VOA标准英语2012--South Sudan Wheelchair Basketball Team Hopes for Paralympics Berth

South Sudan Wheelchair Basketball Team Hopes for Paralympics Berth Wheelchair-bound basketball players race around a court in the sweltering evening heat. The players bear the scars of the ravages of war and poverty: limbs lost to land mines and bomb

VOA标准英语2012--Battling AIDS with Business

Battling AIDS with Business Africas private sector is being asked to play a bigger role in fighting HIV/AIDS. The Gift from Africa initiative calls on businesses to invest in the continent by investing in health. The initiative was discussed at the 1

VOA标准英语2012--Iraq Attacks Cloud Debate over Syria Intervention

Iraq Attacks Cloud Debate over Syria Intervention Workers clear rubble and twisted metal after a bomb attack in the town of Taji, north of Baghdad on Monday. The town's Sunni community was one of the worst hit with more than 40 people killed, as bomb

VOA标准英语2012--HIV Awareness Campaigns Paying Off

HIV Awareness Campaigns Paying Off A new survey shows that South African HIV/AIDS awareness campaigns have been a big success. Theres more testing, condom use and male circumcision. The findings were released Tuesday at the 19th International AIDS Co

VOA标准英语2012--South Africa Studying Proposal to Legalize Rhino Trade

South Africa Studying Proposal to Legalize Rhino Trade According to the World Wildlife Fund, a record 448 rhinos were poached in 2011 and more than half that number already have been killed illegally so far this year. Pelham Jones, the chairman of So

VOA标准英语2012--Performers and Politicians, Cheers and Chants at AIDS Conference

Performers and Politicians, Cheers and Chants at AIDS Conference HIV-positive singer Jamar Rogers commanded the stage, just as he did as a semifinalist on the popular U.S. singing competition television program, The Voice. But Rogers was not the only

VOA标准英语2012--Syrian Refugees Struggle on Lebanese Border

Syrian Refugees Struggle on Lebanese Border The men are clamoring for a signature on their ration cards. For them, it is the difference between feeding their families tonight, and not. The refugees here support the Syrian revolution, and they have fl

VOA标准英语2012--Presidential Architecture Showcased in Virginia

Presidential Architecture Showcased in Virginia The next time you run into an American and have a moment to talk, ask him or her two quick questions. But first, set the scene: You want that American to picture the green Virginia countryside, near the

VOA标准英语2012--High-Tech Edge Sharpens Olympic Games

High-Tech Edge Sharpens Olympic Games At the very first Olympic Games, in 1896, an American won a gold medal in the pole vault event after jumping 3.30 meters using a wooden pole. Four years ago in Beijing, an Australian won gold in the same event wi

VOA标准英语2012--Record Drought Punishes Arkansas Agriculture

Record Drought Punishes Arkansas Agriculture Arkansas still looks very green. But the grass is short and there is not much good for animal feed. Even as temperatures soar over 40 degrees Celsius, big white clouds float in the sky. Occasionally they p

VOA标准英语2012--Sex Workers Demand Rights at AIDS 2012

Sex Workers Demand Rights at AIDS 2012 Sex workers say stigma, discrimination and antiquated laws make them more vulnerable to HIV infection, exploitation and violence. They spoke out at 19th International AIDS Conference in Washington. Sex workers,

VOA标准英语2012--Scientists Aim to End HIV Epidemic

Scientists Aim to End HIV Epidemic The HIV/AIDS epidemic is more than 30 years old. However, at the 19th International AIDS Conference Tuesday there was talk of ending the epidemic through scientific advances and public health policy. Dr. Anthony Fau

VOA标准英语2012--New Book Blames Colonization for Spread of AIDS in Africa

New Book Blames Colonization for Spread of AIDS in Africa For European colonizers, Africas forests held the promise of untold riches ivory, rubber and minerals. But unknown to the fortune seekers, those forests also held a virus that would claim over

VOA标准英语2012--Batman Trilogy Ends with 'The Dark Knight'

Batman Trilogy Ends with 'The Dark Knight' Eight years after his last battle as Batman, the eccentric billionaire Bruce Wayne is a broken man. He lost the love of his life and has unjustly become Gotham City's pariah. His butler, Alfred, is his only

VOA标准英语2012--NATO Trucks Remain Stalled in Pakistan’s Southern Port

NATO Trucks Remain Stalled in Pakistans Southern Port Some trucks and drivers have been waiting for months to return to the road. Entry points to Afghanistan were closed after the United States mistakenly killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in an airstrike

VOA标准英语2012--Syria Crisis Spills Over into Lebanon

Syria Crisis Spills Over into Lebanon Lebanese officials on the border were prepared for another busy day. It was more of a trickle than a flood, however, and none of the Syrians coming across into Lebanon described themselves as refugees. On a Frida

VOA标准英语2012--NY's Yankee Stadium to Host International Football Match

NY's Yankee Stadium to Host International Football Match Yankee Stadium, in the Bronx, New York is home to one of the worlds greatest baseball teams, the New York Yankees. On July 22, the stadium will host a World Football Challenge match as European

VOA标准英语2012--Weightlifter Among Female Athlete Majority on US Olympic Team

Weightlifter Among Female Athlete Majority on US Olympic Team There are eight more female Olympians than male Olympians on the U.S. team this year, the 40th anniversary of a federal law known as Title IX. That law has helped provide equal opportuniti

VOA标准英语2012--Youth Want Voice at AIDS 2012

Youth Want Voice at AIDS 2012 The latest report from UNAIDS says young people between the ages of 15 and 24 account for 40 percent of new adult HIV infections. It also says many are misinformed about prevention and transmission. Despite that, many yo

VOA标准英语2012--Marshaling Resources to Stop the Epidemic

Marshaling Resources to Stop the Epidemic Two leading advocacy organizations have issued a new report outlining their plan to bring an end to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. The report is being released ahead of the 19th International AIDS Conference in Washi