2006年VOA标准英语-New Space Station Astronaut Proud of Indian Roo

By Deepak Dobhal Washington, DC 07 December 2006 watch New Space Station Astronaut When the space shuttle Discovery rockets into space on Thursday, onboard will be a new crewmember for the International Space Station -- Sunita Williams. The 41 year

2006年VOA标准英语-Shuttle Heads to Space Station in First Night L

By David McAlary Washington 09 December 2006 After a two-day launch delay, the U.S. space shuttle Discovery is back in orbit, heading to a Monday rendezvous with the International Space Station. The launch from Florida was the first to take place at

2006年VOA标准英语-Space Station Spreads Its New Solar Wings

By David McAlary Washington 14 September 2006 The International Space Station has spread a new pair of golden wings. They are solar panels that will double the amount of power available to the outpost. Unfurling them took longer than expected becaus

2006年VOA标准英语-Marine Air Station Key Issue in US-Japan F

By Steve Herman Okinawa, Japan 09 March 2006 The United States pledges to move 8,000 of its Marines off the southern Japanese island of Okinawa. But U.S., Japanese and Okinawan officials are strugglin

2006年VOA标准英语-Space Station Crews Conducts Maintenance S

By David McAlary Washington 02 June 2006 The two U.S. and Russian International Space Station crewmen stepped outside the outpost for a spacewalk to perform maintenance chores as the U.S. space agency

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Rights Office Blames All Sides for Suff

By Patricia Nunan Kathmandu 02 February 2006 A United Nations official says the people of Nepal are suffering at the hands of government troops, politicians and communist rebels alike. VOA's Patricia

2006年VOA标准英语-Bissell Dinner Theater Solves 'Murders' Over Di

By Cheng Xiao Hong and Zhang Songlin St. Louis, Missouri 19 September 2006 watch Bissell Dinner Theatre The Bissell Mansion Restaurant and Dinner Theater in the Midwestern city of St. Louis, Missouri promises visitors the chance to get away with mur

2006年VOA标准英语-President Bush Pays Tribute to Gerald Ford

By Paula Wolfson Washington 27 December 2006 President Bush says former U.S. President Gerald Ford will be remembered as a man of great integrity, who led the nation at a time when it needed healing. VOA White House correspondent Paula Wolfson repor

2006年VOA标准英语-Pizzarelli Pays Tribute to Sinatra

By Doug Levine Washington 24 November 2006 Jazz singer and guitarist John Pizzarelli has never forgotten his musical heroes. One was Nat King Cole, whose trio inspired John to record two tribute albums in the 1990s. Another was Frank Sinatra, who, a

2006年VOA标准英语-Unusual Tribute To 9/11 Victims Goes On Display

By Amanda Cassandra New York 08 September 2006 A small clothing store that became a makeshift shrine after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center is now the centerpiece of an exhibit commemorating the fifth anniversary o

2006年VOA标准英语-Shawn Mullins Pays Tribute to New Orleans With

By Mary Morningstar Washington 28 May 2006 Many musicians have used their celebrity to bring attention to the ongoing needs of Hurricane Katrina victims in the southeastern United States. Folk-rock singer Shawn Mullins has a personal connection to N

2006年VOA标准英语-Germany's Jewish Population on the Rise

By Lisa Bryant Berlin 12 January 2006 Six decades after the Holocaust, Germany's Jewish population is soaring, thanks, largely, to a flood of new Jewish immigrants from former Communist countries. Ind

2006年VOA标准英语-Israel and Germany Consider Cutting Off Ai

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 29 January 2006 Israel and Germany are considering withholding economic aid from the Palestinians, following the Islamic militant group Hamas' stunning victory in Palestinia

2006年VOA标准英语-FIFA President Says Germany World Cup Will

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 April 2006 The President of FIFA, Joseph Blatter says he is confident Germany has taken all measures needed to ensure a safe, clean and entertaining World Cup. He says the ga

2006年VOA标准英语-Germany Favored in World Cup Group A

By Steve Schy Washington 16 May 2006 Host Germany is favored to top Group A at the next month's 32-nation World Cup football finals. No World Cup host has ever failed to make it out of the group stage

2006年VOA标准英语-Nepal's Highways Empty as Maoists Call for

By Anjana Pasricha New Delhi 14 March 2006 Villagers walk past a Nepalese army armored vehicle at Khanikhola, Nepal, Tuesday, March 14, 2006 In Nepal, a transport blockade called by Maoist rebels has

2006年VOA标准英语-US Senator Seeks Censure of Bush

By Deborah Tate Capitol Hill 14 March 2006 A U.S. Senate Democrat has introduced legislation to censure President Bush for authorizing the warrantless wiretapping of U.S. citizens. Russ Feingold (file

2006年VOA标准英语-Democrats Question Bush Leadership

By Scott Stearns Washington 01 April 2006 Opposition Democrats are trying to strengthen their national security credentials ahead of this year's U.S. Congressional elections. President Bush has been g

2006年VOA标准英语-Young Rural Senegalese Women Face Divided Paths

By Phuong Tran Fatick, Senegal 18 December 2006 Anta Mbow, left, and Gueye Ndao Seck make couscous by hand, in Thiaroye, Senegal, 17 Sept 2006 Young rural women in Africa face harsh circumstances, as they prepare for adulthood. In this first part of

2006年VOA标准英语-Rural Quake Victims Still Not Getting Aid in In

By Chad Bouchard Sarian, Indonesia 31 May 2006 Some rural areas of Indonesia's central-Java earthquake zone are still not getting food and supplies, four days after the 6.3 magnitude temblor killed more than 5,800 people and left 200,000 homeless. A