VOA标准英语2011--Pursuing Academic Adequacy in College

PursuingAcademicAdequacyinCollege College students are back in class across America. But not all of their courses involve the rigor of, say, paleontology or advanced calculus. Every American college has what are called gut courses. Theyre ones in whi

VOA标准英语2011--UN Called on to Fulfill Family Planning

UNCalledontoFulfillFamilyPlanningPromises Its estimated that every year nearly 360,000 women die from pregnancy-related causes. Most of the deaths are in sub-Saharan Africa. As the United Nations General Assembly opens a new session, its being called

VOA标准英语2011--Conservationists Trying to Save, Reprodu

ConservationistsTryingtoSave,ReproduceEndangeredFrogs Forty percent of all the frogs in the world are in danger of extinction, according to the Smithsonian Institution. Pollution, pesticides, climate change and now a fungus are taking a toll on this

VOA标准英语2011--Charities Struggle to Cope With Rising U

Charities Struggle to Cope With Rising US Poverty Recent U.S. Census Bureau figures show that more than 46 million Americans now live in poverty. Thats the highest amount on record since the agency began tracking poverty rates in 1959. Additionally,

VOA标准英语2011--Obama Touts Jobs Bill; Debt Plan Due Mon

Obama Touts Jobs Bill; Debt Plan Due Monday President Barack Obama is continuing his appeal to Congress to pass his plan to boost hiring and the economy. The president plans to announce on Monday how he will pay for the plan and reduce the government

VOA标准英语2011--West to Play Pivotal Role in Libya Rebui

West to Play Pivotal Role in Libya Rebuilding NATO played a crucial role in helping Libyans to oust leader Moammar Gadhafi from power after 42 years. Now as a transitional authority takes over, Libyans are talking about recovery and rebuilding with h

VOA标准英语2011--IBMA Announces 2011 Music Awards Nominat

IB MAAnnounces2011MusicAwardsNominations The International Bluegrass Music Association [IBMA] has announced the nominees for its 22nd annual awards. A relatively new band, the bluegrass supergroup The Boxcars leads the pack this year with 10 nominati

VOA标准英语2011--Palestinians Won't Stop Statehood Drive

PalestiniansWon'tStopStatehoodDrive The Palestinians are taking their statehood bid to the United Nations this week. Palestinian leaders plan to ask the world body for full status as a state, though that has already been assured a block by the United

VOA标准英语2011--Israelis, Palestinians Brace for UN Stat

Israelis, Palestinians Brace for UN Statehood Debate It is market day in Ramallah, the West Bank. Shoppers are making their daily purchases. And as they shop, the Palestinian proposal to seek recognition at the United Nations is a major topic of disc

VOA标准英语2011--AU's Slow Recognition of NTC Prompts Cal

AU'sSlowRecognitionofNTCPromptsCallsforReform The African Union has finally recognized Libya's National Transitional Council, dealing another blow to ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi. Some African leaders say the delay in acting on Libya shows the Afric

VOA标准英语2011--Obama: 'No Shortcut' to Israel-Palestini

Obama: 'No Shortcut' to Israel-Palestinian Peace President Barack Obama has addressed the 66th United Nations General Assembly about what he calls a time of transformation, especially in the Middle East and Africa. In his roughly 35 minute address, t

VOA标准英语2011--NY Wellness Week Focuses on Prevention

NYWellnessWeekFocusesonPrevention The air was crisp and the music was loud in the vast plaza in front of the New York State office building in Harlem as health advocates and vendors set up information tables for Harlem Wellness Week. It is a wide-ran

VOA标准英语2011--Jazz Age Music Rocks Big Apple Club

JazzAgeMusicRocksBigAppleClub It's been nearly a century since the big band music of the Jazz Age was in full swing, but a nighttime visit to a nightclub in the Big Apple might have you fooled. On a recent Monday night at Sofias, a small nightclub in

VOA标准英语2011--Doctor Fights Cervical Cancer in Develop

DoctorFightsCervicalCancerinDevelopingCountries Cervical cancer is the second deadliest cancer - after breast cancer - among women in developing countries. Eight hundred women die of cervical cancer every day, nearly 300,000 each year worldwide. Cali

VOA标准英语2011--Plummeting US Satellite to Hit Earth Fri

PlummetingUSSatellitetoHitEarthFriday NASA launched the Upper Atmosphere Research Satellite (UARS) 20 years ago this month. And now that bus-sized satellite is plunging toward Earth. Mark Matney, an orbital debris scientist at NASA's Johnson Space Ce

VOA标准英语2011--Ivory Coast Refugees Question Security o

IvoryCoastRefugeesQuestionSecurityofReturningHome Refugees from this year's political crisis in Ivory Coast say it is not yet safe enough to return home. Ivory Coast's new national army and U.N. peacekeepers are increasing security along the borders

VOA标准英语2011--Ethiopian Migrants Stranded in Yemen

EthiopianMigrantsStrandedinYemen More than three thousand Ethiopian migrants who risked their lives leaving the Horn of Africa find themselves stranded in Yemen, near the Saudi Arabian border. The migrants want to return home, but the International O

VOA标准英语2011--US Congress Gets Conflicting Advice on E

USCongressGetsConflictingAdviceonEconomy,Debt For U.S. lawmakers, no issue is more pressing or contentious than how to revive an ailing American economy while confronting a $14.7 trillion national debt. Complicating this monumental task is a sharp di

VOA标准英语2011--Small Town's Big Auction Draws Hundreds

Small Town's Big Auction Draws Hundreds Along US East Coast The search for a bargain and the hope for an unrecognized treasure draws hundreds of people to a tiny East Coast town each week. Every Wednesday, they descend upon a cavernous warehouse in C

VOA标准英语2011--California Company Helps Extend Reach of

CaliforniaCompanyHelpsExtendReachofFresh-GrownFood A growing number of Americans grow fruit and vegetables at home in their own gardens. These small plots let gardeners savor the flavor of fresh-picked produce and improve their diet. One company in L