欢乐美语:Washington,D.C, the Nation's Captial 首府之行

INTRODUCTION TO ACT I Today on TUNING IN THE U.S.A., we are on a train going to Washington, D.C. Ellen Stewart is taking Alexandra Pappas to visit the nations Capital. They are, in many ways, like other tourists. They want to visit the Air and Space

VOA标准英语2011--Ex-IMF Chief Released on Own Recognizanc

Ex-IMF Chief Released on Own Recognizance Former International Monetary Fund head Dominique Strauss Kahn has been released on his own recognizance as New York state prosecutors reveal doubts about the credibility of his accuser. Dominique Strauss-Kah

French president says to win battle in Mali

PARIS, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- French President Francois Hollande said on Monday France and its African partners are winning the battle against Islamist rebels in northern Mali. We are in process of winning this battle. As I say, it is the Malian army, i

VOA常速英语2008年-Mali Government Attempts to Open Dialogue With

By Nico Colombant Dakar 27 March 2008 Mali's government is again trying to open a dialogue with rebels from the north of its vast country, where violence, cross-border hostage takings and the number of radical groups are escalating. Human rights acti

VOA标准英语2008年-Environmentalist recognized for National Park C

By Paul Sisco Washington 28 May 2008 The Goldman Environmental Prize is awarded to environmental activists around the world annually for what the Goldman foundation calls environmental grass roots heroism. The prize carries with it $150,000 and has b

VOA标准英语2012--More Malians Flee to Mauritania

More Malians Flee to Mauritania Theres a growing number of Malian refugees in neighboring Mauritania. Most are being taken to a camp about 30 kilometers from the border. However, a medical aid group says theres an increasing demand at the camp for cl

2007年VOA标准英语-Mali Brands Recent Attacks Terrorism, Plans Reg

By Phuong Tran Dakar 03 September 2007 Mali's government has denounced last week's deadly attacks in its northeastern desert region as acts of terrorism by Tuareg nomads, but Saharan experts say the government is only looking for international sympat

ECOWAS Lifts Sanctions Against Mali

Mali's President Amadou Toumani Toure has officially resigned weeks after being toppled in a military coup that came just months before his term was to end. A mediator for ECOWAS, the Economic Community of West African States, said he received Mr. To

学个词Learn a Word 第940期 Agonizing

今天我们要学的词是agonizing。 Agonizing, 痛苦的。 It was an agonizing decision to make, 这是一个痛苦的决定。 The team suffered an agonizing loss, 这支球队输了球痛苦不堪。 The agonizing wait was finally over when I

2007年VOA标准英语-Mali's President Amadou Toumani Touré Wins Seco

By Naomi Schwarz Dakar 03 May 2007 Official results in Mali's presidential election on Sunday give victory to the incumbent, Amadou Toumani Tour. Losers in the poll have alleged wrongdoing, but observers said the poll was well conducted. Naomi Schwar

China welcomes progress in Mali's constitutional crisis

BEIJING, April 9 (Xinhua) -- China said on Monday that it welcomes the positive progress made in the settlement of Mali's constitutional crisis and appreciates the mediating efforts of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Foreign M

2007年VOA标准英语-Pope Canonizes 18th-Century Brazilian Monk Said

By Brian Wagner Sao Paulo 11 May 2007 Pope Benedict has canonized an 18th-century Brazilian monk who is credited with helping to cure thousands of people of physical ailments. In Sao Paulo, VOA's Brian Wagner reports that about one million people gat

U.S. welcomes French military action in Mali

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- The United States welcomed the French military action in Mali and was providing support to the French forces, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said on Tuesday. It's absolutely critical to stop the offensive

French soldier killed in northern Mali: Hollande

PARIS, Feb. 19 (Xinhua) -- A French soldier has been killed while fighting Islamist rebels in northern Mali, French President Francois Hollande said on Tuesday. A legionnaire from the 22nd parachute regiment has died in a clash with Islamists in nort

Mali Rebels Gain Ground in North

Separatist Tuareg rebels in Mali attacked the northern garrison town of Gao on Saturday, one day after taking the town of Kidal. The advances come as the military government scrambles to avoid sanctions by the regional bloc ECOWAS. Residents of Gao t

英闻天下——155 Fighting Continues in Mali

Fighting raged in one Mali town on Thursday, air strikes hit another and army troops raced to protect a third, on the seventh day of the French-led military intervention to wrest back Mali's north from al Qaida-linked groups. West African troops bega

英闻天下——343 France Calls for UN to Send a Force in Mali

France has called on the United Nations to send a peacekeeping force to take over the French military mission. French ambassador to the UN Gerard Araud made the request during a Security Council meeting. We are asking to the Secretary-General to make

US Calls for End to Military Takeover in Mali

The United States is calling for the restoration of civilian authority in Mali, after soldiers on Thursday announced they have taken power in a coup d'tat. U.S. officials are reconsidering non-humanitarian assistance to Mali, following the takeover.

英闻天下——244 France Considers Mali Withdrawal from March

France has announced it may pull troops out of Mali as early as next month. It comes as troops secure the key northern city of Kidal. French troops are also expected to hand over Timbuktu to African forces this week. Meanwhile France is calling for t

英闻天下——235 Mali Operation to be Handed over to UN: Biden

Mali's Foreign Affairs minister says his country is no Afghanistan. Tieman Coulibaly, speaking while in Paris, says the military intervention in his country is fighting a global threat. We must continue pushing them up north and then over there, ther