VOA标准英语2012--Surviving New York Subway Construction

Surviving New York Subway Construction Francisco Quijada first looked out of the window of his interior design store more than 45 years ago and he says the view was as bright as his future. No more. I gave up cleaning them, because it cost me money a

VOA标准英语2012--US State Might Sell Naming Rights for Roads

US State Might Sell Naming Rights for Roads All but the tiniest of roads have to have names so they can be located on a map, and so people can ask directions to them. Bridges less so, but Americans name a lot of them, too. Very often these arteries c

VOA标准英语2012--Morganfield Channels Bluesman Dad on 'Son Of The Seventh Son'

Morganfield Channels Bluesman Dad on 'Son Of The Seventh Son' Muddy Waters or Mud Morganfield? Its almost impossible to tell. Of course, nothing would please Mud more than hearing people say he sounds just like his late father Muddy Waters on the tra

VOA标准英语2012--Man Follows Upstream Dream in 'Salmon Fishing in The Yemen'

Man Follows Upstream Dream in 'Salmon Fishing in The Yemen' Dr. Alfred Jones knows pretty much all there is to know about salmon. So when a wealthy sheikh asks him to create fishing streams in the desert, he is, to put it mildly, skeptical. SHEIKH Yo

VOA标准英语2012--'Test Tube" Burger Provides Meatless Alternative

'Test Tube Burger Provides Meatless Alternative Paying $330,000 for a hamburger might seem like a lot, but that's what it cost for scientists in the Netherlands to prove it's possible to make a meat-like pattie from a cluster of muscle cells. At the

VOA标准英语2012--Syrian Activists: Women, Children Massacred in Homs

Syrian Activists: Women, Children Massacred in Homs Activists say the bodies of at least 45 women and children have been discovered in the central city that has been a flashpoint for an anti-government uprising and retaliatory attacks and shelling by

VOA标准英语2012--US Civil Rights Organization Promotes Minority Voting

US Civil Rights Organization Promotes Minority Voting Not on our watch are we going to be pushed away from the decision-making table when it comes to school and education, jobs and economic policy in this country, said National Urban League President

VOA标准英语2012--Saudi Women Slowly Advance Cultural Change

Saudi Women Slowly Advance Cultural Change This year something new has appeared on the streets of Saudi cities, female shop assistants. For now, they're only found in lingerie stores. King Abdullah signed a decree to change the law after years of pro

VOA标准英语2012--Cyberspace Pierces Putin's Mystique

Cyberspace Pierces Putin's Mystique Vladimir Putin is not on trial. It is an anti-Putin attack video prepared days before Russia's presidential election. Watched by more than three-million people, this 50-second fake news clip shows how Russia's poli

VOA标准英语2012--Hydroponic Farmer Produces Year-Round Harvest

Hydroponic Farmer Produces Year-Round Harvest Mary Ellen Taylor sells her produce at weekend farmers markets near Washington, D.C. The heads of lettuce, still attached to their roots, are popular and she has many repeat customers. The lettuce just ta

VOA标准英语2012--Romney, Santorum Court Republican Voters Ahead of Illinois Primary

Romney, Santorum Court Republican Voters Ahead of Illinois Primary In his small shop on one of the main streets in downtown Pontiac, Illinois, Jon Sear is hard at work fixing computers. He says he runs his business by following a basic principle. You

VOA标准英语2012--Syrian Children Find Shelter in Turkey Camp

Syrian Children Find Shelter in Turkey Camp Reyhanli Refugee Camp in Turkey, just across the Syrian border, is home to more than 3,000 refugees, many of them children. The Turkish government provides the basics - even a school, a playground and some

VOA标准英语2012--Syrians in US May Get Extended Stays

Syrians in US May Get Extended Stays Syrian-Americans rallied again in Washington, last week, against the government of President Bashar al-Assad. Many of them are worried their relatives and loved ones who have been in the United States on temporary

VOA标准英语2012--Soaring Gas Prices Threaten Obama Re-Election

Soaring Gas Prices Threaten Obama Re-Election Mitt Romney leads the Republican race over Rick Santorum and would like to shift his focus to President Obama as soon as possible. He said if he couldnt turn it around in three years that he would be look

VOA标准英语2012 How America Elects - Winning Party's Nomination Takes Winning Delegates

How America Elects - Winning Party's Nomination Takes Winning Delegates To be on the November presidential election ballot, candidates have to win their party's nomination. And that decision is made by party delegates. When primary or caucus voters m

VOA标准英语2012--Artist Reinvents Herself After Near-Fatal Accident

Artist Reinvents Herself After Near-Fatal Accident Ruffner is one of the best-known glass artists in the United States. Her one-of-a-kind sculptures are vibrant, exquisitely detailed and often humorous. Over the years, she became famous for a techniq

VOA标准英语2012--Steve Tyrell Showcases Pop, Jazz Standards on 'I'll Take Romance'

Steve Tyrell Showcases Pop, Jazz Standards on 'I'll Take Romance' Tyrell proves once again that romance never goes out of style. In fact, ever since he recorded The Way You Look Tonight on the soundtrack for the film Father Of The Bride, hes been reg

VOA标准英语2012--Long Lines, Protests Greet Apple Launch of New iPad

Long Lines, Protests Greet Apple Launch of New iPad Now on sale in 10 countries, hundreds of people lined up at stores around the world - some camping overnight - to be among the first to own a third generation iPad. And amid the hype that's become t

VOA标准英语2012--Owners Can't Overstay Welcome at Trendy Condo Hotels

Owners Can't Overstay Welcome at Trendy Condo Hotels You know what a hotel is, of course. And perhaps, a condominium - a residential building divided into separate units that are owned by different people. What you may not know is that in some U.S. c

VOA标准英语2012--Egypt's Copts Mourn Pope Shenouda, Wary of Future

Egypt's Copts Mourn Pope Shenouda, Wary of Future Pope Shenouda Coptic mourners lined for hours outside Cairo's main cathedral to pay their last respects to the only patriarch most had ever known. Pope Shenouda's 40-year tenure as patriarch of the Co