VOA标准英语2013--NSA Leaks Could Be Significant

NSA Leaks Could Be Significant The man who says he was behind the NSA leaks, contractor Edward Snowden, has inspired some and angered others, including U.S. House Speaker John Boehner on ABC News. He is a traitor. The disclosure of this information p

VOA标准英语2013--Little Real Choice for Iranians in Presidential Poll

Little Real Choice for Iranians in Presidential Poll Irans presidential candidates have appeared in several debates. Controls on who can run have severely limited the scope of opinions on key issues, however, such as Irans nuclear program and its neg

VOA标准英语2013--Iranian Poll Looms Amid Conflict, Isolation

Iranian Poll Looms Amid Conflict, Isolation Syria's brutal civil war forms the regional backdrop for Iran's presidential election. Analysts say the recent fall of the town of Qusair to Syrian government forces - aided by their Hezbollah allies from L

VOA标准英语2013--Soaring College Costs Prompt Concern From Students, Economists

Soaring College Costs Prompt Concern From Students, Economists Joshua Jordan earned a doctorate degree in physical therapy. He hopes to open his own practice someday, and says having the expensive graduate degree is good for his patients - but hard o

VOA标准英语2013--Students Invent Water Purification Disc

Students Invent Water Purification Disc The lab operates like a kitchen. They add several ingredients. Then they mix, weigh, press and bake them. What's created is called a MadiDrop - a ceramic disc infused with silver. When dropped in water, silver

VOA标准英语2013--Privacy Rights Advocates Praise NSA Contractor Who Exposed US Surveillance Program

Privacy Rights Advocates Praise NSA Contractor Who Exposed US Surveillance Program To many who support increased security even at the cost of some personal privacy, Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency contractor who exposed vast government s

VOA标准英语2013--Global Health Faces Big Industry Challenges

Global Health Faces Big Industry Challenges The 8th Global Conference on Health Promotion is underway in Helsinki, Finland. The meeting focuses on how public policy can meet the health challenges of a growing and changing global population. WHO Direc

VOA标准英语2013--New Learning Platform Focuses on Non-State Education

New Learning Platform Focuses on Non-State Education It said the release of the platform comes at a time when education systems globally face unprecedented challenges as they are pushed beyond getting every child into school, to ensuring a high-quali

VOA标准英语2013--Washington Week: Focus on Immigration

Washington Week: Focus on Immigration There is widespread agreement within the United States that the U.S. immigration system is flawed. Senators this week will debate a bill that seeks to comprehensively overhaul that system. The bipartisan bill wou

VOA标准英语2013--US Civil Rights Leader Honored 50 Years After His Assassination

US Civil Rights Leader Honored 50 Years After His Assassination Fifty years ago Medgar Evers was fighting for equal rights for African Americans in Mississippi. Myrlie Evers worked by her husband's side. She says his goal was to wipe out discriminati

VOA标准英语2013--US Evangelicals Call on Congress to Pass Immigration Reform

US Evangelicals Call on Congress to Pass Immigration Reform Among the groups supportive of immigration reform are Nuns on the Bus, currently on a nation-wide tour. They drew a lot of attention last year campaigning against a Republican budget plan. S

VOA标准英语2013--Obama Defends Secret Surveillance Programs

Obama Defends Secret Surveillance Programs Obama put forward his defense of the secret surveillance programs when asked by a reporter during a health care event in California. My assessment and my team's assessment was that they help us prevent terro

VOA标准英语203--Obama, Xi Meet in California

Obama, Xi Meet in California As the presidents began their first session, Obama assured Xi that the United States welcomes the peaceful rise of China as a world power. It is in the United States' interests that China continues on the path of success,

VOA标准英语2013--World Class Pianists Vie for Van Cliburn Prize

World Class Pianists Vie for Van Cliburn Prize FORT WORTH, TEXAS A 26 year old from Ukraine has won one of music's most prestigious competitions. Vadym Kholodenko took home top honors after a series of masterful performances at the Van Cliburn Intern

VOA标准英语--Crowd-Sourced Funding Provides 'Kickstart' to New Business Ventures

Crowd-Sourced Funding Provides 'Kickstart' to New Business Ventures WASHINGTON Yael Krigman is equal-parts baker and businesswoman. She sells her treats through her company's website. She was a lawyer but she knew she was onto something when her home

VOA标准英语2013--Turkey Protests Reveal Wider Political Struggle

Turkey Protests Reveal Wider Political Struggle The protests have been focused on Istanbuls Taksim Square, sparked by a government-backed development plan. But analysts say thats not what its about anymore. The real agenda behind the protests is to s

VOA标准英语2013--'God Didn’t Choose Sides' - Civil War Songs About Real People

'God Didnt Choose Sides' - Civil War Songs About Real People Sam Passamano, II, head of the Rural Rhythm Records label, is a Civil War buff. When he got to work producing an album of songs inspired by the Civil War, he had something different in mind

VOA标准英语2013--Iran Tightens Information Stream Ahead of Vote

Iran Tightens Information Stream Ahead of Vote Four years ago when the election results were announced in Iran, the world of social media was abuzz, with cell phone video pouring out of the country - the reformist Green Movement showing its disconten

VOA标准英语2013--Global Concern Grows About Deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome

Global Concern Grows About Deadly Middle East Respiratory Syndrome The new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome strain was diagnosed in Saudi Arabia last year. It is a coronavirus, the same viral family that triggered the outbreak of SARS, Severe Acute R

VOA标准英语2013--Kerry Fears Fallout From Fighting in Syrian Town

Kerry Fears Fallout From Fighting in Syrian Town With fighting for control of the border town of Qusair now in its third week, Kerry says civilians are under near-constant assault by forces of President Bashar al-Assad and allies from Iran and the Le