2008-08-19 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Twenty scheduled medal events on Tuesday are the final stop for many athletes in their quest for Olympic gold in Beijing. In this preview, VOA's Jim Stevenson reports, th

2008-08-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Pope Benedict XVI issued another strong appeal on Sunday for a humanitarian corridor to be opened to allow aid to get through to the displaced in Georgia. Sabina Castelfra

2008-08-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Russia's president said Sunday that Russian troops will begin pulling out of Georgia on Monday, as Western leaders called on Moscow to abide by its commitments under a ce

2008-08-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Olympic athletes traditionally have been known for their years of discipline in training for one moment of international sports glory. Sometimes, the preparation involves

2008-08-18 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Zimbabwe's main opposition Movement for Democratic Change (MDC) says it is committed to the ongoing peace negotiations between the opposition and the ruling ZANU-PF party

2008-08-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The groundbreaking jazz-fusion group Return To Forever enjoyed its greatest commercial success between 1973 and 1976. These are the years critics and fans call "class

2008-08-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The United States plans to spend $600 million in coming years to propel development of renewable fuels and other new energy solutions. The funding goes along with millions

2008-08-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The United Nations Children's Fund says more attention must be paid to the educational, psychological and physical needs of children who are among the main victims of the

2008-08-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Republicans who support Senator John McCain for president are growing increasingly confident that their candidate is gaining momentum in his race for the White House with

2008-08-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Kenya is joining a long list of countries planning to produce diesel fuel from the poisonous-but-oil-rich seeds of the jatropha tree, a plant indigenous to South America.

2008-08-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Serbia is seeking the International Court of Justice's (ICJ) opinion on the legality of Kosovo's independence and says it will abide by its decision. Kosovo unilaterally

2008-08-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The Olympic games are drawing attention to China, which is undergoing sweeping changes as it modernizes. Yet some in China look to the past for inspiration, to the ideas o

2008-08-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Australian scientists are getting help from elephant seals to build a greater understanding of climate change. The marine mammals carry sensors that transmit data about oc

2008-08-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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France and the United States called Thursday for Georgia and Russia to sign a new ceasefire agreement aimed to pave a longer-term peace between the fractious neighbors. Li

2008-08-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The Ugandan government says it wants to launch an official drive to circumcise much of Uganda's male population as part of its efforts to reduce the rate of HIV infection

2008-08-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Don Helms, the last "Drifting Cowboy," has died at the age of 81. While his name may not be familiar to you, VOA's Katherine Cole says if you've ever heard a s

2008-08-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Helena Racicka is off to a good start at Bradley University. “I come from the Czech Republic which is located in Central Europe and I came to the states to study masters

2008-08-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Winning a gold medal is often considered the standard of excellence at the Olympics. But as VOA's Jim Stevenson reports from China, sometimes placing second is a huge vic

2008-08-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday Russia may have already seriously damaged its international standing with its military over-reaction to the situati

2008-08-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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British humanitarian organization ActionAid is calling for governments in the Horn of Africa to help small-scale farmers and for donor nations to increase funding and food

2008-08-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The Olympic Games were created to bring together the best sporting talent from around the world. In recent years the scope has broadened and the games also showcase disabl

2008-08-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Most of the winners on the fifth full day of competition at the Beijing Olympics will come from sports not widely followed. But as VOA's Jim Stevenson reports from the Ch

2008-08-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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United Nations and International agencies are stepping up aid to victims of the conflict between Georgia and Russia that erupted Friday in the breakaway region of South Os

2008-08-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and his French counterpart say they have agreed on a series of conditions aimed at paving the way for ending violence in Georgia and its

2008-08-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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As Russia announced a halt to military action in Georgia, NATO members called for a return to the status quo before the conflict - and say the crisis will not hurt Georgia