爱华网VOA标准英语2914---Pachyderms Play Polo to Raise Money for Elephants Pachyderms Play Polo to Raise Money for Elephants SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND Polo, the ancient team competition typically played on horseback, is known as the sport of kings. However, the royal version for one annual event, now underway in Thailand (thro...
via标准英语2914--Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending Aug. 30 Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending Aug. 30 Iggy Azalea performs on stage during the Pandora Presents The 2014 Summer Party at The Santa Monica Pier on Aug. 09, 2014, in Santa Monica, California. This is the Top Five Countdown! Were celebrating the five...
VOA标准英语2014--继续打击"伊斯兰国"可能令阿萨德受益 Coalition to Fight Islamic State Could Reward Assad STATE DEPARTMENT The United States along with European and Mideast allies are considering a broader assault against Islamic State fighters who have spread from Syria into Iraq and risk further desta...
VOA标准英语2014--Restaurateur Creates Sushi for African Palate Restaurateur Creates Sushi for African Palate Silver blades forged with high-tensile carbon steel flash as they slice through cardinal-red fillets of salmon on a restaurant counter in inner-city Johannesburg. Themba Khumalos most treasured possession...
VOA标准英语2014--‘New Wave’ Tattooists Dedicate Themselves to Skin Art New Wave Tattooists Dedicate Themselves to Skin Art The muscular man with shaved head grimaces at the needle dancing across his broad chest, the machine buzzing maniacally as the inky, Gothic letters of a Latin phrase begin to form on his skin: Amor...
VOA标准英语2014--‘Bad-Mannered’ South Africans Go Back to School Bad-Mannered South Africans Go Back to School JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA When people find out what Courtenay Carey does for a living, their body language changes. They stand up straighter; they might not talk to me as much, says the smiling, elegant...
VOA常速英语2014--亚洲细菌威胁到佛罗里达橘子树 Asian Bacteria Threatens Florida Orange Trees 亚洲细菌威胁到佛罗里达橘子树 Florida's citrus fruit industry is facing a serious threat from a bacteria carried by an Asian insect. The widespread infestation again highlights the danger of...
VOA标准英语2014--麻风歧视阻碍印度的发展 Stigma Stymies Indias Leprosy Battle 麻风歧视阻碍印度的发展 Medical advancements in the treatment of leprosy have greatly diminished its impact around the world, largely eliminating the disease from most countries. India made great strides...
VOA标准英语2014--中国医生运用3D脊柱植入物 Chinese Doctors Use 3-D Spinal Implant 中国医生运用3D脊柱植入物 A Chinese boy suffering from a debilitating bone disease has become the first patient with a part of his spine created in a three-dimensional printer. Doctors say he will soon...
VOA标准英语2014--Search for Positive Change in Ferguson Search for Positive Change in Ferguson FERGUSON, MO A grand jury in Missouri continues to hear evidence in a case involving the fatal shooting of an African American teenager by a white police officer in the town of Ferguson on August 9. The shooting...
VOA标准英语2014--美国文化艺术品阐述故事与历史 Artworks Tell Story of American Culture, History 美国文化艺术品阐述故事与历史 Allies Days, May 1917, an impressionistic scene of flags fluttering over midtown Manhattan, was painted by Childe Hassam to celebrate the United States' entry...
VOA常速英语2014--埃博拉病毒威胁食品安全 Ebola Threatens Food Security 埃博拉病毒威胁食品安全 The Ebola epidemic is raising serious concerns about food security in Liberia -- the country hardest hit by the outbreak in West Africa. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization will c...
VOA常速英语2014--美国加利福尼亚州发生6.0级地震 余震无法预测 Northern California Quake: No Way to Know When Next One Will Hit 美国加利福尼亚州发生6.0级地震 余震无法预测 A magnitude 6.0 earthquake rocked northern Californias Napa Valley on Sunday. Roads twisted and water mains burst. It was t...
VOA常速英语2014--麦凯恩研究所项目培养下一代领导人 'Next Generation Leaders' Head Home After US Experience 麦凯恩研究所项目培养下一代领导人 WASHINGTON Nine young people from around the world have been spending the past year in the United States - learning the ins and outs of local gov...
