VOA双语新闻 - 在中亚，中国正在取代俄罗斯

The vendor is Chinese, the products are Chinese, but the market is here in Almaty, capital of Kazakhstan, the most prosperous of Central Asia's five stans, or former Soviet Republics. 这位摊贩是中国人，卖的也是中国货，但市场却在哈

VOA双语新闻 - 美欧施压伊朗存在分歧

The U.S. administration is warning Iran against pursuing a nuclear weapons program, which it calls a threat to international security. But Washington and its European allies differ on how best to pressure Iran to stop. U.S. officials say Iran is purs

VOA双语新闻 - 中国加息引起市场震荡

Stocks in Hong Kong and Japan fell and the U.S. dollar rose a day after China raised interest rates for the first time since December 2007. Economists interpret the move as a sign that authorities are taking a more aggressive stance against inflation

VOA双语新闻：美科学家研究蜜蜂数量减少的原因

Volunteers equipped with nothing more than digital cameras are taking part in an unusual bee hunt. 一些只带着数码相机的义工正在参与一项不寻常的环境研究。 It's part of an environmental study that has amateur photographers do

VOA双语新闻：奥巴马在中期选举前为经济政策辩

U.S. President Barack Obama is concluding a three-day, five-state trip around the country, defending his administration's progress in repairing the economy. Support for the president's economic plan is fading as mid-term elections for Congress get cl

VOA双语新闻：朝鲜半岛纪念日据100周年

A brass band played martial tunes under a tent in pouring rain at a civic event marking the date 100 years ago that Korea formally came under Japanese rule. 瓢泼大雨中，铜管乐队在一个帐篷下演奏军乐，纪念朝鲜半岛100年前正式

VOA双语新闻：英国外相：继续在阿富汗战斗

British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said Wednesday that his country is determined to carry on with its combat mission in Afghanistan despite a rise in casualties and skepticism in domestic opinion polls. Miliband discussed the Afghan situation a

VOA双语新闻：中美就能源问题在北京会谈

Two high-ranking U.S. officials say several days of meetings with Chinese leaders on energy cooperation have been successful and productive. 美国两名高级官员说，这几天和中国领导人就能源合作问题举行的会谈是成功和富有

VOA双语新闻：联合国为印度洪水灾民提供援助

The U.N. Children's Fund is springing into action with aid as India's Bihar State faces the worst floods in 50 years. UNICEF says severe floods have destroyed almost one-quarter of a million homes affecting at least 1.25 million people in the norther

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3178 impartial

今天我们要学的词是 impartial。 Impartial 是公正、不偏不倚，After a bruising confirmation process in the Senate that bitterly divided the nation, Brett Kavanaugh became the newest US Supreme Court Justice and pledged to be 'Independ

VOA双语新闻：俄会对乌克兰支持格鲁吉亚报复？

The former Soviet republics of Georgia and Ukraine are allies engaged in similar attempts to establish democratic rule, to join NATO and realign themselves with the West, much to the displeasure of Russia. During the conflict in Georgia, Ukrainian Pr

VOA双语新闻 Americans Misuse Chinese Characters

From the moment Spaniards -- or was it Vikings? -- first dropped anchor and encountered the natives whom the Spanish called Indians (because they thought they had landed in India), the land now known as America has been a multicultural place. And of

VOA双语新闻 - 中国和发展中国家在气候问题上达

China says it has reached a consensus on climate change with major developing countries that largely believe developed nations should bear most of the burden of reducing greenhouse gas emissions. 中国说，已经在环境变化问题上同一些重要

VOA双语新闻 - 印度敦促国有石油公司在海外扩张

India is urging its oil companies to expand overseas to meet the soaring demands of its growing economy. India 's massive dependence on imported oil has prompted the country to look for energy assets overseas. 印度敦促其石油公司扩大在海外

VOA双语新闻 - 印度开始发展低成本太阳能

India seems to excel at making things smaller and cheaper. The $2,500 car and the $35 computer are just two of the country's latest innovations. Now, India increasingly is focused on low-cost solar technology. The front lines of that effort are seen

VOA双语新闻 - 孟买悲痛悼念恐怖袭击遇难者

Mourning continues in Mumbai as the city limps back to normal after militant attacks that killed about 175 people and injured more than 300 others. Among the funerals and memorial services was a remembrance for a rabbi and his wife who were killed in

VOA双语新闻 - 孟买所在邦最高官员批评声中辞职

Top officials in the Indian state, Maharashtra, are becoming political causalities of last week's terror attack. The 60-hour assault on Mumbai, blamed on Islamic militants, killed an estimated 175 people, including at least 18 foreigners. 印度马哈拉

VOA双语新闻 - 亚洲关注美国会如何拯救汽车工业

The deadline for the major U.S. automakers to present plans to Congress on how they would use $25 billion of emergency loans to bailout the industry is fast approaching. General Motors, Ford and Chrysler have until this week to show U.S. lawmakers th

VOA双语新闻 Iraq Abuse Investigation

A U.S Army investigation into abuses of Iraqi inmates at Abu Ghraib prison is expected to place blame on low-level soldiers, while generally clearing senior commanders of involvement. Seven U.S. soldiers are already facing charges of abuse in connect

VOA双语新闻 Bush, Kerry Highlight Campaign Issues

President Bush and Democratic challenger Senator John Kerry used their political parties' weekly radio addresses to campaign for an election that is just 10 days away. 美国总统布什和民主党总统候选人克里参议员利用各自政党的每