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Anna Netrebko is one of operas leading stars. She is a stunning soprano who sweeps audiences off their feet with her beauty and incredible voice. The magazine Musical America said she is a genuine superstar for the 21st century and was named 'Musicia
Coyotes. In the last two decades theyve become common in almost every North American metropolitan area. Stanley Gehrt is a wildlife ecologist at Ohio State University who studies urban coyotes in Chicago. He spoke October 20th at the ScienceWriters20
Topics: Houston, who Americans trust, to get off ones soapbox, layover vs. transfer, blond vs. blonde Words: gulf oil wells metropolitan area port cargo unload mission dome occupation clergy to get off ones soapbox to hog the floor layover transfer b
图片1 rural adj. 乡下的,田园的,乡村风味的,生活在农村的 例句:The disease occurs most frequently in rural areas that are lack of health facilities. 那疾病多见于缺少卫生设施的农村地区。 urban adj. 城市的,
彭博新闻社网站:中国学生齐聚波士顿,哈佛变身夏季朝圣地. 哈佛大学 Bloomberg.com: Chinese students have a new favorite summer destination: Harvard University. So many students and their families are visiting Boston-area schoo
By Jeri Watson and Caty Weaver Broadcast: December 26, 2004 (MUSIC) VOICE ONE: Im Steve Ember. VOICE TWO: And Im Faith Lapidus with People in America in VOA Special English. Today we tell about five special people who died during the past year. We st
影片对白 Mary Alice: Martha Huber waited her whole life for something to happen to her, something exciting. As a child, she hoped to be kidnapped by a band of pirates. As a teenager, she dreamt of being discovered by a Hollywood talent scout . As a
By Alan Silverman Hollywood 01 July 2006 The original comic book super-hero is back on the big screen in a rip-roaring adventure directed by Bryan Singer, who made the first two X-Men movies. Alan Silverman spoke with the director and his stars for
Virginia City Tops Amazon's 'Well Read' List Americans love lists - of the top 50 colleges, the top 10 recording artists, the top 100 movies of the millennium, and on and on. These lists sell a lot of magazines, because theres always room for disagre
US Hiring Disappoints, but Jobless Rate Ticks Lower American employers eased up on hiring in April. But upward revisions to the job numbers in the previous two months, along with a decline in the number of people looking for work, brought the nation'
California Shifts Water Use in Face of Drought 加州连年干旱开始限制用水 LOS ANGELES California Governor Jerry Brown residents of the state must reduce their water consumption by 25 percent to cope with a major drought, and local communiti
An 'Anti-Bloomberg' Surges to Fore in New York City Mayoral Election 在纽约市长选举前期的反彭博浪潮 NEW YORK After 12 years of Michael Bloomberg, New York City is getting ready to elect a new mayor. Front-runner Bill de Blasio, a middl
By Melinda Smith Washington 12 September 2007 A recent study indicates that a disturbing number of American children with high blood pressure go undiagnosed. The study has prompted discussion worldwide about whether hypertension among children is jus
More than three years after Hurricane Katrina caused massive damage in New Orleans, the city has less than half its pre-hurricane population and a crime rate higher than any other city in the nation. But, as VOA's Greg Flakus reports, citizens' grou
Laurel Bowman | Washington 08 April 2010 The United States resettles the largest number of refugees worldwide, allowing roughly 70,000 to enter the U.S. each year. Currently, large numbers of Bhutanese refugees, who lived for decades in camps in Nepa
Curbside Cuisine Takes Street Food to New Level In recent years, the success of food trucks has been on the rise in big cities across the United States. Mobile kitchens offer gourmet and ethnic food to customers they might not otherwise have reached.
Topics: American cities: Portland, Oregon; Take Me Out to the Ballgame; ocean versus sea, ability versus capability Words: metropolitan area confluence to kayak to hike to snowshoe environmentally conscious anthem seventh-inning stretch to root strik
I couldn't sell a stove to an Innuit. I work hard but I am not very entrepreneurial. I admire people like Richard Branson, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. They set up and grew their own profitable companies when they were very young. It got me wonder
In an attempt to promote more eco-friendly ways of travelling, cities across China have taken part in a series of activities to promote car free day yesterday, urging people to walk, take a bike or use public transportation. Municipal officials in Sh
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) is planning to allocate special bikeways for cyclists in major metropolitan areas. The plan will first be implemented in Taipei for a trial run, then gradually expand to other cities. MOTC offi