VOA标准英语2014--联合国空运紧急救援物资到利比里亚UNICEF Airlifts Supplies to Liberia 联合国空运紧急救援物资到利比里亚 The U.N. childrens fund UNICEF has begun airlifting emergency supplies to Liberia, the country hardest hit by the West Africa Ebola epidemic. A cargo plane carrying...
VOA标准英语2014--科学家发现蒲公英或能代替橡胶树Rubber May Soon Come From Dandelions Synthetic rubber has been around for more than a century, but quality tires for cars, trucks and aircraft still need up to 40 percent or more natural rubber content. As the source of natural rubber, the rubber tre...
VOA标准英语2014--独立日在乌克兰东部新的意义Independence Day in Eastern Ukraine Takes on New Meaning 独立日在乌克兰东部新的意义 SLOVYANSK, UKRAINE Independence Day took on a special meaning Sunday in Slovyansk, Ukraine, a town that, earlier this year, was under the control of pro-...
VOA标准英语2014--Meeting in Minsk May Hinge on PutinMeeting in Minsk May Hinge on Putin MOSCOW The Presidents of Russia and Ukraine are expected to meet face-to-face Tuesday in Minsk, along with European leaders, for talks on the situation in Ukraine. The much-welcomed dialogue could help bring an end...
VOA标准英语2014--艺术家避免触犯俄罗斯亵渎法Artists Shun Russia's Profanity Law 艺术家避免触犯俄罗斯亵渎法 MOSCOW Russia in July enacted a law threatening fines for publicly displayed profanity in media, films, literature, music and theater. The restriction, the toughest since the...
VOA标准英语2014--Interactive Junior Botanist Program Teaches Kids About PlantsInteractive Junior Botanist Program Teaches Kids About Plants WASHINGTON Lee Coykendall teaches students from nearby Virginia all about the Theobroma cacao - the source of chocolate. This tree will have 30-40 pods, and inside, look! she exclaimed und...
VOA标准英语2014--Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending Aug. 23Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending Aug. 23 Were rolling out the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending August 23, 2014. Today we get to dust off the welcome mat, because we get a new title. Thats on the w...
VOA常速英语2014--影像新技术：外科医生前所未有的法宝New Technology Gives Surgeons Unprecedented Views of Patients Bodies 影像新技术：外科医生前所未有的法宝 When could a video game possibly save your life? A new imaging technology, now being used at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas...
VOA标准英语2014--加沙冲突,哈马斯挑战阿巴斯Gaza Conflict, Hamas Popularity Challenge Abbas 加沙冲突,哈马斯挑战阿巴斯 STATE DEPARTMENT The Palestinian unity government of Mahmoud Abbas has failed to convince Hamas to agree to Egyptian-negotiated terms with Israel on a Gaza cease-fi...
VOA标准英语2014--本地蜜蜂可能帮助拯救农作物Native Bees May Help Save Crops 本地蜜蜂可能帮助拯救农作物 BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND In June, U.S. President Barack Obama called for a federal strategy to promote the health of bees and other pollinators that have been declining. The honeybee...
VOA标准英语2014--Analysts Warn United Iraqi Effort Needed Against Islamic State MilitantsAnalysts Warn United Iraqi Effort Needed Against Islamic State Militants WASHINGTON While terrorism experts around the globe knew of the Islamic State militants in Syria - also known as ISIL or ISIS - they were taken aback at its rapid success in Ira...
VOA标准英语2014--British Fighters On Frontline of ISIS Information WarBritish Fighters On Frontline of ISIS Information War LONDON Security services are racing to identify the Islamic State militant who beheaded U.S. journalist James Foley in Syria. The murderer spoke on camera in English with a British accent. Its est...
VOA标准英语2014--抗药性疟疾在东南亚快速传播Drug-Resistant Malaria Spreads in SE Asia 抗药性疟疾在东南亚快速传播 MAE SOT, THAILAND On Thailands border with Myanmar, also known as Burma, a malaria research and treatment clinic is stepping up efforts to eliminate a drug-resistant fo...
VOA标准英语2014--埃博拉病毒带来了疾病、恐惧和愤怒Ebola Brings Sickness, Fear, Anger 埃博拉病毒带来了疾病、恐惧和愤怒 A Cornell University professor says when responding to the West Africa Ebola epidemic, officials must consider both the physical and social dimensions of healing. Sta...
