VOA标准英语2012--Heston's 'Warm Human, Cold World' Showcases Caribbean Influences

Heston's 'Warm Human, Cold World' Showcases Caribbean Influences Hestons introduction to the music world came through a radio in his native Dominica. He says he gained an appreciation for singing and songwriting after years of listening to the island

VOA标准英语2012--US Aims to Empower World's Women Farmers

US Aims to Empower World's Women Farmers Women face a number of obstacles that men do not. They tend to own less land and have fewer rights to that land. They have less access to credit and training. And they have less input in decision-making. With

VOA标准英语2012--3D Gaming Technology Predicts Ocean Future

3D Gaming Technology Predicts Ocean Future The Nereus model incorporates climate change models, data related to human activities, and changes in the oceans food webs to calculate a timeline for harvestable marine life from 1960 to the year 2060. Nere

VOA标准英语2012--Despite Ups and Downs, US Economy on Track to Recovery

Despite Ups and Downs, US Economy on Track to Recovery American consumer confidence is at a 12-month high. Unemployment has fallen to pre-crisis levels and Greek debt is fading into the background - at least for now. But even as rising stock prices f

VOA标准英语2012--Can Diplomacy Solve Iranian Nuclear Crisis?

Can Diplomacy Solve Iranian Nuclear Crisis? Top officials say there is a diplomatic path to avoid a military conflict. Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi says there are two alternatives - engagement or confrontation. The Islamic Republic of Ir

VOA标准英语2012--N. Korea to End Nuclear Tests for Food Aid

N. Korea to End Nuclear Tests for Food Aid The announcement came just a little more than two months after the death of the secretive communist state's supreme leader Kim Jong Il. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says that while there still are

VOA标准英语2012--Panel Urges Study of Nanomaterial Risks

Panel Urges Study of Nanomaterial Risks The nano market is booming. In 2009 developers generated $1 billion from the sale of nanomaterials. The global market for products that rely on these materials is expected to grow to $3 trillion by 2015. Yet wi

VOA标准英语2012--India Holds Large-Scale Drill for a Potential Disaster

India Holds Large-Scale Drill for a Potential Disaster By the time the sirens sounded all around New Delhi, two months planning had been completed. In nine different parts of the city, rescue workers simulated a 7.2 magnitude earthquake 275 kilometer

VOA标准英语2012--Small Businesses Offer Taste of Economic Growth

Small Businesses Offer Taste of Economic Growth A flurry of upbeat reports show a U.S. economy recovering from the worst recession in decades and headed for expansion. But this week's improved figures for housing, jobs, rising stock prices and modest

VOA标准英语2012--Putin's Challengers Seek Attention With TV Ads

Putin's Challengers Seek Attention With TV Ads Vladimir Zhirinovsky is running for president of Russia for the fifth time since 1991. In his TV ads, he whips a stubborn donkey. He shouts: This lousy little donkey is a symbol of our country. The Carne

VOA标准英语2012--In Whitney Houston's Hometown, Fans Pay Tribute

In Whitney Houston's Hometown, Fans Pay Tribute Outside the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, fans and friends left messages, flowers and other outpourings to say goodbye and thank you to the star. Scribbled notes said her voice had brought goose bu

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VOA标准英语2012--Challenges Remain for Kosovo, Four Years After Declaring Independence

Challenges Remain for Kosovo, Four Years After Declaring Independence When Prime Minister Hashim Thaci read Kosovo's declaration of independence, in 2008, there were fears that independence would have destabilizing effects on the region. So far, thos

VOA标准英语2012--Fighting Poverty, Protecting Women from HIV

Fighting Poverty, Protecting Women from HIV Financially empowering young women in poor countries may help protect them against sexually transmitted diseases. A new study shows that addressing poverty can help prevent risky behavior. Poverty, a lack o

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VOA标准英语2012--President Obama Urges Tax Cut Extension to Boost US Economy

President Obama Urges Tax Cut Extension to Boost US Economy With Americas fragile economic recovery appearing to gain momentum, U.S. President Barack Obama has a simple message: keep it going. The last thing we need is for Washington to stand in the

VOA标准英语2012--US Republican Candidate Debates Define Positions

US Republican Candidate Debates Define Positions These presidential contenders share a common love for America, but not for each other. In the 15 years after he left the speakership [of the House of Representatives], the Speaker [Newt Gingrich] has b

VOA标准英语2012--NASA Reflects on Past, Plans for Mars

NASA Reflects on Past, Plans for Mars U.S. astronaut John Glenn first orbited the Earth 50 years ago on February 20, 1962. And when he returned, an adoring public greeted him, along with a burgeoning U.S. space program that propelled men to the moon

VOA标准英语2012--Nation's Capital Nurtures Local Fashion

Nation's Capital Nurtures Local Fashion Gennet Purcell has always loved fashion, but it wasnt her career until recently. I was a practicing attorney by trade for almost 13 years, she says. For much of that time, she was also designing and making clot

VOA标准英语2012--Spock Parenting Book Gets Online Update

Spock Parenting Book Gets Online Update Books published in electronic form to be read on tablet-sized readers are, in some cases, outstripping sales of conventional hard-copy volumes. E-books on parenting, for example, are, if not flying off the shel