VOA双语新闻：金大中病逝生前曾追求民主及南北

Former South Korean President Kim Dae-jung has died in Seoul at the age of 85. He had been hospitalized since last month for pneumonia. Mr. Kim was credited with ushering a new era of reconciliation with wartime enemy North Korea. His own life story

VOA标准英语2015--美韩以联合军演向北韩传递信息

US-South Korean Military Drills Send Message to the North 美韩以联合军演向北韩传递信息 SEOUL The annual joint military training exercises being conducted by the United States and South Korea have been accompanied by the expected - recip

学个词Learn a Word 第803期 Ordeal

今天我们要学的词是ordeal。 Ordeal意思是痛苦的经历和磨难。The two U.S. journalists who were jailed for illegally entering North Korea have spoken out about their ordeal for the first time, 因为非法进入北韩而被关押的两

VOA双语新闻 - 美国特使抵首尔准备参加平壤谈判

Washington's special representative to North Korea has arrived in the South Korean capital ahead of talks in Pyongyang. The envoy will try to bring the Kim Jong Il government back to six-nation talks on giving up its nuclear weapons, which North Kore

VOA双语新闻 US, China Agree to Regular Senior-Level Talks

The United States and China have agreed in principle for the first time to hold regular, senior level talks on a range of political and economic issues. U.S. officials say the decision reflects China's growing global role, including its sponsorship o

VOA双语新闻：外界称金正日已安排小儿子继位

The North Korean leader has apparently chosen person who will eventually succeed him. That news accompanies possible signs of North Korean mid-range missile tests, in addition to the long-range rocket the North may be planning to launch, later this m

VOA双语新闻：布什展开亚洲之行出席奥运开幕式

U.S. President George Bush leaves Washington Monday on what is likely to be his final official trip to Asia. He will travel to South Korea, Thailand and China for the start of the Summer Olympics. 布什总统星期一将离开华盛顿，启程赴亚洲

学个词Learn a Word 第1238期 confiscate

今天我们要学的词是confiscate。 Confiscate, 没收。 The police confiscated a dozen handguns and over $100,000 worth of drugs during the raid, 警察在突袭行动中收缴了12只手枪和价值十多万美元的毒品。 Thai Customs off

学个词Learn a Word 第1488课 exaggerate

今天我们要学的词是exaggerate。Exaggerate, 意思是夸张，夸大。 He tends to exaggerate when talking about his accomplishments, 他谈到自己的成就时总爱夸大其词。北韩上周进行导弹试射，但导弹升空后一分钟就

VOA双语新闻 2008年1月：End-of-Year Nuclear Declaration

The U.S. State Department says it is unfortunate that North Korea has not yet met its commitments in six-nation diplomacy aimed at getting rid of its nuclear weapons. Japan's Foreign Ministry issued a statement Monday using similar language. 美国国务

VOA双语新闻2008年：White House Skeptical North Korea

The Bush administration's top official on North Korea is returning to the region later this week, just days after Pyongyang missed a deadline to file a complete declaration of its nuclear activities. Under terms of an agreement reached with the Unite

VOA双语新闻 --- US, North Korea Hold Talks in Singapore

The top U.S. nuclear negotiator Christopher Hill has met with his North Korean counterpart in Singapore to end an impasse over talks aimed at ending North Korea's nuclear program. 美国首席核谈判代表希尔在新加坡会见了北韩首席核问

VOA双语新闻：记者无国界批评一些国家言行不一

Reporters Without Borders has gone on the offensive, accusing governments of impotence, cowardice and duplicity in failing to defend freedom of expression. The journalists' advocacy group's criticism comes in its annual report, released Wednesday. 记者

VOA双语新闻：南北韩工业园区谈判平壤要求加薪

North Korea has presented South Korea with sharply elevated rent and wage demands for running a joint industrial facility just inside the North Korean border. At the same time, Pyongyang is refusing to release a detained executive it has held with no

VOA双语新闻：美韩结束高层磋商

South Korea and the United States are wrapping up senior diplomatic talks on North Korea's nuclear weapons with a show of unity. They say a six-nation process that has been underway for six years must be preserved. 美国和韩国结束了两国高级外

VOA双语新闻：南北韩紧张关系威胁开城工业园区

An industrial venture once celebrated as a symbol of reconciliation between the two Koreas may be endangered by a sharpening dispute between the two sides. North Korea is essentially tearing up the agreements that make the zone run. 南北韩之间激烈

VOA双语新闻 - 美军司令称驻韩美军预期不会减少

The commander of U.S. forces in Korea says he does not anticipate any reduction in the number of U.S. troops on the peninsula, even as South Korea's army prepares to take responsibility for the country's wartime defense. The commander, General Walter

VOA双语新闻 - 美两党总统候选人再就外交大交锋

Republican Senator John McCain and Democratic Senator Barack Obama clashed about foreign policy and security priorities during their second presidential debate. The candidates sought to challenge each other on the most serious issues facing the Unite

VOA双语新闻：布什抵达首尔将会晤韩国总统

U.S. President George Bush has arrived in Seoul, South Korea, the first stop on a week-long Asian tour that will also take him to Thailand and China for the opening of the Beijing Olympics. Thousands of South Koreans opposed to the resumption of U.S.

学个词Learn a Word 第409期 Diplomacy

今天我们要学的词是diplomacy。 Diplomacy, 是外交的意思。韩国新总统李明博上任后，马上展开外交行动。He started his energy diplomacy by holding a series of summits with leaders from natural resource-rich countries, 他