VOA标准英语2014--尼日利亚“诺莱坞”电影产业高速发展Nigeria's 'Nollywood' Movie Industry Rolls at High Gear 尼日利亚诺莱坞电影产业高速发展 LAGOS Twenty years after its birth in a video shop in Lagos, Nigeria's Nollywood is one of the most prolific film industries on earth. Despite low b...
VOA标准英语2014--Hit Song Delivers Ebola Message in LiberiaHit Song Delivers Ebola Message in Liberia In Liberias capital, Ebola has captured the airwaves, and it's not just news about the often-fatal disease. The hit song Ebola in Town has a danceable beat, while also conveying a serious message about avoid...
VOA常速英语2014--美国宇航局实习生探索太空事NASA Interns Explore Space Careers GREENBELT, MARYLAND The U.S. space agency has its eyes on the future - not just future missions, but the scientists who will plan and carry out those missions. At NASAs Goddard Space Flight Center outside Washington...
VOA常速英语2014--美国商界领袖呼吁移民改革US Business Leaders Argue for Immigration Reform 美国商界领袖呼吁移民改革 HOUSTON U.S. President Barack Obamas proposed comprehensive immigration reform remains stalled in a politically divided Congress, but business leaders around the co...
VOA标准英语2014--亚洲在基础设施支出方面遥遥领先UN Launches Biggest Aid Operation in 30 Years in Iraq 联合国启动30年来最大单对伊拉克的援助 LONDON The United Nations has launched what it describes as one of the biggest aid operations in 30 years in northern Iraq, as hundreds of tho...
VOA标准英语2014--柬埔寨裔的美国嘻哈歌手唱的个人奋斗史Cambodian American Hip Hop Artist Sings of Personal Struggles 柬埔寨裔的美国嘻哈歌手唱的个人奋斗史 LONG BEACH, CA A growing underground movement of Cambodian American hip hop artists is rapping about the struggles of living in urban...
VOA常速英语2014--霍尔德承诺弗格森枪击案公平彻底调查Holder Vows Fair, Thorough Probe in Ferguson Shooting Case 霍尔德承诺弗格森枪击案公平彻底调查 WASHINGTON U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder is promising a fair and thorough federal investigation into the shooting death of black teenag...
VOA标准英语2014--Korean-American BettySoo Took Long Route to Music CareerKorean-American BettySoo Took Long Route to Music Career Texas singer-songwriter BettySoos fourth CD, When Were Gone is a collection of songs that deal with the messy parts of life we all go through. The Asian-American folk singer took a long route t...
VOA标准英语2014--Five Patients Given Experimental Ebola Drug Said To Be ImprovingFive Patients Given Experimental Ebola Drug Said To Be Improving Without specific drugs or a vaccine for Ebola, the only thing doctors can do for those suffering from this disease is treat their symptoms and hope their bodies can fight the virus. Ebo...
VOA常速英语2014--家庭机器人是下一个新事物吗?Family Robots The Next Big Thing? WASHINGTON Robots that can help us with daily chores like cooking and cleaning are a long way off, but automatons that serve as family companions may be much closer. Researchers in the United States, France, Japan an...
VOA标准英语2014--战斗停止并不能消除乌克兰民众的恐惧与不信任In Ukraine, Fear and Distrust Remain Where Fighting has Stopped 战斗停止并不能消除乌克兰民众的恐惧与不信任 KRAMATORSK, UKRAINE As the Ukrainian military reclaims control of eastern cities from pro-Russian separatists, residents a...
VOA标准英语2014--埃博拉击碎非洲薄弱的卫生系统Ebola Batters Weak Health Systems 埃博拉击碎非洲薄弱的卫生系统 The three West African countries at the center of the Ebola outbreak have at least one thing in common weak healthcare systems. Experts say that prevented Guinea, Liberia an...
VOA标准英语2014--非洲媒体尝试教育公众埃博拉病毒知识African Media Tries to Educate Public About Ebola 非洲媒体尝试教育公众埃博拉病毒知识 While the Ebola epidemic continues to claim lives in West Africa, information technology specialists, together with radio and TV reporters, are batt...
