VOA双语新闻 Old China Hands' Recall Life in Shanghai

China's coastal cities attracted international traders, missionaries and adventurers for 200 years before the communist party took power in 1949. Most Westerners left soon after that, but many retain fond memories of their years in China. They are ca

Separated 1)Guatamalan Twins Go Home

Broadcast: Jan 14, 2003 Twins girls who were born joined at the head have gone home to Guatemala, five months after surgery to separate them. The 2) prognosis for both is good. Wearing 3） tiaras ove

VOA慢速英语2011--How the Edsel Became 'an Edsel'

Technology Report - How the Edsel Became 'an Edsel' This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. ANNOUNCER: Theyll know youve arrived, when you drive up in the nineteen fifty-eight Edsel -- the car thats truly new, from nameplate to taillight.

VOA标准英语2011--US Hikers: Iran Held Us Because of Natio

US Hikers: Iran Held Us Because of Nationality, Not Actions Two American hikers released after 781 days in an Iranian prison are back in the United States. Appearing at a news conference in New York on Sunday, the two men criticized Iran for holding

2007年NPR美国国家公共电台三月-Speak, Pancakes: The Language of Love

Time again for StoryCorps, this oral history project collects interviews between everyday people talking about their lives. Today, a husband and a wife remember how they met. He was from Slovakia, she was from Wisconsin. A job brought them together.

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The Frick Collection (5th Avenue and E.70th Street) Many art lovers would rather visit this small art gallery than any other in New York. Henry Clay Frick, a rich New Yorker, died in 1919, leaving his house, furniture and art collection to the Ameri

词汇大师--Now We're Past the, Uh, First Decade

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: We're back with Ben Zimmer from the American Dialect Society. RS: We talked last week about the society's choice for 2009's Word of the Year -- the Twitter-inspired Tweet -- and W

简单慢速英语阅读：The Recall

It was in the national news every day. It was on the radio. It was on TV. It was in the newspapers. It was the recall. Toyota was recalling thousands of cars. The cars had a brake problem. Sometimes the brakes didn't work properly. Some Toyota driver

英语语法：96 Using “For” to Mean “Because”

Grammar Girl here. The grammar authorities are going to battle it out today. For they all have a different opinion about our topics: the merits of using the word for to mean because, and whether its OK to start a sentence with the word for. Now, gues

Kelly Clarkson & Justin Guarini 对唱情歌:Timeless

Baby come close, let me tell you this 靠近我 让我告诉你 In a whisper my heart says you know it too 我心中的低语你也知道 Maybe we both share a secret wish 也许这是我们共同的秘密 And you're feeling my love reaching out to y

2006年VOA标准英语-Aceh Seeks Truth, Reconciliation After Decades

By Jocelyn Ford Banda Aceh 19 December 2006 An Acehnese woman casts her ballot at a polling station, 11 Dec 2006 The Indonesian province of Aceh this month held its first direct elections for key officials, a landmark vote intended to cement a peace

VOA标准英语 Decade-Old Reforms Help Asia's Economies Cope With C

The man who helped Thailand survive the Asian financial crisis says reforms a decade ago have made the region's banks better able to weather the global economic downturn. Former Finance Minister Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda also gave his endorsement to ba

2006年VOA标准英语-US Military Adding New Construction at Gua

By Al Pessin Pentagon 17 February 2006 Camp Six under construction at Guantanamo Bay A report issued by the UN's Human Rights Commission on Thursday called for the closing of the U.S. military detenti

2006年VOA标准英语-Decades Later, MIA Search Provides Closure for

By Al Pessin Honolulu 27 July 2006 The effort to identify the remains of missing American troops from past wars is very technical, involving anthropology, forensic analysis, and DNA. But behind it all are thousands of families that are sometimes eag

2006年VOA标准英语-Guantanamo Detainees Single Out Female Gua

By Al Pessin Guantanamo 01 February 2006 At the U.S. military detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba nearly 500 detainees, most of them captured during the Afghanistan war, await release or trial. M

voa标准英语2008-US Charges 5 Blackwater Guards With Manslaughter

The U.S. Justice Department has charged five American security contractors with killing 14 unarmed Iraqi civilians and wounding 20 others. The five men worked for the U.S. security company Blackwater Worldwide and are charged with manslaughter, atte

VOA标准英语2010年-UNECA Official Expects “Consultative”

The director of governance at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa says he expects a change in approach following Malawi President Bingu Wa Mutharikas election as chairman of the African Union over the weekend. Peter Clottey | Washington

VOA常速英语2007-Blackwater Chairman Defends His Guards Against A

By Sean Maroney Washington 14 October 2007 The chairman of the American security company Blackwater USA is defending his company's guards, who are under investigation over a September shooting incident in which 17 Iraqis were killed. VOA's Sean Maron

VOA标准英语2008年-S. Korea Recalls Tokyo Envoy As Decades-Old Isl

South Korea is calling its ambassador to Japan home, in the latest flare-up of a decades-old dispute. As VOA's Kurt Achin reports from Seoul, the islands at the heart of the conflict trigger some very painful memories for Koreans. South Korean Forei

ealthy diet may help children with ADHD

BEIJING Jan. 10 (Xinhuanet) -- Keeping a healthy diet may help children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in their treatment, a new study revealed. The study was published Monday in the American medical journal Pediatrics. After an