IN THE NEWS - Republican Presidential Hopefuls Debate Pakistan, Iran 新闻报道 - 共和党总统候选人就巴基斯坦、伊朗等热门话题展开辩论 This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. 这里是美国之音慢速英语新闻报道。

发表于:2018-12-07 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 2011年VOA慢速英语(十一)月

Women Bear Brunt of Population Growth The global population is expected to rise to nine billion by 2050. Most of that growth will be in developing countries. However, many are asking whether such growth is sustainable, considering the amount of resou

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Survivors of Kenya's Past Election Violence Are Hopeful Now Theres plenty of work to be done at this metal workshop in Nakuru. Workers here are fashioning security doors for local businesses and homes. But it is not as busy as it was five years ago,

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(61) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(三月)

Chewing Khat Increasingly Popular Among Ethiopians Khat's popularity is growing as more members of the middle and upper classes are chewing the leaf. The natural stimulant is considered to be mildly addictive and the leaf has become the country's num

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By Margaret Besheer Washington 17 October 2006 Immigrants take the oath of U.S. citizenship in Gilbert, Arizona (file photo) The U.S. population has reached 300 million, according to the Census Bureau. Only China and India have larger populations th

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Popular Culture Inspires Top US Baby Names Theres a better-than-random chance that babies born in the United States last year, 2010, were named Bella or Edward. Those were among the 10 most popular girls and boys names, respectively, and it was more

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(162) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(十二月)

US President Chosen by Electors, Not Popular Vote Americans vote for their next president on November 6. But the real presidential election takes place on December 17, and only 538 people are involved. This small group is called the Electoral College

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Population Reflects Economic Woes in One US Town The city of Gary, Indiana, was founded in 1906 by the head of the United States Steel Corporation, Elbert H. Gary. U.S. Steel continues to operate a massive plant along the shores of Lake Michigan, tho

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Rising Crop Prices Linked to Decline in World's Bee Population Terrence Ingram considers himself a naturalist. He said hes best able to commune with the natural world around him at the center of a swarm... of bees. I love beekeeping. Its one of Gods

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The Silas Lake Park reopens today after being closed for six months. The park was closed because mud and rock slides destroyed part of Cambridge Road, the only access into the park. We had to remove tons of boulders and rocks, said Hugh Foster of the

发表于:2019-01-27 / 阅读(67) / 评论(0) 分类 365个英语简短小故事

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

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By Al Pessin Pentagon 01 August 2006 A senior U.S. military officer directly involved in training Iraq's army says in spite of notable progress it will likely take years before the new security forces can control the country on their own, and he doe

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By Catherine Maddux Washington 07 March 2006 watch Africa report While experts worry about a decline in much of the industrialized world's population, sub-Saharan Africa is among the few places where

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By Patricia Nunan New Delhi 14 April 2006 Nepal's opposition parties have rejected a call by King Gyanendra to hold talks, because, they say, he must first restore democratic freedoms. The king made h

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By Jessica Berman Washington 01 April 2008 For the past 50 years, the development of new drugs to treat tropical diseases that affect nearly one billion people has languished because it has not been profitable for drug manufacturers in the West. But

发表于:2019-02-05 / 阅读(113) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2008年(四月)

By Meghan McQuighan Washington, DC 05 June 2006 watch The Fray report The up and coming U.S. pop-rock group,

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By Dan Robinson Washington 10 March 2006 U.S. lawmakers have expressed concerns about stability in Afghanistan, saying insurgent attacks and expanding opium production continue to threaten U.S. and al

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By Steve Herman Tokyo 07 December 2006 Top-level international health officials say recent outbreaks of bird flu in South Korea emphasize the need for greater preparedness to deal with a potential human influenza pandemic. As Steve Herman reports fr

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By Sonja Pace London 02 November 2006 Former Iranian President Mohammad Khatami says American policies in Iraq and Afghanistan have led to an upsurge in terrorism and he called for a quick withdrawal of foreign forces from those countries. Mr. Khata

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By VOA News 14 November 2007 Pakistani police have arrested former cricket star and opposition politician Imran Khan, after he made his first public appearance since the imposition of emergency rule. Khan came out of hiding to address a student rall

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