VOA标准英语2014--Company Gets Up Close and Personal With SkyscrapersCompany Gets Up Close and Personal With Skyscrapers NEW YORK Historic landmark buildings, museums, the United States Capitol - all seen from top to bottom just inches from ones face. To get there you have to be an engineer, an archaeologist, and part...
VOA标准英语2014--Debilitating Disease Gets Windfall Support through Social MediaDebilitating Disease Gets Windfall Support through Social Media WASHINGTON A social media stunt sweeping the United States is drawing attention and money to combat the deadly neurological disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, or ALS. In the U.S. al...
VOA常速英语2014--弗格森社区谴责暴力 寻求正义Ferguson Calls for Justice as Anger, Violence Grips Community 弗格森社区谴责暴力 寻求正义 FERGUSON, MISSOURI Violence, anger and frustration continue to grip the small St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri. Protests broke out after a wh...
VOA标准英语2014--Five Patients Given Experimental Ebola Drug Said To Be ImprovingFive Patients Given Experimental Ebola Drug Said To Be Improving The World Health Organization has approved the use of experimental treatments for Ebola patients in West Africa. The Ebola outbreak there is unprecedented, the disease deadly. The numbe...
VOA标准英语2014--Ukrainian Businesses Look for Alternatives to RussiaUkrainian Businesses Look for Alternatives to Russia KHARKIV, UKRAINE With tensions continuing to rise with Russia, Ukrainian businesses are looking for opportunities elsewhere. In the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv, near the Russian border, econo...
VOA标准英语2014--Iran Looks to Maintain Influence in Baghdad With New Shia PMIran Looks to Maintain Influence in Baghdad With New Shia PM STATE DEPARTMENT Washington and Tehran share the goal of stopping Syrian-based militants in Iraq. But experts say it's Iran, not the United States, that will most influence how the new gove...
VOA标准英语2014--美空袭可能迫使“伊斯兰国”重新攻击阿萨德US Airstrikes May Push Islamic State Back into Fight Against Assad 美空袭可能迫使伊斯兰国重新攻击阿萨德 STATE DEPARTMENT Syria and the United States are both attacking Islamic State militants who have displaced thousands of civilian...
VOA常速英语2014--抗敌主力库尔德人对伊拉克未来存疑Leading Fight Against Islamic State, Kurds Question Iraqi Future 抗敌主力库尔德人对伊拉克未来存疑 LONDON Western countries including the United States have begun arming the Kurdish Peshmerga forces in northern Iraq to aid their battle...
VOA常速英语2014--对奥巴马来说种族暴力是个人问题For Obama, Racial Violence is Personal Issue 对奥巴马来说种族暴力是个人问题 WHITE HOUSE The racial violence in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson is presenting President Barack Obama with an issue to which he has a deep personal connecti...
VOA常速英语2014--美国免费法律援助向所需之人伸出援手Concept of Free Legal Help Gains Ground in US 美国免费法律援助向所需之人伸出援手 LOS ANGELES Lawyers who offer free legal help for their clients are commonly called pro bono lawyers. In recent years, there has been a growing number o...
VOA标准英语2014--新型智能马桶在灾区防止水污染New Smart Toilet to Prevent Water Pollution in Disaster Areas 新型智能马桶在灾区防止水污染 WASHINGTONThe destruction of sanitary systems by war or natural disasters can aggravate the initial tragedy, causing disease and prolonged risk o...
VOA常速英语2014--石油财富吸引企业进驻北达科他州Oil Wealth Attracts Businesses to North Dakota 石油财富吸引企业进驻北达科他州 WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA The state of North Dakota has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, thanks to a glut of jobs created by the oil boom i...
VOA标准英语2014--研究表明非洲铝锅含有铅Study: African Aluminum Pots Contain Lead 研究表明非洲铝锅含有铅 Locally made aluminum pots in Cameroon, and probably in much of Africa, are likely to be contaminated with lead ( (Courtesy: Occupational Knowledge International). Locally ma...
VOA常速英语2014--埃博拉病毒疫情爆发伤害西非经济体Ebola Hurts Economies in West Africa 埃博拉病毒疫情爆发伤害西非经济体 The recent Ebola outbreak in West Africa is likely to hurt economic growth and government finances in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone and perhaps Nigeria, accordin...
