2008-05-31 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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As the newly deployed Phoenix spacecraft begins its mission in search of life near Mars' northern pole, scientists say an analysis of Martian deposits suggest there was once water o

2008-05-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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A controversial new book by former White House Spokesman Scott McClellan says President Bush's decision to invade Iraq five years ago was a serious strategic blunder. VOA White Hous

2008-05-29 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The French government has called for the European Union to suspend certain gas taxes and for OPEC to increase production as part of a series of measures to ease the high cost of oil

2008-05-28 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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A band of storms stretching from the Texas Panhandle to Wisconsin has caused death and destruction in the central United States during the past few days. At least 7 people were kille

2008-05-27 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Download AudioThe U.S. space agency's latest mission to Mars, NASA's Phoenix Lander spacecraft, is on its final approach to the Red Planet. If all goes well, it will touch down at 23:53 UTC Sunday

2008-05-26 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Americans are marking the Memorial Day holiday weekend - a time set aside to honor the nation's war dead. VOA's Paula Wolfson reports, in Washington, this is also a time for the ro

2008-05-25 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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A couple has embarked on a journey around Australia in a car powered by leftover vegetable oil from fish and chip shops. Rachel and Gerard Mimmo plan to drive 18,000 miles in a speci

2008-05-24 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The European Union's executive commission has unveiled an agricultural reform plan for the 27-member block that aims to overhaul farm funding to better meet current challenges - inc

2008-05-23 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Democratic presidential contender Barack Obama is expected to take a major step toward securing his party's presidential nomination Tuesday after the results are in from primaries i

2008-05-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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For the first time in more than 15 years, the European Space Agency is recruiting new astronauts to expand its staff for missions to the International Space Station. But Lisa Bryant

2008-05-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Download AudioThe Bush administration says Israeli and Palestinian negotiators are making significant progress toward an independent Palestinian state. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns re

2008-05-17 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Scientists say new evidence links certain chemicals to the development of obesity. About 2,500 international experts are attending the 16th European Congress on Obesity in Geneva. Li

2008-05-16 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Scientists have announced the discovery of the youngest known exploding star, or supernova, in our Milky Way galaxy. Astronomers say the remnant of the most recent supernova could pr

2008-05-15 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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President Bush has departed on a five-day trip to the Middle East, his second visit to the region this year, with stops in Israel, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt. VOA's Michael Bowman repo

2008-05-14 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is frustrated by the Burmese government's handling of the humanitarian crisis in the cyclone-devastated country. He is urging the military

2008-05-13 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Download AudioThe latest count of Democratic Party superdelegates shows Barack Obama has eliminated Hillary Clinton's lead among the officials who will decide the party's nomination for president.

2008-05-12 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The Internet brings us great websites full of information and entertainment, and email and chat have revolutionized communication.But there's a dark side, too, as Internet users are

2008-05-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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The U.S. program subsidizing the use of corn for the production of fuel ethanol came under sharp criticism at a Senate hearing Wednesday. Economists told the panel the program leads

2008-05-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Illinois Senator Barack Obama took a giant step toward securing the Democratic Party's presidential nomination Tuesday with a decisive win in the North Carolina primary and a close

2008-05-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Newly-inaugurated Kremlin leader Dmitri Medvedev says Russia must develop genuine respect for the law. But VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky reports, critics of the new preside

2008-05-08 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Voters are going to the polls in key Democratic primaries in North Carolina and Indiana Tuesday to cast their ballots for Senator Hillary Clinton or Senator Barack Obama. As the poll

2008-05-07 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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Jenna Bush, the 27-year old twin daughter of President and Mrs. Bush, is planning to be married on May 10th. VOA’s Susan Logue takes a look at how the Bush wedding measures up to th

2008-05-06 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 flies from London to Jerusalem Saturday for a new round of talks aimed at getting an Israel-Palestinian peace accord by year's end. Rice wil

2008-05-04 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

Download AudioDemocratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama are seeking crucial votes in Indiana and North Carolina, where primary elections will be held Tuesday. Meanwhile, De

2008-04-30 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he will head a new task force to tackle the global food crisis that is plunging tens of millions of people into poverty and hunger. He is calli