VOA标准英语2012--Sneaky Phone Marketers Outfox 'Caller ID'

Sneaky Phone Marketers Outfox 'Caller ID' One telephone feature that seemed revolutionary when it was introduced in the 1970s - but now is quite standard - is Caller ID. Its a message that appears on your phone as its ringing, showing you the telepho

VOA标准英语2012--North Korea Trying to Make Succession Look Solid

North Korea Trying to Make Succession Look Solid North Korea's efforts to solidify Kim Jong Un as the communist nation's new supreme leader appear to be intensifying. North Korea's state-run media Tuesday released video of the new leader rallying tro

VOA标准英语2012--Study Says Breath Analysis Can Help in Diagnosing Cancer

Study Says Breath Analysis Can Help in Diagnosing Cancer Lung cancer claims an estimated one and a half million lives each year. But a research team at the Cleveland Clinic and University of Illinois is working to develop a new test that could make d

VOA标准英语2012--Mosquitoes Genetically Modified to Prevent Malaria

Mosquitoes Genetically Modified to Prevent Malaria There may soon be a new weapon in the fight against malaria - a genetically-modified mosquito that kills the disease-causing parasite once it becomes infected. Malaria is a leading cause of death wor

VOA标准英语2012--Study: Ocean Acidity Exceeds Natural Norms

Study: Ocean Acidity Exceeds Natural Norms New research suggests an overload of carbon dioxide in the oceans is posing a serious threat to marine life, food security and tourism. While most CO2 emissions from automobiles, buildings and factories go i

VOA标准英语2012--Tahrir Square Packed as Egyptians Mark Uprising

Tahrir Square Packed as Egyptians Mark Uprising For many, being on Tahrir Square once again has brought the memories of last year's revolution flooding back. Doctor and former protester Rabie el Khouly brought his wife and children. My family as a wh

VOA标准英语2012--'Hugo' Leads Oscar Race With 11 Nominations

'Hugo' Leads Oscar Race With 11 Nominations Martin Scorsese's 3D adventure movie Hugo, a fantasy tribute to French film pioneer George Melies, leads the list with 11 nominations, including one for Best Director, numerous technical categories and the

VOA标准英语2012--Aquaponics Could Signal Future of Food

Aquaponics Could Signal Future of Food Imagine growing vegetables and fish in the same space. Thats the idea behind aquaponics, a marriage of fish farming and soil-less plant cultivation in a single, sustainable closed system. Supporters believe aqua

VOA标准英语2012--Obesity Linked to Brain Damage

Obesity Linked to Brain Damage Researchers are beginning to understand why lasting weight loss is so hard. They believe it has to do with damage to the part of the brain thats involved in weight control. If obese people stop overeating, switch to a h

VOA标准英语2012--Iran Threat to Close Strait Could Hurt Economic Recovery

Iran Threat to Close Strait Could Hurt Economic Recovery Nearly one-fifth of the world's traded oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz, much of it destined for Asian and European nations. Lucian Pugliaresi at the Energy Policy Research Foundation sa

VOA标准英语2012--'Rin Tin Tin' Recounts Dog's Rise to Stardom

'Rin Tin Tin' Recounts Dog's Rise to Stardom Susan Orlean, author of Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend, has vivid memories of the German Shepherd from her 1950s childhood, when the animal performed daring rescues on a television series. But as she

VOA标准英语2012--Children's Asthma Not Eased by Anti-Reflux Drug

Children's Asthma Not Eased by Anti-Reflux Drug Seventeen-year-old Alaina Kvapil was diagnosed with asthma when she was 13. When you have an asthma attack, your airways actually close up and people dont realize that you cant breathe, you cant get the

Kenya's Kiplagat focus on New York title and marathon majors

Kenya's Kiplagat focus on New York title and marathon majors NAIROBI, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's hopes and prayers will be with world champion Edna Kiplagat on Sunday when she lines up among elites eyeing to clinch her second New York Marathon title

英语口语大赢家Topic246:大学和专业Universities and Majors

丹尼尔对大学不了解，于是阿美就跟他慢慢解释。其实阿美同样也有疑惑，是学中文还是经济，她自己还在考虑当中。 Listen Read Learn Daniel: May, is the university a terrible place? May: Surely not. Life in the university is fun. Why did you ask? Daniel: Beca

VOA标准英语2012--Summer Baseball Grooms Players for Majors

Summer Baseball Grooms Players for Majors As the sun sets on Cape Cod and the swimmers leave the beach, local ball fields light up as top college athletes face off in the Cape Cod Baseball League. The talent is unbelievable here, says Jeff McNeil, a

VOA标准英语2012--US College Students Customize Unique Majors

US College Students Customize Unique Majors One of the first questions an American college student often gets is, What are you majoring in? Meaning, what academic subject are you spending most of your time studying? A typical answer would be chemistr

VOA标准英语2012--Rwandan Women Thrive on 'Sweet Dreams'

Rwandan Women Thrive on 'Sweet Dreams' The women make up the first and only female drumming troupe in Rwanda. Most of them are still traumatized by the 1994 genocide, in which the majority Hutus slaughtered ethnic Tutsis, leaving almost one million p

VOA标准英语2012--Slavery Saga Lives On in Connecticut

Slavery Saga Lives On in Connecticut In 1839, African slaves bound for a Cuban sugar plantation escaped their shackles. They killed the captain and cook aboard the schooner Amistad and ordered their two slavemasters to sail to Africa. Instead, the sl

VOA标准英语2012--Remembering Davy Jones

Remembering Davy Jones Most of his fans first heard of Davy Jones in 1966, when the Monkees television program invaded living rooms worldwide. In reality, the then 21-year-old actor and singer from Manchester in the United Kingdom was a show business

VOA标准英语2012--AIDS-Stricken Mother Wages War Against HIV

AIDS-Stricken Mother Wages War Against HIV When Catherine Wyatt-Morley tested positive for HIV, she was told she had six years to live. Nearly two decades later, the mother of three is still alive, still fighting AIDS and finding strength in helping