VOA慢速英语2011--A Victory For Computers as Watson Wins ‘

This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. An IBM super computer named Watson has won the latest battle of man versus machine. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。一台名为沃森（Watson）的IBM超级计算机在最近的一次

VOA双语新闻 --- 布什与民主党的促进经济方案不同

Republicans and Democrats agree that help is needed for the sagging U.S. housing market and the ailing American economy in general. But President Bush and a Democratic lawmaker have made it clear they differ on what kind of help is needed. 美国的共

VOA慢速英语2016 Netflix业务遍及全世界190个国家

Netflix Expands to 190 Countries Netflix业务遍及全世界190个国家 The Internet service called Netflix, which delivers video programming online, is expanding worldwide. 在线提供视频节目的互联网服务公司Netflix已将业务扩大到

VOA双语新闻--奥巴马面临新政治考验：国家安全

The U.S. Navy says it is on heightened alert after receiving what it calls credible al-Qaida threats against American warships and commercial vessels in the Gulf of Aden, the Arabian Sea, and the Persian Gulf. The latest threat from Osama bin Laden's

VOA双语新闻：Kenya Political Negotiations Suspended

Negotiations between Kenya's government and the opposition have been suspended. The two sides have been unable to agree on the terms of a power-sharing arrangement to break the political deadlock gripping the country since a disputed presidential ele

VOA双语新闻 --- Economists Debate How Far US Economy Will

Polls show overwhelming numbers of Americans believe the U.S. economy is in a recession, although government statistics have yet to show a period of negative growth that meets the technical definition. What is known is that the American economy has s

VOA双语新闻 --- 汇丰银行注销172亿美元坏帐

Britain's largest bank, HSBC, has written off $17.2 billion in bad debt after the U.S. housing market slide hit the value of its loans in 2007. The annual loss is the largest reported amongst Britain's big five mortgage lenders. 英国最大的银行汇

VOA双语新闻 --- 中国开始批量生产人用禽流感疫苗

Officials in China have given permission for a Chinese drug maker to begin commercial production of a human vaccine against bird flu after clinical trials showed it was effective. Scientists worldwide are trying to find a way to prevent transmission

VOA双语新闻 --- 反对党：选掉穆加贝！新津巴布韦

Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai held his last election rally in Harare Sunday and promised that a new Zimbabwe, driven by love and not fear, is on the horizon. Mr. Tsvangirai, enjoying a huge surge of popularity around the country, is standing ag

VOA双语新闻 --- Vietnam Investors Conference Postponed

Vietnam's financial markets have had a tumultuous year. The once high-flying stock market has fallen more than 30 percent, since January 1, and inflation has ballooned. A major investors' conference was scheduled to start Tuesday in Hanoi ,but last w

VOA双语新闻 --- Bush Will Veto House Intelligence Bill

President Bush says he will veto a terrorist-surveillance bill that contains provisions added by opposition Democrats in the House of Representatives, because he says the bill as written would undermine national security. 美国总统布什表示，他

VOA双语新闻 --- 美称萨达姆与基地组织无直接关联

The U.S. Defense Department has released a study of 600,000 documents from Saddam Hussein's archives concluding that while he supported many terrorist groups he did not have a direct connection with al-Qaida. But the department's spokesman says that

VOA双语新闻 --- 伊军队与萨德尔民兵在巴士拉激战

Heavy fighting has been raging in Basra following a major pre-dawn offensive by thousands of Iraqi troops against Shi'ite militias in the southern city. Iraqi officials say at least 12 people have been killed and 18 wounded in the clashes, but the nu

VOA双语新闻 --- 科摩罗军队收复昂儒昂岛大部地区

The government of Comoros says its forces have captured most of the rebel-held island of Anjouan, following a pre-dawn invasion. 科摩罗政府说，政府军已经收复了被反政府武装控制的昂儒昂岛的大部分地区。联军拂晓前攻

VOA双语新闻 --- 美国特使与巴基斯坦高官举行会谈

Pakistan's president has sworn in a political enemy as prime minister. Meanwhile, two top U.S. State Department officials arrived in the country and held talks with the embattled president and the new government leaders. 巴基斯坦总统穆沙拉夫主

VOA双语新闻 --- Monarchy Loyalist Party Wins Bhutan Elect

In Bhutan's landmark elections that ended a century of absolute monarchy, the party widely perceived as most loyal to the monarchy won by a landslide. 不丹历史性的选举结束了长达一个多世纪的世袭君主制。被广泛视为对王室最

VOA双语新闻：Ghana Hosts State Dinner for Bush

The president and Mrs. Bush are in Ghana where they were the guests of honor at a state dinner hosted by President John Kufuor and his wife, Theresa. 正在加纳访问的布什总统和夫人受到加纳总统库福尔和夫人特里莎的国宴款待

VOA双语新闻：Crucial Elections in Pakistan on Monday

Voters in Pakistan will go to the polls Monday in one of the most crucial elections in the nation's history. Nearly 400,000 police and 80,000 troops are providing security. The vote is accompanied by rising violence and concerns by opposition parties

VOA双语新闻：Kosovo Declares Independence

Celebrations are being held in Kosovo after the parliament declared independence from Serbia. But Serbia and Russia reacted immediately to what they consider an illegal act backed by the international community. UN Security Council is meeting on Koso

VOA双语新闻：东盟继续表态不干预缅甸内部事务

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations is expressing concern over Burma's decision to exclude pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi from future elections. The statement from ASEAN follows the completion of Burma's draft constitution. But the regi