voa标准英语2008年-Somalia's Transitional Government Fears Withdra

Officials in Somalia's transitional federal government are expressing deep concern about the future of the government after its chief military backer and political ally, Ethiopia, announced its intention to withdraw its forces from Somalia by the en

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Now, the Special English program American Stories. Our story is called The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County. It was written by Mark Twain. Here is Shep O'Neal with the story. A friend of mine in the East asked me to visit old Simon Wheele

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Now, the Special English program American Stories. Today's story is called The White Heron. It was written by Sarah Orne Jewett. Here is Kay Gallant with the story. The forest was full of shadows as a little girl hurried through it one summer evening

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Now the VOA Special English program American Stories. Our story is called The Animals Give Themselves from the book Cloud Walker by Joe Montour published by Forum Publishing. Mr. Montour is a native American from the Mohar nation. He has written sto

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Now the Special English program American Stories. And our story today is called ''Judge''. It was written by Walter D. Edmonds. Here is Harry Monroe with the final part of our story. When Charlie Hestle died, he left a wife and nine children. They l

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Now, a VOA Special English story for the New Year. It is called Bright Hill. Our storyteller is Shep O'Neal. A few days before Christmas, Chantal Yardley visited Jacob Samuels in the old people's home. Do you know they aim to blow it up? said Mr. Sa

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Now the Special English program American Stories. Our story today is called The White Circle. It was written by John Bill Coliton. Here's Shep O'Neal to tell you the story. As soon as I saw Anvol sitting in the apple tree, I knew we would fight, I a

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Now, the Special English program American Stories. Our story this week is Keesh. It was written by Jack London. Here is Shep O'Neal to tell you the story. Keesh lived at the edge of the Polar Sea. He had seen thirteen suns in the Eskimo way of keepin

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Today's story is adapted from the young adult novel Stepping on the Cracks by Mary Downing Hahn. This book won the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. The story is about Margaret Bayger, an 11-year-old girl. She tells her about her life in a s

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Now, the Special English program American Stories. Our story today is Hard Rock Maple. It is about two people living in New England. They seem like the hard rock maple trees often found in that area, nothing can make them move. Today's story was writ

2007年VOA标准英语-Sudan Misses Deadline to Withdraw Troops From S

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 10 July 2007 Sudan's government has missed a deadline to withdraw all its troops from southern Sudan as called for by a landmark peace deal. As Nick Wadhams reports from our East Africa bureau in Nairobi, the news could be a b

Career and Fans 'Rise Up' for Singer Andra Day

Career and Fans 'Rise Up' for Singer Andra Day Andra Day's life changed when Stevie Wonder called her on the telephone. The music superstar asked Day if he could work with her. That was almost six years ago. Stevie Wonder had heard about the singer f

VOA标准英语2008年-Olmert Says Israel Must Withdraw From 'Almost A

Outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says Israel will have to give up virtually all of the land it captured in the 1967 Arab-Israeli War if it wants peace with the Palestinians. Mr. Olmert, now serving as interim prime minister, made his rema

VOA标准英语2008年-Pentagon Says Iraq Withdrawal Must Be Based on

The U.S. Defense Department says it wants to turn over security responsibility to Iraqi forces as quickly as possible, but that the timing should be based on conditions. A spokesman repeated the position Tuesday in response to a statement by Iraq's

2006年VOA标准英语-Arab League Wants UN to Press for Withdrawal of

By Barbara Schoetzau New York 09 August 2006 A delegation from the League of Arab Nations has met with the U.N. Security Council to push for revisions to the U.S.-French draft resolution aimed at a truce in the fighting between Israel and Hezbollah

VOA标准英语2008年-Bolivia's President Draws Strong Backing in Rec

Bolivian President Evo Morales has declared victory in a recall vote, in which exit polls showed he received more than 63 percent of ballots. Initial returns also indicate that five of eight governors in the recall also won the votes needed to remai

VOA常速英语2007-Future of Nepal's King Gyanendra in Question

By Steve Herman Kathmandu, Nepal 24 October 2007 More than a year after an interim coalition took control of Nepal's government from the unpopular King Gyanendra, politicians are debating the future of the monarchy, and the country's development. VO

VOA常速英语2008年-US Defense Secretary Calls for Dramatic Changes

By VOA News 16 April 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says the United States needs to overhaul its approach to national security. Gates told U.S. lawmakers Tuesday there needs to be what he called a fairly dramatic change to better protect th

VOA标准英语2008年-India Thrilled After Bindra Wins Country's Firs

Indians have joyously greeted the news of the country's first-ever Olympic gold medal in an individual event. The milestone at the Olympic Games in Beijing has resulted in an outpouring of national pride. Anjana Pasricha reports from New Delhi that

VOA常速英语2008年-US Defense Chief Hopes for Further Iraq Withdra

By Al Pessin Washington 10 April 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates says he no longer holds out the hope that the U.S. troop level in Iraq will be down to 100,000 by the time the Bush administration leaves office in January. But he does hope fo