2011-01-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Many elderly and disabled Americans are isolated by frailty, illness and at this time of year, in the northern states, extreme cold weather. Many also suffer from malnutrition. A non-profit program ca

2011-01-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Today the U.S. government keeps an eye on health and safety in the workplace. But that wasn't always the case. Americans workers can thank a little-known factory worker for sparking the sweeping chan

2011-01-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The killing of the governor of Pakistan's most populous province has highlighted the ongoing clash in Pakistani society between secularism and religious radicalism. Some of that radicalism is fueled

2011-01-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The U.S. oil industry is seeking to pressure the Obama administration into reconsidering its decision to limit offshore drilling along U.S. coasts - a decision made following the BP oil spill disaster

2011-01-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Although Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe's ZANU-PF party seems to have accepted, in public at least, that elections are not possible before year end, many new black farmers north of the capital were

2011-01-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

A new U.S. Congress has convened in Washington. Republicans now control the House of Representatives, and Democrats have a reduced majority in the Senate, giving the United States a divided legislatu

2011-01-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The Obama administration's chief Africa diplomat said Wednesday he believes the independence referendum in southern Sudan, beginning Sunday, will be peaceful and successful. Assistant Secretary of St

2011-01-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The Asian Cup football (soccer) tournament kicks off in Doha, Qatar, Friday, January 7, with defending champion Iraq to play North Korea, Iran and the United Arab Emiterates in Group-D play.Iraqi foo

2011-01-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The assassination of the governor of Pakistan's Punjab province was a shock, coming as it did in the middle of a political crisis for the government. Analysts believe it will have no direct major eff

2011-01-06 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

One of the most exciting developments in cancer research in the past decade involves trials going on right now at four cancer treatment centers in the United States. The centers are using a highly sen

2011-01-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The governor of Pakistan's Punjab Province has been assassinated, allegedly by one of his security guards in Islamabad.Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik says the slain governor, Salman Taseer,

2011-01-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In India's main tea-growing region, scientists say tea production is being impacted by climate change. India produces nearly one third of the world's tea.The rolling Himalayan hills in India's nort

2011-01-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As its economy expands, the Chinese government has set out to push the country towards innovation.As VOA reported last year, companies building or processing goods in China have already begun moving i

2011-01-05 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The 112th session of the U.S. Congress convenes Wednesday in Washington, D.C., with a new Republican majority in the House of Representatives and a strengthened Republican minority in the Senate. Man

2011-01-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

African leaders are in Abidjan for more talks with Ivory Coast's rival presidents. The country's political crisis has sent thousands of refugees into Liberia. Leaders met with defiant Ivory Coast Pr

2011-01-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Pakistan's ruling party is struggling to keep its grip on power a day after a key partner quit the governing coalition, denying it the majority in the national parliament. The prime minister is meeti

2011-01-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The harrowing experience of losing a child is at the heart of a powerful new film drama adapted from a Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Oscar-winner Nicole Kidman stars and could be a contender again for

2011-01-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The U.S. military is expected to withdraw from Afghanistan by 2014. But thousands of U.S. Marines will still deploy there within the next year to support the war. To prepare them, the Defense Departme

2011-01-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The British singing team of Ben Langmaid and Elenore Jackson are taking their electro-pop brand of dance music to the US with their first American tour. Their self titled debut album was influenced

2011-01-03 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

An exhibit at the Smithsonian's Renwick Gallery in Washington D.C. is featuring turned and carved wood by some of America's best known craftsmen. The exhibit, donated to the museum by husband and wi

2011-01-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

As millions of Americans welcome in 2011 with celebrations and fireworks, U.S. politicians are greeting the new decade with some familiar promises.Far removed from raucous New Year celebrations like t

2011-01-02 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The Holy Land enjoyed a flood of visitors last year, which benefited Israelis and Palestinians alike.It was a record year for tourism in Israel thanks to a lull in violence. There were 3.45 million vi

2011-01-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

On New Year's Eve, Zimbabweans were still lining up outside South African government offices, attempting to become legal citizens in South Africa before the deadline on Friday. The South Africans ha

2011-01-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The Pope has signed into law new rules aimed at making the financial dealings of the Vatican Bank more transparent. The move comes as the bank is being investigated over money laundering claims.The Va

2011-01-01 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) is a set of protocols signed in January 2005 between the Sudan People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) and the Government of Sudan. It is facilitated through a re