美国有线新闻 CNN 2015-04-10

Welcome to CNN Student News, commercial-free current events for middle and high school classrooms. This Wednesday, April 8th, we're starting with news involving the U.S. and Cuba. Along with Iran, Sudan and Syria, Cuba is on the U.S. government's lis

VOA常速英语2008年-US Lawmakers Hear from ‘Iraqi Top Fraud Cop’

By Carolyn Presutti Washington 12 March 2008 On March 11 U.S. legislators heard stories of fraud and waste in America's efforts to rebuild Iraq. A former Iraqi official testified before a Senate committee that allocates money for Iraq. VOA's Carolyn

2007年VOA标准英语-Bush Wants Tax Change for US Health Insurance

By Scott Stearns Washington 25 January 2007 U.S. President George Bush wants to change the way Americans pay for health insurance. VOA White House Correspondent Scott Stearns reports, it is one of the changes he called for in this week's State of the

VOA标准英语2012--Conductor Courts Diverse Audiences

Conductor Courts Diverse Audiences Morgan believes introducing music to young students is key to attracting more people of color to classical music. He knows firsthand. By the time he reached third grade, knowing he wanted to be a conductor, Morgan s

VOA标准英语2010年-Protesters Attack British Art Gallerie

Campaigners dressed as mock clean-up crew called the 'Greenwash Guerrillas' gather outside the National Portrait Gallery in London, 22 Jun 2010 Artists and environmental protesters have joined forces to attack British art galleries and museums over t

VOA标准英语2010年-US Teachers Await Fate After Jobs Bill

New congressional funding will help states keep close to 140,000 teachers and thousands more police and public service employees in their jobs. The economic downturn in the United States had forced authorities to lay off many educators at the end of

Humanitarian Groups Call for Investment, Infrastructure to P

As drought continues in Kenya's arid north, a coalition of humanitarian groups is urging the east African nation to combat future shortages through infrastructure development and economic reform. It has been months since parts of northern Kenya have

新西兰英语 651 Symphony Orchestras

The Minister of Culture and Heritage, Christopher Finlayson, is asking for suggestions on a better way to fund our main orchestras. The government allocates $17m a year to fund these orchestras and says there is no more money available. Numbers atten

China allocates 20,000 hectares for low-income housing

BEIJING, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- China has allocated more than 20,000 hectares of land to support the construction of low-income housing this year, an official with the Ministry of Land and Resources said Tuesday. The nation plans to distribute 47,600 hec

China's Huawei sues Motorola for IPR breach

SYDNEY, Jan. 25 (Xinhua) -- Huawei Technologies, on Monday asked a U.S. District Court to prevent Motorola(摩托罗拉) from illegally transferring Huawei's intellectual property (IP) to Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN), officials of Huawei told Xinhua

2006年VOA标准英语-Iraqi Kurdish PM Discusses ISG Report, Iraqi Oi

By Margaret Besheer Irbil, Iraq 09 December 2006 The report published this week by a bipartisan U.S. panel urging policy changes in Iraq has not been warmly received in northern Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, particularly its recommendatio

China allocates 120 mln yuan to drought-hit SW province

BEIJING, Feb. 22 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese central government Wednesday allocated 120 million yuan (19 million U.S. dollars) to drought-stricken areas in southwestern Yunnan province. The relief funds, jointly arranged by the Ministry of Finance and th

China allocates funds to fight drought

BEIJING, Feb. 14 (Xinhua) -- China's meteorological authority（权威,权利） announced on Monday that it has received 7.5 million yuan from the country's Ministry of Finance to strengthen its efforts in fighting persistent drought in some regions

Australia should put more money into football diplomacy

CANBERRA, March 8 (Xinhua) -- The Australian government should put more money into football diplomacy as Australia prepares for the 2015 Asian Cup and use the Asian Cup to strengthen Australia's ties with Asia, an Australian think tank said in a late

美国大学创举 设学生打盹区

Students will now be able to snooze between classes, as the ASUC has just opened several designated napping areas across campus. 加州大学柏克莱分校学生会，近日在校园里开设了几个特定的休息区，供学生们在课间小睡。