2007年VOA标准英语-Ethiopia Named Biggest Backslider on Press Free

By Katy Migiro Nairobi 02 May 2007 Ethiopia tops a list of countries where press freedom has deteriorated over the last five years, the Committee to Protect Journalists reports. The U.S.-based media advocacy group says the Ethiopian government has ja

2006年VOA标准英语-Press Group Says Ethiopia Censors Internet

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 24 May 2006 An international press-freedom organization accuses the Ethiopian government of blocking personal Internet Web sites known as blogs that are critical of the government, a charge the authorities deny. Paris-based

鹅妈妈童谣 31 Pussy Cat, Pussy Cat

PUSSY-CAT AND QUEEN Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, Where have you been? Ive been to London To look at the Queen. Pussy-cat, pussy-cat, What did you there? I frightened a little mouse Under the chair.

2006年VOA标准英语-Ethiopia-Eritrea Tensions Could Lead to Wider W

By Catherine Maddux Washington 19 December 2006 A recent report issued by the Council on Foreign Relations says unresolved tensions between Ethiopia and Eritrea could inflame an already dangerous situation in neighboring Somalia. VOA's Catherine Mad

2006年VOA标准英语-Ethiopia Says Preparations Complete for Possibl

By Cathy Majtenyi 23 November 2006 In a motion put forth to parliament Thursday, Ethiopia's prime minister indicated that his country could use force to defend Ethiopia against Somali Islamists if negotiations with them are unsuccessful. Officials o

2006年VOA标准英语-Drought Rages in Ethiopia's Somali Region

By Cathy Majtenyi Gode 20 March 2006 The Somali region of southeastern Ethiopia is being hit by a drought that is also affecting parts of Kenya and Somalia. Residents and aid workers fear that widespr

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Slashes Ethiopia-Eritrea Peace Mission

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 30 January 2007 The United Nations is reducing the size of its peacekeeping mission along the Ethiopia-Eritrea frontier. VOA's correspondent at the U.N. Peter Heinlein reports the cutback is a sign of the Council's e

VOA标准英语 Ethiopia's Opposition Holds First Rally Since 2005

Supporters of imprisoned Ethiopian political leader Birtukan Mideksa have marched in the streets of Addis Ababa to demand her release. The march was the first officially sanctioned political demonstration since the violent protests of 2005. A carefu

VOA标准英语 Ethiopia May Prosecute Coffee Exporters

Ethiopia is considering legal action against coffee exporters who withheld beans from the market in response to unfavorable market conditions, causing a drop in the country's revenue. Officials are hoping prosecution of a few big exporters will send

2006年VOA标准英语-US Urges Ethiopia to Drop Charges Against

By Kay Maddux Washington 05 January 2006 A top U.S. diplomat in Ethiopia says the government there should drop treason, genocide and other charges against five Ethiopian-born journalists working for t

VOA标准英语2009年-Ethiopia to Complete Somalia Withdrawal 'Within

A spokesman says Ethiopian troops will complete their withdrawal from Somalia within days, and that sufficient precautions have been made to prevent a feared power vacuum when they are gone. Troop convoys have been seen pulling back to positions acr

2007年VOA标准英语-Former Ethiopia Leader Mengistu Handed Life Sen

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 11 January 2007 In Ethiopia, former communist dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam has been sentenced to life in prison on genocide charges and other crimes committed during his brutal 17-year-long rule. But as VOA Correspondent Alis

2007年VOA标准英语-Christian Art From Ethiopia on Display in New Y

By Carolyn Weaver New York 02 May 2007 Some of the oldest and most striking Christian art in existence is now on view in New York at the Museum of Biblical Art. Visitors to Angels of Light: Ethiopian Art from the Walters Art Museum said they were fas

Dead Cat

Jim let his dog out to relieve himself late one night. He watched some TV, and then remembered to let the dog back in. When he opened the door, he was shocked at what he saw! In his dog's mouth was his neighbor's cat, dead! Bad dog! BAD DOG! said the

The Cook and the Cat

A certain cook，rather more educated than his fellows，went from his kitchen one day to a neighbouring tavernhe was of a serious turn of mind，and on that day he celebrated the anniversary of a friend's death－leaving a cat at home，to guard his

Dick and His Cat

Dick and His Cat I Once there was a boy called Dick. He was very poor: his father and mother were dead and he had no friends to help him. One day he heard some men speaking: one man said, I shall go to London, for London is a very big city, and its s

The Old Cat

An old woman had a cat. The cat was very old; she could not run quickly, and she could not bite, because she was so old. One day the old cat saw a mouse; she jumped and caught the mouse. But she could not bite it; so the mouse got out of her mouth an

The Cat and the Bell thecatandthebell

There were many mice in a house. The man of the house got a cat. The cat killed many of the mice. Then the oldest mouse said, All mice must come to my hole tonight, and we will think what we can do about this cat.' All the mice came. Many mice spoke,

VOA标准英语2009年-Ethiopia Party, Some Opposition Groups Agr

By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 02 November 2009 Ethiopia's ruling party and three opposition groups have agreed on a Code of Conduct for parliamentary elections scheduled for next May. Other opposition parties that boycotted the Code of Conduct talks

Ethiopia rejects Banyana's request

JOHANNESBURG, July 22 (Xinhua) -- The South African Football Association's request for a postponement of Banyana Banyana's second leg 2012 London Olympic qualifying match against Ethiopia in Addis Ababa on September 11 has been rejected by their oppo