万花筒 2009-01-29&01-31 出售白宫

The White House, it's a place presidential candidates dream of calling 'home'. Thanks for having us. Fred Milani is no politician, but he does have a penchant for presidential politics. In Atlanta, back in 2002, this Iranian-born real estate develope

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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report. A locavore is someone who eats foods produced locally. Locavores usually define local as within one hundred sixty kilometers. This new term grew out of a reaction to the long distances that food no

VOA标准英语2011--Politics Overtaking Science in Global Wa

Politics Overtaking Science in Global Warming Debate Polls in recent years show that fewer Americans believe global warming is a threat or that it is driven by human activities. Thats despite consensus among scientists that climate change is not only

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(JERUSALEM, Reuters)Israeli Yigal Cohen has received a new heart from Palestinian Mazen Joulani. （路透社耶路撒冷电）以色列人伊格.柯汉得到巴勒斯坦人麦琳.卓拉尼捐赠的心脏。 Joulani's father Lotfi said he would be wi

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On a cold, dull, Winter day, I sometimes light a fire after picking the children up from school. We gather around and feel cozy. The lounge where we have the fireplace also has a computer and a Wii console, so there is plenty to do for everyone. Thou

2006年VOA标准英语-Getty Center Restores Art Treasures

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 19 September 2006 The Getty Center is one of the leading art institutions in the United States. It is also major center for restoration of damaged art works. The Getty museum has been embroiled in recent controversies

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Ron Paul Picks Up Arab-American Endorsements We believe that Dr. Paul brings to this campaign sense, sanity and sincerity, said Osama Siblani, publisher of the largest Arab-American newspaper in the United States - The Arab-American News - telling a

美国国家公共电台 NPR What Is — And Isn't — Covered By The Iranian Nuclear Deal

ROBERT SIEGEL, HOST: President Trump has called the Iran nuclear agreement an embarrassment, and he's threatened to declare Iran in violation of it. The president's main complaint is the agreement does not address what the U.S. considers Iran's bad b

美国国家公共电台 NPR Tensions Build In NPR Newsroom Over Handling Of Sexual Harassment Allegations

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: I let you down. I should have acted faster and more decisively - the words of NPR CEO Jarl in an email to our newsroom. He met with NPR staff this afternoon two days after he asked for the resignation of senior vice president

美国国家公共电台 NPR NPR And The Word 'Liar': Intent Is Key

DAVID GREENE, HOST: Let's talk about what to call a fact that is not a fact. President Trump made a string of statements at the CIA over the weekend. Our correspondent Mary Louise Kelly used this language to describe some of them. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHI

美国国家公共电台 NPR Naomi Oreskes: Why Should We Believe In Science?

GUY RAZ, HOST: Hey, Naomi, can you just quickly introduce yourself? NAOMI ORESKES: I am Naomi Oreskes. I'm the professor of the history of science and affiliated professor of Earth and planetary sciences at Harvard University. RAZ: So it's fair to sa

新西兰英语 71 Forestry

The forestry industry in New Zealand is in trouble. Forestry has always been one of our major export industries but in recent years, it has been declining. Nineteen sawmills closed this year, two in the last month. New plantings of trees reached the

2007年VOA标准英语-WFP Restores Food Rations to Displaced in Ugand

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 May 2007 The World Food Program (WFP) says it will be able to restore food rations it was forced to cut for more than a million displaced people in northern Uganda. As Lisa Schlein reports for VOA from Geneva, the WFP says i

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利比亚总理指责绑架行为 TRIPOLI, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan on Sunday accused two congressmen for plotting his abduction earlier this month. Speaking at a press conference on Sunday afternoon, Zeidan said, Gunmen b

2007年VOA标准英语-New Study Shows Urinary Tract Infections in Chi

By Melinda Smith Washington 17 July 2007 Antibiotics are designed to fight a multitude of bacterial infections. But some infections -- such as those in the urinary tract -- have become resistant to many antibiotics. VOA's Melinda Smith reports on a r

VOA标准英语2010年-US Steps Up Security Measures for Air

The United States has increased security screenings for air travelers from 14 countries, in response to the attempted December 25 bombing of a U.S. jetliner flying from Amsterdam to Detroit. The U.S. State Department considers four of those countries