VOA标准英语2010年-Displaced Haitians Strain Resources

Plans for Haiti's recovery from the devastating earthquake are on the agenda at the United Nations donors' conference, March 31 in New York. Among the country's top priorities are the estimated 600,000 people who fled the capital, Port-au-Prince, for

美国学生世界地理教材 第67期:海盗的海洋(4)

Almost all vegetables and fruits in the World have sugar in their juice; they are sweet. 世界上几乎所有的植物和水果的汁液里都含糖，是甜的。 Some have a great deal, some have very little. 有些含有大量的糖分，有些则含

新视野大学英语视听说教程 4 Unit 3-3

Task 2: Flooding in Haiti and the Dominican Republic Script The death too continues to (S1) climb from last weeks flooding in Haiti and the Dominican Republic. The U.S. Agency for International Development (S2) reports that at least1,068 people are d

US Will Turn Back Any Haitian Refugees, Warns Bush

US Will Turn Back Any Haitian Refugees, Warns Bush Scott Stearns President Bush says the United States will turn back any Haitian refugees who try to reach the United States. Mr. Bush is calling for a

Bush Urges All Haitians to Reject Violence

Bush Urges All Haitians to Reject Violence Paula Wolfson President Bush is sending U.S. troops to Haiti as the first contingent of an international security force. Mr. Bush is urging all Haitians to r

VOA标准英语2010年-UN Aid Groups Cite Progress in Haiti

United Nations aid agencies report they are making progress in getting crucial relief to hundreds of thousands of survivors of Haiti's devastating earthquake. The agencies say they are increasing efforts to try to reach people in areas outside the ca

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Earthquake survivors in Haiti are clamoring for food and water. The international aid organizations are struggling to distribute everything that has arrived. Meantime, search crews are racing to find any survivors that may still be alive under the ru

VOA标准英语2010年-New Research May Help Determine Where

Before Tomas dumped a massive amount of rain on Haiti, doctors treated cholera patients in hospital tents. Flooding from the storm could cause cholera to spread as sewage and other refuse seeps into tents where many people have been living since Janu

VOA标准英语2010年-Haiti Earthquake Displaces 300,000

In its first estimate, the United Nations reports about 10 percent of the housing in the Haitian capital Port-au-Prince has been destroyed, leaving some 300,000 people homeless. The UN says a full assessment of the damages inflicted by the powerful e

VOA标准英语2010年-US Announces $100 Million Aid Package

U.S. President Barack Obama has announced $100 million in new aid to Haiti, two days after a powerful earthquake left much of the capital city of Port-au-Prince in rubble. Our correspondent has details on the American relief and rescue effort. Speaki

Aristide Granted Temporary Asylum in South Africa

Challiss McDonough The South African government has agreed to give temporary asylum to former Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide. The decision comes several days after South Africa received a fo

VOA标准英语2010年-Large Haitian Community in Brooklyn St

The largest Haitian community outside of Haiti is scrambling to get news of loved ones hit by the devastating earthquake. More than 100,000 Haitians live in New York's Little Haiti in Brooklyn, and there are several Haitian radio stations. As news of

VOA标准英语2010年-South Africa Sends Search, Rescue Team

South Africa is sending a team of search and rescue specialists to Haiti in response to the devastating earthquake on Tuesday. It is the first of several teams being sent by a local civic group. The head of South Africa's Gift of the Givers Foundatio

VOA标准英语2010年-Red Cross Appeals For $100 Million For

The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is appealing for $100 million for Haiti. The appeal covers emergency relief and long-term recovery assistance for 300,000 people over the next three years. The International Red Cro

VOA标准英语2010年-Haiti Tent City Residents Cope With Sh

The men take everything, but the women -- nothing -- Camp resident Rosemonde Desmesier Residents of makeshift tent cities throughout Port-au-Prince say that conditions have improved since the earthquake three weeks ago, but shortages of food and reli

VOA标准英语2010年-Floating US Navy Hospital Heads to Hai

The U.S. Navy hospital ship Comfort is heading to Haiti to help treat survivors of last week's devastating earthquake. The Comfort is, essentially, a floating hospital. All right, bed capacity: In casualty receiving, I have 50 beds, said Lieutenant C

VOA标准英语2010年-In Haiti, Faithful Gather for Mass at

Drumbeats called the faithful to what is left of Port-au-Prince's main cathedral for a somber Mass Sunday, the first since the devastating earthquake. The Cathedral, once a symbol of hope for Haiti now lies in ruins and parishioners are vowing to reb

VOA标准英语2010年-In Haiti, Wounds, Infectious Diseases

Tuesday's earthquake in Haiti left some 300,000 people homeless. Many are clustering in public places without food, clean water or sanitation. It's the perfect environment for the spread of communicable disease. The earthquake decimated Haiti's capit

VOA标准英语2010年-International Agencies Mobilize Aid Fo

The United Nations is gearing up for a huge operation to help hundreds of thousands of victims of the powerful earthquake that struck Haiti on Tuesday. U.N. and international agencies are sending disaster experts and essential relief supplies to the

VOA标准英语2010年-Los Angeles Haitian Community Raises F

Haitian immigrant communities around the United States have been mobilizing help for victims of the earthquake, which brought destruction to the island nation Tuesday. The Haitian community there has seen an outpouring of money and support. Major cha