VOA标准英语2012--A Century Later, Candy Man Still Sells Taffy

A Century Later, Candy Man Still Sells Taffy The colorful old southern seaport of New Orleans, Louisiana, is full of character - and characters: mimes and clowns on Jackson Square, Lucky Dog men who sell hot dogs from carts shaped like wieners in a b

VOA标准英语2012--Potomac Named Most Endangered River

Potomac Named Most Endangered River The Potomac River is seen by hundreds of thousands each day as it flows under bridges and past memorials. It is used for recreational activities, and provides drinking water for five million people. Before the Poto

VOA标准英语2012--Study Says Pregnant Women Should Get Flu Shot

Study Says Pregnant Women Should Get Flu Shot During the 2009 H1N1 influenza pandemic, pregnant women faced a greater risk of life-threatening complications and many were hospitalized. Dr. Michael Katz from the March of Dimes says influenza is a seri

VOA标准英语2012--Mango Pits, Coconut Shells Could Generate Electricity

Mango Pits, Coconut Shells Could Generate Electricity 'Very little waste' University of Kentucky plant scientist Seth DeBolt and colleagues wanted to find a fuel that people in poor, rural areas could use to generate electricity. While on a study tri

VOA标准英语2012--Syrian University Town Could Hold Key to End to Conflict

Syrian University Town Could Hold Key to End to Conflict Aleppo is a major port close to Turkey. It's Syria's economic center. Here, the business elite support the government of President Bashar al-Assad. We trust that he's going to do some good stuf

VOA标准英语2012--US Firms Prospering in Asia, Russia

US Firms Prospering in Asia, Russia U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton predicted Russia's entry last month into the World Trade Organization will be a boost for American companies. It pays to join the rules-based trading system, she told APEC de

VOA标准英语2012--Movie, Game Violence Are Focus in Wake of School Shooting

Movie, Game Violence Are Focus in Wake of School Shooting When Chris Nolans film The Dark Knight Rises came out in July, the on-screen death and destruction served as the backdrop to a mass shooting during its premiere in Aurora, Colorado. The shoote

VOA标准英语2012--Chinese Tourism to US Growing

Chinese Tourism to US Growing Visitors to Los Angeles find countless movie studios, endless stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and a constant flow of Chinese tourists. Los Angeles, we are the city in the United States that more Chinese come to than

VOA标准英语2012--World AIDS Day 2012 More Hopeful Than in Past

World AIDS Day 2012 More Hopeful Than in Past According to the United Nations, about 34 million people worldwide are living with HIV, and 2.5 million were infected last year alone. In the United States, the Centers for Disease Control says there is a

VOA标准英语2012--US Business Leaders Press Congress for Debt Deal

US Business Leaders Press Congress for Debt Deal Business leaders are pressing Congress for action, and the White House summoned ordinary Americans as Washington heads toward steep automatic tax hikes and spending cuts. Democrats and Republicans have

VOA标准英语2012--More Afghan Opium May Mean More Pakistani Addicts

More Afghan Opium May Mean More Pakistani Addicts In Pakistan, the number of people addicted to heroin and other opiates, like these in Karachi, are on the rise. Mohammad Qurban has been an addict for 20 years. This is his second time in rehab. There

VOA标准英语2012--Violin Maker Keeps Family Tradition Alive

Violin Maker Keeps Family Tradition Alive These are the tools that I inherited from my grandfather, he says while making his second violin from scratch at his home. Some of them came from my great-great-grandfathers workshop as well. He says violins

VOA标准英语2012--Slow Progress on Curbing Deforestation Expected at Climate Conference

Slow Progress on Curbing Deforestation Expected at Climate Conference In Indonesia, a moratorium on new forest development appears to have little effect as farmers and large companies continue cutting down trees for timber, then burning off the land

VOA标准英语2012--Obama Appeals to Public About 'Fiscal Cliff'

Obama Appeals to Public About 'Fiscal Cliff' Obama took his campaign to a toy factory near Philadelphia on Friday, asking middle-class workers and business leaders to press Republican lawmakers to pass his tax plan. And if we could just get a few Hou

VOA标准英语2012--Astronauts Criticize US Space Program

Astronauts Criticize US Space Program Retired Astronaut Eugene Cernan is one of just twelve men who walked on the moon. He currently holds the distinction of being the last man there. It is tremendously disappointing that I am here 40 years later and

VOA标准英语2012--Violence Forces Burmese Muslims Out of Kyaukphyu

Violence Forces Burmese Muslims Out of Kyaukphyu Little is left of this once vibrant Muslim fishing village. A month after fires leveled the community, those who once lived here are now part of the more than 100,000 displaced in Rakhine state still t

VOA标准英语2012--Soweto Shows Uneven Development After 18 Years of Democracy

Soweto Shows Uneven Development After 18 Years of Democracy Tourists cycling fearlessly in Soweto are finishing up a historical tour in one of the world's most famous townships, where they are taught about life during white-minority rule, known as ap

VOA标准英语2012--Cloud Atlas: A Tale of Birth, Death and Re-Birth

Cloud Atlas: A Tale of Birth, Death and Re-Birth From the travails of a young American in the mid-19th century on a vessel crossing the Pacific to a female clone who rises up against oppression in a futuristic society, Cloud Atlas is a grand tale abo

VOA标准英语2012--More Women Starting Businesses in US

More Women Starting Businesses in US A few decades ago, this truck would likely have belonged to a company owned by a man. But it actually belongs to Barbara Ayers. She is president and CEO of Apple Transfer, based in Fredericksburg, Virginia, which

VOA标准英语2012--2012 Presidential Debates Begin

2012 Presidential Debates Begin One of the first political debates in the U.S. took place in Illinois, in 1858. Senatorial candidates Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas stood on this rock and argued over slavery. Lincoln lost the race but went on to