VOA标准英语2012--Gene Therapy Halts Vision Loss in Dogs

Gene Therapy Halts Vision Loss in Dogs Researchers have stopped vision decline in dogs with an inherited disease that causes blindness. The gene therapy technique they used may someday stop vision loss in humans. Retinitis pigmentosa (RP) is an eye d

VOA标准英语2011--Artist Pieces Life Back Together After K

Artist Pieces Life Back Together After Katrina Six years ago, on August 29, Hurricane Katrina devastated communities along the Gulf of Mexico. Images of New Orleans spread around the world, but east of the Louisiana border, much of the Mississippi co

365个英语简短小故事-117. New Dog-Barking Law

Noise. It gets into your head and under your skin. Too much noise can turn ordinary people into raging maniacs. All too-common noises in neighborhoods are the blaring TVs, blaring car radios, and barking dogs. Most cities have ordinances against exce

365个英语简短小故事-111. Dog Inherits Millions

The late Leona Bridges, a New York woman who married into millions, left her mansion and her $12 million fortune to her pet, a little white Chihuahua named Duchess. Although Leona is survived by one son, Wilbur, and three grandchildren, they received

原版英语小短文 36. A Barking Dog

The lady's dog barked too much. It barked in the morning. It barked in the afternoon. It barked at night. Every time Kevin walked past the front door, the dog barked. Every time Kevin walked past the back door, the dog barked. Every time anybody walk

原版英语小短文 60. No Doggy Bag

She took her little dog for a walk. It was just a walk. Barker didn't have to poop. He had already pooped that morning. They walked by Moonbucks. People were sitting outside Moonbucks. People were drinking coffee. People were eating muffins. People w

VOA标准英语2008年-New Generation of Mine-Clearing Dogs Born in Ca

Puppies born recently in Cambodia are the first mine-clearing dogs to be bred and born in Southeast Asia. Most Asian dogs are unsuited for de-mining, so fully trained dogs are imported, mostly from Europe. But that could change if Cambodia's new bre

VOA慢速英语2012 THIS IS AMERICA - Second Chances for Prisoners, Horses and the Unemployed; Dogs Help Children Learn to Read

THIS IS AMERICA - Second Chances for Prisoners, Horses and the Unemployed; Dogs Help Children Learn to Read CAROLYN PRESUTTI: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Carloyn Presutti. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember. This week on our sh

2006年VOA标准英语-US Military Dog Handler Convicted of Detai

By Al Pessin Pentagon 21 March 2006 A U.S. military court has convicted a soldier of abusing prisoners at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison in 2003 and 2004 by using a dog to intimidate them. Sgt. Michael S

VOA标准英语2012--US Muslims Join Together to Impact Politics, End Discrimination

US Muslims Join Together to Impact Politics, End Discrimination The number of Muslims living in America has increased by two-thirds since the terrorist attacks on U.S. soil 11 years ago. Many emigrated here and they live with discrimination from some

VOA标准英语2010年-Somali Defense Minister Survives Assas

A Somali government soldier looks at car exploded by a suicide bomber in Mogadishu, 15 Feb 2010 Somali rebel group al-Shabab has claimed responsibility for a failed suicide bombing attempt against the defense minister for the Western-backed Mogadishu

VOA标准英语2009年-Former Insurgents Take Control of Mogadishu Che

Troops from the Islamic Courts Union, a former insurgent group that now backs Somalia's new president, have taken over control of checkpoints in the capital Mogadishu from government soldiers. The development comes as Ethiopian troops, who patrolled

VOA标准英语2011--Vicksburg Businesses Band Together to Fi

Vicksburg Businesses Band Together to Fight Floodwater As flooding continues along the Mississippi River, happy outcomes are hard to come by. There is one neighborhood in the South Vicksburg area of Mississippi, though, where five small businesses ha

VOA标准英语2012--Flying Dog Brewery Part of Micro Beer Spurt in US

Flying Dog Brewery Part of Micro Beer Spurt in US Its hard to imagine life without beer. Especially here at the Flying Dog Brewery. This place fills 250 bottles every single minute of production, says the company's Erin Biles. Not bad for a brewery i

VOA标准英语2011--'Porch Art' Brings Baltimore Neighborhoo

'Porch Art' Brings Baltimore Neighborhood Together Four years ago, Beth Barbush, an artist and community activist in Baltimore, Maryland, started gathering neighborhood children on her porch to do arts and crafts projects. The occasional meetings soo

新西兰英语 35 Living Together

This news item is about co-habitation, couples who live together without being married. Our newspapers reported this week on the National Marriage Project report from Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, in the United States. Why are we inter

英语博客(A cup of English):034 A Creeping Fog.

Beginners. Some people say that the weather is changing all over the world. Do you believe that? What do you think? I'm not sure if it is true, but sometimes the local weather does something unusual. Here in Wenatchee, the weather is normally very re

2006年VOA标准英语-Kenny Rogers Releases Water and Bridges

By Mary Morningstar Washington 01 April 2006 Kenny Rogers Legendary singer Kenny Rogers has recorded more than 60 albums that have sold over 100 million copies worldwide. He made his first appearance

2007年VOA标准英语-New Mogadishu Mayor Tells VOA His Priority is M

By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 05 May 2007 The new mayor of Somalia's troubled capital says he has implemented tough measures to help secure Mogadishu and is appealing for international help to restore badly-needed services. Mohamed Dheere spoke to VOA Corr

2007年VOA标准英语-Mali's Indigenous Dogon Tribe Struggles With 21

By Naomi Schwarz Dogon Country 04 January 2007 In this arid area near the eastern edge of Mali near the Burkina Faso border, the indigenous Dogon people struggle to maintain their culture and traditional ways of life since the end of the colonial er