VOA标准英语2012--US Appetite Grows for Gluten-Free Foods

US Appetite Grows for Gluten-Free Foods The aroma of freshly-baked cookies fills Lucy's bakery in Norfolk, Virginia. While they look like the typical sweets you'd find in grocery stores, these treats are anything but ordinary. Especially special beca

VOA标准英语2012--Conservation Project at Risk from Mai Mai Attack

Conservation Project at Risk from Mai Mai Attack The hunt continues for the Mai Mai militia that attacked a DRC conservation project in June. Six people were killed, as well as 14 endangered animals called Okapi, or forest giraffe. The attack occurre

VOA标准英语2012--Smooth Transport Will Be Key to London Olympics

Smooth Transport Will Be Key to London Olympics Central London is busy even on normal days. Major events like the Olympics can bring near grid lock. It's going to obviously cause traffic, said Steve McCann, who has been driving a London taxi for seve

VOA标准英语2012--Russian Laws Keep Gay Life Behind Closed Doors

Russian Laws Keep Gay Life Behind Closed Doors When gay rights activists recently released a rainbow of balloons from a Saint Petersburg park, the predictable happened. City police herded activists into a waiting bus. Then, black-shirted nationalists

VOA标准英语2012--Building Peace at the Grassroots Level

Building Peace at the Grassroots Level A Christian-based aid organization says if peacebuilding is to succeed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, it must begin at the grassroots level. Millions of people have died in the Eastern DRC from nea

VOA标准英语2012--Syrian Rebels Claim Advances

Syrian Rebels Claim Advances On a cross-border visit to the Turkish city of Antakya, Ahmad al-Kanatre Abu Hamza, commander of the Omar al-Mukhtar battalion of the Free Syrian Army, said the FSA is making big gains in territory and manpower. The comma

VOA标准英语2012--Analysts: Foreclosure Mess Hurts US, Global Economy

Analysts: Foreclosure Mess Hurts US, Global Economy Deborah Harris faces possible eviction from the home she has owned for the past 17 years, after failing to make some of her mortgage payments. Harris was a paramedic with Washington's fire departmen

VOA标准英语2012--Higgs Boson Finding Excites Fermilab Scientists

Higgs Boson Finding Excites Fermilab Scientists Some 200 scientists and other staffers gathered at Fermilab -- at two o'clock in the morning - to watch the announcement from Geneva. Many of them have strong connections to the CERN experiment - using

VOA标准英语2012--At Smithsonian Festival, Art and Music from Black DC Neighborhoods

At Smithsonian Festival, Art and Music from Black DC Neighborhoods One group at the festival performs using song and dance to showcase African traditions that are deeply rooted in Washington's black Southeast neighborhoods. The group is performing Ta

VOA标准英语2012--Olympic Construction Brings Big Changes to E. London

Olympic Construction Brings Big Changes to E. London Rebuilding East London was part of the 2012 Olympics plan from the very beginning, with an environmental cleanup, new housing, stores and parks, as well as the sports facilities. The goal was to ma

VOA标准英语2012--Study: Uneven Progress in Child Nutrition

Study: Uneven Progress in Child Nutrition A new study estimates fewer than half of developing countries are likely to reach the Millennium Development Goal to reduce child hunger. It says about 110 million children worldwide are moderately or severel

VOA标准英语2012--Animal-to-Human Disease Cycle Widening

Animal-to-Human Disease Cycle Widening Nearly two-and-a-half billion people become ill every year from diseases transmitted from animals. Most are in low- and middle-income countries. A new study lists the top geographical hotspots for these diseases

VOA标准英语2012--Americans Celebrate Independence Day

Americans Celebrate Independence Day In Washington, D.C., the annual July fourth parade made its way down Constitution Avenue. Later, a large crowd gathered on the national mall for a patriotic concert, and watched as fireworks lit up the sky behind

VOA标准英语2012--George W. Bush Focuses On Quiet Service After Presidency

George W. Bush Focuses On Quiet Service After Presidency He worked alongside other volunteers in Kabwe - Zambia's second-largest city - to renovate a health clinic which specializes in the early detection and treatment of cervical cancer. You're alwa

VOA标准英语2012--Counterfeit Industry Tied to Organized Crime, Terrorism

Counterfeit Industry Tied to Organized Crime, Terrorism Bargain hunters flock to downtown Los Angeles and an area called Santee Alley, where clothing, sunglasses, watches and toys pack tiny stores block after block. Santee Alley is also known as a ha

VOA标准英语2012--Chinese Remain Proud of Hosting 2008 Beijing Olympics

Chinese Remain Proud of Hosting 2008 Beijing Olympics Chinese people celebrated the 2008 Beijing Olympics as their countrys coming out party. Nearly four years later, that spirit is still alive and well among a steady stream of visitors to the Olympi

VOA标准英语2012--Libya to Hold First Free Election in 60 Years

Libya to Hold First Free Election in 60 Years Nine months ago, Libyans were celebrating in a square in central Tripoli. They renamed it Martyrs' Square, in memory of the fighters who died in the revolution that ended 42 years of rule by Moammar Gadha

VOA标准英语2012--N. Nigeria City Fears Both Police Brutality and Boko Haram

N. Nigeria City Fears Both Police Brutality and Boko Haram Scenes of chaos have become the norm in Kano. Attacks and security raids are daily occurrences in recent months, and Kanos residents say they are trapped by threats and fear. During the night

VOA标准英语202--Libyans Upset Over Restrictive Voting Abroad

Libyans Upset Over Restrictive Voting Abroad Few Libyans remember days like this when they could vote. And, it counted. Just saying that -- Libyan government. 'Voting for the Libyan government' has a nice, sweet ring to it, said Libyan voter Adam Sbi

VOA标准英语2012--E-books Catch on at Public Library

E-books Catch on at Public Library Complete the following sentence: You go to the library to check out . . . . .? The obvious answer is books. But a harder question might be, What do we mean by book? Electronic books or e-books, have established a fi