VOA标准英语2009年-Exit Polls Predict Big Defeat for Japan's

Polls have closed in Japan's nationwide election for its lower house of parliament. Media exit polling is predicting a big defeat for the party that has ruled Japan for more than half a century. Just minutes after voting concluded Sunday in Japan, m

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By Leta Hong Fincher Washington, D.C. 20 July 2007 Almost two years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the U.S. Gulf Coast, the National Guard says it remains ill-prepared to respond to a sudden disaster. Some lawmakers are calling for better plannin

VOA标准英语2009-Hard Times for Australia's Once Dominant Win

Australia's once dominant wine industry is facing its biggest challenge, as competition increases from lower-cost rivals and consumer tastes change. Producers are being encouraged to target exports to Asia to revive the industry. Penfolds 1962 vinta

VOA标准英语2012--Election Surge by Egypt's Old Guard Frustrates Revolutionary Youth

Election Surge by Egypt's Old Guard Frustrates Revolutionary Youth Egypt's revolution primarily was an uprising of the young -- a rejection of the old, stifling, decades-long government. So it is particularly galling to many activists that two of the

VOA标准英语2010年-Analysts Say Iran's Revolutionary Guar

Iran is reacting sharply to U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's remarks that the Persian state is becoming a military dictatorship. Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, accuses Clinton of spreading lies and the United States of turnin

VOA标准英语2010年-Political Consensus Sought on Women's

Congress party President Sonia Gandhi is greeted by women party workers after the Women's Reservation Bill was passed in the upper house of parliament, at her residence in New Delhi, India, 10 Mar 2010 Although the bill proposing to reserve one third

VOA标准英语2011--Egypt's Old Guard Faces New Generation

As the post-Hosni Mubarak phase begins in Egypt, analysts say the military, which is now in power, is facing off against young Egyptians who have made clear they aspire to democracy. Egypt's military leader, the Soviet-trained defense minister, Moham

英语听力：自然百科 地球力场 Earth's Force Field—1

The solar system is a hostile place. Earth is under attack from deadly cosmic radiation. Life here is only possible, because it's protected by the magnetosphere, an invisible force field that cocoons the planet. But new evidence reveals that this vit

Usain Bolt's record by the numbers

Usain's Bolt's epic run on Sunday night to lower the 100m world record to its current mark of 9.58 seconds is even more impressive when you look further into the statistics（统计）. If he could maintain that speed over the whole 100m, with a flying

2007年VOA标准英语-Niger Delta Earns Reputation as One of World's

By Nico Colombant Port Harcourt 20 May 2007 A Guard shows destruction inside Indian compound, 19 May 2007 The oil-rich Niger Delta in southern Nigeria has become one of the world's most dangerous places, both for civilians and foreigners. VOA's Nico

2006年VOA标准英语-Pakistan's Lower House Passes Landmark Women's

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 15 November 2006 Pakistan's lower house of parliament has passed a landmark bill amending the country's controversial laws governing rape and adultery. The legislation, which has one more hurdle to clear, would overturn Pa

LDP expected to win majority in Japan's general election

TOKYO, Dec. 13 (Xinhua) -- Japan's main opposition party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), is likely to win nearly 300 seats in the House of Representatives election held on Sunday, according to the latest poll released Thursday. The LDP, headed b

ADB lowers China's 2012 growth prediction

BEIJING, July 12 (Xinhua) -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday lowered its prediction for China's economic growth to 8.2 percent in 2012 and 8.5 percent in 2013, although a bank official said a hard landing is unlikely. The ADB made the re

Japan's antinuclear Tomorrow Party splits into two groups

OSAKA, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) -- Japan's antinuclear Tomorrow Party on Friday split into two groups only a month after its inception due to internal conflicts over personnel matters, local press reported. Yukiko Kada, governor of Shiga Prefecture and the f

Japan's lower house election begins

TOKYO, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- The 46th Japan's House of Representatives election began at 7:00 a.m. local time Sunday. A total of 1,504 candidates will run for the 480 seats in lower house election. The ruling Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) registered

Jazz guard Williams off for thumb injury

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Utah Jazz may miss Mo Williams in Monday's game as the starting point guard suffered an injured right thumb, the NBA club announced on Sunday. Williams sustained the injury in a loss on Saturday at Miami and will be fu

U.S. moves to block AT&T's buying of T-Mobile

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 (Xinhua) -- The Justice Department of the United States on Wednesday filed an antitrust lawsuit to block AT T's acquisition of T-Mobile, Deputy Attorney General James M. Cole said at a press conference. Cole said that four nationw

China's Offline Retailers See Falls in Revenue

Based on a recent report by the China General Chamber of Commerce, the sales volume increase rate of the country's top 100 retailers has slowed down by 10 percent. However, while many offline giant retailers are seeing falls in revenue, online retail

CCTV9英语新闻：Timeline of Brazil's political crisis

Here are the key moments leading to the impeachment proceedings of Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff. On March 4th, former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, Rousseff's political mentor, had his house raided and was questioned by the police, as pa

学个词Learn a Word 第633期 Off-guard

今天我们要学的词是off-guard。 Off-guard, 是没有提防，缺乏警惕的意思。以色列炮轰加沙后，联合国在加沙地区的一位高级官员说， We were caught off-guard by the operation, 这次行动让我们丝毫没有防备