VOA慢速英语2011--Arrest of Mladic Brings Serbia a Step Cl

IN THE NEWS - Arrest of Mladic Brings Serbia a Step Closer to EU This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. This week, Serbia arrested one of Europe's most wanted men. Former Bosnian Serb general Ratko Mladic spent sixteen years in hiding. He is acc

VOA标准英语2013--High-Tech Images Show How Viruses Infect Cells

High-Tech Images Show How Viruses Infect Cells At the University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Jun Liu uses a powerful electron microscope to examine E. coli bacteria and the tiny T-7 virus that infects them. Liu says until now, scientists coul

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2006年VOA标准英语-Weather Service Predicts Four to Six Major

By Paul Sisco Washington, DC 02 June 2006 watch Hurricane Predictions Hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean began June first. Alberto will be the first named Atlantic hurricane in 2006. Paul Sisco re

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2006年NPR美国国家公共电台二月-Two Viruses Target the Macintosh

Astronomers say they have some intriguing new clues about one of the biggest mysteries of the universe. More than 20 years ago, scientists discovered that most of the matter in the universe is not made up of ordinary atoms, it is something invisible

Del Potro dreams of Olympic medal in London

BUENOS AIRES, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Argentinean tennis star Juan Martin Del Potro, ranked 9th worldwide, said bringing home a medal from the London 2012 Olympic Games would be akin to scoring a Grand Slam win. In an interview with local daily Clarin Mo

VOA慢速英语 Olympic Committee to Test Rio's Water for Viruses

AS IT IS 2015-08-06 Olympic Committee to Test Rio's Water for Viruses Rio de Janeiro, Brazil is busy preparing for the 2016 Olympics. On Sunday, the International Olympic Committee said it will begin testing the waters where swimmers and other athlet

VOA常速英语2008年-US Envoy says US Not Interested in Dictating Pa

By Ayaz Gul Islamabad 27 March 2008 Deputy Secretary of State John Negroponte has dismissed suggestions the United States is trying to dictate anti-terrorism policy to Pakistan's new government. Ayaz Gul reports from Islamabad the American diplomat m

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Says Mladic Still at Large

By Michael Drudge London 22 February 2006 A U.N. prosecutor says accused Bosnian war-crimes suspect Ratko Mladic remains at large in Serbia. The prosecutor, Carla del Ponte, spoke with reporters at Th

2007年VOA标准英语-Analyst says Somalia a Handicap for Ethiopia

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 28 March 2007 The al-Qaida terrorist organization has issued a call for Islamic extremists around the world to come to the aid of Somalis fighting the country's Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and its chief backer in the r

VOA标准英语2011--Rare Gadhafi Footage Shows Libyan Dictat

RareGadhafiFootageShowsLibyanDictator'sSofterSide Much of the world has seen the strong, loud and defiant side of the ousted Libyan leader. But there is another side, too. A family man with his granddaughter, recorded on home video found in Tripoli.

VOA标准英语2013--Discovery Could Lead to New Drugs to Block Deadly Viruses

Discovery Could Lead to New Drugs to Block Deadly Viruses Viruses are strange things. Though there is some scientific question about whether viruses are alive or not, they do have a basic genetic structure that allows them to be biologically active.

美国国家公共电台 NPR Is The Pentagon Modifying Viruses To Save Crops — Or To Wage Biological Warfare?

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The Pentagon is funding some new research on insects and plant viruses. It says the goal is to protect agricultural crops. Some critics say it looks more like an attempt to make biological weapons. Here's NPR's Dan Charles. DAN C

2006年VOA标准英语-New Study Says Two Related Viruses May be

By Pat Harris Washington, DC 09 May 2006 watch Virus report Marburg Ebola Virus The Marburg and Ebola viruses have caused fatal outbreaks in Africa for the past four years. A recent study shows a vacc

Federer beats Del Potro to capture second title in Rotterdam

THE HAGUE, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Roger Federer grabbed his second title at the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament in Rotterdam after beating Juan Martin Del Potro 6-1, 6-4 in the final on Sunday in Rotterdam. The match was a replay of the 2009 US Open fi

VOA常速英语2008年-Serbia's Tadic Re-Elected President by Narrow M

By Barry Wood Belgrade 04 February 2008 Incumbent president of Serbia Boris Tadic won Sunday's presidential election, defeating by a narrow margin a pro-Russian nationalist candidate. VOA's Barry Wood reports from Belgrade. Boris Tadic (l), 03 Feb 20

Del Potro and Benneteau reach final in Rotterdam

THE HAGUE, Feb. 16 (Xinhua) -- Juan Martin Del Potro and Julien Benneteau qualified for the final of the ABN AMRO World Tennis Tournament on Saturday. Second seeded Del Potro beat Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-4, 6-4. The Argentinean did not suffer a s

词汇大师(Wordmaster)--Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictio

Broadcast on COAST TO COAST: July 10, 2003 AA: I'm Avi Arditti, Rosanne Skirble is away. This week on WORDMASTER -- a look at some of the ten-thousand new words and meanings in a popular American dictionary. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary co

Mladic Set to Boycott War Crimes Hearing

Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Ratko Mladic plans to boycott a scheduled court appearance Monday at the U.N. war crimes tribunal in The Hague. A lawyer for Mladic said Sunday that the former Bosnian Serb military commander is refusing to appear beca