VOA标准英语2013--India’s Auto Industry Hit Hard by Lagging Economy

Indias Auto Industry Hit Hard by Lagging Economy New Delhi resident Rajesh Kumar could not think of a better time to replace his 10-year old Hyundai Santro. The price is right, the sales people are also very good. And I am buying a car this month bec

FIFA Elects New President in Bid to Clean Up Scandal-hit Image

FIFA Elects New President in Bid to Clean Up Scandal-hit Image LONDON Footballs (soccer's) world governing body FIFA has elected a new president after its former leader, Sepp Blatter, was forced to step down last year after being charged with corrupt

VOA慢速英语2011--Louis Kahn, 1901-1974: He Helped Define

PEOPLE IN AMERICA - Louis Kahn, 1901-1974: He Helped Define Modern Architecture STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. BARBARA KLEIN: And Im Barbara Klein with the VOA Special English program PEOPLE IN AMERICA. Today, we tell about Louis Kahn. He is considered

美国国家公共电台 NPR Who's Got A Plan For Brexit? This Hit Musical Does

Who's Got A Plan For Brexit? This Hit Musical Does SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Many Britons worry that Britain's exit from the European Union will be bad for business. But Brexit has been great fodder for performing arts - a drama at the National Theatre, a s

美国国家公共电台 NPR When The Biggest Earthquake Ever Recorded Hit Chile, It Rocked The World

When The Biggest Earthquake Ever Recorded Hit Chile, It Rocked The World play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0003:30repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update yo

2017年CRI China donates 30 tons of food to drought-hit Kenya

Camel herders scoop up water in plastic buckets from one of the few watering holes in the area, to water their animals near the drought-affected village of Bandarero, near Moyale town on the Ethiopian border, in northern Kenya, Friday, March 3, 2017.

2007年VOA标准英语-Caribbean Hurricane on Path to Hit Mexico, Beli

By Brian Wagner Miami 20 August 2007 Hurricane Dean is continuing its path west through the Caribbean, where it was expected to hit the Yucatan peninsula early Tuesday. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports the storm earlier passed near Jamaica and th

VOA标准英语2008年-Two Buses Hit in Latest Deadly Attacks in Sri L

By Steve Herman New Delhi 06 June 2008 At least 21 people died and more than 50 were wounded when a blast tore through a suburban Colombo commuter bus during the Friday morning rush hour. An explosion on another bus in central Sri Lanka later in the

VOA慢速英语2011--Six Building Designers Who Are Redefinin

EXPLORATIONS - Six Building Designers Who Are Redefining Modern Architecture STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell about six building designers widely considered

VOA标准英语2012--Hit Musical 'Rock of Ages' Gets Movie Makeover

Hit Musical 'Rock of Ages' Gets Movie Makeover It's 1987, and the small-town girl is Sherrie. She's wide-eyed and newly arrived in Hollywood, seeking fame and fortune as a singer. Sherrie meets up with Drew, a bartender at a music club on Sunset Stri

VOA标准英语2010年-Chad Hit by Worst Floods in Four Decad

The U.N. refugee agency reports torrential rains in Chad are affecting about 150,000 people. The UNHCR says more than one-third of the flood-affected victims are refugees, mainly from the Central African Republic. Heavy rains have been pummeling Chad

VOA标准英语2014--Hit Song Delivers Ebola Message in Liberia

Hit Song Delivers Ebola Message in Liberia In Liberias capital, Ebola has captured the airwaves, and it's not just news about the often-fatal disease. The hit song Ebola in Town has a danceable beat, while also conveying a serious message about avoid

2006年VOA标准英语-Kenyan Pastoralists Hardest Hit by Drought

By Alisha Ryu Kajiado, Kenya 19 January 2006 The Kenyan government says 3.5 million of the country's 32 million people are in need of immediate food aid as a result of a severe drought ravaging many p

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Dock Of The Bay' At 50: Why Otis Redding's Biggest Hit Almost Went Unheard

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Fifty years ago today, one of the most performed songs of the 20th century was released. And did you know it almost never saw the light of day? (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, (SITTIN' ON) THE DOCK OF THE BAY) OTIS REDDING: (Singing) Sittin'

美国国家公共电台 NPR How The Man In The Apartment Hit Big With 'The Woman In The Window'

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: Take a touch of Hitchcock and of Gone Girl. Add a mysterious author and rumors of a huge price tag, and you come up with that rare bird, a debut novel that hit No. 1 on The New York Times' best-seller list in its first week on the

VOA常速英语2008年-Cambodia Hit Hard By Inflation

By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 21 April 2008 As in other developing countries from Egypt to Haiti, soaring inflation has recently emerged as a threat to Cambodia's hard won social stability. While wages have remained low, the prices of rice and other stapl

CCTV9英语新闻：Power supply cut in 10 towns, townships in Yunnan quake-hit area

We begin with an update of the death toll of a strong earthquake thats rocked Southwest Chinas Yunnan Province. So far 381 people have been confirmed dead. The quake struck Zhaotong city at 4:30 pm Sunday, Beijing Time. The epicenter is in Longtousha

VOA标准英语2010年-Gulf Coast's Asian Communities Hit Har

Hampered by language barrier, seafood industry workers face uncertain future Anna Boiko-Weyrauch | Bayou La Batre, Alabama 04 June 2010 Von Wesson (middle, in blue cap) and her fellow workers are paid by the pound of crab meat they clean from the she

ESL Podcast 623 – A Hit-and-Run Accident

Flora: What happened to my car?! Saul: I saw it happen. A car came around the corner and hit the back of your car. Flora: Didnt the driver stop? Saul: No, it was hit-and-run . The driver just took off . He was driving like a bat out of hell . It look

2007年VOA标准英语-Islamic Art Exhibit Big Hit in London

By Suzanne Chislett London 16 August 2007 Ten thousand people have already come to see an exhibition featuring Islamic masterpieces at the Ismaili Centre in London. And the exhibition just opened in the middle of July. The collection is a unique prev