VOA常速英语20116--阿里连任加蓬总统

阿里连任加蓬总统 Gabon's Constitutional Court has confirmed that incumbent Ali Bongo has won re-election for President. 加蓬立宪法院宣布，现任总统阿里将连任下一届总统。 Gabon held a Presidential election in late August

VOA常速英语2016--《巴黎协定》或将付诸实践

《巴黎协定》或将付诸实践 Climate change is a defining issue of our time, and one where U.S. leadership has made a real and measurable difference. Confronting this challenge will require a sustained global effort to ensure that our planet

VOA常速英语20116--旧金山的俄罗斯风

旧金山的俄罗斯风 Russian Hill one of the highest points in San-Francisco is the place where the future city was born. 俄罗斯山是旧金山的至高点之一，也是未来城市的摇篮。 This is the center of the city. It was here, say

伊拉克少儿乐团——改变孩子的生活

伊拉克少儿乐团改变孩子的生活 All too often, in Iraq and many other places in the world, this can dominate the sounds gabbed you. But here, children are surrounded by a different sound. 伊拉克和世界上许多其他地方的孩子们生

VOA常速英语20116--乍得湖盆地亟需人道主义援助

乍得湖盆地亟需人道主义援助 On September 23, at a Lake Chad Basin side event at the UN General Assembly, the United States pledged an additional $41 million in funding to meet emergency needs for conflict-affected and vulnerable household

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Oct. 1

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Oct. 1 Were counting down the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending October 1, 2016. Somebody get the defibrillator, because I think the countdown needs a good jolt. Things

VOA常速英语2016--美日韩外长会晤商讨如何应对朝鲜核试验

美日韩外长会晤商讨如何应对朝鲜核试验 On September 18, the Foreign Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and the Republic of Korea's Foreign Minister Yun Byung-Se held a meeting in New York on the side

VOA常速英语2016--投资女性可提振经济

投资女性可提振经济 It's no secret that the best way to jump-start a sluggish economy is to invest in women. That's because when women enter the formal economy, they invest their earnings into their families and their communities, pulling bot

Trump Tax History in Spotlight Once Again

Trump Tax History in Spotlight Once Again The campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump traded fierce accusations after The New York Times newspaper published what appears to be a portion of the Republican nominees 1995 federal tax returns. Sent

VOA常速英语2016--刚果选举引非洲关注

刚果选举引非洲关注 The United States is engaged with the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, the DRC, and its regional partners to encourage political dialogue and movement towards free and fair elections. U.S. Assistant Secretar

VOA常速英语20116--第二届美非经济论坛召开

第二届美非经济论坛召开 The countries of Africa want partners, not patrons; they want trade, not aid. The United States is determined to be that partner, to accelerate the next era of African growth for all Africans, said President Barack O

VOA标准英语2016--1.2万名库尔德地区教师遭土耳其解职

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VOA常速英语2016--英国投资数十亿资金应对俄罗斯在网络安全方面的威胁

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Hope Defines Obama's Legacy in Africa

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VOA常速英语2016--阿富汗回国难民面临艰难生活

Afghan Refugees Return to an Uncertain Future 阿富汗回国难民面临艰难生活 TORKHEM, AFGHAN-PAKISTAN BORDER More than 800,000 Afghans both documented refugees and undocumented deportees have returned to their country from Pakistan and Iran

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Dec. 10

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VOA常速英语2016--蓄意网络中断威胁网络自由

The growing trend of intentional shutdowns of the Internet and mobile networks threaten Internet freedom. According to estimates, some 25 governments on almost every continent have intentionally prevented or disrupted access to such networks more tha

VOA常速英语2016--特朗普上任 俄企燃希望？

If Western sanctions are eased, this fast-growing Russian startup (TEXEL) says its 3-D scanning software business will get a boost in the domestic market. 快速发展的俄罗斯创业公司（TEXEL）表示，如果西方世界能放宽（对俄罗斯

VOA常速英语2016--欧洲多国面临难民危机

In eastern Aleppo, Syrian government forces backed by Russia are gaining ground. Victory here for President Bashar al-Assad may force a change of strategy by Western governments. 在阿勒波东部，有俄罗斯部队支持的叙利亚政府军取得了

VOA常速英语2016--推进卫生安全需各国共同携手

The world is getting smaller. And as ever more people travel across continents, an infectious disease threat anywhere can be a threat everywhere. In today's interconnected world, a pathogen can travel around the globe to major cities in as little as