From NPR News in Washington, I'm Craig Windham. A federal trial is underway in San Francisco to determine whether the US Constitution bars states from outlawing same-sex marriages. The proceedings began in controversy as the US Supreme Court weighed...
陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作。他刚好遇到美国同事Amy. (Office ambience) C：Hi Amy, how are you? A：I am fine, thank you. And you? C：有件事一直让我摸不着头脑。 A：About what? C：我的新同事Carol很奇怪。每天...
陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作，他去找美国同事Amy。 (Office ambience) CH：Amy, 我有个问题请教你。 A：I'll be happy to try to answer your question, but I don't have a lot of time. I have a meeting in a few minutes. CH：就几...
陈豪在北京的ABC美国公司工作。他在走廊上远远地看到美国同事Amy，连忙赶了过去。 (Office ambience) C：Amy, 我有点儿急事想请教你。 A：OK, What is it? C：跟我一个办公室的Todd, 他妈妈在美国去世了...
Earthquakes continue to surprise you. ... You can learn something new from each of them that will benefit future designs and future generations. Brady Cox The January 12 Haiti earthquake and its aftershocks killed or injured hundreds of thousands of...
This is the VOA Special English Development Report. Harvest in Benin A new study in West Africa shows how farm irrigation systems powered by the sun can produce more food and money for villagers. The study in Benin found that solar-powered pumps are...
Supreme Court upholds criminal libel act, says law poses no immediate danger to journalists Fid Thompson | Freetown 28 December 2009 Sierra Leone's Supreme Court recently threw out a case aiming to repeal the country's criminal libel law, under which...
A public opinion survey in September by the Mass Public Opinion Institute revealed that the majority of Zimbabweans felt their life had improved over the past year and wanted elections within two years. Scott Bobb | Johannesburg 16 December 2009 PM M...
North and South Sudan Friday marked the fourth anniversary of the signing of a peace agreement that ended Africa's longest-running civil war. But core issues remain unresolved and analysts say an external pressure not related to the accord is threat...
Somali pirates, who have been relentlessly attacking ships this year off the coast of Somalia, say they will kill any European they capture if France fails to release six pirates seized by French commandos earlier this month. VOA Correspondent Alish...
