英语童话故事：达蒙和皮西厄斯 Damon and Pythias

A young man whose name was Pythias had done something which the tyrant Dionysius did not like. For this offence he was dragged to prison, and a day was set when he should be put to death. His home was far away, and he wanted very much to see his fath

欧洲－马期哈多夫之死影响车臣和平进程

Chechen Peace Prospects Said to Dim in Aftermath of Maskhadov Killing Recent Chechen history has brought to prominence two separatist leaders who have been fighting Russian forces for about a decade.

VOA常速英语2017--俄罗斯否认男同性恋者在车臣遭受迫害

There are six gay Chechen men hiding in the suburban Moscow home because they fear their lives,or their relatives, could be in danger.They fled Russias Republic of Chechnya as independent media reported a crackdown on gay men involving hundreds of ab

IN THE NEWS - Russia Offers Reward for Chechen Rebel Leaders

IN THE NEWS - Russia Offers Reward for Chechen Rebel Leaders By Cynthia Kirk Broadcast: Saturday, September 11, 2004 This is Steve Ember with In the News in VOA Special English. Chechen warlord Shamil

Gunmen Hold School Children Hostage

By Bill Gasperini Police say over a dozen heavily-armed men and women stormed into a school just as students and teachers entered the building on the first day of classes in the new school year. There

VOA标准英语2008年-On the Job, Biases Can Be Deep and Subtle

Most U.S. companies act swiftly and forcefully to root out discrimination based on race, sex, age, or appearance when they discover it. And there are good reasons to do so: intolerance on the job hurts morale and productivity. It's illegal under civ

VOA常速英语2008年-Chechnya Hangs On to Uneasy Peace

By Peter Fedynsky Grozny 22 February 2008 Wars of independence from Russia have been waged in the republic of Chechnya since the 19th century. Two of them have been fought in the past 14 years. VOA Moscow Correspondent Peter Fedynsky recently visited

VOA慢速英语2013 Search for Boston Bombers

Search for Boston Bombers From VOA Learning English, this is IN THE NEWS. American law enforcement officials this week looked for suspects in the bombings at the Boston Marathon. Three people were killed when two bombs exploded near the finish line o

VOA慢速英语2015 贫穷及性别不平等问题迫使女孩步入婚姻殿堂

AS IT IS 2015-06-01 Poverty, Gender Inequality Force Girls Into Marriage 贫穷及性别不平等问题迫使女孩步入婚姻殿堂 The public in Russia and beyond has expressed shock at the recent marriage of a Chechen girl to a man who is 30 year

2006年VOA标准英语-ICRC Asks to Visit Chechen Prisoners

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 27 June 2006 Jakob Kellenberger, President of the International Committee of the Red Cross The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Jakob Kellenberger, is calling for Russian President Vladimir Putin to l

VOA标准英语 Russia Ends Counterterrorism Operation in Chechnya

Russia has ended its decade-long counterterrorism operation in Chechnya, an undertaking that led to broad restrictions on civil liberties in the war-torn Caucasus republic. The move could lead to the withdrawal of 20,000 Russian police and serviceme

纯正英语一分钟-Phobias

Phobias are interesting things. Some of them are very serious and can have a really negative influence on life. The most common phobias are the fear of open spaces or closed spaces and the fear of heights and flying. Doctors say all phobias are treat

车臣发生爆炸造成1人死亡

Bomb Kills One in Chechnya Rebecca Santana Moscow 3 Sep 2001 17:36 UTC A powerful bomb explosion tore through the main government building in the 1)breakaway Russian republic of Chechnya Monday, killi

车臣前军人承认刺杀涅姆佐夫

MOSCOWA Russian judge said Sunday a former Chechen police commander has confessed to his involvement in the killing of opposition leader Boris Nemtsov, while authorities continue their investigation of four other suspects. All five appeared in a Mosc

2006年VOA标准英语-Islamic Militias Take Another Somali Town

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 13 November 2006 Troops in the semi-autonomous and secular region of Puntland in Somalia have reportedly been placed on full alert, after they failed to stop Somali Islamists from capturing a town Sunday near Galkaayo. ---- Pun

2006年VOA标准英语-Islamist Militias Face Widespread Opposition in

By Alisha Ryu Baidoa, Somalia 05 July 2006 When Islamic militias in Somalia seized the capital Mogadishu last month, many Somalis welcomed the Islamist's victory as the first step to possibly ending nearly 16 years of lawlessness. But as the leaders

2006年VOA标准英语-Russian Officials Say Chechen Warlord Basayev i

By Anna Ardayeva Moscow 10 July 2006 Russia's federal security service chief says Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev has been killed in the southern Russian republic of Ingushetia. Basayev, the Kremlin's most wanted man, has been held responsible for Ru

VOA标准英语2009年-Russian Authorities Investigating Trai

Ultranationalist group also claims responsibility, but investigators say Chechen terrorists likely behind attack that killed 26, injured about 100 others Anya Ardayeva | Moscow 11 December 2009 Russian officials say this bombing was the first deadly

VOA标准英语2009年-Elephantiasis Afflicts 120 Million in Afri

By Rachel Smalley London 04 October 2009 The foot of a person suffering from elephantiasis More than 120 million people worldwide are infected with elephantiasis, and one billion more are at risk of contracting the debilitating and disfiguring ailme