VOA常速英语2018--美国制裁尼加拉瓜官员

Next, an editorial reflecting the views of the United States government. 接下来，是一篇反映美国政府观点的社论。 The United States has imposed sanctions on three Nicaraguan individuals with connections to the government who are invo

VOA常速英语2018--狗狗和人类肥胖的相似处：宁可不吃 也不吃难吃的东西

Two bowls of food were placed in front of overweight dogs, one with a more appealing meal and the other empty or containing food they did not like as much. 两碗食物摆在超重的狗狗面前，其中一碗里盛着诱人的食物，而另一碗里

VOA常速英语2018--贸易、物流业或成贸易战首当其冲的牺牲品

The last few weeks have been extremely stressful for Liang Liang who owns an import wholesale business in Los Angeles. Ive been watching the news every day. When will the tariff be put in place? When are my goods arriving? Its a fight against time. I

VOA常速英语2018--美国盟友担心美国对自己初心已变

Amid the fallout over President Trumps trip to Europe, he read a prepared statement Tuesday in an apparent attempt at damage control, saying he had great talks with NATO leaders. 特朗普总统的欧洲之行带来了一些不好的影响，其中之一

VOA常速英语2018--北约帮助爱沙尼亚加强国防部署

Greece observed a period of mourning Wednesday as crews continued checking cars and homes burned in fast-moving fires that have killed at least 81 people.Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras announced Tuesday there would be three days of national mourning. 希

VOA常速英语2018--新报告记录了野生动物种群的快速消失

The statistics are stark and alarming.Populations of mammals, of birds, of fish declines between 1970 and the year 2014 by 60 percent globally.And in fresh water, habitats, the figure is some 83 percent.And its no surprise that human activity is main

美国再次拒绝承认俄罗斯吞并克里米亚

U.S. Again Rejects Russia's Annexation of Crimea In a written statement issued on July 25th, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo clearly and unequivocally rejected any possibility that the United States will accept Russia's attempted annexation of Uk

VOA标准英语--伊朗领导人背叛了伊朗人民

Iran's Leaders Betray the Iranian People Speaking at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had a message for the people of Iran who have suffered for almost 40 years under tyranny: The United States hear

Pompeo on Negotiations With North Korea

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo recently concluded another trip to North Korea to meet with government officials to discuss denuclearization. During a press conference in Tokyo Secretary Pompeo said, Let me make clear, North Korea reaffirmed its

VOA标准英语2018--数字技术或妨碍妇女赋权

Technology Crucial to Women's Empowerment The Administration of President Donald Trump has placed a focus on women's economic opportunities, empowerment and entrepreneurship. That's because even though there is no better way to strengthen the economy

VOA常速英语2018--Al-Qaida Affiliate Terrorist Designations

The Department of State has designated Muhammad al-Ghazali, Abukar Ali Adan, and Wanas al-Faqih as Specially Designated Global Terrorists. These designations impose strict sanctions on foreign individuals determined to have committed, or pose a signi

Meeting Rwanda's Nutritional Needs

U.S. Ambassador to Rwanda Erica J. Barks-Ruggles visited Ruvugizo Village in Kinazi sector in Huye this month to promote U.S. government-funded activities to combat malnutrition. During her visit on December 5th, the Ambassador observed Growth Monito

叙利亚人道主义撤离

Humanitarian Evacuations in Syria The United States welcomes the urgent and long awaited medical evacuations that took place from Eastern Ghouta in Syria between December 27 to the 29th. In a press statement released December 29th, U.S. Department Sp

VOA常速英语2017--马尔代夫急需安全水源

Safe Drinking Water for Maldives The United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, and the Government of Maldives inaugurated a $3.8 million integrated water supply and distribution system recently, providing a safe and reliable water

美国外援机构助力莱索托发展

Lack of inexpensive, reliable energy delivery is one of the chief obstacles to growth and development in sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly seventy percent of people living in the region lack access to electricity, forcing them to spend significant amounts o

VOA常速英语2018--制裁朝鲜官员

Sanctioning North Korea Officials The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control, or OFAC, has sanctioned two individuals in response to North Korea's ongoing development of weapons of mass destruction and their means of deliv

VOA标准英语2018--Russia Complicit in Gas Attack in Syria

The United States is intent on stopping chemical weapons attacks and denying impunity to those who use or enable the use of such weapons. On January 22, in Syria, more than 20 civilians, most of them children, were victims of an apparent chlorine gas

离网能源计划让非洲人民用上电

Lack of inexpensive, reliable energy delivery is one of the chief obstacles to growth and development in sub-Saharan Africa. Nearly seventy percent of people living in the region lack access to electricity, forcing them to spend significant amounts o

Peaceful Protests in Iran

The people of Iran are finally acting against the brutal and corrupt Iranian regime, said President Donald Trump in tweet posted January 2nd. Referring to peaceful protests that began December 28th in the city of Mashhad, President Trump noted the pe

Preserving Cambodia's Cultural Treasures

The U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh announced this month that the Cultural Heritage Center for the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State has awarded $350,000 from the Ambassadors Fund for Cultural Preservation to