VOA慢速英语-Agriculture Report - Locavores Like Their Food Close

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

英语博客:Roasting marshmallows

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

2007年VOA标准英语-US General Says Taleban Did Not Launch Spring O

By Al Pessin Pentagon 18 April 2007 A U.S. commander in eastern Afghanistan says the expected Taleban spring offensive has not materialized, partly because of increased operations by U.S. and NATO forces. VOA's Al Pessin reports from the Pentagon. Br

2007年VOA标准英语-Taleban Suicide Bomber 'Targets' Vice President

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 27 February 2007 Vice President Dick Cheney escaped any injury following a suicide bomb attack outside the main U.S. military base in Afghanistan that killed at least 12 people, and the number of dead could go higher. The

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

2007年VOA标准英语-Dead Taleban Leader Was Guantanamo Detainee

By Al Pessin Pentagon 25 July 2007 The Taleban leader who killed himself to avoid capture by Pakistani security forces Tuesday was released from the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay three years ago. Pentagon officials say they do their best no

2006年VOA标准英语-Dozens of Taleban Rebels Reportedly Killed

By Benjamin Sand Islamabad 24 May 2006 Afghan civilans, who were injured by the U.S. airstrike on Monday, rest at a local hospital in Kandahar, May 24, 2006 U.S. Military officials in Afghanistan say

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 Trump Swaps Complete Ban For 'Qualified Ban' On Transgender Military Service

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: President Trump has revoked a blanket ban on transgender military service he tried to impose last summer. A new detailed ban released late last night has the support of some religious conservatives but has renewed fury among advoca

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

2006年VOA标准英语-US Says Taleban Attacks Hampering Progress, Opi

By Dan Robinson Washington 12 September 2006 U.S. officials say security problems in Afghanistan, amid escalating attacks by Taleban forces, continue to hamper efforts to rebuild and stabilize the country. The officials testified Tuesday before a co

2006年VOA标准英语-Fugitive Taleban Leader Vows New Wave of V

By Benjamin Sand Kabul 16 March 2006 Fugitive Taleban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has vowed stepped up violence against U.S.-led forces in Afghanistan. Coalition forces say they are prepared. The rare

2006年VOA标准英语-Renewed Taleban Insurgency Straining Pak-Afghan

By Gary Thomas Washington 04 December 2006 Pakistan announced Monday that its foreign minister, Khurshid Kasuri, will go to Afghanistan Friday for a three-day visit. A Pakistani spokeswoman says the talks will focus on bringing what she labeled peac

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Says Taleban Will Fail in Afghanistan

By Scott Stearns White House 07 September 2006 President Bush says Taleban fighters will not retake power in Afghanistan, where militants have staged a series of offensives and targeted killings recently that have destabilized much of the country. T

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

China reviews anti-dumping measures on Japanese chloroprene rubber

BEIJING, Aug. 8 (Xinhua) -- China on Wednesday started to review anti-dumping measures it imposed on chloroprene rubber imported from a Japanese company, the Ministry of Commerce said. The move came after the ministry received complaints that Japan E

中英双语新闻——207 To ban, or not to ban?

Zhao Qianyi, 18, a freshman at Jilin University, feels lost without his computer, on which he connects with family and friends, watches videos and even does homework. 作为一名来自吉林大学的大一新生，18岁的赵谦一（音译）因为不