VOA标准英语2012--Electronic Dance Music Bounds into Mainstream

Electronic Dance Music Bounds into Mainstream When the American Music Awards present their top honors November 18, there will be a new category: Electronic Dance Music (EDM). EDM is a fresh sound that is spilling out of night clubs and blasting into

VOA标准英语2012--Every Night is Fright Night at Elegant Theater

Every Night is Fright Night at Elegant Theater In many American cities, one can find beautifully restored movie houses from the Golden Age of Motion Pictures in the 1920s and 30s. Many boast classical dcor, complete with crystal chandeliers, velvet d

VOA标准英语2012--Pirate Attacks are Down in 2012

Pirate Attacks are Down in 2012 Sea piracy has fallen to its lowest level since 2008, including a sharp decline off the coast of Somalia. However, the International Maritime Bureau warns Africas Gulf of Guinea is growing increasingly risky for shippi

VOA标准英语2012--Tough TB Responds to Drug Treatment

Tough TB Responds to Drug Treatment An antibiotic used to treat severe infections shows promise against a very resistant and deadly form of tuberculosis. XDR-TB is resistant to at least four of the drugs used most often against the disease. Extensive

VOA标准英语2012--Serving Farm-Fresh Meals at the Farm

Serving Farm-Fresh Meals at the Farm Just even that out with the new table, said Jim Denevan as he arranged tables for more than a hundred dinner guests on Briars Farmstead in rural Virginia. He and his eight-member crew arrived the night before. Che

VOA标准英语2012--Vietnam's Trade With China Flourishes Despite South China Sea Tensions

Vietnam's Trade With China Flourishes Despite South China Sea Tensions Despite nationalist tensions, business along the border of Vietnam and China is flourishing. Officials in Lang Son Province say close to $3 billion in agricultural and electronic

VOA标准英语2012--Northern Ireland Lessons Offered to Afghanistan

Northern Ireland Lessons Offered to Afghanistan On the surface, there would seem to be little in common between these Taliban fighters preparing to attack a NATO base -- and the youths in Northern Ireland attacking British policemen. But the ethnic a

VOA标准英语2012--Pesticides Threaten Thailand’s Reputation as Food Exporter

Pesticides Threaten Thailands Reputation as Food Exporter Here, in the hills of Northern Thailand, farm workers like Inson face the constant pressure of producing optimum harvests for overseas clients. Many farms rely on imported chemical pesticides

VOA标准英语2012--Global Trade in Fake Drugs Tops $30 Billion

Global Trade in Fake Drugs Tops $30 Billion Some 40 percent of the drugs available in many sub-Saharan African and South American countries are either fake or substandard - according to research by the World Bank and international public health group

VOA标准英语2012--Wind Turbines Take Steep Toll On Birds And Bats

Wind Turbines Take Steep Toll On Birds And Bats Estimates by the Department of Energy indicate that in the United States alone, there will be more than 100,000 wind turbines by 2030. John Anderson is policy director at the American Wind Energy Associ

VOA标准英语2012--Boosting Africa's Wheat Production

Boosting Africa's Wheat Production Agricultural experts are meeting in Addis Ababa (10/8-12) to discuss ways of making sub-Saharan Africa a major wheat producer. The region traditionally has played a small role in wheat production, but that could cha

VOA标准英语2012--Many Millions Suffer from Depression

Many Millions Suffer from Depression Wednesday (October 10th) is World Mental Health Day. The World Health Organization is using the occasion to call for an end to stigma against those who suffer from depression and other mental disorders. Dr. Shekha

VOA标准英语2012--Defying Danger: Somali Refugees Flock to Journalism School

Defying Danger: Somali Refugees Flock to Journalism School On the eighth floor of the Binali hotel in Nairobi, journalists gather to honor six of their colleagues killed in Mogadishu in just eight days in late September. Mohamed Osman, chairman of th

VOA标准英语2012--Seattle, 'City of Clocks' Keeps on Ticking

Seattle, 'City of Clocks' Keeps on Ticking If youve been to Seattle, Washington - or even just heard about it - youd probably guess that its nickname is something like The Space Needle City. That 184-meter-high tower, with an observation deck and res

VOA标准英语2012--Chavez Says He Will Continue to Speak Out Against Imperialism

Chavez Says He Will Continue to Speak Out Against Imperialism First news conference At his first news conference since winning re-election and after recovering from three cancer-related surgeries since 2011, President Chavez was in good spirits. The

VOA标准英语2012--Illegal Fishing Threatens Tonie Sap Lake Villagers' Livelihood

Illegal Fishing Threatens Tonie Sap Lake Villagers' Livelihood Despite a government ban on commercial fishing across Tonle Sap Lake - the largest lake in Southeast Asia -- fishing communities say bribery of corrupt local officials has meant the illeg

VOA标准英语2012--US Supreme Court Hears Racial Preference Case

US Supreme Court Hears Racial Preference Case Outside the Supreme Court in Washington people gathered to have their opinions heard. The high court is deciding whether schools can consider race when admitting students. Some, like University of Texas s

VOA标准英语2012--Independent Ukrainian TV Station Struggles to Stay on the Air

Independent Ukrainian TV Station Struggles to Stay on the Air Ivan Artemenko is disappointed: The Kyiv students favorite channel - TVi - has vanished from the airwaves. I switched on my TV -- there is darkness on a channel TVi. The note says: 'The ch

VOA标准英语2012--Hunger Remains Serious Global Problem

Hunger Remains Serious Global Problem The 2012 Global Hunger Index says hunger remains a serious problem worldwide, with alarming levels in some countries. The Index links hunger to the unsustainable use of land, water and energy resources. The Globa

VOA标准英语2012--Kentucky's Tea Party is a Force to be Reckoned With

Kentucky's Tea Party is a Force to be Reckoned With Kentucky voter Eric Wilson is concerned about his childrens future. I have to do now what is right, to give them the lifestyle that they need, Wilson said. He is so passionate that he leads the Kent