Pakistani Handover of Gwadar Port to Beijing Draws Scrutiny The Gwadar port lies near the Strait of Hormuz, gateway for about 20 percent of the worlds oil. Beijing provided most of the port's initial $250 million construction cost, as part of a plan

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(42) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2013年(二月)

THE PRESIDENT: Good morning. This weekend I am in Lima, Peru, meeting with leaders from nations in the Asia Pacific region at our annual summit. This summit comes at a time of serious turmoil in the global economy. It also comes at a time of unprece

发表于:2018-12-30 / 阅读(29) / 评论(0) 分类 美国总统电台演说

A short boat trip from the Kent coast and you will find them, the Holy Green Grail to some and inefficient blight to others. The Fanity wind farm with a hundred giant turbine is one of the worlds biggest offshore fields, dwarfing our 11-meter boat. T

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 英伦广角

American Company Helps Small Farmers Make Money Five years ago, American James Faison could not imagine what he is doing today. Faison worked in the state of Florida as a lawyer for large companies until 2012, when he moved to Virginia to start a far

发表于:2019-01-12 / 阅读(95) / 评论(0) 分类 2016年VOA慢速英语(十二)月

IMF Optimistic About Global Economic Growth The IMF says the U.S. job market is starting to show signs of life, factory output is up sharply from recessionary lows and American consumers are spending more. There's also good news from Europe, where co

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(39) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(四月)

SCOTT SIMON, HOST: More than 9 out of 10 farm owners in the United States are white, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. And there's a growing movement to try to change that. The goal is to help more people of color become farmers and to mak

发表于:2019-01-16 / 阅读(25) / 评论(0) 分类 2017年NPR美国国家公共电台12月