VOA双语新闻 Old China Hands' Recall Life in Shanghai

China's coastal cities attracted international traders, missionaries and adventurers for 200 years before the communist party took power in 1949. Most Westerners left soon after that, but many retain fond memories of their years in China. They are ca

各国名人英文介绍-Anna Netrebko

Anna Netrebko is one of operas leading stars. She is a stunning soprano who sweeps audiences off their feet with her beauty and incredible voice. The magazine Musical America said she is a genuine superstar for the 21st century and was named 'Musicia

VOA慢速英语2011--How the Edsel Became 'an Edsel'

Technology Report - How the Edsel Became 'an Edsel' This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. ANNOUNCER: Theyll know youve arrived, when you drive up in the nineteen fifty-eight Edsel -- the car thats truly new, from nameplate to taillight.

VOA标准英语2011--US Hikers: Iran Held Us Because of Natio

US Hikers: Iran Held Us Because of Nationality, Not Actions Two American hikers released after 781 days in an Iranian prison are back in the United States. Appearing at a news conference in New York on Sunday, the two men criticized Iran for holding

词汇大师--Now We're Past the, Uh, First Decade

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on WORDMASTER: We're back with Ben Zimmer from the American Dialect Society. RS: We talked last week about the society's choice for 2009's Word of the Year -- the Twitter-inspired Tweet -- and W

简单慢速英语阅读：The Recall

It was in the national news every day. It was on the radio. It was on TV. It was in the newspapers. It was the recall. Toyota was recalling thousands of cars. The cars had a brake problem. Sometimes the brakes didn't work properly. Some Toyota driver

英语语法：96 Using “For” to Mean “Because”

Grammar Girl here. The grammar authorities are going to battle it out today. For they all have a different opinion about our topics: the merits of using the word for to mean because, and whether its OK to start a sentence with the word for. Now, gues

VOA慢速英语2010年-THIS IS AMERICA - Music Spotlight: Reb

Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. I'm Barbara Klein. This week on our program, we have music from the latest albums by country singer Reba McEntire and saxophonist David Sanborn. We also tell you about a hot new group, the Zac Brown

UN Tries to Negotiate Peace between New DRC Army, Former Reb

Nico Colombant The United Nations mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo is trying to ease renewed tensions involving the new national army and former rebels in the east of the country. The U.N.

Sri Lanka's President Working to Form Coalition Gov't as Reb

Anjana Pasricha In Sri Lanka, President Chandrika Kumaratunga's party is trying to get support from smaller allies after her party won the most seats in Friday's parliamentary elections, but fell shor

VOA标准英语 Decade-Old Reforms Help Asia's Economies Cope With C

The man who helped Thailand survive the Asian financial crisis says reforms a decade ago have made the region's banks better able to weather the global economic downturn. Former Finance Minister Tarrin Nimmanahaeminda also gave his endorsement to ba

2006年VOA标准英语-Decades Later, MIA Search Provides Closure for

By Al Pessin Honolulu 27 July 2006 The effort to identify the remains of missing American troops from past wars is very technical, involving anthropology, forensic analysis, and DNA. But behind it all are thousands of families that are sometimes eag

2006年VOA标准英语-Oil Prices Jump Oil Following Nigerian Reb

By George Dwyer Washington, DC 22 February 2006 watch Nigerian Oil report Militants in Nigeria's oil-rich Niger River Delta claim to have struck again. Only days after kidnapping a group of foreign oi

2006年VOA标准英语-Uganda President Says Army Will Pursue Reb

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 20 March 2006 Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni says his troops will pursue members of the Ugandan rebel group, the Lord's Resistance Army, into neighboring Congo-Kinshasa if the

VOA标准英语2010年-UNECA Official Expects “Consultative”

The director of governance at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa says he expects a change in approach following Malawi President Bingu Wa Mutharikas election as chairman of the African Union over the weekend. Peter Clottey | Washington

2006年VOA标准英语-Confusion Remains Over Origins of Chad Reb

By Joe Bavier Abidjan 14 April 2006 Chad's President Idriss Deby waves to supporters in the capital N'djamena Chad's president has claimed a victory over attacking rebels, after intense fighting that

2007年VOA标准英语-Sudan Ready for Truce with Darfur Rebels

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 14 September 2007 Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir said Friday his government is ready to announce a cease-fire with rebel forces. During a visit to Rome, al-Bashir said the truce will coincide with the start of peace talk

VOA常速英语2008年-Bodies, Debris Litter Capital of Chad After Reb

By Nico Colombant Dakar 06 March 2008 Government troops were able to fight back a second rebel advance on Chad's capital recently, but as VOA's Nico Colombant and Tatiana Mossot report, residents of N'Djamena are finding life is not the same anymore.

VOA标准英语2009年-Indonesian Earthquake Efforts Shift to Reb

By Brian Padden Padang, Indonesia 05 October 2009 The emergency response efforts to the earthquake that hit the Indonesian island of Sumatra is shifting to recovery and rebuilding efforts. More than a thousand people died in last week's quake and hu

VOA标准英语2009年-Fighting Continues Between Government, Reb

By Edward Yeranian Cairo 11 October 2009 There appears to be no immediate let-up in the latest eight week old escalation of the off and on five year conflict between the Yemeni government and Zaidi Shi'ite rebels in the northern province of Saada. B