VOA标准英语2013--Floods Challenge Midwest Farmers

Floods Challenge Midwest Farmers On his land outside Peoria, Darrel Kammeyer is keeping one eye on the rising Illinois River and another on the only thing standing between it and his farmland, a seven-meter-tall levee. It was constructed to hold back

VOA标准英语2013--Music Fans Mourn Country Legend George Jones

Music Fans Mourn Country Legend George Jones In 1955, Jones recorded Why Baby Why, his first hit for Starday Records. Born in Saratoga, Texas, he began performing in local clubs at age 10. In the late 1940s, he worked as a disc jockey at various radi

VOA标准英语2014--独家:在塞拉利昂的病毒中心并没有治疗埃博拉的办法

Exclusive: No Ebola Treatment at Sierra Leone Holding Center 独家:在塞拉利昂的病毒中心并没有治疗埃博拉的办法 MAKENI, SIERRA LEONE Dozens of very sick people sat on the floor in an empty university building in central Sierra Leo

VOA常速英语2014--美国抚养孩子的成本继续上升

Cost to Raise a Child in US Continues to Rise 美国抚养孩子的成本继续上升 ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA The cost of raising a child in the United States continues to rise. In its latest annual report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says middle

VOA常速英语2014--北约领导人将讨论俄罗斯和中东问题

NATO Leaders Set to Gather on Russia, Middle East 北约领导人将讨论俄罗斯和中东问题 LONDON The leaders of the 28 NATO countries will gather for the first time in two years starting Thursday in Wales, in western Britain, with an agenda

VOA标准英语2014--Large Chinese Lanterns Make California Appearance

Large Chinese Lanterns Make California Appearance POMONA, CALIFORNIA Chinese lanterns with a long history are lighting up in new styles at the Los Angeles County Fair in southern California. When the sun sets, and visitors step through the red gates

VOA常速英语2014--互联网技术为未来记者提供学习新途径

Internet, Technology Offer New Tools for Journalists 互联网技术为未来记者提供学习新途径 LOS ANGELES The Internet and rapidly evolving technology is quickly changing how people receive news and how journalists deliver it. There are no

VOA常速英语2014--西方的措施是否足以应对“伊斯兰国”?

Is West Doing Enough to Tackle Islamic State? 西方的措施是否足以应对伊斯兰国? LONDON U.S. President Barack Obama has ruled out sending ground troops to Iraq to fight militants of the so-called Islamic State or ISIS, despite officials i

VOA标准英语2014--Turkmen From Amerli Describe Survival of IS Siege

Turkmen From Amerli Describe Survival of IS Siege KIRKUK, IRAQ Over the past few weeks, hundreds of Shi'ite Turkmen have fled the town of Amerli seeking refuge in the northern city of Kirkuk. Despite recent military gains after U.S. airstrikes that w

VOA标准英语2014--奥巴马出访北约波罗的海诸国

Obama to Reassure NATO Baltic States 奥巴马出访北约波罗的海诸国 WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama leaves Tuesday for a trip to Estonia and later Wales, in Britain, for a gathering of leaders of NATO countries. Russia's latest actions in

VOA常速英语2014--马来西亚力阻公民加入圣战

Malaysia Struggles to Stop People Joining Jihad 马来西亚力阻公民加入圣战 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police have arrested three men at Kuala Lumpur International Airport they believe were headed to the Middle East to join Islamist militants in

VOA标准英语2014--埃博拉蔓延另一受害者——经济发展

Ebola Claims Another Victim: Economic Growth 埃博拉蔓延另一受害者经济发展 The Ebola crisis may have begun in Guinea, but Liberia is among the hardest hit with more than 13 hundred cases reported. Fear of the disease is spreading. The pl

VOA标准英语2014--第二季度美国经济反弹速度快于预期

US Economy Rebounds Faster Than Expected in Second Quarter 第二季度美国经济反弹速度快于预期 The Commerce Department says the U.S. economy expanded at its fastest pace in more than two years - growing at an annualized rate of 4.6 perce

VOA常速英语2014--美国众议院议长表示国会应讨论对伊斯兰国动武问题

US House Speaker: Congress Should Debate Authorization Against IS 美国众议院议长表示国会应讨论对伊斯兰国动武问题 WASHINGTON As wave after wave of U.S. airstrikes target Islamic State militants, the speaker of the Republican-con

VOA标准英语2014--英国确认加入对抗ISIS组织行动

Britain Joins Fight Against IS Militants 英国确认加入对抗ISIS组织行动 LONDON After seven hours of debate Friday, British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of taking military action against the Islamic State. Lower House Speaker John

VOA标准英语2014--塔那那利佛遭遇蝗灾

Locust Swarms Fill Antananarivo Skies 塔那那利佛遭遇蝗灾 Locust swarms filled the skies over Madagascars capital this week. However, an expert says it does not mean the locust plague in the nation has returned. Annie Monard said the locust s

VOA标准英语2014--Growing Business Offers Paint with a Twist of Wine

Growing Business Offers Paint with a Twist of Wine Two New Orleans-area women started a small business seven years ago with one thing in mind: to help their neighbors relieve the stress of coping with a hurricane's aftermath. Today their business, wh

VOA标准英语2014--肯尼亚社区电台培养凝聚力

Community Radio Fosters Cohesiveness in Kenyas Most Populous Settlement 肯尼亚社区电台培养凝聚力 NAIROBI Pamoja FM is located in the heart of Kibera, Kenyas largest informal settlement. Pamoja, which means unity in Swahili - started opera

VOA标准英语2014--Philadelphia Laundry Succeeds by Being Green

Philadelphia 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