VOA标准英语2012--Rangers Watch Over America's Protected Sites

Rangers Watch Over America's Protected Sites 国家公园管理员照管美国的历史遗迹 It was called The Yellowstone Act, a law passed by Congress in 1872 that created Americas first national park. 在1872年国会通过的被称为黄石法的这

VOA标准英语2012--Alaskan Wins Environmental Prize for Opposing Offshore Drilling

Alaskan Wins Environmental Prize for Opposing Offshore Drilling Saving her village traditions means everything to community activist Caroline Cannon. This includes the annual hunt for one bowhead whale, in which villagers use wood-framed boats covere

VOA标准英语2012--US Lawmakers Hear from Kony-LRA Victims

US Lawmakers Hear from Kony-LRA Victims Abducted by the LRA at age 12, Jacob Acaye put a human face on the misery and suffering perpetrated by Joseph Kony. We worry. The rebels, when they arrest us again, they will kill us. My brother tried to escape

VOA标准英语2012--Scientists Say Africa Sits on Huge Reservoir of Water

Scientists Say Africa Sits on Huge Reservoir of Water Scientists say an estimated 300 million people in Africa do not have access to safe drinking water and with climate change making rainfall less predictable, their plight is even more precarious. S

VOA标准英语2012--LA Museum Takes Visitors Outdoors to Showcase Nature

LA Museum Takes Visitors Outdoors to Showcase Nature For some of these young students, it's their first time getting hands-on experience in a garden. Teacher Eva Eng says her students have been learning about plants in science class. Oh, they really

VOA标准英语2012--Glass Art Evokes World's Natural Wonders

Glass Art Evokes World's Natural Wonders Glass artist Josh Simpson's fascination with the natural wonders of the universe is evident in his intricate platters, which resemble galaxies, as well as his one-of-a-kind planet-like spheres. All of my work

VOA标准英语2012--Eric Bibb Mixes Southern, Country Blues on 'Deeper In The Well'

Eric Bibb Mixes Southern, Country Blues on 'Deeper In The Well' The best advice Bibb ever got about playing guitar came from Bob Dylan, who once told him to Keep it simple and forget all that fancy stuff. He was 11 years old at the time, and hes been

VOA标准英语2012--With Culture Kitchen, Just Like Grandmother Used to Cook

With Culture Kitchen, Just Like Grandmother Used to Cook You can always check the Internet or a cookbook to learn how to make Vietnamese egg rolls. But Linh Nguyen, who doesn't even own a cookbook, isn't a big fan of those methods. In a Vietnamese ho

VOA标准英语2012--Aid Agencies Seek a Billion Dollars for Sahel Relief

Aid Agencies Seek a Billion Dollars for Sahel Relief Humanitarian agencies say at least one billion dollars is needed to prevent many people from going hungry in Africas Sahel region. They say about 15 million people are affected by a deepening food

VOA标准英语2012--Somali Film Company Launches in Kenya

Somali Film Company Launches in Kenya In the Somali neighborhood of Eastleigh, in the eastern suburbs of Nairobi, two businessmen have launched a Somali film production company called Eastleighwood. Ahmed Shariff, one of the founders, hopes to change

VOA标准英语2012--Small Island States Tackle Climate Change

Small Island States Tackle Climate Change Experts from more than 50 small island countries are meeting this week in Mauritius to discuss climate change and food security. The so-called Small Island Developing States are home to more than 50 million p

VOA标准英语2012--Charitable Giving Ingrained in US Culture

Charitable Giving Ingrained in US Culture It is Tuesday morning and cars line up at the Salvation Army Center in Alexandria, Virginia. Maria and Ingrid are donating some things they dont use any more. I feel awful - there are a lot of the clothes, wh

VOA标准英语2012--Global Plan to Control Measles Launched

Global Plan to Control Measles Launched Measles, one of the most infectious diseases on the planet, is a leading cause of death and disability among children worldwide, especially in the developing world, even though a safe and cost-effective vaccine

VOA标准英语2012--Automakers Vie for Market Share in China

Automakers Vie for Market Share in China Featuring more than 1,100 flashy, new vehicles, the Beijing Auto Show is now among the largest in the world. Car News web magazine editor Tycho de Feyter says it's an important showcase of China's economic clo

VOA标准英语2012--Health Care Expert Details Ways to Cut Costs

Health Care Expert Details Ways to Cut Costs Americans expressed their views on health care in late March as the Supreme Court heard arguments on a law many call Obamacare. Health care is so expensive that without insurance, many people could not aff

VOA标准英语2012--Stubborn Holdouts Trip Up Land Developers

Stubborn Holdouts Trip Up Land Developers Before a big office complex or housing subdivision can be built, the developer must acquire all the land on which the buildings will rise. Sometimes this means buying up a lot of small parcels of land at the

VOA标准英语2012--Drug-Resistant Malaria Threatens Effort to Control Disease

Drug-Resistant Malaria Threatens Effort to Control Disease The biggest fear is the resistance will spread across Southeast Asia and then spill over into Africa, where the vast majority of the 700,000 deaths a year [from malaria] occur. Historically,

VOA标准英语2012--Basketball Court Moves To Broadway

Basketball Court Moves To Broadway This sports arena introduction of basketball Hall-of-Famers Earvin Magic Johnson and Larry Bird sets the stage for a drama about a ferocious rivalry that turned into friendship. After seeing the script, Magic Johnso

VOA标准英语2012--Books Introduce Children to Natural World at Early Age

Books Introduce Children to Natural World at Early Age Ava Coggin is being homeschooled. She loves when her mother reads to her - especially Bring on the Birds It's an award-winning picture book about animals, written and illustrated by Stockdale. Wh

VOA标准英语2012--Tensions Rise Ahead of Planned North Korean Launch

Tensions Rise Ahead of Planned North Korean Launch North Korea says it will launch this 32-meter-long rocket by April 16, with the goal of placing an Earth observation satellite into orbit. It will be the nation's third ballistic missile attempt, and