2006年VOA标准英语-Britain Goes Silent to Mark First Anniversary o

By Michael Drudge London 07 July 2006 Londoners pause in central London's Tavistock Square, site of bombed No. 30 bus one year ago, in London, Friday Britain has commemorated the first anniversary of the terrorist bombings that killed 52 passengers

VOA慢速英语2009-Health Report - Scientists Take Step in Search o

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Evidence is increasing that common influenza viruses are becoming resistant to the main drug used to treat them. The drug is oseltamivir, also known as Tamiflu. The most common seasonal flu virus found

VOA慢速英语2009-SCIENCE IN THE NEWS - Scientists Say Arctic Ice

VOICE ONE: This is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. I'm Doug Johnson. VOICE TWO: And I'm Faith Lapidus. This week, we will tell about ice loss in the Arctic Sea. We also will tell about a campaign to improve treatment of snakebites. And w

VOA慢速英语2011--The Carter Family: First Family of Count

STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with PEOPLE IN AMERICA in VOA Special English. Today we tell about the Carter Family, the First Family of country music. STEVE EMBER: It was August second, nineteen twenty-seven.

VOA慢速英语2012--Education Report - A Blog With Answers for Foreign Students

Education Report - A Blog With Answers for Foreign Students This is the VOA Special English Education Report. International students have a lot of questions about studying in the United States. But what do you suppose is the most common question? We

2006年VOA标准英语-US Government Study Confirms Genetic Basis

By David McAlary Washington 21 April 2006 New research adds more evidence that chronic fatigue syndrome is a real disease, with a biological basis. U.S. health officials have released several studies

2006年VOA标准英语-Burundi Government, Rebel Group, Prepare for Ta

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 28 May 2006 The government of Burundi and the country's remaining rebel group are to meet Monday for peace talks in Tanzania. The National Liberation Forces rebel group is the last holdout against efforts to end Burundi's c

2006年VOA标准英语-Nepalese Government Enforces Curfew

By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 20 January 2006 The government of Nepal has imposed a dawn to dusk curfew across the capital and put opposition leaders under house arrest to stop an anti-government rally

VOA标准英语2012--Presidential Debates Meant to Persuade Undecided Voters

Presidential Debates Meant to Persuade Undecided Voters By October, each major party's presidential candidate has locked in many supporters. But there are still undecided people to persuade, whose votes may well decide the election. The debates betwe

VOA标准英语2012--South Sudan President Plans to Shrink Government

South Sudan President Plans to Shrink Government There is growing support for President Salva Kiirs plan to downsize his government. Mr. Kiir said earlier this month that due to the current austerity measures, he needs to eliminate positions that wil

VOA标准英语2012--Boston Symphony Makes Music in Mountains

Boston Symphony Makes Music in Mountains When Serge Koussevitzy, the Russian-born conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, opened Tanglewood in 1937, he chose an all-Beethoven program, including the Pastorale Symphony. When conductor Christoph von

VOA标准英语2012--Indian Government Takes Heat for Rotting Wheat

Indian Government Takes Heat for Rotting Wheat In Bhopal, India anger and frustration boil over - protesters clashing with police, blaming government officials for letting their harvests go to waste. On Thursday, Punjab state's deputy chief minister

VOA标准英语2012--Dwindling US Space Budget Worries Scientist

Dwindling US Space Budget Worries Scientist It's a trend that troubles astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson, an outspoken advocate for space research and exploration. The director of the American Museum of Natural Historys Rose Center for Earth and Spa

VOA标准英语2011--Fermilab Scientists Optimistic About Finding Higgs Boson Particle

Fermilab Scientists Optimistic About Finding Higgs Boson Particle Scientists at the CERN laboratory in Geneva, Switzerland say they are encouraged by new data suggesting their Large Hadron Collider, the world's most powerful atom-smasher, is one step

VOA标准英语2011--Scientists Gather for AIDS Vaccine 2011

Scientists Gather for AIDS Vaccine 2011 The largest conference on AIDS vaccine development is being held in Bangkok, Thailand FROM September 12th to the 15th. Researchers will discuss how to build on recent advances in a time of tight budgets. Organi

VOA标准英语2011--Restaurant Newsletter Has Global Reach

Restaurant Newsletter Has Global Reach People who are grabbing coffee or a meal at a restaurant are sure to have some time on their hands while they wait to place their orders and receive their food. All the while, they often wish they had something

VOA标准英语2011--Americans Rank Priceless Paper Documents

Americans Rank Priceless Paper Documents Although the National Archives in Washington, D.C., is rapidly adjusting to the computer age, it is best known as the home of America's priceless paper documents. The magazine U.S. News World Report invited ci

VOA标准英语2012--Tokyo Prepares As Scientists Predict Big Quake

Tokyo Prepares As Scientists Predict Big Quake Earthquake alarms ring at Tokyo's Metropolitan Government headquarters, sending workers running for cover. Across the city, workers in another tower block react to a fire alert. It is part of a city-wide

VOA标准英语2012--Historic Marijuana Vote Pits States Against US Government

Historic Marijuana Vote Pits States Against US Government A historic moment for supporters of marijuana legalization in the U.S. The states of Colorado and Washington have legalized the possession and sale of marijuana for adult recreational use. The

Incumbent Ivory Coast Government Criticizes AU For Recognizi

The incumbent government of Ivory Coast is rejecting the African Union's endorsement of the United Nations certified winner of November's presidential election, saying African leaders are making the situation worse and will be held accountable for a