名人轶事:The Carton King of Japan 动画大师宫崎骏

Television cartoons are big business in Japan, where around 40 new animated TV series are produced every week. One of the countrys most popular animators, Hayao Miyazaki, has produced some of the great classics of Japanese TV animation. Nevertheless,

AP 2011-09-23

1. President Obama presents his long-term deficit reduction plan today. It includes $1.5 trillion in new taxes mainly on the wealthy. The plan is seen as having little chance of making it through Congress. 2. It's still the nation's deadliest air rac

AP 2010-10-26

1. A new AP poll of likely voters finds theyre evenly divided on whether President Barack Obama's health care law should be scrubbed or retooled. Among likely voters, 36% said they want to revise the law, 37% want the law repealed, only 15% said they

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-10-30

1. The 2nd student is dead following Fridays deadly school shooting in north of Seattle. Officials say 14-year-old Gio Soriano died from her injuries. Three other students remain hospitalized. Two of them are in critical condition. 2. The governors o

VOA慢速英语2010年-AMERICAN MOSAIC - So This Lakers Fan W

DOUG JOHNSON: Im Doug Johnson. Today we listen to music from the soundtrack of Eclipse, the latest film in the Twilight series. We also answer a question about a famous former soccer player. But first we go to a sports bar in Washington for the final

AP 2010-10-21

1. President Barack Obama is back on the campaign trail, trying to bolster the Democratic base as the midterm elections approach. A new AP poll finds just half of the people who voted for President Obama two years ago say they will definitely vote th

AP美联社一分钟新闻 2008-11-16

1. World leaders have descended on Washington where talks continue today on potential ways to combat the global financial crisis. The economic summit is the largest gathering of its kind in the nations capital in nearly a decade. 2. The economy is a

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2012-10-20

1. Fiery exchanges marked the second presidential debate, President Obama and Mitt Romney sparred over the economy, Libya, the auto industry bailout, immigration and many other topics. 2. Criminal investigators from the Food and Drug Administration r

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2013-11-03

Officials in southern India say many of the 42 people killed in a bus crash were burned alive. Only the bus driver and half a dozen passengers managed to escape through a window after the vehicle crashed into a roadside barrier and caught on fire. Po

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2015-11-07

Relatives of victims of Saturday's Egypt plane crash were arriving at St. Petersburg K Thursday to identify their loved one. The jetliner from Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to St.Petersburg crashed 23 minutes after take-off killing all 224 peopl

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-10-17

The Texas health department says a second health care worker at Texas Health Presbyterian hospital has tested positive for the Ebola virus. Meanwhile, a national nurses' union said nurses who were treating an Ebola patient at the hospital worked for

美联社新闻一分钟 AP 2014-10-20

1. The US government is ramping up its response to Ebola crisis after a second Dallas nurse contracted the disease. Ember Vinson was recently cleared by the CDC to take a commercial flight something the CDC now says should not have happened. Shes bee

2006年VOA标准英语-Genetically-Modified Wheat, Cottonseed Offer Ho

By David McAlary Washington 23 November 2006 Scientists have genetically engineered two crops in a way they say will help improve nutrition in poor countries. One group has boosted the levels of certain nutrients in wheat and another team has made t

AP 2010-10-16

1. There have been hugs, cheers and tears throughout Chile as rescuers continue to pull trapped miners to safety. The first miner was brought up just before midnight. In all, 33 miners were trapped in the San Jose mine for 69 days. It's expected all

学个词Learn a Word 第626期 Paparazzi

今天我们要学的词是paparazzi。 Paparazzi, 是指专门追逐名人，偷拍照片的摄影记者，俗称狗仔队。圣诞节前后，美国当选总统奥巴马一家在夏威夷渡假。 Obama's Hawaii vacation sparked a paparazzi frenzy,

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2010-10-11)

1. The final monthly job report before the mid-term elections is due out this morning. The report is expected to say that private employers added about 75,000 jobs in September. However, that number will be offset by the loss of temporary Census work

AP 2010-11-05

1. Today is the final full day of campaigning before the 2010 midterm elections. President Obama was in Ohio yesterday, stumping for Democratic candidates. It's expected Republicans will take over control of the House, but control of the Senate remai

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-10-14)

1.An improtant health care vote is set for today in the center Finance Committee.The 829-billion-package is expected to pass since democrats hold the 13-10 majority in the committee.Today's vote comes one day after an Issurance-funded study found th

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-10-13)

1.Gay rights supporters took to the streets of Washington, demanding President Barack Obama keep his promises to allow gays to serve openly in the military. Thousands marched from the White House to the US capital. Activists have planned a 50-state

AP美联社一分钟新闻(2009-11-06)

1. The New York Yankees are World Series champions. Yanks beat the Philadelphia Phillies 7-3 in game six, winning the series four games to two. Hideki Matsui drove in six runs in the victory and was named series MVP. This is the 27th World Series ti