VOA慢速英语-Health Report - Brain Aneurysms: Rare but Usually De

This is the VOA Special English Health Report. We often hear the term brain aneurysm. Joe Biden had two of them twenty years ago. Doctors saved his life. Now the sixty-five year old senator from Delaware has just been named the vice presidential cho

英语灵异故事-Figure On The Proch 02 门廊鬼影 02

[00:17.23]Figure On The Proch [00:26.43]门廊鬼影 [00:35.14]I lay back down and tried to go back to sleep. [00:39.57]After I had lain there for about 5 minutes, [00:43.12]I started to hear a tapping sound. [00:45.77]I listened for a minute, [00:48.07]

名人演讲 "Sproul Hall Sit-in Speech/An End to History"

You know, I just wanna say one brief thing about something the previous speaker said. I didn't wanna spend too much time on that 'cause I don't think it's important enough. But one thing is worth considering. He's the -- He's the nominal head of an

2006年VOA标准英语-Press Group Says Ethiopia Censors Internet

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 24 May 2006 An international press-freedom organization accuses the Ethiopian government of blocking personal Internet Web sites known as blogs that are critical of the government, a charge the authorities deny. Paris-based

VOA慢速英语-Health Report - Dr. Michael DeBakey's Long and Produ

The surgeon was a pioneer in open heart surgery, artificial hearts and heart transplants. He worked up until his death this month in Houston, at age 99. Transcript of radio broadcast: 22 July 2008 This is the VOA Special English Health Report. Micha

2006年VOA标准英语-Ethiopia Says Preparations Complete for Possibl

By Cathy Majtenyi 23 November 2006 In a motion put forth to parliament Thursday, Ethiopia's prime minister indicated that his country could use force to defend Ethiopia against Somali Islamists if negotiations with them are unsuccessful. Officials o

2006年VOA标准英语-Drought Rages in Ethiopia's Somali Region

By Cathy Majtenyi Gode 20 March 2006 The Somali region of southeastern Ethiopia is being hit by a drought that is also affecting parts of Kenya and Somalia. Residents and aid workers fear that widespr

2007年VOA标准英语-UN Slashes Ethiopia-Eritrea Peace Mission

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 30 January 2007 The United Nations is reducing the size of its peacekeeping mission along the Ethiopia-Eritrea frontier. VOA's correspondent at the U.N. Peter Heinlein reports the cutback is a sign of the Council's e

VOA标准英语 Ethiopia's Opposition Holds First Rally Since 2005

Supporters of imprisoned Ethiopian political leader Birtukan Mideksa have marched in the streets of Addis Ababa to demand her release. The march was the first officially sanctioned political demonstration since the violent protests of 2005. A carefu

VOA标准英语 Ethiopia May Prosecute Coffee Exporters

Ethiopia is considering legal action against coffee exporters who withheld beans from the market in response to unfavorable market conditions, causing a drop in the country's revenue. Officials are hoping prosecution of a few big exporters will send

VOA标准英语2009年-UN Special Rapporteur Questions Legality o

By Margaret Besheer United Nations 27 October 2009 Air Force MQ-9 Reaper takes off from Kandahar Air Base, Afghanistan, 13 March 2009 The U.N. Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial killings says the use of armed unmanned aircraft by the United States

2007年VOA标准英语-Three Years After Madrid Terrorist Attacks, Eur

By Sonja Pace London 09 March 2007 Three years ago Sunday, Islamic terrorists carried out a series of coordinated bombings on commuter trains in Madrid, killing 191 people and injuring nearly 1,800 others. For Europeans, it was a wake-up call that a

2006年VOA标准英语-US Urges Ethiopia to Drop Charges Against

By Kay Maddux Washington 05 January 2006 A top U.S. diplomat in Ethiopia says the government there should drop treason, genocide and other charges against five Ethiopian-born journalists working for t

VOA标准英语2009年-Russia Announces Military Initiatives in Eurasi

Three international military initiatives have been announced in the Kremlin over the past two days, one of them involving an important Central Asian air base used to support U.S. military operations in Afghanistan. These developments appear to repre

VOA标准英语2009年-Ethiopia to Complete Somalia Withdrawal 'Within

A spokesman says Ethiopian troops will complete their withdrawal from Somalia within days, and that sufficient precautions have been made to prevent a feared power vacuum when they are gone. Troop convoys have been seen pulling back to positions acr

VOA常速英语2008年-US Defense Secretary Calls on Europeans to Supp

By Al Pessin 10 February 2008 U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates called on Europeans Sunday to support NATO's mission in Afghanistan, which he described as an effort to help a war-devastated people create a free society, just as the alliance did for

2007年VOA标准英语-Former Ethiopia Leader Mengistu Handed Life Sen

By Alisha Ryu Nairobi 11 January 2007 In Ethiopia, former communist dictator Mengistu Haile Mariam has been sentenced to life in prison on genocide charges and other crimes committed during his brutal 17-year-long rule. But as VOA Correspondent Alis

2007年VOA标准英语-Christian Art From Ethiopia on Display in New Y

By Carolyn Weaver New York 02 May 2007 Some of the oldest and most striking Christian art in existence is now on view in New York at the Museum of Biblical Art. Visitors to Angels of Light: Ethiopian Art from the Walters Art Museum said they were fas

VOA标准英语2009年-Ethiopia Party, Some Opposition Groups Agr

By Peter Heinlein Addis Ababa 02 November 2009 Ethiopia's ruling party and three opposition groups have agreed on a Code of Conduct for parliamentary elections scheduled for next May. Other opposition parties that boycotted the Code of Conduct talks

Ethiopia rejects Banyana's request

JOHANNESBURG, July 22 (Xinhua) -- The South African Football Association's request for a postponement of Banyana Banyana's second leg 2012 London Olympic qualifying match against Ethiopia in Addis Ababa on September 11 has been rejected by their oppo