VOA标准英语2012--Study Looks at Role Airports Play in Spread of Disease, Pandemics

Study Looks at Role Airports Play in Spread of Disease, Pandemics Airports and planes move more than only people. They have also transported diseases such as influenza, SARS, and turburculosis. Yatta Montrell is flying to Hong Kong and Malaysia from

VOA标准英语2012--At Olympics, Christian and Islamic Groups Compete for Souls

At Olympics, Christian and Islamic Groups Compete for Souls The competition is for peoples souls. Christian groups like Amana Trust are handing out Bibles and spreading the Christian word of God. Robin Fenwick, a volunteer from Canada, says they came

VOA标准英语2012--'Uncaged' Billed as Zac Brown Band's Best Album Yet

'Uncaged' Billed as Zac Brown Band's Best Album Yet The band describes its new album as the best record weve made. The 11 tracks cover everything from Country, Southern rock, and bluegrass, to Caribbean and rhythm blues. Since arriving on the Country

VOA标准英语2012--Rights Group: Broaden S. Africa Violence Inquiry

Rights Group: Broaden S. Africa Violence Inquiry A human rights group is calling on the South African government to broaden its investigation into the police killings of protesting miners. Thirty-four mineworkers were shot dead August 16 at the Lonmi

VOA标准英语2012--Cameroon Winning Battle to Reduce Malaria

Cameroon Winning Battle to Reduce Malaria Its a Monday morning at the Yaounde central hospital, and one of the busiest days of the week for the doctors and nurses who work here. Hundreds of sick people wait for their turn in one of the consultation r

VOA标准英语2012--US Concerned Syrian Violence Will Impact Lebanon

US Concerned Syrian Violence Will Impact Lebanon The fighting in Tripoli broke a fragile cease-fire between Sunni Muslim and Alawite neighborhoods. The violence mirrors battles across the border in Syria where mainly-Sunni militia are fighting forces

VOA标准英语2012--Empire State Building Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, 9 Wounded

Empire State Building Shooting Leaves 2 Dead, 9 Wounded New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly identified the gunman in the Friday morning attack as Jeffrey Johnson, a 58-year-old resident of Manhattan. Kelly says Johnson designed womens accesso

VOA标准英语2012--Coach Helps Female Clients Pursue Dream Job

Coach Helps Female Clients Pursue Dream Job When Christie Mims became a full-time career coach a year ago, she decided to focus mainly on women. I feel their pain, I really understand it, she says. I used to live it. Mims finds women often need more

VOA标准英语2012--Romney Touts Business Background in Presidential Bid

Romney Touts Business Background in Presidential Bid The Republican ticket for 2012: Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan. In his bid to become the 45th President of the United States, Romney highlights his business experience. I understand those things, and I

VOA慢速英语2012--Waste Not, Want Not

Waste Not, Want Not Next week (8/26-31) is World Water Week, and this years theme is Water and Food Security. Some 25 hundred officials, policymakers and scientists will gather in Stockholm for the largest annual meeting on water development issues.

VOA标准英语2012--Hitler’s Olympic Village Faces Conservation Battle

Hitlers Olympic Village Faces Conservation Battle The 1936 Berlin Olympics gave Adolf Hitler an ideal showcase for Nazi propaganda. Director Leni Riefenstahls famous film of the Games, Olympia, immortalized the sporting prowess and political context

VOA标准英语2012--Study: English Language Rooted in Turkey

Study: English Language Rooted in Turkey The Indo-European language family - which includes English, French, Russian, Persian and even ancient Greek - is one of the worlds largest language groups and extends from Iceland in the West to Sri Lanka in t

VOA标准英语2012--Republican VP Candidate Complements Romney

Republican VP Candidate Complements Romney Republican Congressman Paul Ryan recalled his former years when he introduced himself as Mr.Romney Running Mate. My dad died when I was young. He was a good and decent man. There are a few things he would sa

VOA标准英语2012--Chinese Work to Improve Domestic Wine Industry

Chinese Work to Improve Domestic Wine Industry This area around the Helan Mountains is a key part of Ningxia's governments five-year plan to make this an official wine-growing region. The area is home to a host of wineries, such as Jiabeilan and Doma

VOA标准英语2012--Oceans Get a Health Check

Oceans Get a Health Check A new system has been developed to assess the health of the worlds oceans. Scientists say it will change the way we think about oceans and how they affect our lives. Its called the Ocean Health Index and its going to tell us

VOA标准英语2012--Texas Health Officials Study West Nile Outbreak

Texas Health Officials Study West Nile Outbreak Technicians in the state's mosquito laboratory are examining mosquito corpses sent from all over Texas, at the Texas Department of Health Services Laboratories in the capital of Austin. State Laboratori

VOA标准英语2012--Iran Hosts Non-aligned Summit Despite Sanctions

Iran Hosts Non-aligned Summit Despite Sanctions Tehran soon will transform into a hub for more than a hundred diplomats, including several heads of state. They range from newly-elected Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to Sudanese President Omar Hassa

VOA标准英语2012--African Immigrants Talk About Life in Beijing

African Immigrants Talk About Life in Beijing Turay Lamin owns Africa House, the sole restaurant serving pan-African cuisine in Beijing. Although many of Turays staff and friends are new to China, he is not. Turay moved here in 1989 and says China wa

VOA标准英语2012--Top 5 Wacky Warning Labels Identified

Top 5 Wacky Warning Labels Identified Each year, a group called the Center for America, which is critical of frivolous lawsits, selects the years top five Wacky Warning Labels. For instance, it once found a stern advisory on a package of rat poison:

VOA标准英语2012--Protesters Converge on Tampa for Republican Convention

Protesters Converge on Tampa for Republican Convention So far, protesters marching on downtown Tampa's mostly deserted streets are outnumbered by police and news reporters. Police are telling protesters not to cover their faces or engage in threateni