VOA标准英语2013--Trumpeter Gabriel Johnson Releases Debut Album

Trumpeter Gabriel Johnson Releases Debut Album While Miles Davis was one of Johnsons most important musical influences, it was another iconic entertainer who helped jumpstart his solo career: filmmaker and jazz enthusiast Clint Eastwood. Johnson reca

VOA标准英语2013--Iraqi Democracy Remains Shaky Work in Progress

Iraqi Democracy Remains Shaky Work in Progress Iraq has held four elections - two national and two provincial - and one referendum since the U.S.-led war a decade ago brought multiparty democracy here. Local elections are to be held next month and a

VOA标准英语2013--Far-Reaching American Legacy in Iraq Debated

Far-Reaching American Legacy in Iraq Debated Black smoke rises to the sky after a suicide bombing in Baghdad's Sadr City, one in a series of deadly attacks marking the 10th anniversary of the U.S. invasion. At the scene of another blast, frustration.

VOA标准英语2013--Will There be Enough Water for Everyone?

Will There be Enough Water for Everyone? As the global population grows, so does the need for water. The Worldwatch Institute says increased demands for food, energy and industry, along with climate change, could lead to water scarcity in some places

VOA标准英语2013--Cyprus Parliament Passes Financial Measures, Future Uncertain

Cyprus Parliament Passes Financial Measures, Future Uncertain Banks remain closed in Cyprus. But customers still line up at ATM machines trying to withdraw cash. Many fear they could lose their savings if the banks fail. British businessman Terry Con

VOA标准英语2013--US Soccer Hosts Costa Rica in Key World Cup Qualifier

US Soccer Hosts Costa Rica in Key World Cup Qualifier As most followers of World Cup qualifying know, it's crucial to win your home games. U.S. forward and new captain Clint Dempsey, a star for England's Tottenham Hotspur, says he and his American te

VOA标准英语2013--US Air Force Facing Cuts in Manpower, Flying Hours

US Air Force Facing Cuts in Manpower, Flying Hours Captain Frank Gilliard flies an air refueling tanker - a KC-135. The 135 can also be set up as a hospital, he said. He and all other Air Force pilots are facing an 18 percent cut in flying hours. Tha

VOA标准英语2013--Drug-Resistant TB Threatens Europe

Drug-Resistant TB Threatens Europe The Olallo Project in Central London was set up to help homeless people from Central and Eastern Europe get back on their feet by helping them find a place to live and get a job. The charity has evolved, though, to

VOA标准英语2013--After Higgs Hunt, Fermilab Charts New Paths in Physics Research

After Higgs Hunt, Fermilab Charts New Paths in Physics Research At the Grid Computing Center at Fermilab - half a world away from the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland - the key to understanding how the Higgs boson works and what it means for the

VOA标准英语2013--Supreme Court to Rule on Gay Marriage in US

Supreme Court to Rule on Gay Marriage in US Supporters of gay marriage believe public momentum is on their side as they prepare for two legal showdowns at the Supreme Court. Weve gone from zero states to now nine states plus the District of Columbia,

VOA标准英语2013--Some Iraqis Profit from Economic Progress; Most Suffer

Some Iraqis Profit from Economic Progress; Most Suffer Baghdad's Stock Exchange opened one year after the fall of Saddam Hussein as a private non-profit organization - replacing the government-owned Iraq Stock Exchange. Director Taha Ahmed al-Rubaye

VOA标准英语2013--Undocumented Syrian Refugees Suffer Deprivation

Undocumented Syrian Refugees Suffer Deprivation UmSteif Aysa al Fadil, a Syrian mother of eight, gathers khubays, a leafy green vegetable, on the scrap of land she now inhabits outside Kilis in southern Turkey. This plant, which she will boil and fee

VOA标准英语2013--Russia Re-Industrializes as Energy Boom Fades

Russia Re-Industrializes as Energy Boom Fades Post Soviet Russia is widely seen as an industrial rust belt. But here, in a new car making hub outside St. Petersburg, American car maker GM is investing to triple its production capacity. Romuald Rytwin

VOA标准英语2013--US Cities Brace for Mandatory Government Spending Cuts

US Cities Brace for Mandatory Government Spending Cuts Air traffic controllers at the Frederick, Maryland, municipal airport guide pilots around the busy airspace. But, under the spending cuts known as sequestration, this control tower, like many at

VOA标准英语2013--Report: Widespread Trafficking of Great Apes

Report: Widespread Trafficking of Great Apes Its estimated at least 3,000 great apes are illegally seized and sold every year. For every ape that is captured alive, many others are slaughtered. A new report Tuesday says law enforcement is undermanned

VOA标准英语2013--New Navigation Technology Predicts Traffic Conditions

New Navigation Technology Predicts Traffic Conditions In Los Angeles, a driver spends sixty-one hours every year on the road stuck in traffic. Christian Garcia knows what it's like. He delivers and installs televisions and is on the road all the time

VOA标准英语2013--Doctors Say Most Heart Disease Preventable

Doctors Say Most Heart Disease Preventable No one would have guessed that Barbara Teng would have a heart attack. She was not overweight. She did not smoke. But she also did not exercise. In 2004, the week after I turned 49, when I was on a business

VOA标准英语2013--Burma Bakehouse Helps Disadvantaged Women

Burma Bakehouse Helps Disadvantaged Women Thirty-nine-year-old Ma Moe Nge is learning to bake and said that when her nine-month apprenticeship is over she wants to start her own bakery. Before, I only saw this kind of food, but I didnt know how to ma

VOA标准英语2013--Texas Rodeo Seeks to Minimize Injuries in Dangerous Sport

Texas Rodeo Seeks to Minimize Injuries in Dangerous Sport At the annual Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, the biggest event of its kind in the world, safety is a chief concern. During the three-week rodeo, both riders and animals can count on expert

VOA标准英语2013--Gay Documentary Makes Inroads in Turkey

Gay Documentary Makes Inroads in Turkey The Gala Night in Istanbul of the documentary My Child drew a packed audience. The powerful film tells the story of Listag a parent's support group of lesbian gay bisexual and transgender children, or LGBT. It