VOA标准英语2012--In Whitney Houston's Hometown, Fans Pay Tribute

In Whitney Houston's Hometown, Fans Pay Tribute Outside the New Hope Baptist Church in Newark, fans and friends left messages, flowers and other outpourings to say goodbye and thank you to the star. Scribbled notes said her voice had brought goose bu

Gloom Creeps Across Europe as Greece, Others Struggle

Gloom Creeps Across Europe as Greece, Others Struggle Another day, another protest in Greece, where anger is giving way to hopelessness. It is unfair, it is a mistake, to put an end to social support in Greece, because this will end up being applied

VOA标准英语2012--Challenges Remain for Kosovo, Four Years After Declaring Independence

Challenges Remain for Kosovo, Four Years After Declaring Independence When Prime Minister Hashim Thaci read Kosovo's declaration of independence, in 2008, there were fears that independence would have destabilizing effects on the region. So far, thos

VOA标准英语2012--Fighting Poverty, Protecting Women from HIV

Fighting Poverty, Protecting Women from HIV Financially empowering young women in poor countries may help protect them against sexually transmitted diseases. A new study shows that addressing poverty can help prevent risky behavior. Poverty, a lack o

威胁同性恋者的权利即威胁国际正义

Uganda's 'Daily Monitor' Editor: Threat to Gay Rights a Threat to National Justice 威胁同性恋者的权利即威胁国际正义 JOSELOW: First of all, the title of your article is 'Those Who Go After Gays and Sex Workers Will One Day Go After Tea

VOA标准英语2012--President Obama Urges Tax Cut Extension to Boost US Economy

President Obama Urges Tax Cut Extension to Boost US Economy With Americas fragile economic recovery appearing to gain momentum, U.S. President Barack Obama has a simple message: keep it going. The last thing we need is for Washington to stand in the

VOA标准英语2012--US Republican Candidate Debates Define Positions

US Republican Candidate Debates Define Positions These presidential contenders share a common love for America, but not for each other. In the 15 years after he left the speakership [of the House of Representatives], the Speaker [Newt Gingrich] has b

VOA标准英语2012--NASA Reflects on Past, Plans for Mars

NASA Reflects on Past, Plans for Mars U.S. astronaut John Glenn first orbited the Earth 50 years ago on February 20, 1962. And when he returned, an adoring public greeted him, along with a burgeoning U.S. space program that propelled men to the moon

VOA标准英语2012--Nation's Capital Nurtures Local Fashion

Nation's Capital Nurtures Local Fashion Gennet Purcell has always loved fashion, but it wasnt her career until recently. I was a practicing attorney by trade for almost 13 years, she says. For much of that time, she was also designing and making clot

VOA标准英语2012--Spock Parenting Book Gets Online Update

Spock Parenting Book Gets Online Update Books published in electronic form to be read on tablet-sized readers are, in some cases, outstripping sales of conventional hard-copy volumes. E-books on parenting, for example, are, if not flying off the shel

VOA标准英语2012--Karaoke and Counseling: Japan’s Tsunami Survivors Try to Rebuild

Karaoke and Counseling: Japans Tsunami Survivors Try to Rebuild Karaoke is helping to heal the wounds of last years tsunami. Traditional folk songs are favorite among the residents of Ofunatos temporary housing, like Kazue Hashiguchi. She says it is

VOA标准英语2012--Airlines Try In-Flight Pitches to Raise Revenue

Airlines Try In-Flight Pitches to Raise Revenue A number of U.S. airlines are in financial trouble. Several have merged or will do so soon. Just about all of them are charging fees for checked bags, and selling, rather than giving away, whatever food

VOA标准英语2012--美国死于丙肝人数超过艾滋病

Hepatitis C Kills More Americans Than HIV/AIDS 美国死于丙肝人数超过艾滋病 The number of deaths from the hepatitis C virus is up while deaths related to HIV/AIDS are down, according to U.S. researchers. As a result, more Americans are now

voa标准英语--密歇根选民主要关心经济问题

Michigan Voters Mainly Concerned About Economy 密歇根选民主要关心经济问题 星期二共和党总统候选人在密西根州进行初选。民意测验显示前美国参议员里克?桑托姆和生于密歇根的前麻萨诸塞州州长米特

VOA标准英语2012--French Voters Concerned About Economy Ahead of Election

French Voters Concerned About Economy Ahead of Election At the northern Paris branch of Secours Populaire, people are loading up on basics that will get them through the week. The French charity offers food, clothing and emergency shelter to the need

VOA标准英语2012--GOP Contenders Policies Would Raise US Debt: Study

GOP Contenders Policies Would Raise US Debt: Study Ask any of the Republican presidential hopefuls and they'll tell you the current president has done more harm than good. ROMNEY: Almost everything he's done has made it harder for this economy to reb

VOA标准英语2012--Senegal Votes Amid Turmoil Over Presidential Controversy

Senegal Votes Amid Turmoil Over Presidential Controversy Members of Senegal's opposition movement say they will continue daily protests to force Wade to withdraw his candidacy. Led by several opposition candidates, demonstrators have tried to reach t

VOA标准英语2012--Independent Fundraising Groups Influencing US Voters

Independent Fundraising Groups Influencing US Voters All that money flooding into the presidential campaign pays for negative ads. But all that campaign fundraising and negative advertising has sparked a backlash that recently led to the steps of the

VOA标准英语2012--Women on Carrier's Crew Find Navy Life Rewarding

Women on Carrier's Crew Find Navy Life Rewarding Lieutenant Megan Donnelly is one of the 770 women on board the Abraham Lincoln. She is one of the officers who drove the 97,500 ton carrier, as the crew puts it, out of the Persian Gulf through the Str

VOA标准英语2012--US Tribes Struggle With Growing Enrollment

US Tribes Struggle With Growing Enrollment The U.S. government recognizes 566 American Indian and Alaska Native tribes and bands within its borders. In some respects, they're nations within a nation. Native American tribes can make their own laws on