【美国精神】第57期

Explanation: In the United States, military service (or the time spent working in the army) is voluntary (or optional and something that one chooses to do). Under normal conditions, no one has to serve in the army if he or she doesnt want to. However

UN Tries to Negotiate Peace between New DRC Army, Former Reb

Nico Colombant The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo is trying to ease renewed tensions involving the new national army and former rebels in the east of the country. The U.N.

Car Bomb Kills 46 at Baghdad Army Recruiting Office

Car Bomb Kills 46 at Baghdad Army Recruiting Office Kirk Troy A car bomb exploded in the early hours of Baghdad's Wednesday morning, killing at least 40 people in the second such bombing in Iraq in le

VOA标准英语2008年-US Army Suicide Rate Continues to Rise

By Al Pessin Pentagon 29 May 2008 The U.S. Army reported Thursday that the suicide rate among its soldiers continued to rise last year, and is now nearly double the rate recorded before the invasion of Iraq. But they say last year's increase was not

2007年VOA标准英语-Ugandan Officials Probing Deadly Army Crash

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 27 August 2007 Ugandan officials are investigating the crash of an army truck late Sunday that killed at least 72 people in the vehicle, including 57 soldiers. Cathy Majtenyi reports for VOA from Nairobi. The truck in which

2007年VOA标准英语-Mali's Army Takes Control in Northeast Part of

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 27 September 2007 Army troops in Mali have retaken an area in the northeast of the country that was controlled by rebel Tuareg fighters. The largely nomadic, Berber Tuareg have carried out a series of raids in the isolated des

2007年VOA标准英语-Journalists: Somali Army Should Recognize Media

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 21 March 2007 The National Union of Somali Journalists is calling for Somalia's transitional government to train its armed forces not to violate media freedom. The call followed a national conference on media freedom and the

voa标准英语2008年-Pentagon: Afghan Army Growing at Record Pace

Afghanistan's Army is growing at a record rate, and now leads and helps plan nearly two-thirds of the country's military operations. Army Major General Robert Cone, the commander of the U.S. training program in Afghanistan, says Afghan soldiers are

VOA常速英语2007-UN says No Evidence Army, Rebel Groups Ally in E

By Noel King Kigali 03 October 2007 Conflicting reports are emerging from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo regarding an alleged alliance between Congo's army and outlaw Hutu and Mayi Mayi militias, aimed at purging a rebellion by dissident genera

VOA常速英语2007年-Indian Army Vacates Kashmir Schools, Hospitals

By Shahnawaz Khan Srinagar 26 November 2007 The Indian Army has left schools and hospitals it had been occupying in Kashmir. Although the move is largely symbolic and no troop reductions in Kashmir are planned at the moment, the transfer has diminish

VOA常速英语2007年-Lebanon Buries Slain Army Commander

By Edward Yeranian Beirut 14 December 2007 Lebanon's feuding political leaders joined in Friday's funeral of Brigadier General Francois al Hajj, honoring the late army officer who was killed in a car-bomb on the outskirts of Beirut Wednesday. Hajj is

2007年VOA标准英语-Fanfare Greets Liberia's US-Trained Army

By Naomi Schwarz/Prince Collins Dakar 10 September 2007 Liberian soldier celebrates with family at the graduation ceremony In Liberia, fanfare has marked the graduation of the latest batch of newly trained army soldiers. The training, which is partly

VOA常速英语2007年-DRC Army Takes Back Rebel-Controlled Town

By Selah Hennessy Goma 05 December 2007 Army leaders in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they have taken back the strategic eastern village of Mushake from forces allied to renegade rebel leader Laurent Nkunda. The army says it will move north in

VOA常速英语2007年-Analysts: Army Support Critical to Sustaining M

By Gary Thomas Washington 09 November 2007 At the heart of the current political crisis enveloping Pakistan is Pervez Musharraf's insistence on holding on to his military rank as chief of the army while remaining president. The military has been the

2007年VOA标准英语-Lebanese Army Mops Up Insurgents at Tripoli Ref

By Edward Yeranian Beirut 03 September 2007 Authorities in Lebanon say they have identified the body of Chaker al Abssi, the leader of the Palestinian Fatah al-Islam group, that has been holed up inside a Tripoli refugee camp. The group held the camp

China unveils 2011 list of top 500 companies

CHENGDU, Sept. 3 (Xinhua) -- A list of this year's top 500 Chinese enterprises was unveiled in the city of Chengdu in southwest China's Sichuan Province on Saturday. The Sinopec Group was ranked first, with last year's revenues reaching 1.97 trillion

VOA常速英语2007-Congo's Army Vows to Disarm Mai Mai Militias

By Noel King Kigali 22 October 2007 Congo's armed forces are preparing to mount an offensive against community-based militias in the east, known as the Mai Mai. A high-ranking member of Congo's army says disarming the Mai Mai will take precedent over

VOA常速英语2008年-Liberia's Army Rebuilt to Defend Country

By Kari Barber Monrovia 14 April 2008 During Liberia's civil war, the national army and rebel factions were guilty of gross human-rights abuses. Civilians were killed, villages looted and torched. Many civilians said they had nowhere to turn for safe

学个词Learn a Word 第974期 Waiting list

今天我们要学的词是waiting list。 Waiting list, 后补名单。 My three-year-old son is second on the waiting list to get into the daycare center, 我三岁儿子在排队进这家幼儿园的后补名单上排在第二个。 Many colleges

2015年CRI China, US Sign Army-to-Army Dialogue Mechanism

China and the United States have signed a framework document in an initiative to establish an Army-to-Army Dialogue Mechanism between the two countries. Experts say this will help bolster the bilateral military relationship. CRI's Yu Yang reports. Ge