VOA标准英语2012--US Military's Language School Draws Positive Attention

US Military's Language School Draws Positive Attention It is hard to believe that the young U.S. military service members at the school are speaking the most difficult language in the world - Mandarin - fluently. They're among about 3,500 students wh

VOA标准英语2012--US Army Corps of Engineers Fights Receding Mississippi Waters

US Army Corps of Engineers Fights Receding Mississippi Waters It's another day of intense heat in the midwest United States, and another day without rain on the Mississippi river. On board the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers survey ship, the MV Pathfind

VOA标准英语2012--Medany Aims to be 1st Egyptian Woman to Medal at Olympics

Medany Aims to be 1st Egyptian Woman to Medal at Olympics As Egypt struggles to get back on its feet after 16 rocky months of revolution and military rule, the country's young Olympians are hoping to do the seemingly impossible under the circumstance

VOA标准英语2012--South Asians Fuel Asian Population Boom in US

South Asians Fuel Asian Population Boom in US Despite the sluggish economy, hiring manager Pete Tapaskar is having difficulty filling empty chairs at his suburban Chicago technology firm ProSoft. We dont get enough resources locally. We have to depen

VOA标准英语2012--Afghans Hopeful, But Worried About Future

Afghans Hopeful, But Worried About Future Modest changes There is a growing middle class in Afghanistans cities, including the capital Kabul. 在阿富汗的城市中，包括首都喀布尔在内，中产阶级正在不断壮大。 It is an increasi

VOA标准英语2012--Fight for Aleppo Intensifies, Worries Grow About Possible Massacre

Fight for Aleppo Intensifies, Worries Grow About Possible Massacre Syrian activists say government forces are using helicopter gunships to blast rebel-held areas of Aleppo, the nations commercial capital. In amateur video that cant be independently v

VOA标准英语2012--Phelps Fails to Medal in Olympics Swimming Opener

Phelps Fails to Medal in Olympics Swimming Opener American swimmer Ryan Lochte won the mens 400-meter individual medley (4:05.18) by an impressive margin of more than three and a half seconds, capturing the gold medal. Brazils Thiago Pereira took the

VOA标准英语2012--Mau Mau Torture Hearing Concludes in London

Mau Mau Torture Hearing Concludes in London At the Royal Courts of Justice building in London, veterans from Kenyas Mau Mau uprising, an anti-colonial movement, are gearing up for what they hope will be the final chapter in a 50-year struggle. They a

VOA标准英语2012--Nantucket Island Offers Paradise at a Price

Nantucket Island Offers Paradise at a Price Forty-three kilometers off the coast of the northeastern state of Massachusetts lies the island of Nantucket. Its the size of New York Citys Manhattan Island, but with about a million and a half fewer resid

VOA标准英语2012--Activists Urge Lifting of HIV Travel Bans

Activists Urge Lifting of HIV Travel Bans Marma Palma is an Aboriginal HIV/AIDS advocate from New Zealand who has been living with the virus for 19 years. She defiantly traveled to the U.S. six times while the entry ban for HIV-positive persons was i

VOA标准英语2012--Opening for Investment, Burma Faces Human Rights Challenges

Opening for Investment, Burma Faces Human Rights Challenges U.S. and European sanctions hurt Burma's banking sector, making it harder for foreign firms to invest. But with those sanctions eased, Google, Coca-Cola and General Motors are leading the ch

VOA标准英语2012--Nigerian Parents Mark Children's Faces for Safety

Nigerian Parents Mark Children's Faces for Safety More than 500 languages are spoken in Nigeria and that number does not include traditional forms of communication, like talking drums, which have beats that can be literally translated into words. Nig

VOA标准英语2012--Major US Tax, Spending Decisions Could Hinge on November Elections

Major US Tax, Spending Decisions Could Hinge on November Elections Last week brought a tantalizing hint of movement in a politically divided legislature. The Democrat-controlled Senate passed a bill to retain current tax rates on earnings under $250,

VOA标准英语2012--Iranian Hopes Dashed at Non-Aligned Summit

Iranian Hopes Dashed at Non-Aligned Summit It was an extremely diverse group that met in Tehran, representing more than half the worlds countries. Among the 120 delegation chiefs were more than two dozen heads of state. But with such a broad-based gr

VOA标准英语2012--Indicators Show US Economic Recovery Slow, Uneven

Indicators Show US Economic Recovery Slow, Uneven Economists say trucks haul nearly 70 percent of the freight used in the United States. The American Trucking Association says freight is a measure of the economy, because manufacturers have to move ra

VOA标准英语2012--Artist Creates Wood Sculptures With a Chainsaw

Artist Creates Wood Sculptures With a Chainsaw Long shows off his skill, speed carving an owl in just 45 minutes. I love chainsaw carving. Its art. Its fun. People love it. It makes people smile, he said. Long began his career carving ice sculptures,

VOA标准英语2012--Family Hires Assassin to Murder Mama in 'Killer Joe'

Family Hires Assassin to Murder Mama in 'Killer Joe' Chris has no job and is deep in debt to a loan shark. He is convinced that Killer Joe can solve his financial problems. Mom has got a $50 thousand life insurance policy. Killer Joe is a professiona

VOA标准英语2012--Urbanization Grows Worldwide

Urbanization Grows Worldwide The World Urban Forum (9/1-7) gets underway Saturday in Naples, Italy to address the growing trend toward urbanization. About 3-thousand participants from 114 countries are expected to attend the conference. This years th

VOA标准英语2012--US Democrats Convene Amid High Unemployment

DNC Protests Target Charlotte-based Companies in Wall Street South In Charlotte North Carolina, the protests are bigger and livelier than similar events at the Republican National Convention in Tampa, because protesters say this is where President Ob

VOA标准英语2012--Ethiopia Looks to a Future Without Meles Zenawi

Ethiopia Looks to a Future Without Meles Zenawi Life is returning to normal in Ethiopia's capital after more than two weeks of mourning for longtime ruler, Meles Zenawi. Abi Hailemichael works in a barbershop in the Bole neighborhood of Addis Ababa.