VOA标准英语2012--Artist Creates Wood Sculptures With a Chainsaw

Artist Creates Wood Sculptures With a Chainsaw Long shows off his skill, speed carving an owl in just 45 minutes. I love chainsaw carving. Its art. Its fun. People love it. It makes people smile, he said. Long began his career carving ice sculptures,

VOA标准英语2012--Family Hires Assassin to Murder Mama in 'Killer Joe'

Family Hires Assassin to Murder Mama in 'Killer Joe' Chris has no job and is deep in debt to a loan shark. He is convinced that Killer Joe can solve his financial problems. Mom has got a $50 thousand life insurance policy. Killer Joe is a professiona

VOA标准英语2012--Urbanization Grows Worldwide

Urbanization Grows Worldwide The World Urban Forum (9/1-7) gets underway Saturday in Naples, Italy to address the growing trend toward urbanization. About 3-thousand participants from 114 countries are expected to attend the conference. This years th

Kenya's Kiplagat focus on New York title and marathon majors

Kenya's Kiplagat focus on New York title and marathon majors NAIROBI, Oct. 31 (Xinhua) -- Kenya's hopes and prayers will be with world champion Edna Kiplagat on Sunday when she lines up among elites eyeing to clinch her second New York Marathon title

英语口语大赢家Topic246:大学和专业Universities and Majors

丹尼尔对大学不了解，于是阿美就跟他慢慢解释。其实阿美同样也有疑惑，是学中文还是经济，她自己还在考虑当中。 Listen Read Learn Daniel: May, is the university a terrible place? May: Surely not. Life in the university is fun. Why did you ask? Daniel: Beca

VOA标准英语2012--Summer Baseball Grooms Players for Majors

Summer Baseball Grooms Players for Majors As the sun sets on Cape Cod and the swimmers leave the beach, local ball fields light up as top college athletes face off in the Cape Cod Baseball League. The talent is unbelievable here, says Jeff McNeil, a

VOA标准英语2012--Democrats Questioned by Some for Choosing Charlotte For Convention

Democrats Questioned by Some for Choosing Charlotte For Convention Charlotte, North Carolina - home to 750,000 people - is everything America's South is known for: southern accents, southern fried foods, and southern charm. Charlotte is the global ba

VOA标准英语2012--Health Experts: One Last Push Needed to Eliminate Polio

Health Experts: One Last Push Needed to Eliminate Polio The oral polio vaccine has cut the number of polio cases worldwide by 99 percent since 1988. For the past 10 years, though, eliminating that last percent has remained a challenge. Even though th

VOA标准英语2012--Violence Cripples Pakistan's Economic Hub

Violence Cripples Pakistan's Economic Hub Political killings, honor killings, kidnappings and gang warfare are not uncommon in this city. Violence taking a toll According to the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan, more than 1,450 people including ch

VOA标准英语2012--Voters in Appalachia Struggling to Identify With Presidential Candidates

Voters in Appalachia Struggling to Identify With Presidential Candidates Rural Roane County Tennessee sits in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. It's really the heart of the bible belt, says Gary Johnston of Roane County Tea Party. A lot of

VOA标准英语2012--Rice Payment Scheme Threatens Thailand's Status as World's Top Exporter

Rice Payment Scheme Threatens Thailand's Status as World's Top Exporter Thailand's rice stocks are full but the rice keeps coming. The government's rice-buying policy guarantees farmers better than market prices for all the rice they can sell, but it

VOA标准英语2012--Health Care Program for Seniors Emerges as Key Election Issue

Health Care Program for Seniors Emerges as Key Election Issue At the University Village Senior Living Community Clinic in Tampa, Florida, Hugh Clark gets his blood checked regularly. Having had heart problems, he relies on Medicare and opposes any pl

VOA标准英语2012--Neon Trees Release 'Picture Show'

Neon Trees Release 'Picture Show' Energetic pop rock is how Neon Trees describe their sound. In the last two years the band has made it to the Billboard Top 20 with both of their albums. Their newest CD is titled Picture Show. Tyler Glenn describes h

VOA标准英语2012--Volunteers Step Up to Help in US After Isaac

Volunteers Step Up to Help in US After Isaac Hurricane Isaac caused serious flooding in rural communities outside New Orleans, forcing thousands of residents to evacuate. Now, these Volunteers from AmeriCorps are helping coordinate the relief effort