VOA标准英语2008年-Pentagon Calls Taliban 'Resilient,' Says Afghan

In its first formal report on the situation in Afghanistan, the U.S. Defense Department says the Taliban is a resilient insurgency and is expected to expand its challenges to the Afghan government. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. The repo

2006年VOA标准英语-Military Cadets Train For Insurgent Warfare

By Kane Farabaugh West Point, NY 27 July 2006 watch Warfare Training report More than 60 percent of U.S. Army personnel have been deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan. Many of them were trained in the Cold War mentality of conflict with a superpower. Bu

2007年VOA标准英语-Coalition Faces Two New Insurgent Tactics in Ir

By Al Pessin Washington 22 February 2007 The second-ranking U.S. commander in Iraq says his forces are working to counter two new capabilities developed by insurgents -an improved ability to shoot down helicopters and a new type of bomb that involves

2006年VOA标准英语-Pentagon: Insurgent and Sectarian Attacks Are a

By Bill Rodgers Washington, DC 20 December 2006 watch report on Iraqi Attacks The U.S. Defense Department says insurgent and sectarian attacks in Iraq have soared to record highs over the last three months, to about 1,000 incidents each week. The Pe

VOA标准英语2009-Insurgent Court in Somalia Delays Amputation

A court under the control of a Somali Islamist insurgent group al-Shabab has ordered four young men suspected of stealing guns and mobile phones to have a hand and a leg amputated, but the punishment was postphoned. An al-Shabab spokesman told the A

VOA标准英语2010年-Taliban Militants Attack Bagram Airbas

U.S soldiers wait after collecting the body of an insurgent from a vineyard near the Bagram airbase after insurgents launched a brazen pre-dawn assault against the giant U.S.-run Bagram Air Field, in Bagram, Afghanistan. At least 10 insurgents have b

VOA标准英语2009年-Four UN Employees Abducted in Somalia

The United Nations has confirmed that four of its workers were abducted early Monday in Waajid, in south-central Somalia. According to the U.N., the workers include three foreigners and one Somali. U.N. spokesperson Dawn Blalock said the staff membe

VOA标准英语2009年-Somali Insurgent Group Now Said to be Hold

Somalia's transitional government has called for the unconditional release of two French military advisors kidnapped Tuesday in the Somali capital Mogadishu. Both men are now believed to be held captive by an Islamist extremist group with ties to al

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Keeping up with the Joneses是一个典型的美式习语，表示“和你的富裕邻居保持同等的生活方式或质量”，这其实是一句讽刺的话，指“和左邻右舍比排场比阔气

VOA双语新闻 US, Iraqi Forces Attack Insurgent Stronghold

U.S. and Iraqi forces have pushed into the insurgent stronghold of Samarra, north of Baghdad and taken control of key government buildings and religious sites. U.S. military officials estimate close to 100 insurgents were killed, and say one U.S. sol

2006年VOA标准英语-US Congressional Report Criticizes Bush Adminis

By Stephanie Ho Washington 11 July 2006 US Marines on patrol in Iraq (File photo) The U.S. Government Accountability Office, an independent investigative arm of Congress, has released a report that criticizes the Bush Administration's strategy for s

VOA常速英语2007-Kashmir Insurgents Ban Use of Land Mines

By Shahnawaz Khan Srinigar 29 October 2007 The International Committee to Ban Land Mines has been urging nations around the world to ban land mines. While India has resisted the ban because of security issues on its borders, an alliance of insurgents

2007年VOA标准英语-African Divorcees Conquer Social Taboo

By Phuong Tran Dakar 15 March 2007 In some parts of Africa, divorce is still considered a scandal. But, as more couples move to Africa's rapidly growing cities, divorce has become less of a cultural shock. Although female divorcees in rural communit

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英语歌曲:当红翻唱女Esmee Denters首张单曲

当红翻唱女Esmee Denters首张单曲 Outta Here Get me outta here ＇Cuz my eyes are burning from these silly tears That you brought when you show me you dont really care And you never loved me, Someone get me outta this place 1 2 3 4 (Right now)

2007年VOA标准英语-Violence Continues in Iraq After Deadly Weekend

By Al Pessin Pentagon 21 May 2007 Violence continued in Iraq Monday, after a particularly deadly weekend for U.S. troops, and the killing of a key insurgent leader. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. A wounded Iraqi woman is wheeled into a ho

2007年VOA标准英语-US Pressures Egypt to Stop Iraqi Insurgent TV B

By Challiss McDonough Cairo 18 January 2007 For months, Iraqi and U.S. officials have been trying to shut down a satellite television station that shows Iraqi insurgent videos and denounces the Shi'ite-led government of Iraq. But the station continu

2007年VOA标准英语-Insurgent Attacks on Afghan Civilians Rise Shar

By George Dwyer Washington 09 May 2007 A U.S. military commander has apologized for the killings of Afghan civilians by U.S. Marines in early March. Colonel John Nicholson told reporters in Afghanistan that he met Tuesday (May 8th) with the families

2007年VOA标准英语-NATO Secretary-General Meets With Pakistan Pres

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 08 May 2007 Pakistan's PM Shaukat Aziz, center, shakes hands with NATO's General Bantz John Craddock as Sec-Gen Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, left, looks on during their meeting in Islamabad, Pakistan, 8 May 2007 NATO's secretary-

VOA常速英语2008年-Superdelegates May Be Key in US Democratic Pres

By Jim Malone Washington 20 February 2008 Democratic presidential contenders Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are headed for a showdown March 4 in primaries in Texas and Ohio. Those primaries could go a long way toward deciding who will be the Democr