VOA标准英语2013--Report: Environment and Food Needs Can be Met

Report: Environment and Food Needs Can be Met Agriculture has been a major driver of human-caused climate change, responsible for up to 30 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions. At the same time, its also extremely vulnerable to the effects of r

英语听力：澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2013-12-24

It's Prime Minister Tony Abbott who has used his Christmas message to thank those Australians who'll be spending the day away from their families. Mr.Abbott made special mention of the doctors, nurses, police officers and fire and emergency services

万花筒 2009-01-26&01-28 女儿换啤酒

Police have arrested a California man for allegedly arranging to sell his 14-year old daughter into marriage in exchange for 16,000 dollars, one hundred cases of beer and several cases of meat. They cant get married in California and she cant consent

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-09-14

Labor's new frontbench will be sworn in today. In a last-minute change, Julia Gillards reinstated the Indigenous health portfolio. The government had been under fire from Indigenous groups for dumping that portfolio. The Federal Opposition says Kevin

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2011-05-16

Theres been bloodshed along Israels borders after a Palestinian protest marking the Jewish states creation erupted into violence. Israeli forces opened fire on demonstrators on its borders with Gaza, Lebanon and Syria, killing up to 20 people and inj

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-09-14

Anti-American protests are spreading across the Middle East and North Africa. They've been sparked by anger over a US-made film denigrating Islam. Four people have died in Yemen where protesters briefly stormed the grounds of the American embassy. De

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2012-07-03

The Prime Minister has a big job ahead of her,selling the Carbon Tax. The latest opinion poll suggests it's more unpopular than ever. Two thirds surveyed in the Fair Fax Nilson poll say they don't support the tax. The Australian lawyer Melinda Taylor

VOA标准英语2011--Drought Threatens Turkana Way of Life in

Drought Threatens Turkana Way of Life in Kenya The Turkana region of Kenya is one of the areas hit hardest by drought in the Horn of Africa. A relief organization says while indigenous people are receiving emergency supplies to survive, their traditi

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Representative Criticizes Australia's A

A U.N. representative says Australia's intervention in dozens of troubled Aboriginal communities is discriminatory and breaches the country's international human-rights obligations. Aboriginals perform in the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympic Games The U.N

肯尼亚牧民种植耐旱植物对抗干旱

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VOA双语新闻：美中战略与经济对话有分歧有进步

U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says differences remain, but the United States and China made progress in high-level talks this week in Beijing. 为期两天的美中战略与经济对话在北京落下了帷幕。美国财政部长盖特纳说

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Katia: Felipe, you know I like music very much. So I wanted to ask you about music in Colombia, in Ecuador. What kind of music do they have? Felipe: Well, if you go to Colombia, I think its, you know, its such a diverse country in terms of music. The

【英语趣味课堂】去智利旅游-Travelling to Chile

Olga: The next place? Daniel: The next place would be well Santiago. Olga: I don't really look forward to going to Santiago. I would rather go to some other place. Daniel: OK then. Then if it's around like the center of the country, I would recommend

VOA标准英语2008年-US Says Iran's Nuke Program Could Produce Disas

By Meredith Buel Washington 28 May 2008 US National Security Advisor Stephen Hadley says the world cannot let down future generations by allowing Iran to develop a nuclear bomb, saying such a development would be a disaster for the Middle East and th

VOA标准英语2009年-Rehearsals Begin for Australia's First Abo

By Phil Mercer Sydney 21 September 2009 Rehearsals are underway for Australia's first indigenous opera. Pecan Summer tells the story of a historic Aboriginal protest in the late 1930s. Over the years Aboriginal performers have been drawn to rock mus

VOA标准英语2010年-US-Sponsored Fellowship Program Benefi

They were chosen from among 800 candidates to receive a special agricultural fellowship for African women. And among this year winners -- a plant pathologist, a catfish breeder, a soybean specialist. They all hope to benefit from the two-year program

VOA标准英语2009-Maya Descendants at Risk of Disappearing

The Lacandon are direct descendants of the Maya peoples who live in the jungles of the Mexican state of Chiapas. Until the mid-20th century, they had little contact with the outside world. As a result, the indigenous group was almost extinct. Today

VOA标准英语2010年-US Withdrawal from Iraq Looms Over Afg

As U.S. combat troops are pulled out of Iraq, attention is turning to Afghanistan. President Barack Obama has pledged to begin pulling out troops there as well, starting next year. The Iraq withdrawal might have an effect on political and military ca

VOA标准英语2011--Analysts Say Egypt Must Remain Free of N

In this report from Washington, Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera looks at Egypt's nuclear program and its stance on chemical weapons. With Egypt's political future still in limbo, analysts question whether Cairo's policy of not seeking nuclear we

VOA标准英语2014--Grassroots Activists Awarded Goldman Environmental Prize

Grassroots Activists Awarded Goldman Environmental Prize Grassroots environmental activists from six regions of the world were awarded with the 2014 Goldman Environmental Prize in San Francisco Monday. Each year the $175,000 award recognizes individu