VOA标准英语2012--Syria Rebuffs Egypt's Bid for Negotiated End to Conflict

Syria Rebuffs Egypt's Bid for Negotiated End to Conflict As fighting continues, the Syrian government says it welcomes another attempt to bring an end to the conflict - this time by new United Nations-Arab League envoy Lakhdar Brahimi. But Syria's In

VOA标准英语2012--2012 Americana Music Award Nominees Announced

2012 Americana Music Award Nominees Announced Jason Isbell and the 400 Units Here We Rest earned the onetime member of the Drive-By Truckers an Artist of the Year nomination, along with nods for Album of the Year, Duo/Group of the Year and Song of th

VOA标准英语2012--US Economy Grew at Slower Pace in Second Quarter

US Economy Grew at Slower Pace in Second Quarter U.S. domestic output weakened in the second quarter, growing at the slowest pace in 9 months. The slowdown is blamed partly on unusually warm weather - a prolonged drought that decimated farm inventori

VOA标准英语2012--Bacterium Targets Untreated HIV-Positive People

Bacterium Targets Untreated HIV-Positive People Researchers are warning of an emerging form of intestinal disease in sub-Saharan Africa. Its targeting mostly HIV-infected people, who are not on treatment. The disease kills up to 45 percent of those i

VOA标准英语2012--Son of Sex Worker Struggles to Preserve Pakistan History

Son of Sex Worker Struggles to Preserve Pakistan History House of treasures Tucked away in Iqbal Husseins house are treasures of Lahore's history: doors big enough for an elephant to walk through, hand-carved balconies, Hindu statues. Many art pieces

VOA标准英语2012--California Immigrants Become Politically Active

California Immigrants Become Politically Active City officials in Rosemead in the San Gabriel Valley were trying to close a poultry store. It sells freshly slaughtered chickens and other birds, with their heads and feet on, the way that many Asian im

VOA标准英语2012--Popular Indian Yoga Guru Could Influence Election

Popular Indian Yoga Guru Could Influence Election Gopal Singh Bisht says he was healed from Hepatitis B under Ramdevs guidance. He believes its now his duty to spread the gurus message. Soon, he will join thousands of others in traveling across India

VOA标准英语2012--Eels on Slippery Slope in East Asia

Eels on Slippery Slope in East Asia It's feeding time at the Gochang eel farm in South Korea. These fish are headed for kitchens across northeast Asia, where Japanese and South Koreans devour the vast majority of the global catch. Eels, served fresh

VOA标准英语2012--Illegal Immigrants Offered Lower Tuition for Higher Education

Illegal Immigrants Offered Lower Tuition for Higher Education American dream on hold Ivette Roman is one of those people impacted by the presidential decree. Born in Peru, she's one of thousands of immigrants who were brought to the U.S. illegally by

VOA标准英语2012--Prayerful Nuns Produce Heavenly Cheese

Prayerful Nuns Produce Heavenly Cheese Every day, at Our Lady of the Angels Monastery in the foothills of Virginia's Blue Ridge Mountains, the 13 resident nuns gather for prayer. Theirs is a simple Christian life of worship and meditation. The sister