VOA标准英语2014--国民请愿停止起诉《纽约时报》记者Petitioners Call on US to Stop Legal Action against James Risen 国民请愿停止起诉《纽约时报》记者 WASHINGTON The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protects freedom of the press, but the government and journalists sometimes clash...
VOA标准英语2014--边境危机使得反对者支持移民改革Border Crisis Fuels Opposition to Immigration Reform 边境危机使得反对者支持移民改革 A majority of Americans still support some form of legalization for undocumented immigrants who are already in the country, but opposition to outright...
VOA慢速英语2014 Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending Aug. 16Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending Aug. 16 Were looking at the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending August 16, 2014. Next week well likely welcome an all-new title to the lineupbut thats next week. For...
VOA标准英语2014--低成本治疗可预防新生儿死亡或残疾Saving Premies from Death or Disability 低成本治疗可预防新生儿死亡或残疾 Its estimated about 15-million babies are born prematurely each year. About one million of them die, while many others suffer life-long disabilities. A major stu...
VOA标准英语2014--美国自然保护计划教导青少年自然知识US Conservation Program Teaches Teens about Nature 美国自然保护计划教导青少年自然知识 MURRIETA, CALIFORNIA Teenagers have been removing invasive plants and protecting endangered species around the United States this summer, in a prog...
VOA标准英语2014--奥巴马将采取措施解决非法移民问题Obama Expected to Take Executive Action on Undocumented Immigrants 奥巴马将采取措施解决非法移民问题 WASHINGTON In coming weeks, President Barack Obama is expected to take executive action to address the plight of millions of undocumen...
VOA标准英语2014--“乐团小丑”来到纽约'Clowns of Orchestra' Descend on New York 乐团小丑来到纽约 NEW YORK Bassoons have been called the clown of the orchestra, an ill wind, and even a burping bedpost. It seems the one-and-a-quarter meter tall wooden tubes get no respect. Except,...
VOA常速英语2014--加沙冲突为以色列边境社区带来新危机Gaza Conflict Brings New Worries to Israeli Border Communities 加沙冲突为以色列边境社区带来新危机 KIBBUTZ NAHAL OZ, SOUTHERN ISRAEL A temporary three-day cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian fighters in Gaza has brought a few da...
VOA标准英语2014--For Nairobi's Disabled, an Equal Chance Behind the WheelFor Nairobi's Disabled, an Equal Chance Behind the Wheel NAIROBI Each day, 45-year-old George Papai makes an arduous journey to and from work and his commute is unusually long. Today is no different. Whereas an able-bodied person would make the same...
VOA标准英语2014--巴拿马运河在日益激烈的竞争中迎来100岁生日Panama Canal Turns 100 Amid Growing Pains, Competition The Panama Canal turns 100 this week. Officially opened in 1914, the 77-kilometer channel joins the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean at the isthmus of Panama. It made the world smaller, creating a shor...
VOA常速英语2014--加速研发治疗埃博拉病毒药物应对疫情Work on Ebola Treatments Speeds Up to Address Outbreak 加速研发治疗埃博拉病毒药物应对疫情 The World Health Organization has approved the use of experimental drugs for people who have Ebola, a virus that already has claimed more than...
VOA标准英语2014--野生动物基金会称每年成千上万的大象死亡Wildlife Foundation: Tens of Thousands of Elephants Killed Every Year 野生动物基金会称每年成千上万的大象死亡 August 12 is World Elephant Day. Its estimated there are 500,000 elephants remaining in Africa. Thats down from 1.2-millio...
VOA标准英语2014--US Monitors S. China Sea after Beijing Knocks Down ProposalUS Monitors S. China Sea after Beijing Knocks Down Proposal STATE DEPARTMENT The United States says it will monitor contested waters of the South China Sea to see if there is any de-escalation of tensions - after China knocked down a U.S. proposal at...
VOA标准英语2014--科学家从南极苍蝇测定最小基因序列Scientists Sequence Smallest Genome Ever With Antarctic Fly 科学家从南极苍蝇测定最小基因序列 Scientists have just sequenced the genome of a fly native to Antarctica, the coldest, driest and windiest place on the planet, a finding that...
VOA常速英语2014--加沙村庄受到火箭影响 对未来生活充满担心Israelis Near Gaza Wary of Rockets, Future 加沙村庄受到火箭影响 对未来生活充满担心 KIBBUTZ KFAR AZA, ISRAEL Israelis in communities lying close to the boundary with Gaza are trying to recover from the month-long conflict in which m...
