2006年VOA标准英语-US Testing for Bird Flu in Alaska

By Brian Padden Alaska 30 June 2006 Watch Avian Report They face no passport controls or border police. They come unchecked by the thousands, and because they do, authorities in the United States fear they could be a potentially lethal threat. They

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Visitors to Disneyland in southern California see lots of life-sized cartoon characters, such as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, and Pluto the Dog. Most parents take their small kids right up to these characters. If the child doesn't start bawling because

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Jason read the news. He watched the news. He listened to the news. The swine flu was coming. The swine flu was dangerous. The swine flu was a killer. It killed people. Everyone should get a shot. Jason was not worried about the swine flu. He was heal

2006年VOA标准英语-1918 Spanish Flu Holds Clues to Future Pan

By Jim Bertel Washington, DC 17 February 2006 watch Bird Flu report As the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu continues to spread from Asia to the Middle East, Africa and Europe, there have been many pred

2006年VOA标准英语-Bird Flu Believed Responsible for Two Deat

By Amberin Zaman Ankara 05 January 2006 Turkish officials say two teenagers are believed to have died from bird flu. If the cases are confirmed to be the deadly H5N1 strain, they would be the first hu

2006年VOA标准英语-Rhythm and Blues Singer Earns Eight Grammy Nomi

By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 07 December 2006 Singer Mary J. Blige leads the nominations for the Grammy Awards, announced Thursday morning in Los Angeles. Blige, a rhythm and blues artist, earned eight nominations for the music industry honors. Mi

2007年VOA标准英语-Bird Flu Still Seen as Problem Despite Better C

By Sabina Castelfranco Rome 27 June 2007 Health and veterinary experts have singled out Indonesia, Egypt and Nigeria as countries where the risk of bird flu contagion is particularly worrisome. Gathered at the U.N.'s Food and Agriculture Organization

VOA标准英语2011--Gregg Allman Sings 'Low Country Blues'

Until the release of Low Country Blues, singer and guitarist Gregg Allman had not been in a recording studio since 2003, when his band, The Allman Brothers, recorded Hittin' The Note. His last solo album was 1977's Searching for Simplicity. What fina

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A middle-aged man with a long beard was arrested by the police for disorderly conduct and property damage. More charges might be added later, said a police officer. The man, identified as Bill Wild, checked into the Motel Five last night about an hou

Relief materials sent to quake-hit SW China

BEIJING, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Tents, quilts, coats and other relief materials have been sent to southwest China's Yunnan and Sichuan provinces in the wake of an earthquake that jolted the area on Sunday, the Ministry of Civil Affairs said Monday. Loca

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2007年VOA标准英语-Big Blues Singer Calls Unlikely Place Home

By Doug Levine Washington 04 March 2007 When you think of great cities for blues in the U.S., Phoenix, Arizona, doesn't often come to mind. Of course, there are the exceptions. VOA's Doug Levine introduces us to one veteran of the Phoenix blues scene

2007年VOA标准英语-Blues Harmonica Blowout Tour Features Harp Supe

By Doug Levine Washington 05 January 2007 Bluesman Mark Hummel hasn't taken a vacation in years. He's too busy touring and making records. As VOA's Doug Levine tells us, Hummel's also the founder and bandleader of the internationally acclaimed Blues

SW China colliery blast kills 3, injures 4

GUIYANG, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Three people were killed and four others injured, including three who were seriously injured, in a coal mine blast in southwest China's Guizhou Province, local authorities said Tuesday. The blast occurred around 5:25 p.m.

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BBC Learning English People and Places Xiaolu Guo Amber:Hello! Today, we meet a young and highly-successful Chinese writer and film- maker, Xiaolu Guo. She talks about learning English, and about how she had fun trying to find the right kind of Engl

SW China earthquake injures 8

KUNMING, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- Eight people have been confirmed injured in an earthquake near the border area of southwest China's Sichuan and Yunnan provinces on Tuesday, local authorities said. The 4.9-magnitude quake, which occurred at 10:46 a.m. wi

China launches emergency response to SW floods

BEIJING, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) -- China's central authorities initiated a level-four emergency plan on Sunday afternoon in response to severe flooding in southwest China's Sichuan Province and Chongqing Municipality. The National Commission for Disaster R

2,350 involved in SW China forest fire rescue

KUNMING, Feb. 15 (Xinhua) -- Some 2,350 people in southwest China's Yunnan Province are working to put out a forest fire that broke out on Thursday afternoon, local authorities said Friday. The fire erupted around 3 p.m. in the border areas between t

Rains help ease SW China drought

BEIJING, May 31 (Xinhua) -- Precipitation has helped ease a lingering drought in Yunnan and Sichuan provinces and conditions will further improve as rainy season arrives, the drought relief authority said on Thursday. Recent rainfall has alleviated 2

Thunderstorms, hail hit SW China

GUIYANG, May 9 (Xinhua) -- Hail and thunderstorms have killed one person and forced the relocation of more than 1,600 people in southwest China's Guizhou province since Tuesday morning, local authorities said Wednesday. Ten counties have been hit by