VOA标准英语--Talent Search identifies Top US Student Inno

Some of America's brightest students came to Washington for the 2011 Intel Science Talent Search, the nation's oldest and most prestigious science competition. The awards ceremony was the culmination of an intense week during which the 40 finalists w

VOA标准英语2011--International Folk Alliance Showcases Ne

The 23rd annual International Folk Alliance conference was held in mid-February in Memphis, Tennessee. More than 2,000 people took part in the week-long conference and trade show. The event began with an evening of honors. Artist and activist Joan Ba

VOA标准英语2011--First Day After Revolution is Reason to Party For Libyan Students

VOA标准英语2011--First Day After Revolution is Reason to Party For Libyan Students Libyans went about their normal business Monday, the first day after the official end of their revolution, which overthrew Moammar Gadhaffi after 42 years of one-m

VOA标准英语2011--Scientists Target Antibodies That Work A

Scientists Target Antibodies That Work Against Many HIV Mutations The search for a vaccine against HIV/AIDS has been disappointing, in part because the virus cleverly changes to elude the antibodies of the human immune system. Now, scientists have id

VOA标准英语2011--Polar Scientist Charts Melting Caused by

Polar Scientist Charts Melting Caused by Climate Change Michael Gooseff follows water to the end of the earth. The Pennsylvania State University hydrologist works in remote regions of the Arctic and Antarctic, where ice and frozen ground are thawing.

VOA标准英语2011--US Scientists Expand Scope of HIV Vaccin

US Scientists Expand Scope of HIV Vaccine Study The worlds largest ongoing HIV vaccine study has been expanded to consider multiple ways a vaccine might boost immune response to the AIDS virus. The U.S. Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (N

VOA标准英语2011--Mugabe's Absence Reportedly Hinders Zimb

President Robert Mugabe left Zimbabwe last Friday for medical treatment in Asia. Mugabe's recent absences from Harare means that the executive branch has met for just two hours in the last two months. Mugabe told colleagues he was traveling to Singap

VOA标准英语2010年-Kenya Referendum Also Proves Divisive

While Kenyans prepare to vote in a referendum Wednesday on a new constitution, the issue has also proved divisive in the United States. The U.S. government has played a major role to support the process, but U.S. evangelical groups have pushed for a

VOA双语新闻 Non-Government Groups Launch Safe Water Campa

A consortium of more than 60 international non-governmental organizations says it will launch a global campaign on the Right to Water on March 22, which is World Water Day. The activists say they want the United Nations to begin negotiations for a le

2007年VOA标准英语-Somali Government Moves to Mogadishu

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 13 March 2007 Somali President Abdullahi Yusuf Tuesday moved to Somalia's volatile capital from the government's former base in Baidoa. Several hours later, witnesses reported seeing several mortar shells hitting Somalia's p

2007年VOA标准英语-Somali Government to Host Reconciliation Congre

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 14 March 2007 Somalia's transitional government has reiterated its plans to hold a congress to unite striving Somali clans, asking the international community to support the process. Plans for the congress are being made as

2007年VOA标准英语-US Asks Indiato Do More to Protect Intellectual

By Steve Herman New Delhi 13 February 2007 U.S. Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez has told Indian business leaders that their country's economy will not be able to achieve its full potential unless more is done to protect data and intellectual pro

2006年VOA标准英语-Laos Government Prepares Eighth Communist

By Scott Bobb Bangkok 16 March 2006 The government of Laos is opening the eighth congress its Communist Party, which has led the country since the mid-1970s. Organizers say this congress will enact ma

2007年VOA标准英语-Thai Government Appoints New Finance Minister t

By Ron Corben Bangkok 07 March 2007 Thailand's military-installed government has appointed a former World Bank economist to the post of finance minister in a partial cabinet reshuffle. Ron Corben reports from Bangkok that the appointment, aimed at bo

2007年VOA标准英语-S. African Government Seeks Injunction to Bar P

By Delia Robertson Johnnesburg 15 June 2007 The South African Police Service is seeking a court order to prevent police officers from joining the public service strike. VOA'S Delia Robertson reports from our bureau in Johannesburg the action comes ag

2006年VOA标准英语-ICC Prosecutors Say the International Criminal

By Nina Maria Potts The Hague 16 October 2006 watch ICC report International justice needs the support of the international community -- that's the word from chief prosecutors from the International Criminal Court, and its ad hoc tribunals. Chief pr

学个词Learn a Word 第984期 Applicant

今天我们要学的词是applicant。 Applicant, 申请人。 Duke University had a record 27,000 freshman applicants this year, 杜克大学今年申请入学的大学一年级新生多达两万七千人，创下了最高记录。与此同时， Y

2007年VOA标准英语-Thai Government Dismisses Rumors of New Coup

By Suzanne Presto Bangkok 05 January 2007 Thailand's government is dismissing rumors of a fresh coup plot, after such speculation ran rampant through Bangkok Thursday night. VOA's Suzanne Presto reports from the Thai capital, where people are still

2006年VOA标准英语- U.S. Government Tests Transportation and

By Amy Katz Washington, DC 13 February 2006 watch Security Tests report Two recent tests in Washington, DC show the government's efforts to make the United States safe from terrorists. In one, the Was

ESL Podcast 479 – Using Frequent Flyer Miles

Anne: Where were you this past weekend? I tried calling you on Friday to see if you wanted to go to the movies with me. Jurgen: I was in Chicago for a long weekend . Anne: Chicago? I didnt know you were planning a trip. I thought you were pretty stra