VOA常速英语2013--建立世界最大的南极洲海洋保护区计划失败

Plan to Create Worlds Largest Marine Reserve Off Antarctica Fails 建立世界最大的南极洲海洋保护区计划失败 Despite a decade of negotiations, talks to create the worlds largest marine reserve in waters off Antarctica broke down Friday

美国有线新闻 CNN 特朗普推翻奥巴马任内决定 重启美两大输油管道项目

First story on CNN 10 today: executive actions from the White House concerning a pair of controversial oil pipelines. We're explaining it all starting with a look at the Dakota Access Pipeline. It's a $3.7 billion project that would join oil rich are

科学美国人60秒 SSS Stopping Splashes with Smarter Surfaces

When you spill a liquid on the ground, it splashes. But if youre a guy using a urinal, or, more important, if the liquid is dangerous, say, an infected blood sample, you want to limit splashing. In other words: If an accident happens, you want the dr

VOA标准英语2008年-US Central Bank Leaves Interest Rates Unchanged

After steadily cutting interest rates for much of the past year, the U.S. central bank has decided to keep them unchanged, while signaling concerns about inflation that could trigger interest rate hikes in the future. VOA's Michael Bowman reports fr

VOA慢速英语2012 Economics Report - Limits on Rare Earth Exports Get China in Trade Dispute

Economics Report - Limits on Rare Earth Exports Get China in Trade Dispute 经济报道 - 稀土限制使得中国陷入贸易纠纷 This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 The United States,

VOA常速英语2008年-Malaysia Holds General Elections Dominated by E

By Luis Ramirez Kuala Lumpur 08 March 2008 Polls have opened in Malaysia, where voters are casting ballots in snap elections that the longtime ruling coalition is expected to win. The government called the elections to reaffirm its mandate in the fac

VOA标准英语2008年-Bush Confident Congress Will Approve Financial

U.S. President George Bush says he is confident that Congress will agree on a robust plan to bailout America's troubled financial sector. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, there is strong opposition to the president's $700 billion

2007年VOA标准英语-Red Cross Challenges Grow as Violence Escalates

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 24 May 2007 The head of the Red Cross says worsening conflict in some of the world's most difficult trouble spots present the organization with ever more complex humanitarian challenges. Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from ICRC h

VOA标准英语2009-Somalia Moves to Forefront on AU Summit Agen

Somali government's recent declaration of a state of emergency has moved the country's security crisis to the top rank of items for consideration at this week's African Union summit. From AU headquarters in Addis Ababa our correspondent reports that

VOA标准英语2009-World Bank Raises Economic Forecast for Chin

The World Bank says China's economy will grow faster than expected this year, but cautions it is too soon to say a sustained recovery is imminent. The World Bank raised its estimate of China's gross domestic product growth this year to 7.2 percent,

VOA标准英语2011--Report Identifies Obesity, Hormones as Major Breast Cancer Risks

Report Identifies Obesity, Hormones as Major Breast Cancer Risks A new medical report cautions women that obesity, excessive alcohol consumption, overexposure to medical X-rays and hormone treatments during menopause can raise their risk of developin

VOA标准英语2009年-Shuttle Discovery Set to launch Tuesday

Space shuttle Discovery is preparing to launch on a mission to deliver new supplies and science equipment to the International Space Station. Birds fly past space shuttle Discovery at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., 24 Aug 2009 The

VOA标准英语2009年-Nobel Economist Says Asia's Economies in '

Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz says Asia's economies are on the way to recovery after the most severe downturn in a decade. But he sees the need for greater regulation and monitoring of global financial markets. Joseph E. Stiglitz (fi

VOA常速英语2015--美国与伊朗之间的网络战争

Cyber War Rages Between Iran, US 美国与伊朗之间的网络战争 LONDON A newly published report indicates Iran and the United States have increased their cyber attacks on each other, even as their top diplomats are working toward an agreement t

2007年VOA标准英语-Tensions Grow in Northern Iraq Over Turkish Mil

By Barry Newhouse Irbil 10 June 2007 Trucks loaded with military equipment are seen heading towards the border with Iraq near the southeastern Turkish city of Nusaybin, 01 Jun 2007 Iraqi Kurds living near the Turkish border continue to report regular

2006年VOA标准英语-UN and Sudan Discuss Replacing Peacekeepers

By VOA News 08 June 2006 watch Peacekeepers report U.N. peacekeepers in Congo (file photo) The African Union will send more peacekeepers to Darfur because of continuing violence in the Sudanese province. The United Nations is holding talks with the

2006年VOA标准英语-Astronomers Find Signs Planets Might Form

By David McAlary Washington 05 April 2006 New evidence from an orbiting U.S. telescope indicates that planets might rise up out of a dead star's ashes. This is the first time scientists have detected

2007年VOA标准英语-New Congress Makes Ethics Reform a Priority

By Brian Padden Washington, DC 08 January 2007 watch New Congress report 110th Congress is sworn in at U.S. Capitol 4 Jan 2007 One of the first orders of business for the new congress with its Democratic majority is changing how the people's busines

学个词Learn a Word 第1074期 Sentiment

今天我们要学的词是sentiment。 Sentiment, 意思是感情，情绪。Anti-immigration sentiment, 反移民情绪。 President Obama warned against the possible spread of anti-Islam sentiment and called for religious tolerance, 美国总统奥巴

2006年VOA标准英语-Israeli Prime Minister Defends War

By Jim Teeple Jerusalem 14 August 2006 Israeli PM Ehud Olmert addresses a special session of Israel's parliament, or Knesset, in Jerusalem, Monday, August 14, 2006 More than a month of heavy fighting between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants ha