2007年VOA标准英语-Ten Years After Mine Ban Treaty Work Continues

By Scott Bobb Huambo, Angola 17 September 2007 International civic groups are in Norway to mark the 10th anniversary of the treaty banning anti-personnel landmines. The Treaty has been signed by 155 countries and activists say it has brought thousand

2006年VOA标准英语-US Snowboarders Again Finish 1st, 2nd

By Parke Brewer Bardonecchia, Italy 13 February 2006 Hannah Teter holds her snowboard while in the air at the Turin Winter Games For a second straight day the United States captured the gold and silve

VOA标准英语2011--Pat Metheny Goes Solo on 'What's It All

Pat Metheny Goes Solo on 'What's It All About' Acclaimed guitarist Pat Metheny returns to playing solo acoustic guitar on a new album of pop standards called What's It All About. It's not every day that you hear a remake of The Stylistics' Betcha By

2007年VOA标准英语-Mauritania Makes Slavery a Criminal Offense

By Phuong Tran Dakar 09 August 2007 Mauritania's legislature has approved a law that will criminalize slavery. Anti-slavery lobbyists say enforcement will determine if this law can end slavery in the West African country where it has continued despit

VOA标准英语2010年-Do You Hear a Low, Rumbling Hum?

Some in New Mexico do and are mystified and annoyed Ted Landphair | Washington, DC 17 February 2010 No one has yet figured out why, or whether, pleasant, somewhat remote Taos, New Mexico, is visited by a strange hum, audible to only a few. ...scienti

2007年VOA标准英语-Learning Lessons from the Past

By Ann Ward Washington 25 April 2007 The atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia during the late 1970s represent one of the worst human tragedies of the 20th century. Through execution, starvation and forced labor, this genocide left near

VOA标准英语2010年-How Can Empathy Save Our Planet?

A new book explains how the communication and renewable energy revolutions can determine the future survival of earth Faiza Elmasry | Washington, DC 16 February 2010 We are at a turning point in human history, says futurist Jeremy Rifkin, and how we

VOA标准英语2013--Let It Snow, Let it Snow, Let It Snow!

Let It Snow, Let it Snow, Let It Snow! From VOA Learning English, this is SCIENCE IN THE NEWS, in Special English. Im Bob Doughty. And Im Faith Lapidus. Today, we will tell you about a winter storm that brought heavy snowfall to the Middle East. And

VOA标准英语2013--A New Way to Shop: The Fashion Truck

A New Way to Shop: The Fashion Truck Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. Im June Simms. On our show this week, we play music by The Lumineers. We tell about some happenings in the world of football But first, how about going for a shop

VOA标准英语2013--Ear Care: Do-It-Yourself Wax Removal

Ear Care: Do-It-Yourself Wax Removal This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Some people's ears produce wax like busy little bees. This can be a problem even though earwax appears to serve an important purpose. It protects and cleans the ear.

2006年VOA标准英语-Tourists Find There's More to Turin Than O

By Steve Schy Turin, Italy 25 February 2006 Della Porigliatti The world is watching Turin, Italy, because of the Winter Olympics. But city officials are taking advantage of the worldwide attention to

2006年VOA标准英语-New York Museum Goes To the Dogs

By Gini Sikes New York 21 March 2006 Photogragh in exhibit by William Wegman At an unusual art exhibit, a dog in a blonde wig lounges by a pool wearing a skimpy leopard-skin bikini. Another lies on a

VOA标准英语2008年-More Bombings Rock Algeria

Two more deadly car bombings have rocked Algeria, killing at least 11 people according to state radio. This follows a suicide car bomb attack on Tuesday which officials say killed more than 40 people and injured 45. VOA's Nico Colombant has more fro

VOA标准英语2008年-Gambian, Senegalese Journalists Describe Fear,

After recent attacks on newspaper offices in Senegal and ongoing detentions of journalists in Gambia, international attention is yet again being focused on the state of journalism in West Africa. Journalists in Gambia describe their daily fear of re

VOA标准英语2008年-Is This Water or Ambrosia?

At the U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting last month, the mayor of Albuquerque, N.M., asked a provocative question: How would his citizens feel if the city bought thousands of ordinary writing pens the kind that cost about $1 each in most stores and

VOA标准英语 Zimbabwe Political Prisoners Put Back Under Guard

Last Friday, Zimbabwe's remaining three political prisoners were released on bail. Two remained in the hospital nursing injuries sustained after they were detained late last year. But they are now back under armed prison guard at the hospital. Three

VOA标准英语 Young Voters Important in South African Election

Nearly one third of South Africa's 23 million registered voters are younger than 30-years-old and of those, about two million are first time voters. There is much speculation about the impact of these young voters. The 2009 election is the first in

VOA标准英语2012--UN Seeks Extra Funding for DRC Displaced

UN Seeks Extra Funding for DRC Displaced Life goes on at a displaced peoples camp on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivus capital. Children troop to the schoolhouse singing Lets go to school so we can learn religion, arithmetic and French. At night the

VOA标准英语2012--Christian Pakistani Accused of Blasphemy Out on Bail

Christian Pakistani Accused of Blasphemy Out on Bail Supporters of 14-year-old Rimsha Masih, believed to be mentally impaired, gathered outside the courtroom to wait for the news. Masih has spent three weeks in jail. Her release, lawyer Raja Akram Am

VOA标准英语2012--US Unions See Wages Fall

US Unions See Wages Fall Tom Lee is a former president of the American Federation of Musicians, the largest musicians' union in the world. He began his career with the U.S. Marine Corps Band and played many performances at the White House. Although u