VOA慢速英语-Health Report - Brain Aneurysms: Rare but Usually De

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. We often hear the term brain aneurysm. Joe Biden had two of them twenty years ago. Doctors saved his life. Now the sixty-five year old senator from Delaware has just been named the vice presidential cho

2006年VOA标准英语- Conservatives Declare Election Victory in

By Craig McCulloch Vancouver 24 January 2006 Canada's Conservative opposition has won the country's general election, ending 12 years of Liberal government. Conservative Leader Stephen Harper gives th

2007年VOA标准英语-Conservatives Press Bush on Civil Liberties

By Jim Malone Washington 21 March 2007 The Bush administration is under fire for its record on protecting civil liberties from an unexpected source, well-known leaders of the conservative movement in the United States. VOA national correspondent Jim

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Special Rapporteur Questions Legality o

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 27 October 2009 Air Force MQ-9 Reaper takes off from Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, 13 March 2009 The U.N. Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings says the use of armed unmanned aircraft by the United States

2007年VOA标准英语-Three Years After Madrid Terrorist Attacks, Eur

By Sonja Pace London 09 March 2007 Three years ago Sunday, Islamic terrorists carried out a series of coordinated bombings on commuter trains in Madrid, killing 191 people and injuring nearly 1,800 others. For Europeans, it was a wake-up call that a

China widens VAT to more regions in tax reduction

BEIJING, July 25 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese government said Wednesday that it will expand the pilot reform of replacing turnover tax with value-added tax (VAT) to 10 more provinces and cities from August 1 this year as part of the country's efforts in s

《人物》最佳着装榜 阿凡达女郎登榜

Avatar star Zoe Saldana, who played a sexy blue alien in the 3D extravaganza(巨制), made People magazine's annual best-dressed list on Wednesday, alongside Glee actress Lea Michele and Prince William's girlfriend. Singers Gwen Stefani and Rihanna a

VOA标准英语2009年-Russia Announces Military Initiatives in Eurasi

Three international military initiatives have been announced in the Kremlin over the past two days, one of them involving an important Central Asian air base used to support U.S. military operations in Afghanistan. These developments appear to repre

VOA常速英语2007年-Unique Indian Coffee Plantation Falls to Conser

By Steve Herman New Delhi 20 December 2007 Espresso drinkers are losing what critics praise as one of the world's best certified organic robusta coffees. The government of Kerala state has refused to extend the lease on the land where the rare beans

<词海拾贝>Rabble-Rouser：煽动者、煽动政治家

Rabble-rouser的意思是“煽动者、煽动政治家（尤指利用情绪或偏见煽动民众,以期获得领导地位及达到私人目的的人）”。你知道这个词的来历吗？ 19世纪中

Serero wins South Africa's footballer of the year

JOHANNESBURG, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Ajax Cape Town's Thulani Serero won the player of the year award at the South African Premiership awards at Gold Reef City on Sunday. The 21-year-old striker's awards included Footballer of the Year Award, the Premier

Spanish Businesses Fret Over VAT Hike

Spanish Businesses Fret Over VAT Hike SEVILLE Spains standard value-added tax will jump from 18-21 percent on September 1, and the reduced rate will rise two percent, the sharpest increase in the countrys history. The hike is expected to plunge Spain

VOA常速英语2008年-US Defense Secretary Calls on Europeans to Supp

By Al Pessin 10 February 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates called on Europeans Sunday to support NATO's mission in Afghanistan, which he described as an effort to help a war-devastated people create a free society, just as the alliance did for

学个词Learn a Word 第950期 A crowd pleaser

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2007年VOA标准英语-Conservative Sarkozy Is Elected President of Fr

By Anita Elash Paris 06 May 2007 France has chosen a conservative candidate as its next president. Preliminary results based on exit polls showed Nicolas Sarkozy was elected with 53 per cent of the vote. That gave him a comfortable lead over his oppo

2007年VOA标准英语-US Conservative Religious Leader Jerry Falwell

By Jim Malone Washington 15 May 2007 The Reverend Jerry Falwell died Tuesday. Falwell, perhaps more than anyone else, played a pivotal role in mobilizing religious conservative voters into a political force in the United States beginning in the 1980s

VOA标准英语2009年-US Conservatives Support Ouster of Hondura

The Organization of American States and most governments in the world have condemned the ouster of Honduran President Manuel Zelaya by the military last Sunday as a coup d'etat. But the people who currently hold power in Honduras say they followed l

VOA标准英语2009-Conservative Parties Cheer Victory in EU Par

Conservative parties across Europe are cheering their victory, following four days of voting for the E.U. Parliament that resulted in heavy losses for the left. EU Commissioner for Economy and Monetary Affairs, Joaquin Almunia smiles during a live T

VOA标准英语2009年-Conservative Anglican Priests Consider Off

By Jennifer Glasse London 09 November 2009 Pope Benedict XVI, 28 Jan 2009 The Vatican has offered to allow conservative Anglican clergy to join a special section of the Catholic Church. They would be able to retain the Anglican liturgy and a married

VOA常速英语2008年-Bush Says McCain a True Conservative

By Paula Wolfson White House 10 February 2008 President Bush is seeking to ease conservative fears about Arizona Senator John McCain - the frontrunner for the Republican Party's presidential nomination. But, as VOA White House Correspondent Paula Wol