VOA标准英语2012--US Furniture Capital Holds Annual Showcase

US Furniture Capital Holds Annual Showcase Hundreds of U.S. towns and cities call themselves the capital of something or another. Even the world capital of this or that. Many of these titles are just for fun - a bit of promotion for the area. Tarpon

VOA标准英语2012--Different Blood Pressure in Both Arms Linked to Heart Disease

Different Blood Pressure in Both Arms Linked to Heart Disease Cardiologist Oscar Garfein takes blood pressure readings from both of his patients' arms. That technique saved the life of one of his patients. I found that in one arm, it was very, very l

VOA标准英语2012--High-Tech Device Reduces Risk of Hospital Infections

High-Tech Device Reduces Risk of Hospital Infections This machine fires bursts of ultraviolet, or UV, light that penetrate the cells of micro-organisms and kill them. The organisms have no chance to adapt and gain immunity as they might with a chemic

冒着生命危险到达欧洲

Risking Death to Reach Safety in Europe The Mediterranean Sea was a deadliest stretch of water in 2011for refugees and migrants. The U.N. refugee agency, UNHCR, says more than 1500 people drowned or went missing while fleeing Africa for Europe. UNHCR

VOA标准英语2012--Silent Strokes Tied to Memory Loss Among Older Adults

Silent Strokes Tied to Memory Loss Among Older Adults The results of a stroke are painfully evident as this patient struggles to get out of a wheelchair and walk again. Sudden numbness, physical weakness, difficulty speaking and comprehending and los

VOA标准英语2012--Polls Show Romney Leading Gingrich in Crucial Florida Primary Showdown

Polls Show Romney Leading Gingrich in Crucial Florida Primary Showdown The latest polls show Mitt Romney with a big lead in Florida, and the former Massachusetts governor is focusing his attacks on President Barack Obama. People are hurting out there

VOA标准英语2012--Hapless Heroine Leaps from Novel to Silver Screen in 'One for The Money'

Hapless Heroine Leaps from Novel to Silver Screen in 'One for The Money' Plum is out of work, laid off from her department store job and back in the Trenton, New Jersey working class neighborhood where she grew up. It does give her a chance to visit

VOA标准英语2012--Egypt Called Major Hub of Illegal Ivory Trade

Egypt Called Major Hub of Illegal Ivory Trade A new report names Egypt as the center of illegal ivory trade and smuggling in Africa. With the political unrest of the Arab Spring, illegal ivory outlets and workshops have done a booming business. The r

VOA标准英语2012--Iraq War Veteran Battles Rhino Poachers in Africa

Iraq War Veteran Battles Rhino Poachers in Africa Two years ago, after surviving 12 tours of duty in Iraq, former Australian Special Forces soldier Damien Mander was searching for a fresh challenge. He found it in an unlikely place. A week before I a

VOA标准英语2012--Humanitarian Guidelines Help Refugees Get Back Land, Property

Humanitarian Guidelines Help Refugees Get Back Land, Property 人道主义指南帮助难民收回土地及财产 Their name is long but precise: The UN Principles for Housing and Property Restitution for Refugees and IDPs. Relief groups and lawyers

VOA标准英语2012--Florida Primary Voters Focused on Economy

Florida Primary Voters Focused on Economy If you are looking for the good life in central Florida, you could do a lot worse than Winter Park near Orlando. The calendar may say January, but the sunshine draws locals outside for a glass of wine and, in

VOA标准英语2012--美国公司白领对办公环境叫苦不迭

US Worker Bees Toil in Cubicles 美国公司白领对办公环境叫苦不迭 Every day, and certainly on Sunday when many newspapers produce a separate comics section, millions of Americans check out the strip called Dilbert, created by cartoonist S

VOA标准英语2012--New App Aims to Fight Poverty

New App Aims to Fight Poverty A pilot project gets underway soon to test whether mobile phones can be used to help educate the poor. Its estimated three quarters of the worlds poor have access to mobile phones. More and more people are downloading ap

VOA标准英语2012--Latina Playwright Josefina Lopez Tells Immigrant Stories

Latina Playwright Josefina Lopez Tells Immigrant Stories Josefina Lopez speaks with actor Rene Rivera about his one-man play. Called The King of the Desert, it deals with his struggles growing up in a barrio, or ghetto, in Texas near the U.S. border

VOA标准英语2012--Genetically-Modified Papaya Hits Shelves in Japan

Genetically-Modified Papaya Hits Shelves in Japan Rainbow papayas recently went on sale in Japan. They are the only gene-altered fruit on the market today in Japan, a country with strict laws regarding genetically-modified organisms (GMOs). Those law

VOA标准英语2012--African American TV Pioneer Exposed Audiences to Black Culture

African American TV Pioneer Exposed Audiences to Black Culture I had a burning desire to see black people presented on television in a positive light, said Cornelius. Cornelius created Soul Train in 1970, with just $400. He hosted the hugely popular

VOA标准英语2012--Syrian Singer Rallies Assad Forces

Syrian Singer Rallies Assad Forces Checkpoints block roads entering Damascus, but city-center traffic slows only for the normal workday rush. There is one obstacle ahead: outside the central bank, a stage is set up for a rally to be held the followin

VOA标准英语2012--Muslims Demand Resignation of New York’s Top Cop

Muslims Demand Resignation of New Yorks Top Cop A coalition of Muslim groups is calling for Police Commissioner Ray Kelly's dismissal. Kelly appears in the controversial documentary The Third Jihad, widely available on Youtube. It portrays even ordin

VOA标准英语2012--World-Class Runners Flock to Kenyan Town

World-Class Runners Flock to Kenyan Town Lornah Kiplagat is a Kenyan-born athlete who has won marathons throughout the world and holds several world records. She and her husband Pieter founded the High Altitude Training Center in Iten, Kenya, after r

Window Remains for Iran to Curb Controversial Nuclear Program

Window Remains for Iran to Curb Controversial Nuclear Program Iranian officials speak defiantly about their right to build a nuclear weapon, but also say they have no intention of doing so. Experts say Iran is using machines, however, to enrich the k