VOA标准英语2014--West African Immigrants Worry About Family, Friends as Ebola SpreadsWest African Immigrants Worry About Family, Friends as Ebola Spreads NEW YORK The deadly Ebola virus in West Africa has taken the lives of more than 1,000 people, according to the World Health Organization. In New York City, many Africans worry about...
VOA标准英语2014--奥巴马承诺支持伊拉克总理组建的新政府Obama Welcomes Iraqi PM Nomination, Pledges Support 奥巴马承诺支持伊拉克总理组建的新政府 WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is calling the nomination of a new Iraqi prime minister a promising step forward. Obama took time out of his...
VOA标准英语2014--有报道称厄立特里亚面临着青年流失问题Report: Eritrea Faces Youth Drain 有报道称厄立特里亚面临着青年流失问题 A new report said a lot of young people are leaving Eritrea due to authoritarian rule, growing dissatisfaction and long-term national service. The International...
VOA常速英语2014--前维吉尼亚州州长麦克唐纳因腐败受到指控Former Governor's Corruption Trial New for Virginia, but Not for US Politics 前维吉尼亚州州长麦克唐纳因腐败受到指控 WASHINGTON A public corruption trial in the U.S. state of Virginia has made headlines across the nation, with stori...
VOA标准英语2014--肯尼亚官员相信已做好应对埃博拉的准备Kenya: Health Officials Confident Nation Prepared for Ebola 肯尼亚官员相信已做好应对埃博拉的准备 NAIROBI, KENYA Kenya is famed for its medical research facilities. In the growing wake of the Ebola virus, health officials there now a...
VOA标准英语2014--在东南亚峰会上,美国呼吁在南海争端上保持冷静US Urges Calm in Sea Disputes During SE Asia Summit 在东南亚峰会上,美国呼吁在南海争端上保持冷静 Senior diplomats from Southeast Asian nations, China and the United States wrapped up talks in Myanmar's capital Sunday with a statem...
VOA常速英语2014--美国继续参与伊拉克事务US Engagement in Iraq Continues美国继续参与伊拉克事务 Western engagement continues to intensify in Iraq, where the United States and Britain are delivering humanitarian supplies while U.S. air strikes target radical Sunni militants. Airdro...
VOA常速英语2014--被困境和梦想推到美国Central American Border-crossers Both Pushed, Drawn to US 被困境和梦想推到美国 The tens of thousands of Central Americans who have crossed over the border in south Texas seeking asylum over the past year left their homelands to escape pover...
VOA标准英语2014--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Aug. 9Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Aug. 9 Were highlighting the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending August 9, 2014. If theres one thing Ive learned from hosting this show, its patience: the Hot 100 chart m...
VOA标准英语2014--加纳汇率暴跌刺激可可走私活动Ghana's Currency Slump Spurs Increase in Cocoa Smuggling 加纳汇率暴跌刺激可可走私活动 Cocoa beans have been smuggled between Ivory Coast and neighboring Ghana for years. Until recently, Ivorian growers most often illegally sent their co...
VOA标准英语2014--从非洲树上寻得药物Drug Sought from African Tree 从非洲树上寻得药物 Scientists are looking at traditional African medicine for possible treatments for Alzheimers and Parkinsons disease. The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is analyzing the leaves and bark...
VOA标准英语2014--南苏丹的战争罪行South Sudan War Crimes Alleged 南苏丹的战争罪行 A rights group says it has documented acts of violence and cruelty in South Sudan that amount to war crimes. Human Rights Watch has released a new report called South Sudans New War. The 92 page...
VOA标准英语2014--US Hearing Yields Scathing Remarks About Ebola ResponseUS Hearing Yields Scathing Remarks About Ebola Response An emergency U.S. congressional hearing Thursday examined the international efforts to contain the deadly Ebola virus. Testimony from a volunteer organization made a dire prediction about the sp...
VOA标准英语2014--Cold War Deterrent Poses New World Safety ConcernsCold War Deterrent Poses New World Safety Concerns COOPERSTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA When the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945, it marked the beginning of the age of nuclear weapons. Although the development and depl...
