VOA标准英语2012--IMF Optimistic About Global Economic Growth

IMF Optimistic About Global Economic Growth The IMF says the U.S. job market is starting to show signs of life, factory output is up sharply from recessionary lows and American consumers are spending more. There's also good news from Europe, where co

VOA标准英语2012--The Road to the Kremlin Goes Through Yaroslavl

The Road to the Kremlin Goes Through Yaroslavl Two years ago, as the Volga River city of Yaroslavl approached its 1,000th anniversary, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin poured millions of dollars into refurbishing churches and restoring the citys

VOA标准英语2012--Florida Man Accused of Killing Unarmed Teenager Makes Court Appearance

Florida Man Accused of Killing Unarmed Teenager Makes Court Appearance George Zimmerman's first court appearance before a Florida judge came a day after he surrendered to police in connection with the shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. It was th

VOA标准英语2012--US Secretary of State Hails Suu Kyi Film

US Secretary of State Hails Suu Kyi Film Although The Lady, a feature film on Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, opened as scheduled, no one anticipated its release would coincide with the democracy leaders election to a seat in Burmas parlia

VOA标准英语2012--Students Learn Lesson in Power of Giving

Students Learn Lesson in Power of Giving On the 15th of each month, a classroom at Pointers Run Elementary School in Maryland, is abuzz with volunteers. Students like Campbell Snoddy collect food that has been donated by students, parents and teacher

VOA标准英语2012--Global Economy Still Viewed as Fragile

Global Economy Still Viewed as Fragile Business, government and civil society officials are expressing greater confidence in the world economy over the next 12 months. However, the Global Confidence Index also shows they believe the economy remains o

VOA标准英语2012--Addressing Climate Change through Diet

Addressing Climate Change through Diet A new study says one of the best ways to curb greenhouse gas emissions is to eat less meat. In fact, the study says meat consumption in the developed should be cut by 50 percent per person by 2050. Meat producti

VOA标准英语2012--Reptiles, Amphibians in US Succumbing to Deadly Ranavirus

Reptiles, Amphibians in US Succumbing to Deadly Ranavirus Tracking the virus A few years ago, Scott Farnsworth, a graduate student at Towson University in Maryland, was sent to a wooded park in Maryland to relocate box turtles safely away from a new

VOA标准英语2012--US Government, Sotheby's Battle over Ancient Khmer Warrior Statue

US Government, Sotheby's Battle over Ancient Khmer Warrior Statue U.S. prosecutors and the Cambodian government say the 1,000-year-old sandstone statue, depicting a warrior in the Hindu saga The Mahabharata, was looted from the temple of Prasat Chen

VOA标准英语2012--Mitt Romney Emerges as Presumed Republican Presidential Nominee

Mitt Romney Emerges as Presumed Republican Presidential Nominee Rick Santorums surprise announcement, ...We will suspend our campaign effective today... provoked a joyful response from Mitt Romney. I kind of like today, this was a good day, Romney sa

VOA标准英语2012--Many Skeptical Syria Cease-Fire Will Hold

Many Skeptical Syria Cease-Fire Will Hold As the world waits to see if envoy Kofi Annan's brokered cease-fire will hold, Syrian opposition activists say while they support his efforts, they do not believe the plan will ultimately succeed. We wanted t

VOA标准英语2012--Iran Pledges New Initiatives Ahead of Crucial Nuclear Talks

Iran Pledges New Initiatives Ahead of Crucial Nuclear Talks The Fordo uranium enrichment plant is buried deep under a mountain 160 kilometers south of Tehran and is central to the talks this weekend. According to media reports citing diplomats, the U

VOA标准英语2012--Iranian-American Musician Mixes Music Styles

Iranian-American Musician Mixes Music Styles At home in Austin, Shafinury plays the Persian setar. Iranians love this music, but Shafinury says others are intrigued by it. Americans find it exotic, mysterious and interesting, but they can relate to i

VOA标准英语2012--Drug Crime, Development Top Agenda for Summit of Americas

Drug Crime, Development Top Agenda for Summit of Americas Port of Spain, Trinidad, in 2009. The president attended his first Summit of the Americas, pledging to seek equal partnerships with other nations in the hemisphere. He also had his first encou

VOA标准英语2012--US Shooting Case Puts Spotlight on Controversial Law

US Shooting Case Puts Spotlight on Controversial Law Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman said he shot 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in self-defense during a confrontation, after calling the police emergency line to report a suspicious person:

VOA标准英语2012--Florida Man Charged in Controversial Death of Unarmed Teenager

Florida Man Charged in Controversial Death of Unarmed Teenager Florida special prosecutor Angela Corey said there's enough evidence to file murder charges against George Zimmerman in the shooting death of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin. Today we filed an

VOA标准英语2012--You’ve Heard of ‘The Birth of the Blues’

Youve Heard of The Birth of the Blues Heres one of those word-association games. If we said waltz, youd probably think of Vienna, Austria. Closer to our home, if we said Dixieland, New Orleans, Louisiana, would likely rush to mind. Country music? Nas

VOA标准英语2012--Security Breaches in London Focus Attention on Olympic Security

Security Breaches in London Focus Attention on Olympic Security 72 floors up with London laid out before them. A breathtaking, terrifying view from the top of the Shard, the highest building in Europe. The group who took this video call themselves th

VOA标准英语2012--North Korean Launch Failure Helps US Intel

North Korean Launch Failure Helps US Intel For North Korea, this was supposed to be a show of pride. Pyongyang had invited foreign journalists for a rare glimpse of its secretive program. Breaking up in just seconds, the failure was quick and obvious

VOA标准英语2012--IMF Chief: World Economy Is Improving, Recovery Is Fragile

IMF Chief: World Economy Is Improving, Recovery Is Fragile Earlier this year, Greece's debt-ridden economy was the attention of world financial markets as well as hard-pressed Greek workers. But with the streets of Athens now mostly calm and the Gree