国家地理:Attack of the Killer Bees 杀人蜂

Costa Rica, 1986. 30 years after Doctor Cur's fateful African trip, graduate students from the University of Miami are on a field trip exploring caves. Moving ahead of the group, 24-year-old Inn-Saing Ooi climbs into a deep crevasse . He's not alone.

VOA慢速英语2011--Islamist Militant Group Boko Haram Claim

IN THE NEWS - Islamist Militant Group Boko Haram Claims Attack in Nigeria This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. A deadly car bombing at the United Nations building in Abuja has brought more attention to an Islamic group. The attack happened Fri

VOA标准英语2012--Nigeria Sees Bloodiest Year of Boko Haram Attacks

Nigeria Sees Bloodiest Year of Boko Haram Attacks The building was the office of ThisDay, a prominent Nigerian newspaper. While a suicide bomber rammed a car into the building, an accomplice stood by with a camera, later posting the destruction on Yo

VOA标准英语2014--Boko Haram Claims Responsibility for Abuja Bombing 博科圣地宣称对阿布贾轰炸事件负责

Boko Haram Claims Responsibility for Abuja Bombing 博科圣地宣称对阿布贾轰炸事件负责 ABUJA The Nigerian militant group known as Boko Haram has claimed responsibility for a bombing in the capital Abuja on April 14 that killed 75 people.

VOA标准英语2017--Nigerian Army Holds Drill in Sambisa Forest, Former Boko Haram Stronghold

For the first time in years, the Nigerian Army conducted military drills in the Sambisa Forest which previously had been a stronghold for Boko Haram. VOA was given rare access to the exercises. Brigades of the Nigerian Armys 7th Division performed th

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Lament Of The Boko Haram 'Brides'

A MARTINEZ, HOST: Northeastern Nigeria now where the Boko Haram terror network has killed 20,000 people, driven millions from their homes and abducted thousands. Adults and children who survived the eight-year insurgency are beginning to tell their t

Mother of Boko Haram Leader Speaks Out

A woman who claims to be the mother of a militant leader says she does not know if her son is alive or dead. Abubakar Shekau is the head of the Boko Haram militant group. Boko Haram launched its campaign against Nigerias government in 2009. Nigerian

The Strange Way 'Birds and Bees' Help Us

Now, its time for Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. Spring is in the air! Well, at least, in half of the world. The amount of daylight in the northern half is increasing, day by day. And air temperatures are slowly rising. Spring is

Boko Haram Returns Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls

Boko Haram kidnappers have returned almost all the 110 girls they seized from a Nigerian school a month ago. The Islamist militants also gave the town of Dapchi a warning before leaving, witnesses said Wednesday. The extremists said, We did it out of

The Bees and the Wasp

Some bees once built a fine honeycomb in a hollow tree-trunk．Now there are two kinds of bees in a hive：worker bees，who gather pollen and make honey all their lives，and drones，who lie lazily in the hive all day long doing nothing．It happen

美国习惯用语:452 bird dog; the birds and bees...

上一次我们讲了三个带有bird这个词的习惯用语。它们是: bird brain。 Bird brain指没头脑、愚蠢的人和early bird special。 Early bird special是给早来顾客的特价优惠。还有strictly for the birds。 Strictly for

VOA慢速英语2014 AS IT IS 2014-04-16 Boko Haram Suspected in Nigeria Terror Attack 外界怀疑博科圣地在尼日利亚策划恐怖袭击

AS IT IS 2014-04-16 Boko Haram Suspected in Nigeria Terror Attack 外界怀疑博科圣地在尼日利亚策划恐怖袭击 Hello, and welcome back to another edition of the program that helps you learn and improve your American English. Im Jim Tedde

AS IT IS 2015-08-14 Cameroon’s Military Deployed as Boko Haram Threat Rises

AS IT IS 2015-08-14 Cameroons Military Deployed as Boko Haram Threat Rises The central African nation of Cameroon is taking steps to guard against attacks from Boko Haram militants. The government has deployed troops to all major towns to search peop

VOA慢速英语2015 Boko Haram Attacks Cameroon for Supplies

AS IT IS 2015-04-07 Boko Haram Attacks Cameroon for Supplies On Cameroons northern border with Nigeria, reports say Boko Haram fighters have been stealing food and animals from farmers for the past few weeks. Most of the food producers are now moving

VOA标准英语2012--N. Nigeria City Fears Both Police Brutality and Boko Haram

N. Nigeria City Fears Both Police Brutality and Boko Haram Scenes of chaos have become the norm in Kano. Attacks and security raids are daily occurrences in recent months, and Kanos residents say they are trapped by threats and fear. During the night

VOA标准英语2011--Nigeria Moving to Confront Boko Haram Terrorism

Nigeria Moving to Confront Boko Haram Terrorism Nigeria's President Goodluck Jonathan says the military is moving to fight and defeat what he calls the evil of the militant Islamist sect Boko Haram. The sect is being blamed for more than 100 deaths a

VOA标准英语2014--US Lawmakers Examine Response to Boko Haram Abductions

US Lawmakers Examine Response to Boko Haram Abductions CAPITOL HILL The Obama administration says it is taking action to help rescue more than 250 Nigerian schoolgirls abducted in mid-April, but that it is encountering challenges and obstacles in the

美国国家公共电台 NPR The Little Boy Who Escaped From Boko Haram

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Picture huge eyes, a beautiful smile and a sadness no child his age should have to endure. This is the story of a young boy who survived Boko Haram captivity in Northeast Nigeria and military detention afterwards. He shared his ex

VOA标准英语2013--Nigeria's Boko Haram Remains Persistent, Mysterious Threat

Nigeria's Boko Haram Remains Persistent, Mysterious Threat DAKAR The United States has formally designated the Nigerian militant sect, Boko Haram, and a splinter group, Ansaru, as foreign terrorist organizations. Boko Haram's propaganda videos have b

美国国家公共电台 NPR NPR's Bees (Moderate, Middle Of The Road Bees) Up And Left

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: A swarm of potential stingers were unleashed on Washington, D.C., this week. This is not a political statement. A swarm of bees from one of the two hives atop NPR headquarters buzzed over the streets as they followed their queen ou