VOA双语新闻 Fast Food Heightens Risk of Diabetes

A new study has found that people who eat fast food are much more likely to develop insulin resistance than those who don't. 一项新的研究表明吃快餐的人比不吃快餐的人更易患抗性胰岛素。 A study published in the internationa

VOA双语新闻 World's First Anti-Tobacco Treaty

The world's first treaty aimed at cutting tobacco-related deaths has come into force. The World Health Organization's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control becomes legally binding upon countries that have ratified the landmark agreement. 全球第一

VOA双语新闻 US, China Agree to Regular Senior-Level Talks

The United States and China have agreed in principle for the first time to hold regular, senior level talks on a range of political and economic issues. U.S. officials say the decision reflects China's growing global role, including its sponsorship o

VOA双语新闻 Chris Lemmon Remembers Famous Father, Jack

Jack Lemmon's son Chris was also an actor, but left the profession for a career that allows him to spend more time at home with his family. He says that decision was prompted by memories of growing up in the shadow of a famous father who was seldom h

VOA双语新闻 Powerful Earthquake Strikes Southern Japan

A powerful earthquake, followed by numerous aftershocks, shook southern Japan Sunday morning. Hundreds of people were injured. 日本南部星期天早上发生强烈地震，随后又发生多次余震，导致数百人受伤。 The magnitude 7 quak

VOA双语新闻 Pentagon Probes Release of Saddam Photos

The U.S. Defense Department says it did not orchestrate the release of photos of Saddam Hussein in jail, wearing only underpants in one picture, and is investigating how the shots were taken and published. 美国国防部说它没有参与公布萨达姆

VOA双语新闻 Bush Urges Congress to Pass Free Trade Agreem

President Bush wants Congress to ratify a free-trade agreement with Central American nations. Democrats say the plan weakens labor rights and would cost jobs in the United States. 美国总统布什要求国会批准中美洲国家自由贸易协议，

VOA双语新闻 Afghan Leader Urges Continued International..

Afghan President Hamid Karzai, visiting Europe to secure continuing support for his country, says the help is needed if Afghanistan is to continue to reverse the extremism and terrorism that gripped his country during the Taleban regime. Mr. Karzai s

VOA双语新闻 Hurricane Victims Express Anger, Frustration

Five days after Hurricane Katrina ravaged the U.S. Gulf of Mexico coast, residents of the flooded city of New Orleans are expressing anger and frustration at the slow pace of recovery. The mayor of the stricken city is demanding immediate action. 在美

VOA双语新闻 Hamas Wins Local Elections in West Bank

The Islamic militant group Hamas has won important victories in West Bank municipal elections. prompting concern for both the Palestinian Authority and Israel. 伊斯兰激进组织哈马斯在约旦河西岸的城市选举中赢得重大胜利。巴勒

VOA双语新闻 - 小时自控能力差 成人之后问题多

From a very early age, some children exhibit better self-control than others. Now, a new study has tracked how low self control can predict poor health, money troubles and even a criminal record in their adult years. 有些孩子在很小的时候就表

VOA双语新闻-中学生应当如何应对欺凌行为

Bullies - especially aggressively hostile girls - are a topic of major interest to Rosalind Wiseman. 欺凌霸王，特别是具有侵犯性敌视行为的女孩子，这是教育家罗萨琳德怀斯曼关心的主题。 In her non-fiction best-sell

VOA双语新闻 - 阿富汗和平委员会开始与塔利班官

Officials with Afghanistan's new peace council say they are in the early stages of beginning a process to negotiate peace with Taliban militants. This comes a day after the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, sai

VOA双语新闻 - 美国国会中期选举竞争激烈

Recent public opinion surveys suggest that Democrats might be narrowing the gap with Republicans in the battle for control of Congress in the November 2 midterm elections. The latest poll from The Washington Post and ABC News shows Republicans leadin

VOA双语新闻：美国劳工组织顺应国内国际经济转

Monday September 6 is Labor Day in the United States, a day set aside to honor American workers and the dignity of labor. The organized labor movement of the late 19th century that spawned the national holiday has waxed and waned over the years. 9月

VOA双语新闻：新西兰展开震后清理

New Zealand's second-biggest city, Christchurch, is facing an enormous clean-up after being struck by the country's worst earthquake in 80 years. The magnitude 7 quake devastated parts of Christchurch early Saturday. 新西兰第二大城市克赖斯特

VOA双语新闻：巴基斯坦洪灾影响针对激进分子

As Pakistan tries to cope with the worst flooding in its history, the country has seen several major suicide bomb attacks in the past few days against minority Shi'ites. The two major attacks, one in Lahore and the other in Quetta, killed more than 1

VOA双语新闻：内塔尼亚胡：不能保证与巴和谈会

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says there is no guarantee the U.S.-mediated talks that resumed with the Palestinians last week will succeed. 以色列总理内塔尼亚胡表示，不能保证在美国斡旋下于上星期恢复的与巴勒斯

VOA双语新闻：华盛顿州小镇辩论非法移民问题

A tough immigration enforcement law scheduled to take effect in Arizona at the end of July is touching off debate and controversy far beyond the southwestern state. As a consequence, immigration reform is moving higher on the list of issues Americans

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马：金融改革法案将获通过

President Barack Obama on Tuesday said he has enough votes in the U.S. Senate to pass financial reform legislation. The president said several opposition Republicans and conservative Democrats have agreed to support the bill. 美国总统奥巴马星期