VOA标准英语2013--Gun Violence Makes Pakistani-Americans Wary of Future

Gun Violence Makes Pakistani-Americans Wary of Future Events of mass-murder like December's school killings in the state of Connecticut have horrified people throughout the Unites States. But they are especially distressing to immigrants who came her

VOA标准英语2011--Egyptians Wary About Future as Historic Elections Begin

Egyptians Wary About Future as Historic Elections Begin Egypt is entering the next stage of its political transition with parliamentary elections, a process that started Monday and is expected to continue for three months. But, after a tumultuous yea

VOA标准英语2011--Autumn Leaves Show Their True Colors

Autumn Leaves Show Their True Colors As days grow shorter and nights grow cooler in Boulder, Colorado, the green leaves of summer have been putting on party colors. On cottonwood trees and aspens, theyre golden yellow coins. On Mapleton Avenue, the m

VOA标准英语2012--South Africa University Students Ponder Future

South Africa University Students Ponder Future At the end of last year, about 350,000 Grade 12 students in South Africa passed their final exams. While some celebrated, others pondered their next move. In reality, a very small group of those who had

VOA标准英语2012--Pentagon Prepares for Deep Budget Cuts

Pentagon Prepares for Deep Budget Cuts The cuts are set to be massive, $50 billion a year for 10 years, and so are the consequences. That's the warning from officials including the nation's top military officer, General Martin Dempsey. We can't yet s

VOA标准英语2013--Obama: Spending Cuts Are 'Dumb,' Unnecessary

Obama: Spending Cuts Are 'Dumb,' Unnecessary Obama called the $85 billion in automatic cuts dumb and arbitrary, and he said Republicans could have stopped them. Lets be clear. None of this is necessary. It is happening because [of] a choice that Repu

VOA标准英语2013--Conservatives See Victory in Budget Cuts

Conservatives See Victory in Budget Cuts Earlier this week, Obama was back in campaign mode at a shipyard in Virginia, warning about the dangers of the mandatory budget cuts. So these cuts are wrong. They are not smart. They are not fair. They are a

2006年VOA标准英语-Revised Aceh Autonomy Law Under Fire

By Chad Bouchard Jakarta 11 July 2006 Indonesia's parliament has passed a bill to extend political autonomy for Aceh, but human-rights activists and former Achenese rebels say the law does not satisfy a 2005 peace agreement. The conflict has revived

英语听力：自然百科 秋日黄石公园 Autumn—4

But as many are preparing to get out, some have no choice but to stay. In the remote northeast of the Yellowstone wilderness, are the Beartooth Mountains. Here, surviving about 8,000 feet, a tree now welcomes the change of / season, the white-bark pi

英语听力：自然百科 秋日黄石公园 Autumn—5

But this is not much good for the tree. Its seeds have gone nowhere. A grizzly bear mother and cubs. It's unusual for a grizzly to have so many cubs. This mother has found two orphans, and adopted them. But now she has four cubs to fatten up before t

英语听力：自然百科 秋日黄石公园 Autumn—7

Its now September, and the elk/ have made their way down to graze where the grass on the riverbank is still green, and they can browse the nutritious shoots of young willow trees. The males are now upping their game. This bull urinates on himself to

英语听力：自然百科 秋日黄石公园 Autumn—13

To stay is to face the certainty of snow and wolves. To go offers the chance of an easier life, but the uncertainty of the world beyond Yellowstone. Every autumn, thousands of elk do leave Yellowstone, and as they go, they cross an invisible line out

英语听力：自然百科 秋日黄石公园 Autumn—11

Groves of aspen/ all turn at the same time, each grove descended from one tree interconnected by roots, color coordinated. As cold air sinks further down from the mountains, it brings autumn mist to Yellowstones valleys. It was in the autumn of 1870

英语听力：自然百科 秋日黄石公园 Autumn—15

Ranchers will tolerate elk as long as they don't compete too much with their cattle. But as the elk move in, their old enemy follows them out of Yellowstone, an animal that's more difficult for ranchers to accept. In their minds, fear of the wolf run

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush, Putin Discuss Iran

By Scott Stearns St. Petersburg 15 July 2006 President Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to continue working together to resolve the stand-off over Iran enriching uranium. But the American leader failed to get President Putin's b

学个词Learn a Word 第804期 Outage

今天我们要学的词是outage。 Outage指服务或供应中断。Power outage停电。Water outage停水。I was trapped in an elevator when a power outage occurred, 停电时我正好被困在了电梯里。A major power outage caused some flig

VOA标准英语10月-UN Food Agency Worries About Contributions

The U.N. food agency Director General Jacques Diouf urged member states to comply with financial commitments undertaken during a food security summit last June. Speaking on World Food Day at FAO headquarters in Rome, he said only 10 percent of the $

VOA标准英语2011--Great Plains Ranching Faces Uncertain Future

Great Plains Ranching Faces Uncertain Future Theres a chill in the air as high plains winds beat against the walls of Assumption Abbey. The Benedictine monastery stands like a great stone fortress at the edge of the small town of Richardton, North Da

2007年VOA标准英语-Outspoken Burmese AIDS Activist Freed

By Joseph Popiolkowski Hong Kong 03 July 2007 A Burmese AIDS activist detained since May for advocating the release of the country's top political prisoner has been freed. As Joseph Popiolkowski reports from VOA's Asia News Center in Hong Kong, the r

学个词Learn a Word 第1170期 Outgoing

今天我们要学的词是outgoing。 Outgoing, 除了有性格外向的意思，还可以指即将离任的。谷歌公司首席执行官埃里克.施密特不久前突然宣布准备离职。 Google will give a $100 million equity award to outgoin