VOA标准英语2008年-US Official: Modern Afghan Air Force Is Years A

By Al Pessin Pentagon 24 January 2008 The American officer responsible for helping develop an Afghan Air Force says the small corps is growing steadily, but will not be ready to even begin participating in combat operations for about five years. The

国家地理:Bite Force 咬合力

You get me a bigger one? We got one more guy to try. Alright. And he is, he is a locked animal, so let's see what we can do. Peggy takes me to the biggest most aggressive wolf here. He is over a hundred pounds. So that is a big male. This wolf lost i

2006年VOA标准英语-Spanish Troops Arrive in Lebanon to Enforce Cea

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 15 September 2006 UNIFIL Spanish soldier holding M60 machine gun stands guard near navy divers as Lebanese boy looks on More international troops are arriving in Lebanon to enforce the one-month-old ceasefire between Israe

2006年VOA标准英语-US Adds 700 Troops to Iraq Force

By Al Pessin Pentagon 15 March 2006 The U.S. military has temporarily sent about 700 additional troops into Iraq to help provide security for observances of a Muslim holiday that falls next Monday, an

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Cites Progress in Iraq, Afghanistan

By Paula Wolfson White House 04 January 2006 President Bush is hailing progress in the war on terror in Iraq and Afghanistan, while warning that patience will be needed as these two countries build fu

2006年VOA标准英语-Lebanese Troops Move South; Commercial Flight L

By VOA News 17 August 2006 watch Deployment report Lebanese troops are deploying in the southern part of the country in line with a U.N. ceasefire resolution on ending the monthlong war between Israel and Hezbollah guerrillas. Lebanese troops cross

2006年VOA标准英语-Lebanese Troops to Deploy South Thursday

By Margaret Besheer Beirut 16 August 2006 Late Wednesday, Lebanon's government approved a plan to deploy the army south of the Litani River beginning Thursday morning. Lebanese officials say the army will not force Hezbollah fighters to disarm, but

2007年VOA标准英语-Analysts Not Surprised by Chad's Refusal of UN

By Nico Colombant Dakar 01 March 2007 African analysts say they are not surprised Chad is rejecting the deployment of United Nations peacekeepers along its tense border region with Sudan and the Central African Republic. Chad's government said late

voa标准英语2008年-UN Envoy: Bridging Force Needed in DRC Until Re

Last week, the U.N. Security Council approved a request for a temporary surge of 3,000 peacekeepers to bolster the overstretched U.N. mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo, or DRC. Possible troop contributors met on Wednesday at the United Nat

VOA标准英语2008年-Multinational Force Transfers 10th Province to

The U.S.-led Multinational Force turned over security responsibility for Qadisiyah province, also known as Diwaniyah, to Iraq on Wednesday. With that transfer, Iraq now has control over 10 of its 18 provinces. Iraq's national security advisor says h

2006年VOA标准英语-NATO: Additional Troops Not Needed in Afghanist

By Gary Thomas London 13 September 2006 NATO says its counter-offensive against the Taleban has achieved most of its objectives in Afghanistan. But in talks Wednesday NATO countries did not reach agreement on committing more troops to the fight agai

2006年VOA标准英语-French Troops Deploy in Lebanon to Enforce Truc

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 09 September 2006 French troops are arriving in Lebanon to police the ceasefire between Israel and the Islamic militant group, Hezbollah. Israeli forces, which pounded Lebanon for 34 days, are preparing to pull out. ------

2007年VOA标准英语-US Troops in Djibouti Dig Wells, Build Schools

By Phuong Tran Dakar 03 April 2007 Heads of states from around the world gathered in Senegal to attend President Abdoulaye Wade's swearing-in ceremony as second-term president. On the sidelines of ceremonial festivities were opposition parties that

英语摇滚:唤醒天使与魔鬼的对话Force Of The Shore

唤醒天使与魔鬼的对话：Force Of The Shore Song：Force Of The Shore Appearance is deceptive So perfect in disguise Therea?s more than what you see A semblance is protective A blinder for the eyes A place to hide and flee Flee and you all ne

VOA标准英语2008年-UN Forms Task Force to Deal With Global Food Cr

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 05 May 2008 U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has formed a high-level task force to deal with the global food crisis. From VOA's New York Bureau, correspondent Barbara Schoetzau has the story. Mr. Ban just returned from

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Force for Darfur Faces Challenges

By Anita Elash Paris 02 August 2007 The international community has thrown its support behind the United Nations resolution authorizing a 26,000-strong peacekeeping force in Darfur. The force is to be in place by January. But some experts say getting

学个词Learn a Word 第951期 Driving force

今天我们要学的词是driving force。 Driving force, 推动力。不久前，脸谱网Facebook的访问量超过谷歌。业内专家认为，这种情况显示， Content sharing has become the driving force online, 内容共享已成为网络活

2006年VOA标准英语-Nigerian Troops Head to Sudan's Darfur Region t

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 04 September 2006 Some 700 Nigerian soldiers are on their way to the troubled Sudanese region of Darfur, as part of the African Union peacekeeping force in that country. The deployment comes at a time of great uncertainty o

voa标准英语2008-NATO Foreign Ministers Meet in Brussels

NATO foreign ministers meet Tuesday and Wednesday in Brussels to discuss the candidacies of Georgia and Ukraine to join the Atlantic alliance. From Paris, Lisa Bryant reports the European ministers may also hold talks on sending an interim force to

英语听力：Prophet Muhammad 先知穆罕默德 - 11

Praying together is a good thing. It cements the idea of belonging to a movement, to a religion, to an organization, to a community. The result is something very, very powerful, even to watch, even for a non-believer or someone from another religion.