英语听力：自然百科 Baby Gorilla 人类抚养的大猩猩

At the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, an infant gorilla named Wumundi gets some tender loving care from a dedicated keeper and lots of attention from curious visitors. He is on with a keeper all the time 24 hours a day. Zoo spokesman Sean Anglum explains tha

Israeli Troops Begin Partial Withdrawal from Rafah

Sonja Pace Israeli troops have begun a partial withdrawal from parts of the Rafah refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip, where their operations this week have left at least 41 Palestinians dead, sco

2007年VOA标准英语-US Election Politics Drives Iraq Debate

By Jim Malone Washington 23 July 2007 The ongoing U.S. domestic debate over the war in Iraq is already largely being driven by the politics of the 2008 presidential and congressional elections. VOA National correspondent Jim Malone reports from Washi

2007年VOA标准英语-US 'Campaign Plan' Predicts Two Years to Establ

By Al Pessin Pentagon 24 July 2007 A U.S. military spokesman has confirmed that the top commander in Baghdad and the U.S. ambassador have developed a new 'Campaign Plan' that sets a goal of establishing security in Baghdad and other population center

VOA标准英语2008年-Russia Claims Right to Increase Troop Strength

Russia is claiming the right to increase the number of troops it has in and around South Ossetia, where it is also establishing additional checkpoints in response to what it says is a continued Georgian threat. VOA correspondent Peter Fedynsky has t

VOA标准英语2008年-US Wants Pakistan to Do More Than Deploy Troops

The Pentagon says just the presence of regular Pakistani army troops in the country's tribal areas, along the Afghanistan border, helps reduce the flow of militant fighters in the region, even though the United States would like the Pakistani troops

voa标准英语2008年-UN Security Council Weighs Troop Request for Co

The U.N. Security Council is continuing to weigh whether to authorize a request from the secretary-general for an additional 3,000 peacekeepers to reinforce the U.N.'s overstretched peacekeeping mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. F

VOA标准英语2009年-Afghanistan Troop Request Delivered

By Al Pessin Pentagon 25 September 2009 The top U.S. military officer has received the eagerly awaited detailed troop request from the top U.S. and NATO commander in Afghanistan, as the Obama administration continues a top-level review of its strate

VOA标准英语2009年-Afghan War Effort Key Obama Foreign Po

Many analysts are now calling the fighting in Afghanistan, 'President Obama's War'. In this report from Washington, Senior Correspondent Andr de Nesnera spoke with three former senior US government officials about the Afghan conflict. Andr de Nesnera

VOA英语2010年-Iraq, US Challenged as Final US Troop Withdr

The United States declared the end of its combat mission in Iraq in August and is to withdraw its remaining troops by the end of 2011. But the security problems plaguing the nation nearly eight years after the U.S.-led invasion show no sign of ending

VOA标准英语2013--US Troop Reduction to Test Afghans

US Troop Reduction to Test Afghans In his State of the Union address this week, the president put the drawdown of U.S. forces in Afghanistan into high gear ahead of next years withdrawal deadline. This spring our forces will move into a support role

VOA双语新闻 --- Bush Confident of Success in Basra Fighti

President Bush says Iraqi security forces fighting in Basra will need time to overcome Shiite militias, but he is confident the government in Baghdad will prevail. Mr. Bush says the Iraqi offensive is a direct result of security gains made be a surge

VOA双语新闻 - 北约一些国家表态向阿富汗增兵

NATO says at least 20 countries plan to increase their troop levels in Afghanistan, following U.S. President Barack Obama's announcement of a 30,000-troop boost to the war-torn nation. 北约表示，至少20个国家计划向阿富汗派驻更多部队

VOA双语新闻 Troop Deployment Near Baghdad

Britain says it could deploy combat troops near Baghdad to free up U.S. forces for counter-terrorism operations before Iraqi elections planned for January. 英国说他们将在伊拉克部署战斗部队，以便使美军腾出手来，在明年一月

VOA双语新闻 US Increasing Troop Levels in Iraq

More U.S. troops are on their way to Iraq ahead of elections set for the end of January. The additional forces are intended to bolster security at a time when the country's insurgency is threatening to prevent voting in areas of the country dominated

2007年VOA标准英语-Peru Adds Troops in Quake-Hit Areas

By Brian Wagner Miami 19 August 2007 Peru's government has deployed1,000 more troops to help distribute aid and ensure calm in areas hit by an earthquake that killed at least 500 people. In Miami, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that damage from the quake

VOA标准英语2008年-6 US Troops Killed in Booby-Trapped House Durin

By Deborah Block Baghdad 09 January 2008 The U.S. military reports six American soldiers were killed Wednesday in a bobby-trapped house during a new operation in northern Iraq. The joint U.S.-Iraqi offensive was launched Tuesday against al-Qaida in t

VOA双语新闻 --- Britain Delays Iraq Troop Withdrawal

Britain's defense secretary has announced plans to reduce troop levels in southern Iraq have been postponed after a recent flare-up of violence around the city of Basra. 英国国防大臣宣布，推迟实行精简派驻伊拉克南部的军队的计划

VOA常速英语2008年-NATO Commander Says More Troops Needed in Afgha

By Al Pessin Munich 10 February 2008 The commander of NATO's military forces is disputing critics who say the alliance is losing in Afghanistan, but he said it is not winning fast enough, and he called for member nations to provide more troops. VOA's

美语听力 English Cafe 228

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