VOA标准英语2012--Endangered Primate Offers Clues to Climate Change

Endangered Primate Offers Clues to Climate Change Scientists are studying a rare African monkey thats endangered both from climate change and humans. They hope the primates past can give clues to the future effects of rising temperatures. Its called

VOA标准英语2012--Animal Welfare Drives Changes on US Farms

Animal Welfare Drives Changes on US Farms Battery cage battle Nearly all eggs in the United States come from large facilities where hens are kept in small pens called battery cages. The Humane Society of the United States and other animal-welfare gro

VOA标准英语2012--Attack on Reagan Changed US Protection Tactics, Agent Says

Attack on Reagan Changed US Protection Tactics, Agent Says Secret Service agent Tim McCarthy faced a decision the morning of March 30, 1981 - file paperwork in the office, or protect President Ronald Reagan on a local trip to give a speech. So the sh

VOA标准英语2012--Saudi Women Slowly Advance Cultural Change

Saudi Women Slowly Advance Cultural Change This year something new has appeared on the streets of Saudi cities, female shop assistants. For now, they're only found in lingerie stores. King Abdullah signed a decree to change the law after years of pro

VOA标准英语2011--Massive Russian Protest Poses Growing Challenge to Putin

Massive Russian Protest Poses Growing Challenge to Putin When Russias protest movement started three weeks ago, many in the Kremlin calculated that winter would kill it off. Saturday's rally to protest alleged fraud in the December 4 parliamentary el

VOA标准英语2011--The Science of Climate Change

The Science of Climate Change Climate negotiators are meeting in Durban, South Africa beginning from November 28-December 9 to discuss the planet's changing climate. The first decade of this century was the hottest on record. Polar ice is melting. Gl

VOA标准英语2011--AIDS Orphans Face Psychological Challeng

AIDS Orphans Face Psychological Challenges In many parts of Africa, AIDS has had a devastating effect. Now, 30 years into the epidemic, researchers are learning more about the impact on orphans and other children whose parents get AIDS. Oxford Univer

VOA标准英语2012--Scientists Recreate Ancient Mating Call from Dinosaur Age

Scientists Recreate Ancient Mating Call from Dinosaur Age It was probably a noisy world, with thousands of other animal sounds, rushing streams and the rustle of giant ferns and coniferous trees. Fernando Montealegre studies how insects sing and hear

VOA标准英语2012--Arab World Faces Serious Poverty, Food Security Challenges

Arab World Faces Serious Poverty, Food Security Challenges A new report says Arab countries face a serious food security challenge and that poverty rates are much higher than official numbers suggest. It blames the situation on vulnerability to volat

VOA标准英语2012--UN Chief Warns of Perils Ahead of Climate Change Conference

UN Chief Warns of Perils Ahead of Climate Change Conference The first decade of this century was the hottest on record, and the vast majority of scientists attribute the changes to greenhouse gases that trap heat in the lower atmosphere. Those gases

VOA标准英语2013--Kerry: Syrian Refugee Crisis Challenges International Community

Kerry: Syrian Refugee Crisis Challenges International Community Secretary Kerry and Jordanian Foreign Minister Nasser Judeh came to the Zaatari camp, where nearly 120,000 people are living in what has become a small city scraped out of a dry plain 12

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By Steve Schy Turin 15 February 2006 If you think you are too old or too young to compete in the Olympics, you may be in for a shock. As VOA's Steve Schy covers the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Ital

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: The list of accolades is long for Rita Moreno. She is the only Latina to have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony for her work. And this weekend, she received a different award for her advocacy. The Ellis Island Hono

VOA标准英语2011--Innovative Electric Aircraft Win Green F

Innovative Electric Aircraft Win Green Flight Challenge We often hear about hybrid cars, which run in part on electricity and can travel about 20 kilometers on a liter of fuel. Engineers are also experimenting with another mode of electric transporta

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By Kane Farabaugh New York City 21 November 2007 The sale of Burmese gems has become the target of a growing boycott following the violent crackdown of pro-democracy protesters in Burma in September. While Burma's ruling military government holds ano

2006年VOA标准英语-U.S. College Admissions: all pain, no gain

By Crystal Park Washington, D.C. 03 May 2006 watch College report The U.S. Census Bureau says a college graduate will earn almost twice as much money as a high school graduate during a career. That ha

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A senior U.S. official says Moscow's decision to invade Georgia is having a major impact on the Russian economy with financial markets losing nearly a third of their value. VOA correspondent Meredith Buel has details from Washington. U.S. Undersecre

VOA标准英语2012--Obama Seeks to Contain College Costs

Obama Seeks to Contain College Costs President Obama told the students the rising cost of college is slowing efforts to strengthen Americas economic future. Since most of you were born, tuition and fees have more than doubled. That forces students li

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BEIJING, Nov. 22 (Xinhuanet) -- Global AIDS deaths and new HIV infections have each dropped 21 percent since the peak of the AIDS pandemic in 1997, according to a UN report released Monday. One major factor responsible for the result is that life-sav