Tensions over trade are heating up between the United States and China. At midnight Thursday, $16 billion worth of Chinese products including motorcycles, plastics and refrigerators became subject to 25 percent tariff or tax when they're imported to

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(95) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2018年7月

U.S. President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit Las Vegas, Nevada, on Wednesday, the scene of the deadliest shooting in modern American history. As investigators pick up pieces of evidence there and try to figure out the suspect's motive, residents

发表于:2018-12-20 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年10月

By Phil Mercer Sydney 22 May 2008 A couple has embarked on a journey around Australia in a car powered by leftover vegetable oil from fish and chip shops. Rachel and Gerard Mimmo plan to drive 18,000 miles in a specially designed four-wheel drive. Fr

发表于:2019-01-06 / 阅读(86) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(五月)

By Terry FitzPatrick Cape Town 05 June 2008 The global food crisis can be solved, and at the same time African countries can prosper, if the world invests in Africa's agricultural sector. That's the assessment of experts meeting this week in South A

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(六月)

By Ernest Leong Washington, DC 04 February 2008 It is winter in Washington, people bundled in heavy coats to shield themselves from the cold weather. Many seek refuge at indoor events. The recently held Washington Auto Show - where visitors got an up

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(74) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2008年(二月)

By Yi Suli Carl's Corner, Texas 03 October 2006 watch Carl's Corner report Carl's Corner in the southwestern state of Texas used to be an old-fashioned truck stop. Today it is a city in its own right, a haven for truckers passing by, a frontier for

发表于:2019-01-07 / 阅读(143) / 评论(0) 分类 2006年VOA标准英语(十月)

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 22 January 2008 Israel has allowed a one-day delivery of food and fuel to the Gaza Strip, partially lifting a nearly week-long blockade of the territory. VOA's Jim Teeple has details from our Jerusalem bureau. Israeli official

发表于:2019-01-08 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(一月)

By Malcolm Brown Washington, D.C. 24 July 2007 The future of coal has become a hot topic in the United States. The debate sets concerns about global warming against the desire to reduce America's dependence on foreign energy sources. With the United

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(136) / 评论(0) 分类 2007年VOA标准英语(七月)

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 24 June 2007 People stand next to their motor bikes as they await fuel to arrive during a nationwide general strike in Lagos, Nigeria, 21 Jun 2007 Nigeria's labor unions have suspended a four-day general strike after reachin

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Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez is in Moscow on a two-day trip pursuing arms and energy deals with his Russian counterpart, Dmitri Medvedev. VOA Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports that U.S. interests may be affected by closer ties between Moscow

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(七月)

NATO Trucks Remain Stalled in Pakistans Southern Port Some trucks and drivers have been waiting for months to return to the road. Entry points to Afghanistan were closed after the United States mistakenly killed 24 Pakistani soldiers in an airstrike

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(55) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(七月)

Study: Reducing Soot is Fastest Way to Slow Climate Change A new study finds that reducing carbon-rich soot emissions could be the fastest and most economical way to slow climate change and protect human health. Those dust-like particles released in

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Tourism, Development Threaten Burmese Lake Inle Lake is considered a jewel of Burma, where migrating birds, rare animal species and a handful of Burmese tribes share space around the 110 square kilometer freshwater reservoir. Now, a steady stream of

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(四月)

Indias Food Security Plan Met With Skepticism With food inflation hitting 8.25 percent in May, New Delhi resident Geeta Kashyap bargains even harder at the market to keep costs down. As food prices rise, she is left to wonder how the poorest in India

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(66) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(七月)

AILSA CHANG, HOST: The Academy Awards are this Sunday, and that has got us thinking about movie performances that get absolutely no Oscar recognition. (SOUNDBITE OF FILM) CHANG: We're talking about the work of stunt players, the men and women who fly

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In A Jail Sentence, A Veteran's Redemption With Help From A Fellow Vet play pause stop mute unmute max volume 00:0002:54repeat repeat off Update Required To play the media you will need to either update your browser to a recent version or update your

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Truck drivers plan to protest against the sudden increase in road user charges. They are so angry that they plan to drive into New Zealand cities and towns during rush hour in the morning, and cause a traffic jam. Thousands of trucks will enter Auckl

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By Liam Cochrane Kathmandu 29 February 2008 The international community is welcoming a deal between Nepal's government and ethnic Madheshi protesters, after more than two weeks of crippling strikes. The deal means an end to protests that shut down mo

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(90) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2008年(二月)

Thailand Races to Supply SE Asias Demand for Vehicles 泰国努力为东南亚市场生产汽车 RAYONG Thailand is gaining a reputation as the Detroit of the East for its booming automobile industry. It is now the world's third largest maker of comm

发表于:2019-01-31 / 阅读(62) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2013年(十月)

With rising oil prices inflating the cost of almost everything, people are looking for other ways to power vehicles, and even for alternatives to vehicles. 油价的上涨带动了成本的上扬,人们期待著其它能源能够替代汽车燃油,

发表于:2019-02-14 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年9月