., this summer. They put on makeup and make final alterations to their costumes. Its like being backstage i

VOA标准英语2011--Summer Heat Stifles Tokyo as Japan Rebui

Summer Heat Stifles Tokyo as Japan Rebuilds Economy The Japanese economy was hit hard by the huge earthquake in March, with the twin disasters of the tsunami and the ensuing crisis at the Fukushima nuclear plant impacting severely on economic output.

VOA标准英语2011--Former US Intelligence Chiefs: Pakistan

Former US Intelligence Chiefs: Pakistan Must Stop Playing Both Sides The relationship between the United States and Pakistan has been severely strained in recent months. Two former top U.S. intelligence officials say the relationship has been sorely

VOA标准英语2011--Japanese Nuclear Crisis Leaves Fukushima

Japanese Nuclear Crisis Leaves Fukushima Town Broken The Japanese town of Minamisoma was hit hard by the earthquake and tsunami in March. The disaster killed several hundred residents. Tens of thousands were then forced to evacuate as reactors at the

VOA标准英语2011--Booming Georgian Resort Lures Black Sea

Bo oming Georgian Resort Lures Black Sea Tourists Traveling by train, plane and cruise ship, the number of tourists flocking to Batumi, Georgia, is expected to hit 1.4 million this year, 10 times the level of 2005. This hot new vacation destination i

VOA标准英语2011--Many Egyptian Women Prepare for Greater

Many Egyptian Women Prepare for Greater Role Behind Veil As Egypt moves to write a new constitution, many are looking to secure more rights for women. That effort comes after decades of growing traditionalism in the country, including more use of Isl

VOA标准英语2011--Ethnic Politics Split US Ethiopians

Ethnic Politics Split US Ethiopians America's Ethiopian community has grown quickly since the 1980s and one of its hubs is the northwestern state of Washington. Yet, even though they live a half world away from Ethiopia, these immigrants are still in

VOA标准英语2011--British Community Cleans Up After Night

British Community Cleans Up After Night of Looting British Prime Minister David Cameron said Tuesday that 16,000 police would be in London Tuesday night to defend the capital from rioters. It comes after three straight days of violent demonstrations

VOA标准英语2011--Sudden Internet Fame Helps Croatian Cell

Sudden Internet Fame Helps Croatian Cellists Snag US Record Deal Luka Sulic and Stjepan Hauser achieved near instant fame soon after they uploaded an inexpensively-made video of themselves playing Michael Jacksons 1987 hit Smooth Criminal. The video