VOA常速英语2016--国际特赦组织抨击澳大利亚残忍对待难民

国际特赦组织抨击澳大利亚残忍对待难民 In strikingly direct terms, Amnesty International accuses Australia of deliberately inflicting suffering on refugees. Essentially they have chosen to treat women, men and children with unspeakabl

VOA标准英语2012--Goldman Environmental Prizes Honor Diverse Group of Activists

Goldman Environmental Prizes Honor Diverse Group of Activists Kenyan Ikal Angelei is a hero to the people who live around Lake Turkana. She received a Goldman award for her efforts to halt construction of a dam on a river in neighboring Ethiopia that

《英语流行话题阅读:语境识词4500》100 The Wal-Mart You Don't Know

Unit 100 The Wal-Mart You Don't Know Wal-Mart is not just the world's largest retailer. It's world's largest company -- bigger than ExxonMobil, General Motors, and General Electric. The scale is hard to absorb. Wal-Mart sells in three months what num

2007年VOA标准英语-US Coast Runs Short on Sand Even as Beaches Ero

By Steve Mort Fort Lauderdale, Florida 13 September 2007 Parts of the United States are facing a shortage of sand, and officials are working on innovative ways to fix the problem. In Florida, experts say beach erosion caused by a rising sea level and

2006年VOA标准英语-China Oil Giant Reaches Deal to Buy Major

By Luis Ramirez Beijing 10 January 2006 The giant Chinese state-owned China National Offshore Oil Corporation, CNOOC, has reached a deal to buy a 45 percent stake in a Nigerian oil field for more than

2006年VOA标准英语-Gaming Industry Discounts Effect of Law Against

By Steve Mort Las Vegas, Nevada 16 November 2006 watch Internet Gambling Gaming industry leaders say Internet gambling will thrive despite a recent law effectively barring online betting in the United States. In October, President Bush signed legisl

VOA慢速英语2012 Agriculture Report - How Overfishing Threatens Asia's Wild Fish Stocks

Agriculture Report - How Overfishing Threatens Asia's Wild Fish Stocks 农业报道 - 过度捕捞威胁亚洲鱼类资源 This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语农业报道。 The pressure to feed Asia'

2006年VOA标准英语-Tensions Still High in Dahab Following Mon

By Challiss McDonough Dahab, Egypt 26 April 2006 In Egypt, a pair of suicide attacks on security forces near the Israeli border killed the two bombers but caused no other injuries Wednesday. But tensi

VOA标准英语2008年-Coastal Oil Drilling Becomes US Campaign Issue

By Greg Flakus Houston 18 June 2008 President Bush and Republican presidential candidate John McCain are both calling for an end to a moratorium on developing oil and natural gas resources along much of the U.S. coastline. Democratic presidential ca

VOA标准英语2008年-US Ships in Frustrating Wait Off Burma's Coast

By Luis Ramirez Aboard USS Essex 17 May 2008 Burma's government is denying entry to helicopters and relief supplies from U.S. Navy ships waiting offshore, near the Irawaddy Delta. Relief groups say as many as two million people remain in desperate ne

VOA标准英语2012--Japan Heightens Military Alert for North Korean 'Space Launch'

Japan Heightens Military Alert for North Korean 'Space Launch' It is perhaps the highest state of readiness for Japan's military since World War II. The country has deployed naval ships equipped with interceptor missiles and set up missile defenses o

VOA标准英语2009-US Chamber of Commerce Supports Lifting Trade Em

The head of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce says lifting the near five-decade long U.S. embargo on Cuba will bring significant economic opportunities to American and Cuban workers alike. He made the case Tuesday at a news conference in the U.S. Congres

VOA标准英语2012--Worries Grow About Decline in Asia's Fish Stocks

Worries Grow About Decline in Asia's Fish Stocks In the southern Philippines fishing town of Sindangan a certain scene is becoming more common across Asia, with soaring fish prices and falling wild fish catches. A fisherman says more fishing boats ar

VOA标准英语2009-Amnesty International Chief Blasts Australia

The head of Amnesty International, Irene Khan, says the Australian government should close its immigration detention center on Christmas Island. Phil Mercer | Sydney 20 November 2009 There seems to be a sense of panic when what is really needed here

VOA常速英语2014--计划进一步推迟使叙利亚化学武器销毁受挫

Further Delays Hit Syria Chemical Weapons Disarmament 计划进一步推迟使叙利亚化学武器销毁受挫 LONDON The operation to remove and destroy Syrias chemical weapons continues to be delayed by security problems and bad weather. Several c

VOA常速英语2014--海豹群在海上风力发电场享受盛宴

Seals Feast at Offshore Wind Farms 海豹群在海上风力发电场享受盛宴 Offshore wind farms are harnessing more than wind.Says study lead author Deborah Russell, with the University of St.Andrews in Scotland,and her colleagues monitored the

VOA标准英语2014--抗议者试图阻止俄罗斯的北极石油装运

Protesters Try To Block Russian 'Arctic Oil' Shipment 抗议者试图阻止俄罗斯的北极石油装运 LONDON Campaigners from the environmental group Greenpeace tried unsuccessfully to prevent a Russian tanker from docking in the Netherlands. The

2007年VOA标准英语-Nigerian Opposition Criticizes Sale of Oil Bloc

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 11 May 2007 The outgoing Nigerian government is entertaining bids in a last-minute auction on Friday of 45 oil exploration licenses. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa in Abuja reports that the plan is going ahead despite a court ord

2006年VOA标准英语-US Legislators Race to Conclude Vietnam, Other

By Dan Robinson Capitol Hill 07 December 2006 Legislation to establish permanent U.S. normal trade relations [PNTR] with Vietnam is nearing consideration again in the U.S. Congress, and could win final approval before lawmakers are scheduled to adjo

VOA标准英语2009年-Minority Communities Say Burma Development

By Ron Corben Bangkok 05 November 2009 Minority communities in Burma say the exploitation of the country's natural resources is damaging the environment and increasing the military presence in their areas. The activists say greater public participat