各国名人英文介绍-Aung San Suu Kyi

Aung San Suu Kyi has been a figurehead for her countrys struggle for democracy since 1988. She was born to lead her nation; her father was Burma's independence hero. He was assassinated when she was just two years old. Suu Kyi had an international up

英语语法：175 Hanged Versus Hung

Grammar Girl here. I know I promised that the next episode would be about apostrophes, but Zach wrote in with a grammar emergency tied to the execution of Saddam Hussein. I'm sure we all realize there are more important aspects to this story than rep

2006年VOA标准英语-Failed 1956 Hungarian Revolution Remembered

By Barry Wood Washington, DC 18 October 2006 watch Hungarian Revolt report Fifty years ago, on October 23, 1956, Hungarians rose up against their communist rulers and for two precious weeks lived in relative freedom, until their revolution was bruta

2006年VOA标准英语-Sudan Denies Carrying Out Air Attacks in Chad

By Noel King Khartoum 29 October 2006 Sudan on Sunday denied accusations that the Sudanese Air Force bombed towns in eastern Chad this week. Chadian officials say the airstrikes have created panic among civilians in the region and threatened unspeci

2006年VOA标准英语-Bush Freezes Assets in Connection with Dar

By Meredith Buel Washington 27 April 2006 President Bush President Bush has issued an executive order freezing the economic assets of people connected to the continuing armed conflict in Sudan's Darfu

2006年VOA标准英语-As Violence Flares, Afghan National Army S

By Benjamin Sand Paktika, Afghanistan 22 May 2006 As violence flares across Afghanistan, U.S. military officials say the new Afghan National Army will have to shoulder greater responsibility for defea

2007年VOA标准英语-Controversy Flares Over Military Presence in Ma

By Douglas Bakshian Manila 28 March 2007 Leftist parties in the Philippines say their members are being harassed by troops sent to poor sections of Manila. The military says the soldiers are there to help with public works projects and assist the pol

美国国家公共电台 NPR Handshake-Free Zones Target Spread Of Germs In The Hospital

STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Infections in the hospital in particular are a serious and potentially life-threatening problem. And many of these infections are spread through the hands of health care workers. DAVID GREENE, HOST: Well, now one Los Angeles hosp

美国国家公共电台 NPR An Asylum-Seeker Wrote A Book By Phone Texts From Manus Island Detention

NOEL KING, HOST: Kurdish-Iranian journalist Behrouz Boochani fled Iran fearing for his safety. He wrote for a pro-Kurdish magazine that was raided by the Iranian military. So he went to Indonesia, and from there, he got on a boat to Australia. He wan

英语听力：自然百科 Dung Heats

The picturesque Western Cape mountain range at the southern tip of Africa lays claim to one of the world's most diverse floral kingdoms. And researchers are scouring the mountains in search of the droppings and urine of a small local inhabitant which

词汇大师-- 'Islamofascism'

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: extremism by any other name. RS: The term Islamofascism, or Islamic fascists, has prompted some debate. We were curious how the term fascism originated and how political scientist

2006年VOA标准英语-Bakassi Region Residents Protest Handover of Re

By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 07 August 2006 Hundreds of residents of Nigeria's disputed Bakassi peninsula have held an independence ceremony to highlight opposition to the government's plan to hand over the oil-rich region to Cameroon. -------- A group

2007年VOA标准英语-USS Nimitz Provides Military, Diplomatic Suppor

By Nazzy Belgari and Saman Arbabi Arabian Sea 18 May 2007 USS Nimitz The aircraft carrier USS Nimitz recently arrived in the Arabian Sea to support coalition forces fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan. As one of two U.S. carriers in the region, it is a

中英词根比拼：趣说“手”和“man-”

生活中我们经常会说，哇，他是个英文高手，或者玩电脑游戏我是个新手这样的话。英文单词man、manager、freshman等等大家也很熟悉。可是，如果我问您，这里的汉字-手和英文词根man-, 明明表示

2006年VOA标准英语-Lung Cancer is the Most Common Cause of De

By Carol Pearson and Rosanne Skirble Washington, DC 09 March 2006 watch Lung Cancer report Dana and Christopher Reeve Dana Reeve was best known as the widow of actor Christopher Reeve, and as a tirele

2006年VOA标准英语-UN Envoy Urges Prompt Settlement of Kosovo Stat

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 13 September 2006 The chief United Nations administrator in Kosovo is warning that any delay in settling the region's status could lead to further instability. But as VOA's Peter Heinlein reports from U.N. headquarte

2006年VOA标准英语-Hungarians Go to Polls Despite Heavy Flood

By Stefan Bos Budapest 09 April 2006 A woman casts her vote in Pecs, 197 kms south of Budapest, during the first round of parliamentary elections in Hungary Sunday, April 9, 2006 Hungarians are voting

2006年VOA标准英语-Africa's Great Lakes Leaders to Sign Pact to St

By Cathy Majtenyi Nairobi 13 December 2006 Heads of state and other representatives from 11 African countries are gathering in Kenya's capital this week for their Great Lakes conference. The leaders are expected to sign a pact that sets out plans to

英语单词大师：Islamofascism

AA: I'm Avi Arditti with Rosanne Skirble, and this week on Wordmaster: extremism by any other name. RS: The term Islamofascism, or Islamic fascists, has prompted some debate. We were curious how the term fascism originated and how political scientist

Breakaway Georgian Region Elects President

Residents of the breakaway Georgian region of Abkhazia voted for a new president Friday, three years after Russia recognized the region, and another breakaway area, South Ossetia, as independent states. Three candidates are hoping to replace Presiden