President Bush Pledges Aid for Florida Hurricane Victims

By Jim Teeple President Bush visited hurricane-damaged Florida on Wednesday. His trip came one day after the U.S. Congress approved $2 billion in emergency aid to help Floridians recover from the two

VOA标准英语2012--For Exotic Parrots, Florida is for the Birds

For Exotic Parrots, Florida is for the Birds The southeastern state of Florida is a land of sunshine, beaches, orange groves, alligators, and lots of retired people. Its also a paradise for birds: big birds, little birds, exotic birds, endangered bir

美国国家公共电台 NPR New Florida Law Lets Residents Challenge School Textbooks

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Educators in Florida are working to comply with a new state law. It lets state residents challenge textbooks and instructional materials they object to. Science educators fear their demands for an independent hearing will open th

VOA慢速英语2017 Irma Weakens After Hard Hits on Caribbean, Florida

Irma Weakens After Hard Hits on Caribbean, Florida Hurricane Irma has weakened to a tropical storm after causing widespread damage on Caribbean islands and the U.S. state of Florida. 飓风艾玛在加勒比海岛以及美国佛罗里达州造成大面

VOA标准英语2010年-Florida Man Installs Wind Turbine on H

Amid the recent economic downturn, demand in the U.S. is rising for small wind turbines to power people's homes. The American Wind Energy Association says sales of such turbines rose 15 percent in 2009. One man in Florida is generating his own power

VOA标准英语2012--Alligators Drift into Florida Canals Near Homes

Alligators Drift into Florida Canals Near Homes The lowly, ugly alligator is an American success story. An endangered species that was threatened with extinction all the way into the late 1980s, it has made such a comeback that there are now millions

VOA标准英语2012--Republicans Descend on Tampa, Florida

Republicans Descend on Tampa, Florida Barbara Denti Pool is decorating the historic Italian Club of Tampa with red elephants, the color and symbol of the Republican Party. We're thrilled, absolutely thrilled, to have everyone here, she said. Denti Po

VOA标准英语2012--Killing of Unarmed Black Teenager in Florida Sparks Racial Tensions

Killing of Unarmed Black Teenager in Florida Sparks Racial Tensions The U.S. Justice Department is investigating possible hate crime charges in connection to a fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager by a white neighborhood watch leader in the so

VOA标准英语2010年-US Oil Spill Stokes Fear in Florida

Opposition to offshore drilling grows even though oil slick is still far from Florida Brian Wagner | Key Largo, Florida 14 May 2010 The gulf oil spill is still hundreds of kilometers from Florida, but local businesses worry about the impact it could

VOA标准英语2010-In Florida, the Cigar Trade is On a Roll

woman began wrapping tobacco leaves into cigars when she was 16. In her prime, she could produce 400 hand-rolled cigars a day. If cigars are your thing, you need to check out the city of Tampa, on Florida's west coast, along the Gulf of Mexico. Tampa

美国国家公共电台 NPR With A Hurricane Approaching Florida, Airline Algorithms Show No Sympathy

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: When crisis strikes, leaders often call for sacrifice. In the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey and in these days before Hurricane Irma churns ashore, we've seen innumerable Americans volunteer, sacrifice and even risk their lives to h

美国国家公共电台 NPR Florida Keys Opposition Stalls Tests Of Genetically Altered Mosquitoes

Florida Keys Opposition Stalls Tests Of Genetically Altered Mosquitoes DAVID GREENE, HOST: The fight against the Zika virus has a new weapon, a genetically engineered mosquito. It's recently been approved by federal regulators and may soon be availab

美国国家公共电台 NPR Felons In Florida Want Their Voting Rights Back Without A Hassle

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Next, we have an update on voting rights for people who've been convicted of crimes. In the state of Florida, more than 10 percent of the adults in the state - more than 10 percent of all adults - are prohibited from voting becau

美国国家公共电台 NPR Florida's Governor Race Could Be A Test For Trump

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: This fall's governor's races include one in the largest swing state, Florida. The Democratic mayor of Tallahassee, Andrew Gillum, is facing former Republican Congressman Ron DeSantis. NPR's Greg Allen reports on a campaign waged

美国国家公共电台 NPR Florida Election Is Latest Target Of White Supremacist Robocalls

AUDIE CORNISH, HOST: The Florida gubernatorial election has started out with issues of race at the center. The morning after the primary last week, Republican nominee Ron DeSantis told voters not to monkey up the state by electing his Democratic oppo

VOA双语新闻 Tropical Storm Frances Hits Northwest Florida

After crossing the Florida peninsula and coastal portions of the Gulf of Mexico, Tropical Storm Frances struck the Florida panhandle. Frances, an extremely slow-moving storm caused heavy flooding and at least two deaths in Florida. The storm also cau

VOA标准英语2010年-Coast Guard Patrols Florida Waters for

The U.S. state of Florida has 1300 kilometers of beaches, all of which officials fear are at risk from the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Our correspondent reports that military and wildlife officials are being deployed across the state, scouring for sign

VOA标准英语2012--Florida Primary Voters Focused on Economy

Florida Primary Voters Focused on Economy If you are looking for the good life in central Florida, you could do a lot worse than Winter Park near Orlando. The calendar may say January, but the sunshine draws locals outside for a glass of wine and, in

VOA标准英语2012--Polls Show Romney Leading Gingrich in Crucial Florida Primary Showdown

Polls Show Romney Leading Gingrich in Crucial Florida Primary Showdown The latest polls show Mitt Romney with a big lead in Florida, and the former Massachusetts governor is focusing his attacks on President Barack Obama. People are hurting out there

美国国家公共电台 NPR In Lauren Groff's 'Florida,' Everything's Out To Get You

ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Florida in the summer is a slow, hot drowning. That's the way Lauren Groff describes the state in her new collection of short stories. In another part of the book, she calls Florida a damp, dense tangle, an Eden of dangerous things