VOA标准英语2012--Protesters Converge on Tampa for Republican Convention

Protesters Converge on Tampa for Republican Convention So far, protesters marching on downtown Tampa's mostly deserted streets are outnumbered by police and news reporters. Police are telling protesters not to cover their faces or engage in threateni

VOA标准英语2012--Record Number of Africans Make Journey to Yemen

Record Number of Africans Make Journey to Yemen The number of refugees and migrants crossing from the Horn of Africa into Yemen continues at a record pace. Most of the arrivals are Ethiopian. The U.N. refugee agency says so far this year, nearly 64,0

VOA标准英语2012--Christians Flee Their Homes in Pakistani Capital

Christians Flee Their Homes in Pakistani Capital Shaqila Bibi, a Christian, is packing up. Shes afraid Muslims in her neighborhood will attack her if she stays. We are frightened, said Bibi. They can harm us any time, set us on fire, and the landlord

VOA标准英语2012--Republicans Descend on Tampa, Florida

Republicans Descend on Tampa, Florida Barbara Denti Pool is decorating the historic Italian Club of Tampa with red elephants, the color and symbol of the Republican Party. We're thrilled, absolutely thrilled, to have everyone here, she said. Denti Po

VOA标准英语2012--Palestinians from Syria Twice Displaced

Palestinians from Syria Twice Displaced Many of the Palestinian families who have come to Lebanon are staying in the Shatilla refugee camp. Forty-year old Rajaa Hashem, is one of them. She says she feared for the safety of her five children in Damasc

VOA标准英语2012--Experts: Tightening Iran Sanctions Hurts Ordinary Iranians

Experts: Tightening Iran Sanctions Hurts Ordinary Iranians Tehran's refusal to address international concerns about its atomic ambitions has forced the United States and the United Nations to tighten sanctions on Iran. U.S. authorities are investigat

VOA标准英语2012--St. Petersburg Tops Moscow as Russia's Leading Tourist Destination

St. Petersburg Tops Moscow as Russia's Leading Tourist Destination With its waterways and canals, St. Petersburg has long been called the Venice of the North. Now, with visitors outnumbering inhabitants, Russias second-largest city may one day rival

VOA标准英语2012--Courier Delivery Becomes Race Against Clock in 'Premium Rush'

Courier Delivery Becomes Race Against Clock in 'Premium Rush' On any business day, crossing the street in Manhattan is likely to mean a close encounter with a bicycle courier. They speed from one one end of the city to the other with rush deliveries.

VOA标准英语2012--S. Africa Shooting Exposes Miners' Living Conditions

S. Africa Shooting Exposes Miners' Living Conditions The sound of machines at the mine can be heard from the miners' shacks, in the what is called the platinum belt. It is here, 100 kilometers west of South Africa's capital city Pretoria, that 80 per

VOA标准英语2012--Young Americans Turn to Old-Fashioned Domestic Lifestyle

Young Americans Turn to Old-Fashioned Domestic Lifestyle Shannon Kline and her daughter Alice are picking the last of the summer harvest from the family's vegetable garden while her husband Geoff Delanoy prepares the soil for their fall crops. Life f

VOA标准英语2012--American Idol Winner Releases New Album

American Idol Winner Releases New Album Kris Allen agrees that his life has changed since his appearance on American Idol in 2009. [Things have changed] In a good way, said Allen. I am able to make music for a living and I was not able to do that bef

VOA标准英语2012--Where Do the World’s Poor Live?

Where Do the Worlds Poor Live? Most of the worlds poor do not live in poor countries. New research says nearly 80 percent are actually in middle income countries. Two billion poor people those who live on two dollars a day or less live in middle inco

VOA标准英语2012--US Presidential Candidates Court Youth Vote

US Presidential Candidates Court Youth Vote While Republicans convened in Tampa Wednesday, President Obama spoke to cheering students at the University of Virginia. Don't just chant, you got to vote! he said. Polls show Obama with an advantage among

VOA标准英语2012--California Earthquake Swarm Rattle Nerves, Teaches Lesson

California Earthquake Swarm Rattle Nerves, Teaches Lesson Workers in Brawley repair quake damage, as scientists at the California Institute of Technology learn more about the network of fault-lines beneath the desert community. Since Sunday more than

VOA标准英语2012--US Unions See Wages Fall

US Unions See Wages Fall Tom Lee is a former president of the American Federation of Musicians, the largest musicians' union in the world. He began his career with the U.S. Marine Corps Band and played many performances at the White House. Although u

VOA标准英语2012--Small-Scale Irrigation Nets Large-Scale Payoff

Small-Scale Irrigation Nets Large-Scale Payoff A new study shows small-scale irrigation systems could boost farmers incomes by billions of dollars in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. The research was discussed at the World Water Week conference in

VOA标准英语2012--Independent Cambodian Radio Station Runs Without Jailed Owner

Independent Cambodian Radio Station Runs Without Jailed Owner A few days a week, radio station owner Mam Sonando would go on air to talk to callers. Now, the station and its listeners have to do without him, as he sits in prison across town. The DJ w

VOA标准英语2012--Egyptian President's Iran Trip Signals New Priorities

Egyptian President's Iran Trip Signals New Priorities Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi goes to Iran Thursday, the first visit by an Egyptian leader since Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution. Morsi's trip breaks an alienation dating back to Egypt's recogni

VOA标准英语2012--American Pediatrics Group Cites Benefits Of Male Circumcision

American Pediatrics Group Cites Benefits Of Male Circumcision In many African countries, adult men are getting circumcised to stop the spread of HIV. That's because research shows that male circumcision can protect both men and their female partners

VOA标准英语2012--Patriotism, High Ideals Motivate Many Convention Delegates

Patriotism, High Ideals Motivate Many Convention Delegates Ruth Hinebaugh Umbel, a delegate from Maryland at the Republican National Convention, supports nominee Mitt Romney. She has been politically active for more than five decades, but this is her