VOA双语新闻：14、对奥巴马来说 种族暴力亦是个人问题

对奥巴马来说 种族暴力亦是个人问题 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 connection. To many Americans, Obama's election as America's

VOA双语新闻：15、弗格森呼唤正义

弗格森呼唤正义 Violence, anger and frustration continue to grip the small St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri. Protests broke out after a white police officer fatally shot an unarmed black teenager on August 9. The case has sparked outrage

VOA双语新闻：16、影像新技术：外科医生前所未有的法宝

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, has direct links to video games. It can provide detailed views of p

VOA双语新闻：17、科学家解开鸟群秘密

科学家解开鸟群秘密 How can flocks of birds, schools of fish or herds of antelope suddenly change direction -- all the individuals adjusting their movement in concert, at seemingly the same time? British researchers now have some insights int

VOA双语新闻：18、意第绪探戈体现的犹太情怀

意第绪探戈体现的犹太情怀 For most people, tango evokes a passionate dance form. 对大多数人来说，探戈是热情洋溢的舞种。 For Argentine-born Gustavo Bulgach, tango is music with an attitude. 但对在阿根廷出生的古斯

VOA双语新闻：19、麦凯恩研究所项目培养下一代领导人

麦凯恩研究所项目培养下一代领导人 Nine young people from around the world have been spending the past year in the United States - learning the ins and outs of local government. Theyre the first participants in a Next Generation Leaders

VOA双语新闻：22、美国、欧盟进一步制裁俄罗斯

美国、欧盟进一步制裁俄罗斯 The United States and European Union have imposed more sanctions against Russia, saying Moscow has failed to fulfill its commitment to work on defusing tensions in eastern Ukraine. The West is accusing Russia o

VOA双语新闻：21、人口老龄化将减缓全球经济增长

人口老龄化将减缓全球经济增长 The world is getting older, fast. And as more people retire each year, fewer working-age people will be there to replace them. Bond rating agency Moodys says that will lead to a decline in household savings;

VOA双语新闻：6、零距离接触“自由女神”

零距离接触自由女神 New York expects more than 50 million visitors in 2014, according to the citys tourism department. Many of them flock to famous sites such as the Statue of Liberty, a copper-and-iron colossus given to the United States by

VOA双语新闻：7、漠视世界杯的巴西无家可归者

漠视世界杯的巴西无家可归者 Thousands of soccer fans from all over the world are enjoying their time in Brazil, with beautiful beaches, tropical weather and parties everywhere. But behind the scenes, there are some places where not many t

VOA双语新闻：8、旱灾威胁加州，水政监察严格执法

旱灾威胁加州，水政监察严格执法 California is going through a serious drought, and the state has drastically reduced supplies of water to its farmers. In big cities like Los Angeles, the impact is less severe but the city has strict con

VOA双语新闻：9、太空探索进入公私合作时代

太空探索进入公私合作时代 Forty-five years ago this month, the first humans walked on the moon. It was during an era of the space race between the United States and the Soviet Union. World politics have changed since then and so has the na

VOA双语新闻：10、美国航天局倾力寻找“生命之星”

美国航天局倾力寻找生命之星 For decades, looking for life elsewhere in the universe meant listening for signals that could be from distant civilizations. But recent breakthroughs in space technology refocused some of that effort toward fi

VOA双语新闻：11、美国一妇女经营的五金店生意兴隆

美国一妇女经营的五金店生意兴隆 Gina Schaefer never expected to get into the hardware business. But when she and her husband bought an apartment that needed to be fixed up and there were no local hardware stores, she decided shed open u

VOA双语新闻：12、乌克兰战事阻碍对MH17失事的调查

乌克兰战事阻碍对MH17失事的调查 A team of international crash investigators and police officers was forced to cancel a visit to the site of the downed Malaysia Airlines plane Sunday in eastern Ukraine. Heavy fighting has been reported bet

VOA双语新闻：13、美国国会回应边界危机的最后机会

美国国会回应边界危机的最后机会 This week is Congress last chance to respond to a surge of undocumented children arriving at Americas southern border before U.S. lawmakers leave town for a five-week recess. At issue is how much money to

VOA双语新闻：22、美军随时待命，打击伊拉克激进分子

美军随时待命，打击伊拉克激进分子 The United States says that, for now, it is only sending military advisers to Baghdad to help the Iraqi government combat advances by militant Sunni Islamists, known as the Islamic State in Iraq and th

VOA双语新闻：20、泰国大象马球赛为大象保护募捐

泰国大象马球赛为大象保护募捐 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 (through Sunday), swaps the horse f

VOA双语新闻：22、美国继续推进亚太再平衡战略

美国继续推进亚太再平衡战略 One of the main features of the global defense strategy laid out by President Barack Obama two years ago, shifting the U.S. military's focus from the Middle East to the Asia Pacific region, is meeting significa

VOA双语新闻：20、美国为冬奥会制定应急预案

美国为冬奥会制定应急预案 U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says the United States is prepared to evacuate American citizens in the event of a terrorist attack at the upcoming winter Olympic games in Sochi. Russia has yet to accept the U.