VOA标准英语2012--Oak Ridge Boys Release 31st Album

Oak Ridge Boys Release 31st Album Country music is famous for its unique sounding music and no band in country music is more recognizable to country music fans than the Oak Ridge Boys. The current foursome continues a tradition dating back more than

VOA标准英语2012--S. Sudan Prepares for 1st Independence Anniversary

S. Sudan Prepares for 1st Independence Anniversary Across Juba, people are working around the clock to prepare the city for South Sudan's first ever Independence Day anniversary. Over the past week, streets have been swept, fresh paint has been appli

VOA标准英语2012--Midwest Farmers Battling Worst US Drought in Generation

Midwest Farmers Battling Worst US Drought in Generation In this year's record setting heat under the hot summer sun, McLean County Illinois farmer Matt Hughes' crops are wilting. Each day without rainclouds brings new disappointment and worry for Hug

VOA标准英语2012--Kenyan Hip Hop Artists Praise Inspirational Town

Kenyan Hip Hop Artists Praise Inspirational Town Kenyan hip hop took off in the mid-1990s, when the group Kalamashaka started rapping in informal Swahili, instead of English. The musicians were from the low-income suburb, Dandora, which is now widely

VOA标准英语2012--Artist Carves 1,600 Eggshells a Year

Artist Carves 1,600 Eggshells a Year Carving and sculpting eggshells, with a dental drill and sanding disk, is not a job for the heavy handed. For Tina Kannapel, it's a passion. Because an egg is a continuous arch, it has a lot of natural strength, s

VOA标准英语2012--Artist Reinvents Herself After Near-Fatal Accident

Artist Reinvents Herself After Near-Fatal Accident Ruffner is one of the best-known glass artists in the United States. Her one-of-a-kind sculptures are vibrant, exquisitely detailed and often humorous. Over the years, she became famous for a techniq

VOA标准英语2013--First Lady's New Hairstyle Creates Buzz

First Lady's New Hairstyle Creates Buzz When Obama took the official oath of office Sunday, the gray in his hair was noticeable. But it was the first lady's hair that was creating all the buzz - with her new haircut featuring bangs. People magazine d

VOA标准英语2011--Eastern Congolese Opposition Join Forces to Protest Election

Eastern Congolese Opposition Join Forces to Protest Election The situation in The Democratic Republic of Congo remains unsettled following a refusal by the opposition to accept the re-election of the country's president. Competing opposition parties

VOA标准英语2010年-Diminishing Gulf Oyster Industry Strug

Commercial fishing ban doesn't stop New Orleans from throwing oyster festival David Weinberg | New Orleans, Louisiana 15 June 2010 Oyster fisherman Tracy Collins shucks an oyster on Caminada Bay in Louisiana. It is a nearly cloudless early June morni

VOA标准英语2011--Half a Million Syrians Protest in Hama

Half a Million Syrians Protest in Hama Nearly half a million anti-government protesters filled the streets of the volatile Syrian city of Hama Friday. Two senior foreign envoys visited in a show of solidarity. Rights activists say Syrian security for

VOA标准英语2011--In Kenya, a Community Fights Against Mal

In Kenya, a Community Fights Against Malaria As World Malaria Day is observed worldwide April 25, VOA takes a look at Malindi, a city on Kenya's coast that is fighting malaria through community action. As the world works to eliminate malaria deaths b

VOA标准英语2011--First of Japan Disaster Survivors Get Te

First of Japan Disaster Survivors Get Temporary Houses A month after the magnitude 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami devastated northeastern Japan, more than 125,000 people remain in evacuation centers. Others are living with relatives. Most of th

VOA标准英语2010年-1st Female White House Press Secretary

Dee Dee Myers was the first woman - and one of the youngest - White House press secretaries. Now, more than a decade after her service in the Clinton Administration, Myers is focused on empowering women in the U.S. and worldwide. White House yearsNev

VOA标准英语2011--Four Dead as Hurricane Irene Churns Up U

Four Dead as Hurricane Irene Churns Up US East Coast Hurricane Irene continues to pound the U.S. East Coast with heavy rains and strong winds, leaving at least four people dead in its wake and paralyzing ground and air traffic. U.S. officials say thr

VOA标准英语2011--Artist Uses Light to Enchant Museum Goer

Kinetic artist Carlos Cruz-Diez was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, but has spent half of his 87 years in Paris. There he developed a worldwide following for works that challenge how we see color. His illusion-filled pieces are now on display

VOA标准英语2013--Artist J R Occupies Times Square

Artist J R Occupies Times Square Poster-sized pictures of New Yorkers decorated the asphalt and a huge billboard in Times Square, one of the most iconic spots in the world. It was the latest venue for J R and his project to let people - all over the

VOA标准英语2013--Nigeria Launches Airstrikes Against Militants

Nigeria Launches Airstrikes Against Militants Declaring a state of emergency in three northeastern states Tuesday, Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan ordered security forces to take all necessary action. ?Whoever they may be, wherever they may go,

2016年CRI China's 1st Mars mission aims at three goals

China's first Mars voyager mission is expected to be launched around 2020 and reach the Red Planet a year or so later. The computer generated images unveiled by the Chinese State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National Defense

英语听力文摘 English Digest 504、蚂蚁的阴谋

AntIntrigue 蚂蚁的阴谋 Don: Hey,antslives are full of intrigue. Take slave-making ants. They invade other ants nests, kill some of the adults, and then steal the larvae and take them back to their own nests. The larvae learn who they belong to b

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Yesterday was the winter solstice, the time when the sun is furthest away from us. The sun rises around 7.30 am in Auckland and 8.20 am in Dunedin because it is further south. In Auckland the sun sets at 11 minutes past 5, and in Wellington, Christch