VOA标准英语2012--Post-Ceasefire, No Signs of Peace in Burma's Kachin

Post-Ceasefire, No Signs of Peace in Burma's Kachin People who fled their homes for this temporary camp in Burma's Kachin state are bracing for the monsoon season, worrying about food shortages. Despite an increase in foreign aid flowing into Burma's

VOA标准英语2009年-US Vice President to Discuss Afghanistan with N

U.S. Vice President Joseph Biden is heading to Brussels for talks Tuesday with NATO allies as Washington seeks greater European support in Afghanistan. Possible U.S. missile-defense systems and ties with Russia may also be on the menu. US Vice Presi

VOA标准英语2011--Euro Crisis Prompts Italian Village to Declare Independence

Euro Crisis Prompts Italian Village to Declare Independence Italy's tough austerity drive includes plans to force local authorities to merge, in a bid to rein in public spending. The tiny village of Filettino faces such a prospect - but its mayor is

VOA标准英语2012--US May Begin Broader Push for Syria Resolution

US May Begin Broader Push for Syria Resolution The devastating violence in Syria was a campaign issue in the U.S. presidential election that some analysts say delayed American efforts in forging an international solution to the Syria crisis. But with

VOA标准英语2012--Independent Ukrainian TV Station Struggles to Stay on the Air

Independent Ukrainian TV Station Struggles to Stay on the Air Ivan Artemenko is disappointed: The Kyiv students favorite channel - TVi - has vanished from the airwaves. I switched on my TV -- there is darkness on a channel TVi. The note says: 'The ch

VOA标准英语2009年-N. Korean Envoys Visit South to Pay Respec

For the first time, North Korea has sent a delegation to present formal condolences to the family of a deceased South Korean president. The visit is a tribute to Kim Dae-jung's efforts at North-South reconciliation. But North Koreans who fled to the

VOA标准英语2013--Berlin Program Helps Minorities Enter Workforce

Berlin Program Helps Minorities Enter Workforce Ayse is a Turkish-German Berliner employed by the city. She found her job through Berlin Needs You At the program's recent annual meeting, counselors said they'd hit a milestone - 25 percent of new hire

VOA常速英语2014--美国航天局探秘范艾伦辐射带

NASA Probing Secrets of Van Allen Radiation Belt 美国航天局探秘范艾伦辐射带 One of the first discoveries of the space age, made in 1958, was that the Earth is surrounded with a doughnut-shaped field of highly charged particles. It was na

VOA常速英语2014--影像新技术：外科医生前所未有的法宝

New Technology Gives Surgeons Unprecedented Views of Patients Bodies 影像新技术：外科医生前所未有的法宝 When could a video game possibly save your life? A new imaging technology, now being used at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas

VOA标准英语2014--乌克兰的基辅难民不准备回家

Ukraine's Refugees in Kyiv Not Ready to Go Home 乌克兰的基辅难民不准备回家 KYIV Talk of a possible cease-fire deal in eastern Ukraine has raised hopes for an end to months of deadly clashes between pro-Russia rebels and government forces

VOA标准英语2013--Illinois Biomass Recycling Center Aims to be First of its Kind

Illinois Biomass Recycling Center Aims to be First of its Kind Outside rural Goodfield, Illinois is a pile of wood that weighs 4.5 million kilograms. Some people call it garbage, but for Paul Wever, it's something else. I look at this as oil barrels

VOA标准英语2013--India’s Food Security Plan Met With Skepticism

Indias Food Security Plan Met With Skepticism With food inflation hitting 8.25 percent in May, New Delhi resident Geeta Kashyap bargains even harder at the market to keep costs down. As food prices rise, she is left to wonder how the poorest in India

Syria Cease-fire Deal Draws Skepticism as Russian Airstrikes Continue

Syria Cease-fire Deal Draws Skepticism as Russian Airstrikes Continue LONDON World powers meeting in Munich have agreed on a cessation of hostilities in Syria, to begin in one week. But many observers are skeptical, and warn that Syrian government fo

美国国家公共电台 NPR Tiny Fossils Could Be Oldest Evidence Of Life On Earth

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: We have news this morning about the origin of life. The news is about just how hard it is to find that news. NPR's Rae Ellen Bichell reports. RAE ELLEN BICHELL, BYLINE: Things get hairy when you go looking for the earliest forms

美国国家公共电台 NPR First Step To 'Eco-Grieving' Over Climate Change? Admit There's A Problem

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: A growing body of research shows climate change is bad, not just for the planet, but for our mental health. People who've lived through weather disasters are more prone to depression, suicide, post-traumatic stress. Psycholog

美国国家公共电台 NPR Trump's Tax Plan Renews Anxieties About Deficits And The Debt

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: Tax cuts for individuals as well as businesses are still very much a live issue in Washington. President Trump wants both, but economists are worried his plan could push up annual deficits and the country's overall debt. As NPR's

VOA双语新闻--美国愿与巴基斯坦一同打击恐怖份子

The commander of U.S. forces in Central Asia and the Middle East, General David Petraeus, says Pakistan will likely have to make some deals with tribes along its border with Afghanistan in an effort to consolidate gains its military forces have made,

VOA双语新闻：联合国再次对伊难民处境表示担忧

In testimony to a congressional committee, a United Nations official has expressed renewed concern about conditions facing Iraqi refugees who have fled to neighboring countries. 联合国一位官员在美国国会作证时再次对逃到邻国的伊拉

2007年VOA标准英语-US Commander Presents Plan for Drawdown in Iraq

By Catherine Drew London 19 September 2007 One week after proposing a modest drawdown of troops, the top U.S. commander in Iraq outlined his proposal to America's closest ally. General David Petreaus is in London a week after his highly anticipated c

VOA标准英语2008年-Intel Pulls Out of One Laptop Per Child Program

By Barry Wood Washington 08 January 2008 Last week the world's biggest computer chip manufacturer, Intel, withdrew from the non-profit program to get low-cost laptop computers into schools in developing countries. But as VOA's Barry Wood reports, com