Debate Sharpens in Washington on Nuclear Pact With Iran

Debate is intensifying in Washington on the merits and potential pitfalls, the risks and possible rewards, of the United States possibly pulling out of the international nuclear accord with Iran. The U.S. Congress has decisions to make now that Presi

VOA常速英语2017--拉卡市成功从IS手中收复

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, is getting desperate, said chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana White at a recent news conference. 伊拉克和叙利亚的IS(也称ISIS)已经几近绝望，美国防部首席发言人丹纳 怀特(Dana Whit

VOA常速英语2017--特朗普称伊朗为头号恐怖主义支持国

When President Donald Trump outlined his administration's comprehensive strategy toward Iran, he not only highlighted his concerns with the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA; he stressed the necessity of countering Iran's support for terrorism and its

VOA常速英语2017--美国将于2018年退出联合国教科文组织

The United States has announced it will withdraw from UNESCO at the end of 2018. UNESCO is the Paris-based UN body whose mission is to coordinate international cooperation in education, science, culture and communication. A well-known part of its job

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Oct 28

Were interacting with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending October 28, 2017. Its a good week in the Top Five: not only do we get a new song, we also greet a new champion. Number 5: Portugal. The

VOA常速英语201--长崎原子弹轰炸周年纪念上的核威胁

On Nagasaki Anniversary, North Korea Threat Tests Japans Nuclear Taboo As North Korea and the United States increase rhetoric on Pyongyangs nuclear weapons program, long-held taboos are being broken in neighboring Japan the only country to have suffe

VOA标准英语--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Aug. 26

Were interfacing with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending August 26, 2017. We greet a new song this week, but thats not the big story. Number 5: Charlie Puth Attention Lets open in fifth place,

VOA常速英语2017--古巴必须保护外交官

The United States has ordered 15 Cuban officials to leave the Cuban embassy in Washington. The move came just days after the United States announced it would significantly reduce its embassy staff in Havana, leaving only emergency personnel to carry

VOA常速英语2017--彻底摧毁IS 任重而又道远

The liberation of Mosul is a critical milestone in the global fight against ISIS. This victory, and every significant victory of the campaign, was achieved with the support of the 73-member nation Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, and with Iraqi Secur

VOA常速英语2017--美国称为北部三角地区造福效果显著

Gang violence, corruption, and economic desperation have for years been driving thousands of migrants from the Northern Triangle countries of El Salvador, Guatemala and Hondurasto seek safety and opportunity in other countries, particularly the Unite

VOA标准英语2017--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending July 29

Were off and running with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending July 29, 2017. The deck gets shuffled this week, but my friends...the cards remain the same. Number 5: Ed Sheeran Shape of You Ed Sh

欧洲麻疹导致35名儿童死亡

Measles Kills 35 Children in Europe; Outbreak in Minnesota Not Over Thirty-five European children have died from measles in the past 12 months in what the World Health Organization calls an unacceptable tragedy. The deaths could have been prevented b

VO标准英语2017--东盟就朝鲜试射导弹一事做出回应

The Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, reiterated their grave concerns over the escalation of tensions in the Korean Peninsula, including the most recent testing by North Korea of intercontinental ballistic mis

VOA标准英语--Teen Girls Gather in Malawi to Advance Science, Tech Skills

A hundred teenage girls from seven countries are gathered the Malawi University of Science and Technology in the country's Thyolo district for a Women in Science camp. Experts from Intel Corp. and Google are teaching the girls from Rwanda, Uganda, Li

VOA常速英语2017--副总统彭斯出访哥伦比亚

Vice President Mike Pence had an important message to deliver to the people of Colombia on his recent visit: The United States stands with Colombia because our security and our prosperity are inextricably linked. Our interests are aligned. Our values

VOA常速英语2017--安理会禁止为恐怖组织供应武器

Earlier this month the Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution aimed at preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons, as well as the parts for improvised explosive devises, whose use is a growing problem. 本月初，安理会一致采纳一项

VOA标准英语--巴基斯坦首位女警察局长打破文化禁忌

Pakistan's First Female Police Chief Breaking Cultural Taboos Rizwana Hameed made history a month ago when she became the first female head of a male police station in Pakistans Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, or KPK, where conservative cultural and rel

VOA常速英语2017--约旦助力叙利亚难民进行战后心理康复

In the six and a half years since Syria's civil war began, more than 5 million Syrians have abandoned their homes and fled the country to escape the violence unleashed by Bashar al-Assad's regime against its own people. Today, more than 5 million peo

VOA常速英语2017--美国发布《关于安全行走在地球上的报告》

Excess and loosely secured weapons and munitions worldwide pose a security risk and humanitarian threat through illicit diversion to terrorists, insurgents, and other destabilizing actors. Landmines, unexploded ordnance, and other explosive remnants

VOA常速英语2017--伊拉克脱离IS控制后的战后工作

After a courageous three year campaign of intense fighting, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi has announced the liberation of all Iraqi territory from ISIS control. The United States applauds the leadership of Prime Minister Abadi, said State Department