VOA标准英语2012--Famous Children's Author Leaves Legacy of Wild Things

Famous Children's Author Leaves Legacy of Wild Things Maurice Sendak, one of the most important American childrens book authors of the 20th century, has died at the age of 83 of complications from a recent stroke. In Where the Wild Things Are, Max is

VOA标准英语2012--US Military Sexual Assault Victims Heal, Discuss Policy

US Military Sexual Assault Victims Heal, Discuss Policy Jennifer Rivera can relax when she's with her parrot Janie. The flashbacks lessen. The panic attacks subside. She says her nightmare began when she was raped while on military duty in South Kore

VOA标准英语2012--Living Classroom Helps California Students Improve Scores

Living Classroom Helps California Students Improve Scores A volunteer event that started in Los Angeles 14 years ago is transforming the lives of school children in communities across the the U.S. state of California. It is called Big Sunday. At the

VOA标准英语2012--Female Cult Leader Mesmerizes in Psychological Drama

Female Cult Leader Mesmerizes in Psychological Drama In new sci-fi psychological drama Sound of my Voice, a young female cult leader claims to be from the future. A mysterious figure who lives in a Los Angeles basement, Maggie says she has traveled b

VOA标准英语2012--Mogadishu Feeding Centers Keep Thousands from Starvation

Mogadishu Feeding Centers Keep Thousands from Starvation Twice a day, crowds of hungry people line up outside feeding centers all across Mogadishu, holding a pan or a bucket to receive a hot meal. Anyone who shows up is fed. United Nations officials

VOA标准英语2012--Death of US College Band Member Spotlights Hazing

Death of US College Band Member Spotlights Hazing The Florida AM University marching band is among the best in the country. Its highly regarded reputation, however, is now badly tarnished amid allegations of a widespread hazing scandal. No one could

VOA标准英语2012--'Up All Night' Melds Country With Modern Rock Edge

'Up All Night' Melds Country With Modern Rock Edge Up All Night, has brought the Georgia native praise from many music critics. Country Music Televisions website writer Chet Flippo said, I have to say I have not heard a more compelling and appealing

VOA标准英语2012--Oil Prices Ease, But Airlines Still Worried

Oil Prices Ease, But Airlines Still Worried Jet fuel prices were about one-seventh of the expenses for a typical airline a decade ago - consuming less of the budget than pay for pilots and other workers. But International Air Transport Association sp

VOA标准英语2012--Popular Weed Killer Stirs Health, Environmental Concerns

Popular Weed Killer Stirs Health, Environmental Concerns Jamie Jamison produces corn, wheat and soybeans on his 500-hectare farm. To boost production, he uses genetically modified seeds. To control weeds, he uses Atrazine. It gives us good long-seaso

VOA标准英语2012--9/11 Attack Mastermind, Co-Plotters Arraigned at Guantanamo

9/11 Attack Mastermind, Co-Plotters Arraigned at Guantanamo September 11th, 2001 is a painful memory re-lived here by the families of some of the nearly 3,000 victims. A handful of relatives flew here to watch the arraignment proceedings and face the

VOA标准英语2012--Obama Begins Re-Election Campaign

Obama Begins Re-Election Campaign Mr. Obamas first campaign rally was at Ohio State University in Columbus. He urged those who supported him four years ago to do so again. We will finish what we started. We are still fired up. We are still ready to g

VOA标准英语2012--US Hiring Disappoints, but Jobless Rate Ticks Lower

US Hiring Disappoints, but Jobless Rate Ticks Lower American employers eased up on hiring in April. But upward revisions to the job numbers in the previous two months, along with a decline in the number of people looking for work, brought the nation'

VOA标准英语2012--Nigerian Churches Ramp Up Security Against Attack Risk

Nigerian Churches Ramp Up Security Against Attack Risk Near-daily violence in northern Nigeria is increasingly targeting churches. Bombings and other attacks have killed dozens of Christians in recent months. Armed policeman keep watch outside this A

VOA标准英语2012--Veteran US Actor Gives Back to the Community

Veteran US Actor Gives Back to the Community On Tuesday nights, Reynolds coaches a women's basketball team. He says it is only one of the ways he stays active and involved in his community. Five days a week, Reynolds plays TV character Abe Carver, ma

VOA标准英语2012--Definitions of Autism Are Changing

Definitions of Autism Are Changing The Perromat family has three beautiful boys: Lucas, Philip and Thomas. Philip is the middle child. By the time he was a toddler, Kim and Carlos Perromat had already suspected that Philip's failure to make eye conta

VOA标准英语2012--US Doctors See Surge In Newborns Addicted To Mothers' Pain Pills

US Doctors See Surge In Newborns Addicted To Mothers' Pain Pills In delivery rooms across the United States, doctors are seeing more and more mothers addicted to prescription pain killers. The increase is so great that Dr. Stephen Patrick at the Univ

VOA标准英语2012--Tensions Ease Over Iran’s Nuclear Program as Diplomacy Ramps Up

Tensions Ease Over Irans Nuclear Program as Diplomacy Ramps Up Earlier this year, threats of armed conflict rumbled across the Middle East. Iran launched war games near the Persian Gulf. Israeli warplanes conducted drills to ready for attack. And a b

VOA标准英语2012--Stem Cell Therapy Effective Against HIV Virus in Mice

Stem Cell Therapy Effective Against HIV Virus in Mice The actual stem cells were injected in my arm, said Diana Souza. Diana Souza says stem cell therapy helped restore full use of her severely fractured arm. It is a miracle. It does work. And I have

VOA标准英语2012-- 'Toxic Culture' May Have Led to Government Spending Scandal

'Toxic Culture' May Have Led to Government Spending Scandal The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) is caught up in a scandal, accused of wasteful spending on lavish conferences and executive travel to exotic locations. It's the perfect exampl

VOA标准英语2012--Report: Best and Worst Places to be a Mother

Report: Best and Worst Places to be a Mother A new report says Norway is the best place in the world to be a mother, while Niger is the worst. The humanitarian group Save the Children has released its State of the Worlds Mothers 2012 report. The repo