VOA标准英语2014--Drones at Work Worldwide, But US Still Lacks Laws

Drones at Work Worldwide, But US Still Lacks Laws Commercial drones, unmanned planes doing regular tasks, are being used more and more around the world. Some assignments for these unmanned aircraft might surprise you, others will amaze you. Think of

VOA标准英语2014--Drones May Soon Send Data From High Seas 无人机可能很快从公海传回数据

Drones May Soon Send Data From High Seas 无人机可能很快从公海传回数据 Drones are usually associated with unmanned flying vehicles, but autonomous watercraft also are becoming useful tools for jobs ranging from scientific exploration to

U.S. Military Women Closer Than Ever to Combat Zone

By Zlatica Hoke A growing number of American women are joining the U.S. Armed Forces to serve in an ever wider array of duties. In the past decade, they have eroded one of the last remaining barriers

VOA常速英语2007年-More US Troops Returning with Post Combat Stres

By Melinda Smith Washington 14 November 2007 There are an estimated 150,000 U.S. troops in Iraq, and approximately 25,000 in Afghanistan. Like soldiers in other wars before them, a significant number of those returning home are bringing back emotiona

VOA常速英语2007-Ceasefire Breaking Down: Deadly Combat In DRC

By Selah Hennessy Dakar 08 October 2007 Renegade general Laurent Nkunda says his rebel forces are abandoning a U.N.-mediated ceasefire with the Congolese government. Congo's defense minister says the government wants to use dialogue to solve the cris

VOA慢速英语2012 Technology Report - Drones: Not Just For the Military Anymore

Technology Report - Drones: Not Just For the Military Anymore 科技报道 - 无人机在军事领域之外的多种应用 This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 Late last month, for the fi

VOA慢速英语2014 Civilian Drones Raise Hopes, Questions in Africa 技术报告:民用无人机给非洲带来希望

Civilian Drones Raise Hopes, Questions in Africa 技术报告:民用无人机给非洲带来希望 From VOA Learning English, this is the Technology Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语科技报道。 African militaries want drones to help them

VOA标准英语2012--Drones Revolutionize US Warfare

Drones Revolutionize US Warfare It is estimated that there are 10,000 unmanned aerial vehicles in the U.S. military's arsenal, in addition to an undisclosed number operated by the CIA - including one that recently killed Abu Yahya al-Libi, al-Qaida's

VOA标准英语2010年-Last Full US Combat Brigade Leaves Ira

Military vehicles from last US combat unit in Iraq crosses Iraq's border into Kuwait, 18 Aug 2010 Two weeks ahead of a schedule set by President Barack Obama, the last large U.S. combat brigade has left Iraq. Pentagon officials stress that some Ameri

VOA标准英语2014--'Drones' Examines Complexities of Remote-control Warfare

'Drones' Examines Complexities of Remote-control Warfare In his drama Drones, filmmaker Rick Rosenthal poses complex security, political and ethical questions about drone attacks in the ongoing war against global terrorism. Rosenthal builds a tense c

2016年CRI China Issues First ＂Traffic Rules＂ for Civilian Drones

Li Bin started learning how to fly drones just three months ago. But now, he has passed the licensing test and become a coach at Beijing Tiantu Aviation Technology Company. Based on Li's experience, flying drones could be dangerous if no proper rules

2015年CRI Stricter Regulation Urged for Drones

The video, captured by a private drone, shows a Chinese fighter jet making a landing while the drone attempts to keep pace with the aircraft. It's still unclear when or where the video was shot. However, analysis of the video suggests the drone and t

VOA常速英语2007年-Combat Psychologist Treats Trauma, And Deals Wi

By Al Pessin Pentagon 04 December 2007 The U.S. Defense Department Friday, November 30, 2007 launched a new effort to address the mental health needs of members of the military. But it says the effort to coordinate medical, academic, research and oth

每日一词【477】combat：战斗，格斗

今天我们要学的词是combat。 Combat, 是战斗的意思。 Australian combat troops have begun leaving Iraq, fulfilling an election promise by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, 澳大利亚作战部队开始撤离伊拉克，实现了澳大利亚总理

VOA标准英语2008年-Australian Combat Troops End Iraq Deployment

By Phil Mercer Sydney 02 June 2008 Australian combat troops have begun leaving Iraq. Their departure fulfills an election promise by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, who pledged to pull his country's out of Iraq by the middle of 2008. From Sydney, Phil Me

Five Ways to Combat Loneliness When You’re Jobless

Five Ways to Combat Loneliness When Youre Jobless Sit in front of laptop. Lie on couch. Eat pickles for lunch. Back to laptop. Feel sorry for self. Feel sick of self. Tear hair out in frustration. And back to couch. If this is your 9-to-5 routine, yo

Pentagon scraps rule prohibiting women from combat

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Thursday announced as part of the department's plans to remove gender-based barriers to service, the Pentagon is to rescind a 1994 rule that prohibits women from assignment to dir

美国国家公共电台 NPR Drones That Launch Flaming Balls Are Being Tested To Help Fight Wildfires

Drones That Launch Flaming Balls Are Being Tested To Help Fight Wildfires STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: And I'm Steve Inskeep with yet another use for drones. You already know they're used for surveillance and taking video. Now researchers want to use them to

CCTV9英语新闻：Drones capture images of desolation

China has released images of the destruction caused by the earthquake that hit its southwestern province of Yunnan on Sunday. Four drones were used to fly over quake-hit Longtoushan, taking hundreds of striking images. Images, capturing scenes of des

CCTV9英语新闻：Drones to be a main theme of 2016 CEBIT

Its day two at one of the worlds largest technology trade fairs in Germany. Drones are a big theme for CEBIT 2016. Not a new product but industry bosses believe they're on the cusp of a major boom for the sector. The Aibot X-6 may look like fun to pl