VOA常速英语2008年-UN Task Force Seeks Solutions to Global Food Cr

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 30 April 2008 A senior U.N. official says a new task force set up to tackle the global food crisis hopes to have a comprehensive, integrated action plan produced in short order. The official says key agencies such as the World

VOA标准英语2013--US Presidents Seek Broader Ties to Africa

US Presidents Seek Broader Ties to Africa Obamas trip to Africa is the latest in a list of visits by American presidents going back 70 years. Allan Lichtman is a presidential historian and professor at American University. So by going to Africa, pres

VOA标准英语2012--Syrian Refugees Seek Out Smugglers

Syrian Refugees Seek Out Smugglers Umm Shaker used to work at the Syrian Army base in Baba Amr in Homs. She said she saw how the army began to kill people protesting against the government after Friday prayers. We used to see the killing in front of

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Women Seek Greater Rights

By Margaret Besheer Washington 20 January 2006 Two women cast their votes at a polling station in Iraq on Decemeber 15, 2005 As final results of January's election for a four-year parliament are annou

VOA标准英语2012--Greeks Seek Shelter Overseas As Russians Move In

Greeks Seek Shelter Overseas As Russians Move In Greece and park it in a safe haven, he said. They talk about German bonds, gold and property and I suppose their argument is you cant live in a bond or in gold. Figures show Greeks are moving their mon

VOA标准英语2012--Greek Leftists Seek Coalition, Reject EU Austerity

Greek Leftists Seek Coalition, Reject EU Austerity The leader of Greeks leftist Syriza party is beginning talks with other parties on forming a coalition government to reject what he calls barbaric austerity measures imposed by the European Union. Vo

VOA标准英语2012--Aid Agencies Seek a Billion Dollars for Sahel Relief

Aid Agencies Seek a Billion Dollars for Sahel Relief Humanitarian agencies say at least one billion dollars is needed to prevent many people from going hungry in Africas Sahel region. They say about 15 million people are affected by a deepening food

VOA标准英语2010年-Kashmiri Youth Seek to Avoid Conflict

Kashmiri Muslim separatists have been fighting for two decades for independence from India or a merger with Muslim-majority Pakistan. More than 47,000 people have died in the conflict. Yet three years ago, a football coach from Argentina started the

VOA标准英语2010年-Researchers Seek to Show Kenyan Farmer

Victor Otazu, a aeroponic specialist with the International Potato Center, tends to some aeroponic potato plants in Nairobi, Kenya Kenyans love to eat maize. It's the country's favorite food. But researchers at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institu

VOA标准英语2010年-Tamil Boat People Seek Asylum in Canad

Internally displaced ethnic Tamils watch Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapakse during his visit to the Manik Farm refugee camp, in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka (file photo) The United Nations refugee agency reports that all 490 Tamil passengers on a cargo sh

VOA标准英语2011--Death Row Exonerated Seek End to Death Penalty in US

Death Row Exonerated Seek End to Death Penalty in US A new Gallup Poll shows that support for the death penalty in the United States remains high, but down to 61 percent from 80 percent in 1994. Part of the reason is the possibility of innocent inmat

VOA标准英语2011--Despite US Opposition, Palestinians Seek UNESCO Membership

Despite US Opposition, Palestinians Seek UNESCO Membership Despite strong opposition from the United States, the Palestinians are seeking full membership in UNESCO - the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which is curre

VOA标准英语2011--Washington Demonstrators Seek to Continu

Washington Demonstrators Seek to Continue Protest Anti-war and anti-Wall Street demonstrations are springing up in major cities across the United States, nearly a month after they started in the heart of New York's financial district. At the protest

VOA标准英语2014--Hot Tech Ideas Seek Investors at San Francisco Expo

Hot Tech Ideas Seek Investors at San Francisco Expo The TechCrunch exposition in San Francisco is a place where tech start-up companies can meet potential backers for their new products. Under the banner Disrupt, inventors tried to convince investors

VOA标准英语2013--Cairo Merchants Seek Calm after Violence

Cairo Merchants Seek Calm after Violence People in a shopping district in Cairo say they are tired of the violence. After weeks of upheaval, shopkeeper Mohamed Ali Mohamed says he just wants life to return to normal. As an Egyptian, of course, I am v

VOA双语新闻2008年：US Sending Envoy to Seek Kenyan Dial

The Bush administration is sending its senior Africa diplomat to Kenya to try to encourage political dialogue between the principals in last week's bitterly disputed presidential election. 美国布什政府正准备向肯尼亚派出非洲事务高级

2006年VOA标准英语-Iranian Americans Seek Solution to Human R

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 17 May 2006 The largest population of Iranians living outside of their country is in Los Angeles. The exile population is watching the growing confrontation over Iran's

VOA标准英语2009-UN Prosecutors Seek to Limit Taylor's Contac

By Scott Stearns Dakar 11 November 2009 Liberian President Charles Taylor in court (file photo) U.N. prosecutors at the war crimes trial of former Liberian president Charles Taylor want to limit his access to defense lawyers during cross-examination

VOA标准英语2009年-Lockerbie Victims' Families Seek Answers

By Jennifer Glasse London 20 October 2009 In 1988, an American airliner flying from London to New York exploded over Lockerbie, Scotland, killing 270 people. A Libyan man was the only person convicted of involvement, and he was released in late Augu

学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2741 common ground

今天我们要学的词是 common ground. Common ground 共同点，一致之处。German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she would seek common ground with the new U.S. administration wherever possible. 德国总理默克尔说，她将在一切可能的