VOA标准英语2011--US Postal Service Faces Financial Disast

USPostalServiceFacesFinancialDisaster The United States Postal Service is in big financial trouble. In the last ten years the agency has lost 50 percent of its mail volume. Billions of dollars have been lost and the trend is expected to continue. By

VOA标准英语2011--Unemployed Look to President, Congress f

Unemployed Look to President, Congress for Help Job hunters around the United States are struggling to keep up their spirits as they look for work, despite the poor economy. Many watched President Barack Obama's Thursday speech to a joint session of

VOA标准英语2011--High Food Prices Expected to Climb Furth

HighFoodPricesExpectedtoClimbFurther World food prices remain near record-high levels, according to the latest UN world food price index, and they're expected to climb even higher. The index hit a record in January and has not come down much since. T

VOA标准英语2011--Observers Doubt Burmese Government's Ove

Observers Doubt Burmese Government's Overtures Burma's normally defiant authorities have in recent weeks been welcoming their domestic and international critics for candid discussions. They have also slightly loosened their iron-clad grip on the medi

VOA标准英语2011--Al-Qaida 'on the Path to Defeat,' Says C

Al-Qaida'onthePathtoDefeat,'SaysClinton U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday al-Qaida is on the path to defeat and that the United States will not relent until the job is done. But she added the reported new terrorist threat against Ne

VOA标准英语2011--10 Years After 9/11 Afghanistan Remains

10YearsAfter9/11AfghanistanRemainsatWar Soon after the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, the U.S. and its NATO allies went to war in Afghanistan to drive the Taliban from power and root out al-Qaida terrorists hiding there

VOA标准英语2011--Iran-Russia Arms Dispute Damages Relatio

Iran-RussiaArmsDisputeDamagesRelations Iran's decision to sue Russia in the International Court of Justice to try to force the sale of an air defense system deepens the crisis in the relationship between the two countries and underlines a shift in Ru

VOA标准英语2011--Weak Job Market Hits African Americans H

WeakJobMarketHitsAfricanAmericansHard President Barack Obama is proposing several measures his administration says will create millions of jobs and stimulate the sluggish economy. The nation's high unemployment rate has hit minority groups in the Uni

VOA标准英语2011--NASA's GRAIL to Map the Moon

NASA's GRAIL to Map the Moon The U.S. space agency NASA is preparing to launch a new, nearly half-billion dollar lunar mission that will enable scientists to better understand the moon's gravitational field and the lunar interior, from crust to core.

VOA标准英语2011--US-Pakistan Joint Raid Viewed as Rare, H

US-Pakistan Joint Raid Viewed as Rare, Hopeful Sign for Troubled Ties Ties between the intelligence agencies of Pakistan and the United States have been severely strained since the killing of Osama bin Laden in a covert U.S. raid in Pakistan in May.

VOA标准英语2011--Rare Gadhafi Footage Shows Libyan Dictat

RareGadhafiFootageShowsLibyanDictator'sSofterSide Much of the world has seen the strong, loud and defiant side of the ousted Libyan leader. But there is another side, too. A family man with his granddaughter, recorded on home video found in Tripoli.

VOA标准英语2011--US Postal Service on 'Brink of Default'

US Postal Service on 'Brink of Default' 美国邮政濒临破产边缘 One of America's oldest institutions, the U.S. Postal Service, is teetering on the edge of default and must be radically restructured. That, according to the postmaster general, w

VOA标准英语2011--South Korean Lab Focuses on Neglected Di

SouthKoreanLabFocusesonNeglectedDiseases A branch of a French research institute is developing new drugs to combat diseases mainly afflicting developing countries - including so-called neglected diseases, which kill millions of people each year. Thes

VOA标准英语2011--US Ambassador Promises Not to Abandon Af

USAmbassadorPromisesNottoAbandonAfghanistan Following the attacks of September 11, 2001, the United States began a new engagement in the Muslim world. One of the key architects of that engagement is the newly-appointed U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan,

VOA标准英语2011--USS New York: An Enduring Reminder of th

USSNewYork:AnEnduringReminderoftheWorldTradeCenter A relic of the fallen World Trade Center is in New York Harbor today, honoring in a vivid and lasting way the memory of those who died 10 years ago. The USS New York is built around seven and a half

VOA标准英语2011--NYC 9/11 Rescuers Experience Lingering H

NYC9/11RescuersExperienceLingeringHealthProblems Nearly 3,000 people died in the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York on September 11, 2001. But the twin towers' collapse and their smoldering ruins also exposed thousands of rescuers

VOA标准英语2011--Political Differences Cloud Obama Job Pr

Political Differences Cloud Obama Job Proposals President Barack Obama's speech on the U.S. economy is just the latest in a long history of government proposals to stimulate economies and put people back to work. But with the U.S. economy expanding m

VOA标准英语2011--New York Plans 9/11 Anniversary Observan

New York Plans 9/11 Anniversary Observances Amid Tight Security Americans on Sunday will mark the 10th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks on the United States. New York City is preparing for a day of observances. New York police are im

VOA标准英语2011--NTC Forces Hammer at Gadhafi Stronghold

NTCForcesHammeratGadhafiStrongholdofBaniWalid Forces loyal to Libya's National Transitional Council are making what they hope is the final push for Bani Walid, one of ousted leader Moammar Gadhafi's last strongholds. NATO is providing the NTC with ai

VOA标准英语2011--Rotavirus Immunization Protects People W

RotavirusImmunizationProtectsPeopleWhoDon'tGetVaccine Rotavirus causes severe diarrhea that kills more than a half-million people each year, mostly very young children. A recently-introduced vaccine has proved to be very effective and has shown some