VOA标准英语2012--MLK Holiday Celebrates Late Civil Rights Leader

MLK Holiday Celebrates Late Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr.'s rise as a civil rights leader began in 1955 when he spearheaded the drive to desegregate public buses in Montgomery, Alabama. By August 1963, Reverend King's push for equal righ

VOA标准英语2012--Heart Attack Risk Soars After Loved One Dies

Heart Attack Risk Soars After Loved One Dies The risk of heart attack goes way up in the hours and days after the death of a loved on, according to new research. Researchers surveyed almost 2,000 heart attack survivors and asked whether someone close

VOA标准英语2012--Social Media Tracks Haiti's Cholera Epidemic

Social Media Tracks Haiti's Cholera Epidemic Public health systems may be losing their monopoly on data about outbreaks of disease. Researchers at Harvard Medical School and Childrens Hospital Boston found that news reports and social media can also

VOA标准英语2012--Pills Offer New Hope in Fight Against Yaws

Pills Offer New Hope in Fight Against Yaws Scientists have found that a medicine taken in pill form is just as effective in treating the neglected tropical disease yaws as the usual treatment, a shot of penicillin. The easier-to-use therapy raises ne

VOA慢速英语2012--China Exports Fall to Two-Year Lows

China Exports Fall to Two-Year Lows Sales of Chinese-made goods overseas have been one of the biggest drivers of China's phenomenal growth. But new data shows that export growth may already have peaked. Investment strategist Pu Yonghao at UBS Wealth

VOA标准英语2012--ICRC Suspends Food Aid to 1.1 Million Somalis

ICRC Suspends Food Aid to 1.1 Million Somalis In mid-December, authorities in Jowhar, in the Middle Shabelle region of central Somalia, stopped a Red Cross humanitarian convoy for what they called a quality check. Four weeks later, the ICRC says it h

VOA标准英语2012--US Chamber Says Business-Friendly Policies Needed to Grow Economy

US Chamber Says Business-Friendly Policies Needed to Grow Economy Las Vegas. Bright lights, mega casinos and, for a few days, home to some of the most cutting edge technology on the planet. More than 20,000 new products are being launched, with the b

VOA标准英语2012--Guantanamo’s 10th Anniversary Marked by Protests

Guantanamos 10th Anniversary Marked by Protests Hundreds of demonstrators marched in a cold rain along Pennsylvania Avenue. They were led by protesters in black hoods and orange jump suits, representing the 171 detainees still held at the Guantanamo

VOA标准英语2012--Indian Mobile Phone App Aims to Thwart Sexual Assaults

Indian Mobile Phone App Aims to Thwart Sexual Assaults Cheena Sikka is typical of the modern, professional Indian woman. She works hard. She works late. When her shift is finished, a company cab takes her part of the way home. But she worries about t

VOA标准英语2012--Rock Musician Struggles to Find Boundaries in Burma

Rock Musician Struggles to Find Boundaries in Burma The musician who calls himself Darko C has been the leader of a struggling Rangoon rock band for seven years. He says he is unsure about the new standards of Burma's censorship board, which vets all

VOA标准英语2012--Health Officials Seek Support to Stamp Out Cholera in Haiti

Health Officials Seek Support to Stamp Out Cholera in Haiti There have been half a million cholera cases and 7,000 deaths in Haiti since the outbreak began in October 2010. More than 200 new cases are being reported every day. That's prompting public

VOA标准英语2012--FAO: Food Prices Fell Sharply in December

FAO: Food Prices Fell Sharply in December International food prices fell sharply in December. However, a U.N. agency says overall prices remained high in 2011. The Food and Agriculture Organization also says that price trends are uncertain for 2012.

VOA标准英语2012--Race for US Republican Party Nomination Heads South

Race for US Republican Party Nomination Heads South Mitt Romney captured nearly 40 per cent of the vote in New Hampshire, putting him in a clear lead in the race. In his victory speech, Romney looked to South Carolina and the man who could ulimately

Severe Drought, Wildfires Threaten Water Resources

Severe Drought, Wildfires Threaten Water Resources This is Valles Caldera. Actually, it's the giant mouth of a dormant super volcano that last erupted 40,000 years ago. In the millennia since then, the terrain developed high-elevation forests, of abu

VOA标准英语2012--Bikeshare Program Makes Cycling Lifestyle Easy

Bikeshare Program Makes Cycling Lifestyle Easy This is one of the many Bikeshare locations in southeast Washington. Renting a bike is as easy as 1.2.3. All you have to do is put in your credit card. Once the card is accepted, select the type of membe

VOA标准英语2012--NH Voters Want Improved Economy

NH Voters Want Improved Economy Americans are apt to vote when they want change. Republicans are counting on that in this year's election to unseat President Barack Obama. The nation's first primary voting takes place in New Hampshire on Tuesday, tha

VOA标准英语2012--Doctors Report Rise in Obesity-Related Cancers in US

Doctors Report Rise in Obesity-Related Cancers in US The American Cancer Society says in its annual report that fewer Americans are dying of cancer, but doctors are seeing more patients with cancers linked to obesity, including pancreatic and kidney

VOA标准英语2012--Miranda Lambert Delivers Whole New Flair With 'Four The Record'

Miranda Lambert Delivers Whole New Flair With 'Four The Record' Miranda Lambert says her new album, Four The Record, pushes the limits and builds on her previous releases with a whole new flair. The Country star kept a high profile throughout the pas

VOA标准英语2012--Maternal Health Poses Another Major Challenge for Somalia

Maternal Health Poses Another Major Challenge for Somalia Two decades of civil war in Somalia have made the country one of the most dangerous places in the world for a woman to give birth. The World Health Organization says Somalia has one of the hig

VOA标准英语2012--US Court Ruling on Corporate Campaign Spending Draws Concern

US Court Ruling on Corporate Campaign Spending Draws Concern Two years ago this month [January 21], the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that government may not limit spending by corporations on political campaigns. The majority in the narrow 5-4 decision, k