Our first story, there's been an apparent chemical weapons attack in the Middle Eastern nation of Syria. We've been covering the country's civil war for years. It started in 2011. The United Nations estimates that 400,000 Syrians have been killed and

发表于:2018-12-02 / 阅读(75) / 评论(0) 分类 CNN美国有线新闻2017年4月

Clinton's planned Balkans trip in two weeks reflects U.S. concern about stability in the region and the need to ease tensions between Kosovo and Serbia, which has never formally accepted the independence of its former province. The mainly-ethnic Alba

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(68) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2010年(九)月

Lesson 7 The sporting spirit 运动精神 I am always amazed when I hear people saying that sport creates goodwill between the nations, and that if only the common peoples of the world could meet one another at football or cricket, they would have no

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Bad Things Come in Small Packages 拆信小心! While most armies in the world shun their use, and military authorities exclude them from warfare, the technology to produce biological and chemical weapons is widely available. Moreover, these weapon

发表于:2019-01-02 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 双语有声阅读

By Zorislav Baydyuk Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania 21 September 2009 For two weeks every summer, a campground in (the U.S. state of) Pennsylvania is transformed into a medieval village where people dress and act as if they were living back in the middl

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(69) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2009年(九月)

OECD Adds Its Voice to US Debate on Taxes Economically, the United States remains one of the strongest countries in the world, but there are signs its competitive edge is slipping. Despite a reputation as a global leader in technology and innovation,

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(六月)

Flame Virus Looms in Debate Over Regulation of Internet A Russian-based computer security firm, Kaspersky Lab, found that the Flame virus could record keystrokes, capture screenshots, and record conversations using microphones built into computers. T

发表于:2019-01-13 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2012年(六月)

President Obama Calls on Congress to Pass Buffett Rule Wealthy investor compares current tax rate Investor Whitney Tilson wants to share more of his wealth with the rest of America. It is hard to make the argument that the top one percent in this cou

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U.S. President Barack Obama is proposing modest cuts in government spending to help offset major investments in health-care, education and energy initiatives. President Obama and Budget Director Peter Orszag (l), 07 May 2009 The president says all t

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Poor Economy Sparks Protests in Italy Discontent runs high in Italy among the population due to the country's economic difficulties. This led to massive protests over the weekend attended by tens of thousands of demonstrators. It was meant to be a pe

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Cyber War Rages Between Iran, US 美国与伊朗之间的网络战争 LONDON A newly published report indicates Iran and the United States have increased their cyber attacks on each other, even as their top diplomats are working toward an agreement t

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LULU GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: Last year when neo-Nazis and members of the so-called alt-right demonstrated in Charlottesville, Va., many Americans evinced shock that such a thing could happen in 2017. But Charlottesville is only the latest in a history

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NATO warships have launched an anti-piracy operation off the coast of Somalia by escorting one ship to port with plans for a similar operation on Tuesday. 北约军舰在索马里沿海开展一项反海盗的行动,他们护送了一艘船进港,另

发表于:2019-01-19 / 阅读(65) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2008年10月

By Peter Heinlein United Nations 02 March 2007 Ethiopia's president has voiced optimism about the prospects for a power-sharing agreement in Somalia that could lead to long-term stability in the Horn of Africa. VOA's Peter Heinlein spoke with Preside

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By Al Pessin Fort Bragg, North Carolina 04 April 2008 At the training center for members of the U.S. Army's elite Special Forces, soldiers learn a variety of specialized skills to enable them to take the lead in some of the toughest combat zones in t

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今天我们要学的词是rebuff。Rebuff, 意思是断然拒绝。美国国会参议院投票否决了所谓的巴菲特规则,也就是一项提高富人税率的法案。 The conservatives rebuffed the 'Buffet Rule' as class warfare on the rich

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By Robert Berger Jerusalem 11 May 2008 A Middle East ceasefire could be in the offing during a week of high diplomacy. But Israel has mixed feelings, as we hear from Robert Berger at the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Israel is considering a truce offer fr

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A recent broadcast on Chinese state television CCTV praising the global reach of the countrys armed drone or UAV program, its developers say they have just sold the one hundredth model of this drone named the Wing Loong. VOA cannot confirm the accura

发表于:2019-02-10 / 阅读(78) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2019年(一月)

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is appealing to wealthy countries not to cut development aid or resort to protectionist trade practices in the face of the global economic crisis. Rice was the opening speaker at a White House-organized summit

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Hector: Can you believe James? All evening, he tried to tell me how this country would be better if we had no social classes . He's out of his mind. Sophia: He was just trying to get a rise out of you . We all know that the two of you don't see eye t

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