VOA标准英语2008年-UNHCR: Georgians Living in Isolated Villages Fo

The UN refugee agency says it is worried about the security of people living in isolated villages near the former conflict zones of Georgia. It says some 2,300 people from villages in the buffer zone between the Georgian town of Gori and the breakaw

Agroecology, Part 2

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: October 7, 2003 This is Doug Johnson with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. Today we finish a two-part series. A listener in Brazil asked about 1)agroecology. This

Agroecology, Part 1

By Mario Ritter Broadcast: September 30, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. This week, we take a suggestion from a listener in Brazil. Agricultural specialist Lu

2006年VOA标准英语-Violence Continues in Baghdad Neighborhoods

By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 04 September 2006 watch Baghdad report A new Pentagon report says violence in Iraq has reached the point where conditions exist for a civil war. The Pentagon's quarterly report to the U.S. Congress cites the rising

End of the world?

Alice: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English: well be talking about a story in the news and learning some vocabulary along the way. Im Alice and joining me today is Kaz. Hi Kaz. Kaz: Hi there Alice. Alice: Now, if youre list

2007年VOA标准英语-Aid Groups Say Violence Prevents Them from Reac

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 21 February 2007 International aid agencies are expressing frustration and alarm at their lack of access to several needy regions of Somalia because of continuing insecurity. VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu in our East Africa Bure

2007年VOA标准英语-India, US Making Last-Ditch Bid on Nuclear Agre

By Steve Herman New Delhi 19 July 2007 High-level talks between India and the United States are going into an unscheduled third day in Washington in the hopes of overcoming obstacles to a controversial nuclear cooperation agreement. VOA's Steve Herma

2006年VOA标准英语-Autism, A Little Understood Disorder May Have G

By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 29 May 2006 watch Autism Gene report Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern have been able to genetically change mice so their behavior is similar to some people with autism. The researchers hope their di

美国国家公共电台 NPR 'Speed Dating' For Farmers And Chefs: ISO A Perfect Local-Food Match

RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: There was a gathering here in Washington, D.C. last week that had nothing to do with the inauguration or with politics. It was an occasion for matchmaking, although not a romantic kind. Here, farmers got set up with chefs in an e

【一起听英语】世界末日预言

玛雅预言世界末日是在2012年发生，然并卵，什么事情也没有，是我们误解了玛雅预言吗？ Alice: Hello and welcome to 6 Minute English from BBC Learning English: well be talking about a story in the news and learning some

2006年VOA标准英语-An Ancient Genetic Disorder Gets Modern Day Att

By Melinda Smith Baltimore, Maryland 05 September 2006 watch report Celiac Disease For thousands of years, human beings have suffered from a genetic disorder that has received attention only in the last few decades. The disorder is called celiac dis

你是不是这么发胖的？

People who eat quickly until full are three times more likely to be overweight, a problem exacerbated by the availability of fast food and the decline of orderly dining habits, Japanese researchers said on Wednesday. The findings, published in the Br

2007年VOA标准英语-Concern Growing in US West Over Agroterrorism

By Jeff Swicord Cheyenne, Wyoming 10 September 2007 Workers at adairy farm There is growing concern that farms and ranches in the western U.S. could become the target of agroterrorism. The devastating outbreaks of foot and mouth disease in Britain a

学个词Learn a Word 第1530-glut

今天我们要学的词是glut. Glut is spelled g-l-u-t, glut. Glut 是充斥，过量的意思。中国汽车流通协会打算建议汽车生产商们减少产量，因为The worsening glut of vehicles across the nation's car dealerships is unsust

中信证券回应做空指控

BEIJING, Aug.2 (Xinhua) -- China's top securities broker, CITIC Securities, responded on Sunday to claims that it has short-sold Chinese shares. On Friday, the Shanghai and Shenzhen exchanges restricted trading of 24 accounts as they were suspected o

2007年VOA标准英语-Violence Kills 41 Outside Baghdad, US Troops Co

By Barry Newhouse Irbil 16 May 2007 A car bomb in the violent Diyala province, northeast of Baghdad, has killed at least 32 people and wounded dozens more. South of the capital, in Nasiriyah, Iraqi officials say fighting between Iraqi military units

VOA标准英语2008年-Somalia Violence Drives Out Aid Workers

A string of kidnappings and targeted killings of aid workers in Somalia in recent weeks has prompted some international and local agencies to suspend operations in Mogadishu and in other parts of the south. As VOA Correspondent Alisha Ryu reports fr

Santos cool on Moreno talks

RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Santos coach Muricy Ramalho admitted Friday the club is unlikely to sign former Wigan Athletic striker Marcelo Moreno from Brazilian rivals Gremio. Santos made an approach for Moreno earlier this month having ident

办公室久坐危害多

You may hit the gym at lunchtime or go for a run when you get home. But such efforts will have minimal effect if you spend the rest of your time doing what you are probably doing now - sitting down. 你或许在午休时会去健身房，或许下班后

最地道的主题口语(2)

5. I'm so mad at... (2)Here, have some coffee on me.来，我请你喝咖啡。 I'll have some on you all right.好吧，我要挂你的帐喝它个痛快。（多没人性呀！）Our leader is more devious than your leader.我们头儿比你们的要