VOA标准英语2014--奥巴马:峰会已为非洲动用370亿美元African Summit Yields $37 Billion in US Commitment 奥巴马:峰会已为非洲动用370亿美元 Fifty African leaders who attended the unprecedented summit left Washington with a U.S. commitment of $37 billion. That includes a three- to five-year U...
VOA标准英语2014--Drug Sought from African TreeDrug Sought from African Tree Scientists are looking at traditional African medicine for possible treatments for Alzheimers and Parkinsons disease. The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is analyzing the leaves and bark of a tree that grows on an...
VOA常速英语2014--美国航天局探秘范艾伦辐射带NASA Probing Secrets of Van Allen Radiation Belt 美国航天局探秘范艾伦辐射带 One of the first discoveries of the space age, made in 1958, was that the Earth is surrounded with a doughnut-shaped field of highly charged particles. It was na...
VOA标准英语2014--俄罗斯禁止进口多种西方食品回应制裁|制裁俄罗斯Russia Bans Import of Food From West in Response to Sanctions 俄罗斯禁止进口多种西方食品回应制裁|制裁俄罗斯 LONDON Russia has announced a ban on imports of food and agricultural products from the United States, Europe and other...
VOA常速英语2014--数以百计流离失所巴勒斯坦人在加沙教堂寻求庇护Hundreds of Displaced Palestinians Shelter in Gaza Church 数以百计流离失所巴勒斯坦人在加沙教堂寻求庇护 GAZA
VOA标准英语2014--把科学带进教室SharkFinder Brings Science Excitement to Classrooms 把科学带进教室 Science is advanced by professional researchers and scientists. Yet, many believe that average citizens - including school children - can make contributions to scientific advan...
VOA常速英语2014--美国警察局利用中文社交媒体为民服务US Police Department Uses Chinese Social Media to Reach Residents 美国警察局利用中文社交媒体为民服务 ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA A police department in a community near Los Angeles is using an unconventional tool to reach its residents. It...
VOA常速英语2014--奥巴马称投资非洲依赖于安全局势Obama: Investment in Africa Depends on Security 奥巴马称投资非洲依赖于安全局势 WHITE HOUSE One goal of the African leaders' summit in Washington is to build on a strategic relationship that the United States has established in Africa a...
VOA常速英语2014--美国将采取异于中国的非洲参与路线US Takes Different Approach to Africa than China 美国将采取异于中国的非洲参与路线 WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama's effort to engage Africa brought together the largest summit of African leaders ever held in Washington. But China h...
VOA常速英语2014--灾区设新式智能卫生间防止水污染New Smart Toilet to Prevent Water Pollution in Disaster Areas 灾区设新式智能卫生间防止水污染 WASHINGTON The destruction of sanitary systems by war or natural disasters can aggravate the initial tragedy, causing disease and prolonged ri...
VOA标准英语2014--东盟部长讨论南海及其他问题ASEAN Ministers to Discuss South China Sea, Other Issues 东盟部长讨论南海及其他问题 BANGKOK Foreign ministers of Southeast Asian countries, as well as those from the U.S., China and other nations, are gathering in Myanmars capital Naypyi...
VOA常速英语2014--猪膀胱助病人的干细胞生长出新肌肉Pigs Bladder Helps Patients' Stem Cells Grow Missing Muscles 猪膀胱助病人的干细胞生长出新肌肉 The promise that stem cells may someday help regenerate damaged tissue seems to be close to fulfillment. Scientists at the University of Pit...
VOA标准英语2014--美国小银行帮助失业的借款人找到工作,避免丧失抵押品赎回权Small US Bank Helps Unemployed Borrowers Find Jobs, Avoid Foreclosure 美国小银行帮助失业的借款人找到工作,避免丧失抵押品赎回权 Home foreclosures have declined in many parts of the United States, but tens of thousands of Amer...
VOA标准英语2014--支持者说纽约面临饥饿危机Advocates Say New York City Facing Hunger Crisis 支持者说纽约面临饥饿危机 NEW YORK In the Harlem section of New York City, people come early and line up each day for food to feed their families at a pantry run by the Food Bank for New Yor...
