VOA标准英语--美国制裁俄罗斯船只

U.S. Sanctions Russian Ships In an effort to encourage the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, or North Korea, to dismantle its nuclear weapons program, the United Nations Security Council last year passed Resolution 2375, which imposes sanctions

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Bush Boosts Tsunami Aid to $350 Million 布什将赈灾捐款提高到三亿五千万美金 President Bush is promising $350 millionto help victims of the Indian Ocean tsunami, as the death toll acros

VOA标准英语2012--Slavery Saga Lives On in Connecticut

Slavery Saga Lives On in Connecticut In 1839, African slaves bound for a Cuban sugar plantation escaped their shackles. They killed the captain and cook aboard the schooner Amistad and ordered their two slavemasters to sail to Africa. Instead, the sl

澳洲新闻 (ABC新闻快递) 2010-05-25

Israel says its relationship with Australia will only grow stronger despite Australia's decision to expel one of its diplomats. The Federal Government says it was left in no doubt that Israel was responsible for using forged Australian passports in t

China: Military Plane Flew through Int'l Airspace

China's Defense Ministry says the Chinese military plane that flew through international airspace near Okinawa was on a routine training mission. A Chinese military aircraft flew across the first island chain to the West Pacific Ocean on Wednesday, p

2017年CRI Tourism brings people, connections closer

Travellers on horseback visit Dunhuang, a major stop on the ancient Silk Road as well as a tourist city further boosted by the Belt and Road Initiative. [Photo: Xinhua] The Belt and Road initiative has inspired a new generation of travellers to explo

词汇大师--Language From the Sea

AA: I'm Avi Arditti, with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster -- the catch of the day, terms from the sea. Lots of nautical expressions have washed ashore into everyday English. Alan Hartley researches them for the Oxford English Dictionary

儿童英语小故事 83. Many Fish in the Ocean

The ocean is blue. The ocean is big. There are many fish in the ocean. There are big fish. There are small fish. There are fast fish and slow fish. The big fish eat the small fish. The fast fish eat the slow fish. The fishermen catch all the fish. Th

CCTV9英语新闻：Main purpose is to meet civilian demands

China's Foreign Ministry says that some of the land reclamation on the Nansha islands and reefs in the South China Sea will soon be completed. The Foreign Ministry reiterated China's stance on sovereignty of the islands, and stressed the main purpose

CCTV9英语新闻：China sends another ship to join search for missing plane

The gruesome task of recovering bodies from the downed Air Asia plane continues. Throughout the weekend bad weather and poor visibility underwater have hampered efforts. But with better conditions, the search for flight data recorders has resumed. An

Somali pirates seize Chinese ship 索马里海盗劫持中国船舶

Somali pirates have hijacked（劫持） a Chinese cargo ship with 25 crew on board, the EU's anti-piracy naval mission says. The De Xin Hai, which was transporting coal, was seized early on Monday in the Indian Ocean, about 1,100km (700 miles) east of t

CCTV9英语新闻：中俄“海上联合—2014”军事演习完美收官

The Chinese and Russian navies have concluded their live-fire drills in the East China Sea. The two navies taking part in the Joint Sea-2014 drill returned to Wusong Military Port on Sunday morning. On Saturday, the Chinese and Russian warships condu

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-12-20

Secretary of State John Kerry has annouced a deal for the U.S. to asist Vietnam with its security at sea. The move comes amid rising tensions between China and some of its neighbors over maritime issues. Police in the Philippines say a passenger bus

VOA慢速英语2014 加州淘金热拉动美国西部发展

California Gold Rush Pulls Americans West 加州淘金热拉动美国西部发展 From VOA Learning English, this is The Making of a Nation. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. And Im Christopher Cruise. In 1847, California became a US territory. Most Americans at

VOA慢速英语2014 越南与中国的关系依然紧张

AS IT IS 2014-09-06 Relations Between Vietnam, China Still Tense 越南与中国的关系依然紧张 Last month, Vietnam sent a Communist Party official to China in an effort to reduce tensions between the two countries. Relations worsened three mon

VOA标准英语2010年-Widows of Oil Rig Blast Victims Tell o

Widows of BP oil rig blast victims testify before US Congress He's the breath in my lungs. He's the beat of my heart -- Shelley Anderson, widow of oil rig victim Shelley Anderson's blond hair skims the blue ribbon she wears on her lapel in memory of

VOA标准英语2010年-Explosion Sinks S. Korean Navy Ship in

South Korean officials are not yet pointing any fingers but say they are not ruling out the possibility that the vessel was the target of a North Korean torpedo attack. South Korean President Lee Myung-bak (C) talks with Defense Minister Kim Tae-youn

2016年CRI European and Chinese Economists Confident in China's Growth

Chinese Premiere Li Keqiang delivered a government work report at the opening session of this year's National People's Congress earlier this month. The report set China's economic growth target this year in the range of 6.5 to 7 percent, following a

2016年CRI Chinese Judiciary Pledges Tough Offensive Against State Security Threat

China's judicial authorities vow to maintain pressure on corruption and have pledged a firm offensive against threats of state security. The judicial chief and top prosecutor have vowed to intensify efforts to promote judicial reforms as they deliver

2016年CRI Chinese Diplomat Says South China Sea Tribunal Has No Jurisdiction

Xu Hong, the Chinese Foreign Ministry's director general of treaties and law was speaking at a news conference called to explain China's position on the deliberations in The Hague. Xu said any application for arbitration had to meet at least four pre