VOA标准英语2008年-Kenyan President Begins Naming Ministers

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 08 January 2008 Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki has gone ahead and appointed several Cabinet ministers in his new government even though the country is mired in a political crisis that has left nearly 500 people dead. Nick Wadham

2007年VOA标准英语-American Baseball Season Begins

By Ernest Leong Washington 11 April 2007 The American major league baseball season kicked off recently, a sign spring has arrived in North America. But the game some call America's pastime is also growing in popularity around the world. VOA's Ernest

勇敢地悲伤，勇敢地绝望 Lady&Bird - Suicide Is Painless

Through early morning fog i see The visions of the things to be The pains that are withheld from me I realise and i can see That suicide is painless It brings on any changes But i can take or leave it if i please The game of life is hard to play I'm

2006年VOA标准英语-Major Weapons Trial Begins In Zimbabwe

By Peta Thornycroft Johannesburg 01 November 2006 The trial of a White Zimbabwean accused of illegal possession of automatic weapons finally began this week in Mutare after being delayed over legal technicalities. Michael Hitschmann has been accused

VOA标准英语2008年-Israeli Foreign Minister Begins Formation of Ne

Negotiations are underway in Israel to form a new government after the prime minister resigned. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni speaks to media after winning elections in Tel Aviv, 18 Sep

VOA标准英语2010-Week-Long Earth Day Celebration Begins in

Globes showing environmental challenges are lining the National Mall for Earth Day activities. Week-long activities to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Earth Day in the United States have kicked off with an eco-village on the National Mall and gre

VOA标准英语2009年-Nigeria's Militant Amnesty Program Begins

A Nigerian government program that offers cash, job training and pardons to militants who turn in their weapons begins Thursday. The government hopes this will bring stability to the troubled, oil-producing Niger Delta. A fighter of the Movement for

VOA标准英语2013--Campaign Begins to Ensure Free Press

Campaign Begins to Ensure Free Press The African Union has launched an effort to rid East Africa of colonial-era defamation and sedition laws. Since independence, many countries have used them to clamp down on freedom of the press. The effort to have

VOA标准英语2013--Moore, Oklahoma, Begins to Recover from Deadly Tornado

Moore, Oklahoma, Begins to Recover from Deadly Tornado The tornado cut a wide path of destruction through Moore, taking away in an instant the comfortable lives people had built here. But many survivors are just happy to be alive. I feel lucky; I fee

VOA常速英语2007-Korean Summit Begins With Historic Walk, Unexpec

By Kurt Achin Seoul 02 October 2007 South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun strolled across the heavily militarized border with North Korea and later received an unscheduled greeting from the North's leader Kim Jong Il. As VOA's Kurt Achin reports from S

美国国家公共电台 NPR Amy Tan Revisits The Roots Of Her Writing Career In 'Where The Past Begins'

KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Amy Tan is best known for her novels that focus on mother-daughter relationships and Chinese-American culture. Her most famous of course is The Joy Luck Club. Her latest book, Where The Past Begins, is what she calls a writer's m

美国国家公共电台 NPR FEMA Begins Scaling Back Financial Assistance In Puerto Rico

NOEL KING, HOST: Eleven months after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, the island is no longer in a state of emergency. That's according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. And because of that, FEMA has started cutting back its financia

学个词Learn a Word 第493期 Flip-flop

今天我们要学的词是flip-flop。 Flip-flop, 有观点、态度突然转变的意思。民主、共和两党总统候选人奥巴马和麦凯恩最近在主要议题上，都发生了态度上的急转弯。 The two sides are trying to stick th

VOA标准英语2009年-Cross-Examination Begins in War Crimes Tri

By Scott Stearns Dakar 10 November 2009 Prosecutors at the U.N. Special Court for Sierra Leone have begun their cross-examination of former Liberian President Charles Taylor who is facing charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity. Former Lib

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel Begins Forming New Government

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 02 April 2006 Acting Israeli PM Ehud Olmert, right, and Bank of Israel Governor Prof. Stanley Fischer, April 2, 2006 Israel has formally begun the process of forming a new g

2007年VOA标准英语-Iraq Begins Security Crackdown, US Insists Sadr

By Barry Newhouse Irbil, Iraq 14 February 2007 Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al Maliki has announced the start of the long-awaited security crackdown in Baghdad. VOA's Barry Newhouse reports from northern Iraq that the U.S. military is also saying that

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I dread to come to the end of the year,said a friend to me recently, it makes me realize I am growing old. William James, the great psychologist, said that most men are old fogies at twenty-fiveHe was right. Most men at twenty-five are satisfied with

2007年VOA标准英语-Philippines Begins Offensive Against Islamic In

By Nancy-Amelia Collins Jakarta 14 August 2007 The Philippine military has launched a large offensive against Islamic insurgents on the country's southern Jolo Island, following the deaths of more than 20 troops. VOA's Nancy-Amelia Collins in Jakarta

VOA标准英语2009年-Supreme Court Begins New Term Monday

By Jim Malone Washington 01 October 2009 The U.S. Supreme Court opens its annual term Monday with a new justice and a new slate of potentially significant cases. US Supreme Court (file photo) The Supreme Court traditionally opens its annual term on

VOA慢速英语2012 IN THE NEWS - London Olympics Begins; Punishment for Penn State

IN THE NEWS - London Olympics Begins; Punishment for Penn State This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. Seventeen thousand athletes and officials from more than two hundred countries will take part in the London Olympics. (SOUND) Hours before the