2007年VOA标准英语-Locusts Hit Parts of Somalia

By Arjun Kohli Nairobi 29 June 2007 In the semi-autonomous region of Puntland in Somalia, a swarm of locusts has stripped fruit trees and crops, causing an agricultural emergency in a country already suffering acute food shortages. Arjun Kohli report

2006年VOA标准英语-US Soccer Team To Be Tested in World Cup G

By Jim Stevenson Washington 22 May 2006 The U.S. men's national soccer team has made great strides in recent years, reaching the quarterfinal round of the 2002 World Cup tournament and rising to a bes

VOA标准英语2012--Obama's State of the Union Address to Focus on Economic Fair Play

Obama's State of the Union Address to Focus on Economic Fair Play The economy will be front and center as the president makes the trip to Capitol Hill to address a joint session of Congress. Unemployment is falling, but not as quickly as Obama hoped.

VOA标准英语2012--Soccer Helps Haiti Earthquake Amputees Heal

Soccer Helps Haiti Earthquake Amputees Heal At times, it doesn't look like a regular soccer field. It is someone's desperate home. It is not a manicured pitch - cattle sometimes saunter by - but the players are not regular soccer players, either. The

VOA标准英语2012--Key Local Afghan Police Force Slow to Catch On

Key Local Afghan Police Force Slow to Catch On Coalition planners say they need 100 police officers to secure Marzak. Village elders promised at least that many men would volunteer for a new Afghan Local Police force. But by late January, fewer than

VOA标准英语2011--US Students Bond with Locals While Studying Abroad

US Students Bond with Locals While Studying Abroad Each year, about a quarter of a million Americans study abroad. For many of them, a summer or a semester in a foreign country involves more than just sitting in classrooms and hanging out with other

VOA标准英语2011--Asia Floods Take Heavy Toll on Local Eco

Asia Floods Take Heavy Toll on Local Economies Floodwaters in central Thailand have inundated industrial parks and manufacturing centers, adding to the mounting economic costs of the disaster. Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos are also continuing to tally t

VOA标准英语2013--Washington Week: Focus Turns to US-Pacific Ties

Washington Week: Focus Turns to US-Pacific Ties North Koreas latest nuclear test will be a prime topic of discussion between President Barack Obama and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. The actions taken by North Korea cannot be permitted or condon

VOA标准英语2009年-Trial of Burma's Democracy Leader Conclude

The trial of Burma's opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, has concluded, and the verdict is to be announced Friday. Despite an international outcry over the trial, the Nobel Peace Prize winner is expected to be found guilty and sentenced to up to fi

VOA标准英语2013--Washington Week: Focus on Government Funding, Gun Violence

Washington Week: Focus on Government Funding, Gun Violence In coming days, the U.S. Senate is expected to pass a spending bill for the remainder of the current fiscal year. Total funding will be at reduced levels mandated by automatic budget cuts. On

VOA标准英语2013--Washington Week: Focus on Immigration, Gun Control

Washington Week: Focus on Immigration, Gun Control Months of negotiations between a group of Democratic and Republican senators have yielded a bipartisan immigration reform bill, expected to be unveiled later this week. Reports say the proposal would

VOA标准英语2013--Washington Week: Focus on Burma, US Government Scandals

Washington Week: Focus on Burma, US Government Scandals Six months after President Barack Obama visited Rangoon, President Thein Sein reciprocates Monday with a visit to the White House. Last November, Obama hailed democratic reforms in Burma. A dict

VOA标准英语2013--US, S. Korea Summit to Focus on Security, Economic Ties

US, S. Korea Summit to Focus on Security, Economic Ties On her six-day visit, President Park Geun-hye will be accompanied by what is billed as the largest-ever South Korean economic delegation to the United States. Among the 51 business leaders: the

2006年VOA标准英语-Congo Trial Focuses Attention on Mining Industr

By Phuong Tran Dakar 14 December 2006 A court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has postponed the trial of several employees of an international mining company accused of helping government soldiers carry out a brutal 2004 crackdown against a rebe

2007年VOA标准英语-Local Governments Conduct All Elections in US

By Jeffrey Young Washington 15 May 2007 To most Americans, the governments in their towns and regional areas called counties are the governments they interact with the most. And alongside these local governments are groups of citizens who work on the

ESL Podcast 308 – Formatting a Document

Franz: Ive just switched over to this program and I cant figure out how to format my document. Can you help me? Helen: I can try. Lets take a look. What do you want to do? Franz: I want to change the margins so that I can fit more on a page. I dont k

2006年VOA标准英语-Russian Democracy - Forward or Backward?

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 17 May 2006 watch report on Russia The collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 raised hopes Russia would become more democratic and less authoritarian. In the 1990's th

2007年VOA标准英语-ADB Promises to Focus on Poor, While Adapting t

By Kurt Achin Kyoto 07 May 2007 ADB President Haruhiko Kuroda answers to questions during a press conference, at Kyoto International Conference Center, 07 May 2007 The chief of the Asian Development Bank says the organization will not sacrifice its e

2007年VOA标准英语-Punk Rockers Good Charlotte Change Their Music

By Larry London Washington 12 March 2007 watch Good Charlotte Good Charlotte Band After selling 5 million albums and touring the world, edgy, street-smart punk rockers Good Charlotte delayed releasing their third album for one year. In an interview

2007年VOA标准英语-Top US Congressional Democrats Urge Bush Not to

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 05 January 2007 The top leaders of the new Democratic-led U.S. Congress are urging President Bush not to increase the number of U.S. troops in Iraq. Their comments, in a letter to the president Friday, come as Mr. Bush i