VOA常速英语2018--纽约时装周声势浩大 吸人眼球

Once a year Fashion Week provides designers a global station wish to showcase their work and hopefully attract prestigious buyers. Hundreds of them conversion New York City. Its a show of colors, textures and catwalks where designers seek to conquer

VOA常速英语2018--华盛顿举行以穆斯林为主题的展览

Through music, poetry, and song, a group of artists explores the Muslim-America experience. The show at Washingtons Kennedy Center is called Now You See Us. It aims to shatter negative views of Muslim Americans in a post-9/11 World by exploring life

VOA常速英语2018--飓风来袭 华夫饼屋为市民提供治愈系落脚地

Goldsboro, North Carolina pretty much shut down as hurricane Florence moved in, but the Waffle House stayed open 24 hours a day, straight through the storm serving up comfort food as the storm wailed away outside. I know, yeah, Waffle House is always

VOA常速英语2018--特朗普欲振兴煤炭业

August has not been a good month for environmentalists. First the Trump administration proposed repeal of tougher vehicle fuel efficiency and emission standards, revoking the rights of states like California to set their own limits. 8月对于环保人

VOA常速英语2018--特雷莎·梅脱欧计划遭批：占尽便宜 不想吃亏

Northern Portugal is known for its black grapes used in the production of world-renowned sweet port wine. Dry soil and high altitude mean fewer grapes. But also a high concentration of sugar in the grapes exposed to the Sun on steep slopes. Port wine

VOA常速英语2018--非营利组织为逃避虐待、成瘾、创伤的妇女提供避难所

Behind this small shop lies a big backyard, a backyard filled with stories of hope and recovery.Thistle Farms is a nonprofit organization that helps survivors of human trafficking,drug and alcohol addiction, sexual violence and other traumatic experi

VOA常速英语2018--奥巴马现身为民主党中期选举造势

Former President Barack Obama is back on the campaign trail. In Illinois, he urged young Democrats to keep up the fight for social and economic justice. Each time weve gotten closer to those ideals, somebody somewhere would push back. It did not star

VOA常速英语2018--美国民众排长队送别参议员约翰·麦凯恩

Here in this country, former POW and Senator John McCain was known as a maverick, a politician unafraid to break with his Republican party. 美国人将前战俘、参议员约翰 麦卡恩(John McCain)自由不羁之人，因为作为一位政治家，

VOA常速英语2018--科技新发明：手套可作手语翻译器

Inventor Hadeel Ayoub blips a black glove on to her hand before beginning the familiar swish of sign language. She pushes a button on her wrist and a small speaker relays the message. This glove translates sign language into speech to help people who

VOA常速英语2018--女性如蓟花 柔软也刚强

Behind this small shop lies a big backyard, a backyard filled with stories of hope and recovery. Thistle Farms is a nonprofit organization that helps survivors of human trafficking, drug and alcohol addiction, sexual violence and other traumatic expe

VOA常速英语2018--华盛顿时装周吸引全球设计师一展风采

I am a self-taught designer. Ive always been a lover of fashion. I have taken classes after I got further in my career to kind of hone into my craft. But my background is actually in computer engineering. 我成为设计师全靠自学。我对时尚一

VOA常速英语2018--彼得森汽车博物馆 车迷们的乐园

If youre interested in cars, this is where you want to be. Its not a big garage or a dealers showroom. Its the underground Petersen Automotive Museum vault. 如果你对汽车感兴趣，你一定想到此一游。这里不是大型车库，也不是经

VOA常速英语2018--伊朗将成为特朗普在联合国大会上的演讲主题之一

Keeping up the economic pressure on Iran after the US pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal is expected to be a major focus of US speeches, meetings and diplomatic efforts behind the scenes at the UN General Assembly in New York this week. 美国会继续

VOA常速英语2018--战争儿童博物馆——只为记录战争里最无辜的身影

Its a young museum much like the people at the heart of its exhibits. The exhibit of War Childhood Museum in Washington DC, features the personal belongings, documents and the stories of children who grew up at a time of war. Among them Melina Selimb

VOA常速英语2018--农场运用机器人技术为人们提供优质便利产品

This is the farm at California-based Iron Ox industries. This robotic arm keeps its artificial intelligence eyes on these greens, makes sure theyre well cared for and have room to grow. 这里是位于加利福尼亚的Iron Ox工厂。这只机械臂可

VOA常速英语2018--第二次特金会即将召开

The difference could not be more stark, just one year after blasting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as quote rocket man on a suicide mission. US President Donald Trump at this years United Nations General Assembly speech called Kim quote courageous,

VOA常速英语2018--科普文：先入为主是可怕的习惯

Which of these politicians would you vote for? Theyre the same, right? Not exactly. In an experiment, Danish Researchers modified the real face to make it look more dominant or more feminine. Those subtle changes made a difference, says Princeton Uni

VOA常速英语2018--卡瓦诺的提名给参议院带来无尽考验

The Supreme Court is the ultimate arbiter of what is permitted under the US Constitution. Its members reach the bench through a process that begins with the president. 最高法院是美国宪法允许的最终仲裁者，其成员经历总统提名的

VOA常速英语2018--巴黎车展10月14日将完美收官

For more than a century, the Paris Auto Show has been the place for car enthusiasts and manufacturers. Cars like General Motors Firebird, Renauds frigate, Jaguars and of course Mercedes-benz showcase cutting-edge technology for the times. 一个多世纪

VOA常速英语2018--基因驱动技术或能根除蚊子

Mosquitoes spread malaria that kills an estimated 429,000 people every year. Many of them are children, so this new method of killing mosquito populations has sparked a huge interest. Scientists from Imperial College London managed to eliminate a pop