VOA标准英语2013--S. African School is Home to Future Football Stars

S. African School is Home to Future Football Stars In a quiet and serious classroom in the eastern suburbs of Johannesburg are what may be the future of South African football. Like Nhlanhla Nkosi, several of the students are part of a top-class foot

VOA标准英语2013--US Officials Criticize Film's Torture Scenes

US Officials Criticize Film's Torture Scenes Zero Dark Thirty tells the behind-the-scenes story of the hunt for Osama Bin Laden. It shows intelligence techniques used to find the Al Qaida leader, including the enhanced interrogations which many call

VOA标准英语2013--US, Somalia Renew Diplomatic Ties After 20 Years

US, Somalia Renew Diplomatic Ties After 20 Years African peacekeepers are patrolling the streets of Mogadishu, helping secure the capital for a new government bent on overcoming decades of chaos after the collapse of Siad Barre's rule in 1991. At the

VOA标准英语2013--Syria Violence May Worsen Post-Assad

Syria Violence May Worsen Post-Assad Of course, the worst case in Syria is more than imaginable: It's possible, said. Middle East expert Alia Brahimi of the London School of Economics. What is looking more likely is that if the regime were to collaps

VOA标准英语2013--Campaigning in High Gear for Israeli Elections

Campaigning in High Gear for Israeli Elections In the final days of the nation's election campaign, candidates criss-crossed the country appealing for votes. The incumbent, Netanyahu, campaigned on the stability of his previous government, his influe

VOA标准英语2013--Obama Has Opportunities, Challenges in Second Term

Obama Has Opportunities, Challenges in Second Term Creating jobs and bolstering the economy will still be the president's top domestic goals in his second term. But he is unlikely to get cooperation from opposition Republicans On one major issue, rai

VOA标准英语2013--US Advocates Political Solution in Mali

US Advocates Political Solution in Mali The Obama administration says it shares French military goals in the fight against Islamist militants in northern Mali and will help the Economic Community of West African States -- or ECOWAS -- send their own

VOA标准英语2013--National Day of Service Honors Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr.

National Day of Service Honors Civil Rights Leader Martin Luther King Jr. Stephanie Garlick is fighting hunger. She's volunteering at the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, doing what she can to help the less fortunate. There is so much depression

VOA标准英语2013--More Land Being Used for Organic Farming

More Land Being Used for Organic Farming More land around the world is being dedicated to organic farming. The Worldwatch Institute says since 1999 theres been a more than three-fold increase to 37 million hectares. Organic farming is farming without

VOA标准英语2013--Snack Maker's Business Model Aids Hunger Relief

Snack Maker's Business Model Aids Hunger Relief At an age when most Americans begin thinking about retirement, Lauren Walters founded a company aimed at feeding the world's hungry children. The idea came to the lifelong political activist and entrepr

VOA标准英语2013--Personality Influences Life After Presidency

Personality Influences Life After Presidency George W. Bush's quiet service When former president George W. Bush left the White House in 2009, he largely left the spotlight. But last year he worked alongside volunteers in Zambia to renovate a clinic

VOA标准英语2013--World Economy Remains Fragile

World Economy Remains Fragile The World Bank says four years after the start of the financial crisis, the global economy remains fragile. Growth in high-income countries remains weak. The bank recommends that developing countries not wait for rich na

VOA标准英语2013--Study: Bilingual Seniors Have Mental Edge

Study: Bilingual Seniors Have Mental Edge Previous studies have shown bilingualism seems to favor the development of heightened mental skills. The new research, published in Neuroscience, provides evidence of that cognitive advantage among older, bil

VOA标准英语2013--African Americans Reflect on Obama 2nd Inauguration

African Americans Reflect on Obama 2nd Inauguration Some Delta Sigma Theta sorority sisters are celebrating the second inauguration of President Barack Obama. Francine and Cynthia Blake from Ohio see great significance in the president's second term.

VOA标准英语2013--Service Dogs to Walk in Inaugural Parade

Service Dogs to Walk in Inaugural Parade Caroline Elgin in The Plains, Virginia, got her service dog Sajen when she was almost 10 years old. Elgin has cerebral palsy, which has affected her speech and motor skills, but not her intelligence. Now 19, s

VOA标准英语2013--Estranged Family Gets Sports Fix in 'Trouble With The Curve'

Estranged Family Gets Sports Fix in 'Trouble With The Curve' In Trouble With The Curve, Gus Lobel knows more about scouting new talent for baseball teams than anyone else in the business; but his failing eyesight and old-fashioned attitudes may end h

VOA标准英语2013--Many Remained Displaced in Kenya in 2012

Many Remained Displaced in Kenya in 2012 A lot of people were displaced in Kenya in 2012. A year-end report says hundreds of thousands remained or were newly displaced by many causes. The Internal Displacement Monitoring Center says displacement is n

VOA标准英语2013--Don't Count Out Wanda Jackson

Don't Count Out Wanda Jackson Jackson celebrated her 75th birthday in a style befitting a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: by releasing the brand new album. Unfinished Business is her 31st CD. It kicks off with the scorching Tore Down, origi

VOA标准英语2013--Britain Could Be on Path to EU Exit

Britain Could Be on Path to EU Exit Britain's economy relies on trade and financial services. The free flow of goods and services with the European continent has been a boon, but more and more Britons see the European Union as an unwelcome infringeme

VOA标准英语2013--Classical Sounds Invade Country Music Capital

Classical Sounds Invade Country Music Capital Naxos Records is located in Franklin, Tennessee, just south of Nashville. The label has more than 7,000 recordings in its catalog, and stores more than four million CDs in the warehouse. Shrink-wrapped CD