2011-04-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A gift of friendship from Japan nearly a century ago is in full bloom here in Washington. This time each year, thousands of cherry trees display white and pink flowers throughout the city, and promin

2011-03-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan Wednesday takes part in the final presidential debate ahead of three weeks of nationwide elections. But he will not be facing his biggest rivals, who are boycottin

2011-03-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The United Nations' top nuclear official says the situation at Japan's troubled nuclear power plant continues to be very serious as Japanese authorities struggle to bring the situation under control

2011-03-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Egyptian activists have called for a protest Friday against torture, which they say continues under the nation's new army leadership. The call comes as the army pledges to help Egypt transition to th

2011-03-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Leading anti-hunger advocates are fasting to protest U.S. budget-cutting proposals that could threaten some of the world's most vulnerable people.The budget passed by the House of Representatives inc

2011-03-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Delegates attending a United Nations meeting in Bangkok on HIV/AIDS in Asia say more work is needed to reverse the epidemic, including better prevention efforts and access to treatment.Delegates to a

2011-03-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Tonight, I’d like to update the American people on the international effort that we have led in Libya - what we’ve done, what we plan to do, and why this matters to us. I want to begin by paying tri

2011-03-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Many people have never heard of British scientist Rosalind Franklin. Her research helped solve the mystery of the structure of DNA - the building blocks of life. In 1952, Franklin took X-Ray photogra

2011-03-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The former chairs of a commission established to examine the nation's security in the wake of the terrorist attacks on the United States on September 11, 2001, say the country is still vulnerable to

2011-03-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Helping others is probably not a top priority for most American 12 year olds. But that's not the case with Ashlee Smith of Reno, Nevada, who's been making a difference in the lives of other children

2011-03-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Residents of eastern Libya under the control of opponents of leader Moammar Gadhafi are reacting with approval to President Barack Obama’s remarks Monday night on the international coalition’s role

2011-03-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday that world powers have made no decision to arm Libyan rebels, but that the U.N. resolution authorizing the allied air campaign against Libyan gover

2011-03-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Not long ago, a VOA colleague of ours was building a cabinet, and he wanted to put wheels on it so it could be moved easily about the room.This got us thinking. We hear a lot about the struggles of Am

2011-03-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Paying tribute to The Beatles is a time-honored tradition for many of today’s pop and rock artists. But one recent tribute comes from a band which specializes in jazz and funk.New York trio Soulive,

2011-03-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As pro-government troops continue their push to oust Islamist insurgents from southern and central Somalia, Uganda and Burundi have pledged additional troops to reinforce the African Union peacekeepin

2011-03-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Uganda was one of the first sub-Saharan African countries to address the HIV/AIDS crisis early on. Over the years, it’s come to rely heavily on U.S. support for its prevention and treatment programs

2011-03-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

If you’re planning a trip to the United States, be very careful. You could easily break one of our laws and not know it. We’re not talking about obvious illegal behavior, like punching your taxi dri

2011-03-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Libyan opposition forces are fighting for control of Sirte, the hometown of their avowed enemy, Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. The rebels have taken swift advantage of a U.N.-backed military campaign

2011-03-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Supporters of Ivory Coast's two rival presidents are fighting for control of a strategic town near the Liberian border. African Union efforts to resolve the political crisis appear to be stalled over

2011-03-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The new film from writer-director Tom McCarthy explores themes he featured in his acclaimed earlier films The Station Agent and The Visitor: issues of family connections and choices ordinary people ma

2011-03-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

HIV - the virus that causes AIDS - affects more than 30 million people worldwide. About half of them are women. An HIV diagnosis can lead not just to debilitating medical problems but also to social s

2011-03-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Some of the world’s finest specialty coffees come from Africa, and now some African countries are looking at ways to make sure the perks of the lucrative coffee trade are not limited to coffee connoi

2011-03-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Ongoing excavations at the La Brea Tar Pits are revealing new details about life in Ice Age Los Angeles, tens of thousands of years ago. For more than a century, scientists have been uncovereing the r

2011-03-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Libyan rebels retook the strategic crossroads town of Ajdabiya which they lost just over a week ago, as airstrikes by coalition warplanes pound forces loyal to Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi. Unrest al

2011-03-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

President Barack Obama says the military mission by the United States and its allies to protect civilians and enforce a no-fly zone in Libya is working. The president plans to speak to the American p