VOA标准英语2012--Africa Pro-Democracy Advocates Evaluate U.S. Conventions

Africa Pro-Democracy Advocates Evaluate U.S. Conventions For much of American history, political party conventions were spontaneous and unpredictable, with lively debates between delegates over who should be named to the top of the ticket. Today, par

VOA标准英语2012--Paralympics Inspire Patients Back Where Games Began

Paralympics Inspire Patients Back Where Games Began At Britains National Spinal Injuries Center, they are proud of their link to the Paralympics. While patients these days learn how to live after crippling trauma, with the constant help of physical t

VOA标准英语2012--Christian Pakistani Accused of Blasphemy Out on Bail

Christian Pakistani Accused of Blasphemy Out on Bail Supporters of 14-year-old Rimsha Masih, believed to be mentally impaired, gathered outside the courtroom to wait for the news. Masih has spent three weeks in jail. Her release, lawyer Raja Akram Am

VOA标准英语2012--Poor US Job Numbers Play Key Factor in Presidential Race

Poor US Job Numbers Play Key Factor in Presidential Race The August job numbers mark the 30th month of private-sector job growth, though just barely. Experts say the economy needs to add at least 100,000 new jobs each month just to keep up with popul

VOA标准英语2012--Cameroon Businesswoman Rises from Poverty to Financial Security

Cameroon Businesswoman Rises from Poverty to Financial Security Jacqueline Kamsu arrived at the US embassy in Yaounde in late August looking every bit a success story. She had been invited to speak to a group of young leaders on her non-profit, Beads

VOA标准英语2012--US Promotes Pacific Trade Pact

US Promotes Pacific Trade Pact The Trans-Pacific Partnership aims to bring together Australia, Brunei, Chile, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore, Vietnam, and the United States to promote innovation and investment. Secretary Clinton says that is

VOA标准英语2012--Egyptian Singer Tackles Real, Metaphorical Walls

Egyptian Singer Tackles Real, Metaphorical Walls Egyptian songwriter Youssra el-Hawary is new to performing, but she won the global music award with her first video Al Soor, or The Wall. El-Hawary set her video against walls built by Egypt's military

VOA标准英语2012--Supervised Independence Ends in Kosovo

Supervised Independence Ends in Kosovo As international and local authorities marked the end of the supervised portion of Kosovos independence - the ceremony put the countrys government largely in charge of its own affairs. Daniel Serwer, at Johns Ho

VOA标准英语2012--'War of 1812' Flag Still Inspires After 200 Years

'War of 1812' Flag Still Inspires After 200 Years This is a really big year at Fort McHenry, a star-shaped fortification overlooking the harbor in Baltimore, Maryland. Baltimore and a few other places are commemorating the 200th anniversary of the st

VOA标准英语2012--Burmese Migrants in Thailand Await Changes Back Home

Burmese Migrants in Thailand Await Changes Back Home In Thailand there are more than a million registered Burmese migrant workers. The number of unregistered is even greater, and many of them work jobs that Thai laborers are often unwilling to do. Wo

VOA标准英语2012--Burmese AIDS Patients Face Treatment Obstacles

Burmese AIDS Patients Face Treatment Obstacles Burma's largest supernatural spirit festival [Nat festival] takes place annually in a small town outside of Mandalay called Taungbyone, attracting animists, including many members of the gay community, f

VOA标准英语2012--Sea Life Color Codes Food to Evade Danger

Sea Life Color Codes Food to Evade Danger The ocean glows with undersea life which makes its own light. These animals living on the ocean floor, beyond the reach of sunlight, have evolved this bioluminescence for camouflage, to find mates or to repel

VOA标准英语2012--Tree Deaths Linked to Climate Change

Tree Deaths Linked to Climate Change Stanford University graduate student William Anderegg has seen this forest die-off firsthand. His doctoral thesis documents the impact of drought on trembling aspen, the most common tree in North America. These ar

VOA标准英语2012--Candidates Hopes Hinge on US Economic Sentiment

Candidates Hopes Hinge on US Economic Sentiment Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan says Barack Obama cannot hide his administration's economic record. We are not going to hear evidence and facts about how people are better off [under Pr

VOA标准英语2012--Teens Help Revive California Nature

Teens Help Revive California Nature Changed ecosystem Located a little more than an hour off the coast of Southern California by the daily ferry, Santa Cruz Island is a a nature preserve. In the 19th and early 20th centuries, it was used for ranching

VOA标准英语2012--US Muslims Join Together to Impact Politics, End Discrimination

US Muslims Join Together to Impact Politics, End Discrimination The number of Muslims living in America has increased by two-thirds since the terrorist attacks on U.S. soil 11 years ago. Many emigrated here and they live with discrimination from some

VOA标准英语2012--East African Farmers Plant Seeds of Innovation

East African Farmers Plant Seeds of Innovation East Africa has felt the effects of climate change over recent years. There have been frequent prolonged droughts, erratic seasonal rains and floods, all of which have put food security at risk. As a res

VOA标准英语2012--Syrian Conflict Gives Hope for Families of Missing Lebanese

Syrian Conflict Gives Hope for Families of Missing Lebanese Ali Abou Dehn has wounds he says were inflicted by the Syrian army before his release in 2000 as part of a Syrian diplomatic gesture. Dehn says he was imprisoned in Syria for 13 years. I was

VOA标准英语2012--Cheaters Prospered in Historic US Land Rush

Cheaters Prospered in Historic US Land Rush A couple of boundaries between U.S. states have special historical significance. The Mason Dixon Line between Pennsylvania and Maryland, for instance, informally divided the slaveholding South from the anti

VOA标准英语2012--Syrian Forces Turn to Air Power as Insurgency Gains

Syrian Forces Turn to Air Power as Insurgency Gains Nearly a quarter of a million Syrians have fled their homes in recent weeks, as government bombs and mortar shells have begun targeting heavily-populated areas. Last week, amateur video on a social