VOA标准英语2012--Boston Symphony Makes Music in Mountains

Boston Symphony Makes Music in Mountains When Serge Koussevitzy, the Russian-born conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, opened Tanglewood in 1937, he chose an all-Beethoven program, including the Pastorale Symphony. When conductor Christoph von

VOA标准英语2012--Conductor Courts Diverse Audiences

Conductor Courts Diverse Audiences Morgan believes introducing music to young students is key to attracting more people of color to classical music. He knows firsthand. By the time he reached third grade, knowing he wanted to be a conductor, Morgan s

VOA标准英语2012--Israeli Court Orders Three West Bank Settlements Demolished

Israeli Court Orders Three West Bank Settlements Demolished The houses of Ulpana overlook Beit El, an Israeli settlement of 7,000 people not far from the major Palestinian city of Ramallah. The Israeli High Court has ruled that five of Ulpana's 14 bu

VOA标准英语2012--South Sudan: SPLA Soldiers Hold Frontline Position

South Sudan: SPLA Soldiers Hold Frontline Position The road to South Sudans front line with the north is a rugged one. Sudan Peoples Liberation Army soldiers armed with AK-47's and machine guns line the almost two-hour drive from Bentiu to the town o

VOA标准英语2012--US Supreme Court to Make Historic Health-Care Decision

US Supreme Court to Make Historic Health-Care Decision Three families explain what's at stake for them. Just like he did four years ago, Miles Fawcett is there to catch his daughter when she needs him. Serena was born with a severe liver defect. Her

VOA标准英语2012--Charity Workers Say Time Running Out to Help South Sudan Refugees

Charity Workers Say Time Running Out to Help South Sudan Refugees More than 100,000 refugees have fled conflict in Sudans war-torn border states. Since June, just weeks before the country split, they sought refuge in the newly-independent south. But

VOA标准英语2012--Mixed Future Awaits Hyper-Connected Youth

Mixed Future Awaits Hyper-Connected Youth For a long time, there was talk about Americas Generation X and then Generation Y, referring to our young people. Now the buzzword is millennials, since many of our teenagers and young adults were born in the

VOA标准英语2010年-Ethiopian Election Draws Record Turnou

Ethiopians wait to cast their vote at a polling station in Dukem, Ethiopia, 40 km south of Addis Ababa, 23 May 2010 Ethiopian officials say a record number of voters have gone to the polls in an election expected to give Prime Minister Meles Zenawi's

VOA标准英语2009年-UNHCR: Congolese Fleeing South Kivu Province

The United Nations refugee agency says thousands of people reportedly are fleeing their homes in Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province. This follows last week's start of a joint Congolese-Rwandan military operation against the Democrati

VOA标准英语2009-Insurgents in Somalia Attack Presidential Compou

Somalia's government said it has repulsed a military attack by foreign-backed insurgents trying to overrun the presidential compound in Mogadishu and oust President Sheikh Sharif Sheikh Ahmed. News agencies report at least 110 people, mostly civilia

VOA标准英语2009年-Madagascar High Court Endorses New President

Madagascar's highest court has backed the military's move to replace President Marc Ravalomanana with his rival, opposition leader Andry Rajoelina. But some African leaders are questioning whether the move is constitutional. Andry Rajoelina greets t

VOA标准英语2012--New York Candidates Court Muslim Voters

New York Candidates Court Muslim Voters The Arab-American Association of New York recently held a Meet the Candidates forum at a school auditorium in Brooklyn. The event offered the public an opportunity to grill candidates for local office and to re

VOA标准英语2012--Economic Crisis Hits Spain's Youth

Economic Crisis Hits Spain's Youth First-year biology students at Madrid's Autonomous University are among the lucky ones, or so they thought. They are some of the 30 percent of Spanish youths who go to university. But with the long recession, they a

VOA标准英语2011--Haitian Soccer Amputees Assist Wounded US Soldiers

Haitian Soccer Amputees Assist Wounded US Soldiers Members of a Haitian amputee soccer team were in Washington this week to conduct clinics for wounded American troops from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. It was the Haitians' way of say

2007年VOA标准英语-Humanitarian Prize Goes to Senegalese Group Fig

By Phuong Tran Dakar 13 August 2007 A Senegalese non-profit group, which has fought against female genital mutilation for more than 15 years, has won a humanitarian prize of$1.5 million dollars. For VOA, Phuong Tran has more from Dakar. The non-profi

2006年VOA标准英语-South Dakota a Battleground in Abortion Debate

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 03 October 2006 A landmark decision by the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in 1973, but the issue remains divisive. The latest battleground is the state of South Dakota, where voters will decide in November wheth

2007年VOA标准英语-US Preserve Houses Hundreds of Primates

By Ade Astuti and Ariadne Budianto Washington, DC 15 June 2007 In the subtropical climate of southern Florida, a state in the southeast United States, many people each year visit a jungle that advertises itself as the place where humans are caged and

2007年VOA标准英语-Tourism Rising in South Africa

By Scott Bobb Johannesburg 09 February 2007 watch South Africa Tourism The South African government recently announced that tourist arrivals over the past year rose by 15 percent, one of the highest growth rates in the world. In fact, tourism in Sou

2006年VOA标准英语-US Supreme Court Takes on 38 Cases in New Term

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, DC 04 October 2006 watch Supreme Court report The U.S. Supreme Court began its new term this week with a docket of 38 cases, 17 of which are related to business. VOA's Peter Fedynsky looks at the most prominent cases, i

2006年VOA标准英语-US Supreme Court Nominee Pledges to Be Fai

By Deborah Tate Washington 09 January 2006 Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito, second from right, prepares to testify on Capitol Hill President Bush's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Samuel A