VOA标准英语2012--Amid Violent Drug War, Mexicans to Choose New President

Amid Violent Drug War, Mexicans to Choose New President Campaigning around Mexico came to a close with lots of noise.. Ruling party candidate Josefina Vasquez Mota is upbeat, even though she trails in the polls. Leftist candidate Andres Manuel Lopez

VOA标准英语2012--More Greeks Use Soup Kitchens as Economy Worsens

More Greeks Use Soup Kitchens as Economy Worsens It's just before lunchtime. Bowls of hot pasta are being made up for more than a hundred children. But this is not a school. It's a facility run by the municipality of Athens to feed those who can no l

VOA标准英语2012--World Leaders Gather in Mexico for G20 Summit

World Leaders Gather in Mexico for G20 Summit Mariachi musicians greeted delegations from around the world as they arrived at one of the Mexicos most luxurious beach resort areas. Its also one of the most well-guarded resort areas in the world with s

VOA标准英语2012--Rising Death Toll in Syria Prompts Calls for Western Intervention

Rising Death Toll in Syria Prompts Calls for Western Intervention The violence in Syria continues to escalate and the death toll mounts. The Syrian military is now using helicopter gunships and tanks to shell civilian areas, while armed rebels have i

VOA标准英语2012--Development Banks to Fund Sustainable Transport

Development Banks to Fund Sustainable Transport The worlds eight largest development banks say theyll invest 175 billion dollars to finance sustainable urban transportation systems. The announcement came at the U.N. Conference on Sustainable Developm

VOA标准英语2012--'Identity Politics' Play a Role in US Elections

'Identity Politics' Play a Role in US Elections While many voters would say they cast their ballots on the basis of where the candidates stand on key issues, some of them are swayed by a candidates coloror ethnicityor other factors. And that's called

VOA标准英语2012--Doctors, Researchers on Lookout for New Flu Outbreak

Doctors, Researchers on Lookout for New Flu Outbreak The H1N1 influenza virus infected about 61 million people during the 2009 pandemic. Dave Cornwell was one of them. I had a fever, I was achy, you know, flu-like symptoms, he described. And while I

VOA标准英语2012--Ecuador Mulls Giving Julian Assange Asylum

Ecuador Mulls Giving Julian Assange Asylum Julian Assange walked into the Ecuadorian Embassy on Tuesday and has been staying there ever since. He spoke to a radio station in his native Australia from the embassy. Ecuador back in 2010 suggested that p

VOA标准英语2012--Californians Target Human Trafficking

Californians Target Human Trafficking Virginia Isaias was forced to marry at 15 in her native Mexico, and later kidnapped with her six-year-old daughter and forced into prostitution. Her story is told in a documentary now being produced, called Sands

VOA标准英语2012--World's Economy Still Focused on Europe

World's Economy Still Focused on Europe New reports out Friday show German business confidence declined in June. Chinese manufacturing continues to shrink. And the number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits hit a nine-month high. Expectat

VOA标准英语2012--Quirky Comedy Explores NY Dating Scene

Quirky Comedy Explores NY Dating Scene Gerwig portrays Lola, who at almost 30-years-old, is finally getting to wear a wedding dress. She's planning to marry her fianc Luke, an artist. But Lola is so consumed by her doctoral thesis and the wedding pla

VOA标准英语2012--Eternal City Shines in 'To Rome With Love'

Eternal City Shines in 'To Rome With Love' The film begins with the camera moving past ancient ruins, classic fountains and modern skyscrapers while the 1950's hit, Volare, plays in the background. A Roman policeman directing the notorious traffic tu

VOA标准英语2012--Global Foods Vie for US Market

Global Foods Vie for US Market Mame Diene remembers the ancient baobab tree in the courtyard of her family home. As a child, she was not allowed to climb it or cut its branches. Now, she honors these trees of Senegal by selling their powder as a natu

VOA标准英语2012--At 75, New Deal's 'Green Towns' Endure

At 75, New Deal's 'Green Towns' Endure In an effort to pull the United States out of the Great Depression of the 1930s, President Franklin Roosevelts so-called New Deal administration created a bevy of government agencies designed to help Americans r

VOA标准英语2012--As Iran Talks Falter, Fears of Military Action Increase

As Iran Talks Falter, Fears of Military Action Increase Two days of grueling talks did not narrow the gaps between the West and Iran. The negotiators could only agree to hold lower level talks in the coming weeks. Mark Fitzpatrick at Londons Internat

VOA标准英语2012--Damsels in Distress Now A Thing of the Past

Damsels in Distress Now A Thing of the Past In 1937, Disney's Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs captured the imagination of children the world over. The princess, from Grimm's fairytale, was presented as fragile and helpless, waiting for her prince to

VOA标准英语2012--Ocean Levels Rising Fast on US Coasts

Ocean Levels Rising Fast on US Coasts Ocean levels are rising faster and higher on both coasts of the United States than in other parts of the globe, according to two new studies, and California could be especially hard hit. There will be about one m

VOA标准英语2012--Fistula Surgery Changes Nigerian Women's Lives

Fistula Surgery Changes Nigerian Women's Lives Allowing the patient to live a normal life and giving her back some dignity is the objective of this surgery performed in Jahun hospital, in northeast Nigeria. Since 2008, the aid group Doctors Without B

VOA标准英语2012--Neil Diamond Back On Tour

Neil Diamond Back On Tour When Neil Diamond turned 71 in January 2012, retirement was the furthest thing from his mind. In fact, today, the singer-songwriter is busier than ever. On June 1, he launched a three-month tour of the U.S. and Canada in Ft.

VOA标准英语2012--Californians React to Supreme Court Immigration Ruling

Californians React to Supreme Court Immigration Ruling The court ruled that three parts of SB 1070, the Arizona law aimed at illegal aliens, were infringements by the state on federal authority over immigration. But it kept in place a controversial p