VOA标准英语2013--Final Vote Nears on Conserving Sharks

Final Vote Nears on Conserving Sharks Shark fin soup is a delicacy in Asia. But its popularity is helping to decimate shark populations. However, governments voted Monday (today) to protect five species of the predators. Preliminary approval came at

VOA标准英语2013--The Four Freshmen Celebrate Their 65th Anniversary

The Four Freshmen Celebrate Their 65th Anniversary The Four Freshmens current lineup features Brian Eichenberger, Curtis Calderon, Vince Johnson and Bob Ferreira and they have a new album, Love Songs. Founded in 1948 by two brothers, Ross and Don Bar

VOA标准英语2013--Kenyan Reaction to Kenyatta Victory Decidedly Mixed

Kenyan Reaction to Kenyatta Victory Decidedly Mixed Kenya's Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission says Uhuru Kenyatta secured a slim majority - 50.07 percent of the vote. That eliminated the need for a runoff against his main rival, Raila O

VOA标准英语2013--US Budget Impasse Could Affect Air Travel

US Budget Impasse Could Affect Air Travel Flying in and out of U.S. airports could become a challenge, with delays on the ground and in the air. The disruptions could begin when automatic government spending cuts hit the nation's aviation sector in A

VOA标准英语2013--Industry Chiefs See Growing Diversity of US Fuels

Industry Chiefs See Growing Diversity of US Fuels Thanks to a big expansion of natural-gas production here in Texas and several other states, the U.S. energy forecast looks good. But the biggest energy user transportation still relies primarily on pe

VOA标准英语2013--Kerry Sets Own Diplomatic Style at State Department

Kerry Sets Own Diplomatic Style at State Department From the start, John Kerry said he knew he had big heels to fill replacing Hillary Clinton. She said his service on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee made him the right choice. He has a view of

VOA标准英语2013--Kenyatta Follows Father to Win Kenya's Top Job

Kenyatta Follows Father to Win Kenya's Top Job After days of vote counting, Kenyas electoral commission announced Uhuru Kenyatta has been elected the countrys fourth president. Kenyatta came out on top with a razor thin margin of victory. He beat out

VOA标准英语2013--Hats Rule at Rodeo Time in Houston

Hats Rule at Rodeo Time in Houston There's a saying here in Texas about someone being all hat and no cattle. At the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, plenty of people have both hats and cattle. But more than 80 percent of Texans now live in urban are

VOA标准英语2013--Interactive Video Helps US Soldiers With Combat Stress

Interactive Video Helps US Soldiers With Combat Stress Army veteran Robert Menendez knows this scenario all too well. This video simulation brings back memories of combat in Iraq and Afghanistan. I was always having dreams, you know, certain things t

VOA标准英语2013--Diaspora Kenyans Unable to Participate in This Year's Election Feel a Bit Left

Diaspora Kenyans Unable to Participate in This Year's Election Feel a Bit Left Student Chief Kinaro expresses his unhappiness in not being able to take part, saying it was disappointing that the diaspora was not given a chance to vote except for thos

VOA标准英语2013--Despite Troubled Papacy, Benedict’s Resignation May Seal His Legacy

Despite Troubled Papacy, Benedicts Resignation May Seal His Legacy As a place to kick around a soccer ball or just to slow life down a little, the church of Santa Maria di Collemaggio is the place to be on a Sunday morning in the Italian city of LAqu

VOA标准英语2013--Kerry's First Trip Abroad Tackles Familiar Issues

Kerry's First Trip Abroad Tackles Familiar Issues Kerrys first stop was familiar territory for a U.S. secretary of state, number 10 Downing Street, the residence of the British prime minister. Xenia Dormandy of London's Chatam House said it was a sof

VOA标准英语2013--Sequestration Budget Cuts Hitting Defense Contractors

Sequestration Budget Cuts Hitting Defense Contractors Davis Interiors is a small company in Norfolk, Virginia that makes specialized furniture and fixtures for U.S. navy ships. Administrator Whitney Metzger says the firm is already feeling the impact

VOA标准英语2013--Burma Seeks World Heritage Status for Ancient Royal Capital

Burma Seeks World Heritage Status for Ancient Royal Capital As Burma opens up, thousands of tourists are flocking to Bagan, the largest concentration of Buddhist monuments in the world. Bagan's millennium-old brick structures are Burma's equivalent o

VOA标准英语2013--Venezuela-US Relations Unlikely to Change After Chavez

Venezuela-US Relations Unlikely to Change After Chavez The death of President Chavez is being mourned by his supporters, while many inside and outside Venezuela wonder what the future holds. A commanding and charismatic figure in life, Chavez played

VOA标准英语2013--Cassock for Next Pope Is Already Made

Cassock for Next Pope Is Already Made The Vatican may be the capital of the Roman Catholic faith, but Via Dei Cestari in downtown Rome is the church's sartorial center. And business is brisk these days. This clothier sells all sorts of vestments for

VOA标准英语2013--'War Witch' is Modern Tale of Horror in Film

'War Witch' is Modern Tale of Horror in Film After rebels snatch her from her people, Komona is forced to become a child soldier. She is told: We are rebels. Respect your guns. They are your new mother and father. Komona is given magic milk from the

VOA标准英语2013--Kenyans Wait Anxiously for Vote Count

Kenyans Wait Anxiously for Vote Count Kenyan officials, in a painstaking and slow process, are reading out the tally, piecemeal, from the countrys presidential election held on Monday. A problem with a mobile phone-based communications system has for

VOA标准英语2013--Amnesty Warns of Misuse of Traded Weapons

Amnesty Warns of Misuse of Traded Weapons Amnesty International says women and girls are often targeted in armed conflict. But it says very often, even after the conflict ends, they continue to be victims of violence. On International Womens Day (3/8

VOA标准英语2013--New Generation of Laptops Unveiled

New Generation of Laptops Unveiled For over three decades Intel has been providing Semi-conductor chips for computer hardware makers around the world. Intels chips have been running many computers for years - both Macs and PCs. But, but since tablet