VOA标准英语2014--News / Africa US-Africa Summit Under Way in WashingtonNews / Africa US-Africa Summit Under Way in Washington WHITE HOUSE U.S. President Barack Obama this week hosts the largest-ever summit of African leaders in Washington to talk about boosting U.S. engagement with the continent. The U.S. leader hopes t...
VOA标准英语2014--Displaced Gazans Fear Returning Home Despite Israeli AssurancesDisplaced Gazans Fear Returning Home Despite Israeli Assurances BEIT LAHIYA, GAZA The Israeli military has told residents of several neighborhoods in Gaza that they may return home, seeming to indicate that the operation to destroy infiltration tunne...
VOA常速英语2014--奥巴马考量解决边境危机之道Obama Ponders Action on Border Crisis Without Congress 奥巴马考量解决边境危机之道 WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress has begun a five-week recess without addressing the arrival of tens of thousands of undocumented Central American youths along...
VOA标准英语2014--调查人员终于赶到MH17失事地点Investigators Finally Reach MH17 Crash Site 调查人员终于赶到MH17失事地点 LONDON A team around 100 international investigators and police was able to visit Friday the crash site of Malaysian Airlines flight 17 in eastern Ukraine. The inspe...
VOA标准英语2014--加沙的“和平”太短暂了'Peace' in Gaza is All Too Brief 加沙的和平太短暂了 GAZA CITY Cease-fires in embattled Gaza have been all too brief in recent days, shattered by a swift return to fighting between the Israeli military and Hamas militant fighters. Civilians a...
VOA常速英语2014--美国7月增加20.9万工作机会 但失业率回弹到6.2%US Adds 209K Jobs in July, Unemployment Rises to 6.2% 美国7月增加20.9万工作机会 但失业率回弹到6.2% WASHINGTON The latest employment report www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm shows the U.S. economy growing at a steady pace, addin...
VOA标准英语2014--Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending August 2Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending August 2 Were revealing the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending August 2, 2014. We do have one song ruling the Hot 100, but we have four others to cover, as well. Let...
VOA标准英语2014--第一次世界大战如何改变欧洲版图How WWI Changed the Map of Europe 第一次世界大战如何改变欧洲版图 A century ago at the beginning of the First World War, the maps of Europe, Asia and Africa looked much different than they do today. Historians say many of the border cha...
VOA标准英语2014--阿富汗选举乱局威胁该国前途Chaotic Afghan Vote Recount Threatens Nations Future 阿富汗选举乱局威胁该国前途 WASHINGTON United Nations and Afghan officials say they will restart Saturday the auditing of votes cast in the countrys runoff presidential election. The mo...
VOA标准英语2014--Thailand Makes Efforts to Improve Conditions for Migrant LaborersThailand Makes Efforts to Improve Conditions for Migrant Laborers BANGKOK Seven-year-old Nan Kung from Battambang, Cambodia, need at least a rudimentary education. In a makeshift classroom at a Bangkok construction site, she tells visitors she likes...
VOA标准英语2014--粮农组织称南苏丹粮食危机加深FAO: South Sudan Food Insecurity Deepens 粮农组织称南苏丹粮食危机加深 The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization says it has less than half the funding it needs to help ensure food security in parts of South Sudan. The agency wants to s...
VOA常速英语2014--专家称贫困是埃博拉疫情猖獗的原因之一Poverty Helps Fuel Ebola Outbreak, Experts Say 专家称贫困是埃博拉疫情猖獗的原因之一 Ebola spreads through contact with the blood and fluids of infected people. But experts say the outbreak is also being fueled by poverty and poor go...
VOA标准英语2014--禁止集束炸弹条约四周年Cluster Munitions Treaty Hits Four-Year Mark 禁止集束炸弹条约四周年 August 1 is the fourth anniversary of the treaty banning cluster bombs. Supporters say stockpiles of the weapons are being destroyed in record numbers. However, they say t...
VOA标准英语2014--Philadelphia Laundry Succeeds by Being GreenPhiladelphia Laundry Succeeds by Being Green When Gabriel Mandujano opened Wash Cycle Laundry in Philadelphia four years ago, the 26-year-old social innovator had three goals in mind: making a profit, developing community and staying green. Four year...
VOA标准英语2014--信息战争肆虐与真正的乌克兰Information War Rages Alongside Real One in Ukraine 信息战争肆虐与真正的乌克兰 KYIV The downing of the
