VOA双语新闻：2、纽约“火箭女郎”开启圣诞季

纽约火箭女郎开启圣诞季 When the holiday season arrives in the United States, the most synchronized high-kick dancers in New York take the stage at Radio City Music Hall. 每当圣诞季来临时，舞蹈演员们便登上纽约无线电城音

VOA双语新闻：6、诺贝尔和平奖得主呼吁关注儿童权利

诺贝尔和平奖得主呼吁关注儿童权利 The Indian and Pakistani winners of this years Nobel Peace Prize have called on political and religious leaders to make childrens rights a priority, and to improve the lives of millions of children cau

VOA双语新闻：8、美古复交 美籍古巴人情绪复杂

美古复交 美籍古巴人情绪复杂 President Barack Obama's decision to ease restrictions on U.S. trade with Cuba is attracting a lot of attention from the business community, with many companies poised to enter the last communist stronghold in

VOA双语新闻：11、恐怖袭击重创肯尼亚旅游业

恐怖袭击重创肯尼亚旅游业 Kenya's usually popular beachside tourist destination of Mombasa is seeing a much slower holiday season this year due to fears of insecurity as the country has suffered from a string of terror attacks linked to So

VOA双语新闻：8、明星与大选

明星与大选 Since the 1920s, Hollywood stars have played a significant role in supporting and promoting U.S. political candidates. This election season, a huge number of celebrities have given their name, their talents and, sometimes, their money

VOA双语新闻：10、美国初探缅甸市场

美国初探缅甸市场 The United States is looking to increase business with Burma following President Barack Obama's historic visit and the easing of economic sanctions. But some limitations remain and American investors are proceeding cautiously

VOA双语新闻：5、中美儿童学习新科技

中美儿童学习新科技 Scientists and educators in U.S. and China say it pays to introduce very young children to new technologies - from computer programing to designing electronic circuits. With the right approach, they say, children learn not

VOA双语新闻：9、全球基金和大企业合作对抗艾滋病

全球基金和大企业合作对抗艾滋病 As donor countries tighten budgets to reduce debt, organizations like the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria are feeling the effects. The fund announced last November it would not make any new gran

VOA双语新闻：9、万圣节期间采摘南瓜

万圣节期间采摘南瓜 A popular American tradition every autumn in the United States is to go to a farm with a pumpkin patch, and pick one of the large orange gourds right off the vine. Many of the pumpkins will be carved into candle-lit jack o

VOA双语新闻：1、马肉丑闻让全欧洲恐慌

马肉丑闻让全欧洲恐慌 A horse meat scandal that started in Britain and Ireland is now unnerving consumers around Europe. DNA tests have revealed that beef tainted with horse meat has made it into supermarkets in 13 European Union nations. St

VOA双语新闻 Child Trafficking Prevalent...

Child trafficking is rampant in Southeast Asia, with hundreds of thousands of children caught up in this lucrative and shadowy business. The reporter looks at the situation in the Philippines, where poverty is high and jobs are scarce, and unscrupulo

VOA双语新闻 Bush Refocusing on Iraq

President Bush is trying to counter low poll numbers by refocusing public attention on Iraq and his efforts to improve the U.S. economy. Democrats say the president's plans to overhaul the U.S. pension program will hurt small farmers. 美国总统布什

VOA双语新闻 Top US Military Officer Retires

The top U.S. military officer retired Friday, and was replaced for the first time by a general from the Marine Corps. 美国军方的最高级官员星期五退休，并且这个职位头一次由海军陆战队的一名将军接任。 On a parade gr

VOA双语新闻 --- 阿高官否认美国对中央政府的评估

Afghanistan's top intelligence officer is rejecting a U.S. estimate that only 30 percent of the country is under the control of the central government in Kabul. Amrullah Saleh suggested U.S. officials misunderstand Afghanistan's traditional governing

VOA双语新闻 --- OECD Downgrades US Economic Outlook

The Paris-based Organization for Economic Development and Cooperation (OECD) published a grim assessment Thursday of the United States economy, saying it was close to recession. However, the OECD suggested European economies will likely fare better t

VOA双语新闻 --- US Officials Want More NATO Help

Several U.S. Senators and a high-ranking U.S. military official say America's allies in NATO should send more troops to fight the war in Afghanistan. 几位美国参议员和一位美国高级将领说，美国的北约盟国应当派遣更多部队前

VOA双语新闻 --- 美国一工厂采用蓝光技术扩大商机

The battle between two rival high definition formats for video disks has been decided in favor of Blu-ray, which was jointly developed by Sony, Samsung, Philips and other companies. A U.S. manufacturer based in Washington State has embraced the new t

VOA双语新闻：科索沃将宣布独立塞国促UN行动

Serbia's Foreign Minister Vuk Jeremic told the UN Security Counci, Thursday, Belgrade will do everything in its power short of resorting to violence to prevent the breakaway province of Kosovo from seceding. The Council met at the request of Serbia T

VOA双语新闻：老年痴呆症症状出现之前的先兆

Memory loss and mental confusion are the first overt signs of Alzheimer's Disease, an incurable and fatal brain ailment. 记忆力丧失和心智混乱，是老年痴呆症最先出现的症状。这是一种无药可治的脑部致命疾病。 But s

VOA双语新闻：尼日利亚称特赦促进原油生产

Nigeria says the amnesty it is offering to rebels in the oil-rich Niger Delta is boosting production of crude oil that had been hurt by violence. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton discussed the issue with Nigerian officials. 尼日利亚称，对