VOA标准英语2010年-Vampire Fights for Girlfriend in 'The

If any film can rival the World Cup in terms of anticipation by a global legion of fans, it is the new, third installment in the romance of teenager Bella and her beloved, ageless vampire, Edward. Here's a look at The Twilight Saga: Eclipse. It's sta

VOA标准英语2010年-Dreams And Reality Collide in Thriller

Hollywood is sometimes called the dream factory and the new film from The Dark Knight writer-director Christopher Nolan takes that idea to new levels, creating a world in which dreams can be shared and ideas stolen but not without risk to both the th

VOA标准英语2010年-Helping Refugees Ease into US Way of L

Phyu Phyu Aye teaches sewing and helps her students adapt to a new culture at the Refugee Resource Center. Fort Wayne, Indiana, deals with cultural obstacles every day. The Midwestern city of 250,000 is not only home to the largest Burmese community

VOA标准英语2010年-Backyard Birders Help Monitor Oil Spil

Their journey takes them through the Gulf of Mexico. Vinson is heartsick about the oil contaminating the Gulf of Mexico and the fate of her Purple Martins and other migrants. I'm afraid that for the next 20 even maybe 30 years we are going to be look

VOA标准英语2010年-Recent Russian Spy Case Good Fit for S

The International Spy Museum in Washington is hoping to add to its collection of espionage materials following the recent spy swap between the United States and Russia. The exchange was the largest between the two nations since the end of the Cold Wa

VOA标准英语2010年-Gulf Oil Spill Puts Sea Turtles at Ris

The spreading oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is contaminating nesting and feeding grounds for sea turtles. All six species in U.S. waters are listed as endangered or threatened under the Endangered Species Act. Fragile species Barbara Schroeder, who

VOA标准英语2010年-Iranian Leaders React to Increasing Pa

Iran is reacting to the increasing pain of economic sanctions. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is urging greater efficiency and motivation, and Iran's vice president is threatening to stop doing business in dollars and euros. As new U.S. and U.

VOA标准英语2010年-UN Says Terrorist Threat Worsens Treat

The U.N. refugee agency says there has been an alarming deterioration in the treatment of uprooted Somali civilians, both inside Somalia and in the surrounding region. Agency officials say Somali civilians are suffering a backlash from recent terrori

VOA标准英语2010年-'Home on the Range' Was Not Just for W

American folklore is rich with tales of western cowboys - hard-working ranch hands who spent all day, every day, punching cows. That's cowpoke talk for herding, roping, and branding cattle under the sun and stars. Library of Congress Sharpshooter Nat

VOA标准英语2010年-Israeli Probe Faults Military Planning

Turkish ship Mavi Marmara taking part in the 'Freedom Flotilla' heading towards the Gaza Strip (file photo 28 May 2010) Israel has published its first internal investigation of the deadly raid on an aid flotilla heading to the Palestinian-ruled Gaza

VOA标准英语2010年-Challenges Lie Ahead for new Somalilan

Somaliland's incoming President Ahmed Mohamed 'Silyano' Mohamoud, center, and Vice President Abdirahman Abdallahi Ismai, right, after President Mohamoud was sworn in as Somaliland's fourth president, 27 Jul 2010 Ahmed Mohamed Silaanyo was sworn in Mo

VOA标准英语2010年-Making Sense of Science

Engineered devices are all around us. From cell phones and computers to hybrid cars and deep-water oil platforms, advances in engineering are profoundly changing our lives. But concerns are growing that public understanding of how these technologies

VOA标准英语2010年-US Growth Slows in Second Quarter

Slower economic growth in the United States pushed global stocks lower Friday. The U.S. Commerce Department reports the country's gross domestic product, the broadest measure of the nation's economic health, grew by a disappointing 2.4 percent in the

VOA标准英语2010年-BP Replaces Chief Executive Amid Recor

Members of the British Petroleum executive, from left, outgoing CEO Tony Hayward, Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg, and incoming CEO Bob Dudley, pose for the media outside their global headquarters in London, 27 Jul 2010 The international oil giant BP h

VOA标准英语2010年-BP's Damaged Gulf Oil Well to Be Seale

Lee Witt (R) and BP PLC CEO of Gulf Coast Restoration Organization Bob Dudley at a news conference to announce Witt's hiring as advisor to BP's Deepwater Horizon oil spill response in Biloxi, Miss., 30 Jul 2010 Both U.S. government and BP officials o

VOA标准英语2010年-Iraq Exile Hopes Music Can Help Rebuil

Naseer Shamma, performing at the Iraqi embassy in Cairo, Egypt, demonstrates a one-handed technique he developed for a friend wounded in the Iran-Iraq war With Iraq suffering from sectarian violence, lack of a new government and such basic services a

VOA标准英语2010年-Political Outreach Leaders in Zimbabwe

The people of Zimbabwe are in the process of drafting a new constitution that is aimed at bringing new elections and ending years of political strife. As part of the process, specially trained leaders are consulting with citizens across the country i

VOA标准英语2010年-WikiLeaks Organization Sparks Controve

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange speaks during a press conference in London, 26 Jul 2010. Assange said he believes there is evidence of war crimes in the thousands of pages of leaked U.S. military documents. WikiLeaks is a website that posts formerly

VOA标准英语2010年-The Past Comes Alive in Historic US Ci

More than 1,500 costumed interpreters and re-enactors roam the streets of colonial Williamsburg every day. Colonial Williamsburg, in the eastern U.S. state of Virginia, is an open-air living museum, populated by historical re-enactors, also called in

VOA标准英语2010年-Life is Better for Americans With Disa

Twenty years ago this week, President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA. It mandates minimum standards for the inclusion of the disabled in public buildings, the workplace and other areas. An anniversary celebration