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This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Is there meaning in the length of a finger? An eighteen ninety-three guidebook called Modern Etiquette in Public and Private had this to say: Long fingers are a sign of refinement. A short stubby hand a
VOA慢速英语2009年（二）月
Three days into Israel's air assault on Gaza, Britain's Foreign Secretary warns of a very dark moment in the Middle East peace process. David Miliband is calling for an urgent, immediate ceasefire. His is just one of many concerned voices in Europe
VOA标准英语2008年(十二月)
The United Nations Humanitarian Chief says he is concerned about the deteriorating humanitarian situation in northern Sri Lanka, where thousands of civilians are trapped in a rebel-controlled area, unable to flee combat between the fighters and the
VOA标准英语2009年(二月)
Libya's former justice minister, who has resigned following the government's crackdown on protestors there, says the country's leader Moammar Gadhafi personally ordered the Lockerbie plane bombing in 1988. Mr. Gadhafi has always denied that he knew o
VOA标准英语2011年(二月)
By Al Pessin Washington 02 August 2007 Investigators from the U.S. Congress say earlier this year the Defense Department sold nearly 1,400 collections of surplus parts that can be used in aging fighter jets now only flown by Iran, in spite of a ban o
2007年VOA标准英语（八月）
Members of the New York stock exchange met today to learn more about the organization's proposed merger with the electronic trading company Archipelago. The merger, announced late yesterday, would turn the exchange into a for-profit company, as NPR'
2005年NPR美国国家公共电台
And it's time again for StoryCorps, we've been hearing from this oral history project as it crisscrosses the country. In New York city, it's gathering interviews with families and friends who lost loved ones at the World Trade Center. StoryCorps w
2006年NPR美国国家公共电台
Rene Montagne: And here on the West Coast, the sea lion population has quadrupled since hunting stopped some 30 years ago. But fishermen are lobbying for a return of those days. Tom Banse explains. Tom Banse: A clump of California sea lions is soaki
2006年NPR美国国家公共电台
This is the VOA Special English Economics Report. On Wednesday, President Obama proposed major changes to rebuild government supervision of the financial industry. President Obama announces his plan at the White House BARACK OBAMA: So today, my admi
VOA慢速英语2009年（六）月
By Al Pessin Honolulu 21 July 2006 When the commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific visited Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia during the past week it was not just an official mission mixing defense policy and diplomacy. It was also a very personal journey
2006年VOA标准英语（七月）
By Alisha Ryu Mogadishu 29 May 2006 An alliance of secular factional leaders battling Islamic militias for control of the Somali capital, Mogadishu, says that militant Muslim fighters from various countries have entered Somalia and are fighting alon
2006年VOA标准英语（五月）
By Elizabeth Lee Washington 23 September 2009 Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi addresses the general debate of the 64th session of the U.N. General Assembly, in New York, 23 Sep 2009 Libyan leader is in New York and spoke at the United Nations General
VOA标准英语2009年(九月)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says a nuclear fuel swap deal Tehran recently reached with Brazil and Turkey is the last opportunity to resolve a long-standing nuclear dispute between Iran and the West. President Ahmadinejad presented his argum
VOA标准英语2010年(五)月
Eccentricity, Repression Marked Gadhafi's Rule Colonel Moammar Gadhafi died Wednesday, ending his months-long fight against transitional fighters. To the end, he refused to step down, a stubbornness that reflects his 40-year dictatorship. He was the
VOA标准英语2011年(十月)
By Barry Wood Washington, DC 10 February 2006 watch Budget Deficit report President Bush has submitted a U.S. government budget for the fiscal year beginning in October that totals $2.8 trillion. VOA'
2006年VOA标准英语（二月）
By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 18 January 2007 U.S. senators Thursday expressed frustration with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales for not being more forthcoming about details relating to the Bush administration's decision to place its controversial w
2007年VOA标准英语（一月）
Turkish foreign minister Ali Babacan is in Tehran to help find a solution to the ongoing tensions over Iran's nuclear aspirations. Turkey is increasingly playing an active role in working to resolve tensions across the Middle East. Earlier this year
VOA标准英语2008年（八月）
By Phuong Tran Dakar 08 June 2007 Health officials in Africa are reacting cautiously to the pledge of more aid money from G8 nations to tackle major diseases on the continent. They say managing the huge sums of money remains a problem. Phuong Tran ha
2007年VOA标准英语（六月）
French, German, British and Italian leaders are meeting in Paris Saturday to look for a common European response to the world financial crisis. Lisa Bryant has more for VOA from Paris. French President Nicolas Sarkozy (l), and the head of the Intern
VOA标准英语2008年（十月）
Womens' Rights Unclear in Post-Gadhafi Libya As Libya heads toward elections, there are Western concerns its new government could move towards conservative Islam and limit the rights of women. On Libyas Liberation Day, transitional leader Mustafa Abd
VOA标准英语2011年(十一月)