US, South Korea Seem to Scale Back War Games

The U.S. and South Korea on Monday began 10 days of large-scale joint military exercises, but with a reduced number of troops and assets than had participated last year. Military leaders stress these defensive drills are needed to maintain operationa

VOA常速英语2017--乌干达难民危机加重

The refugee situation in Uganda has reached crisis proportions, said U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Deborah Malac. In remarks to the Uganda Solidarity Summit on Refugees, she warned, To prevent a broader humanitarian disaster, the response of Ugandan auth

VOA常速英语2017--美国大使呼吁安理会齐声谴责哈马斯组织

UN officials recently discovered a tunnel built by Hamas underneath two schools run by the UN in Gaza. In an address to the Security Council, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said that the discovery again shows Hamas' true colors: 近日

VOA常速英语2017--扭转非洲旱灾局势 需要尽快行动

Across South Sudan, Yemen, Nigeria, and Somalia, 20 million people are at risk for famine, said U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley. 南苏丹、也门、尼日利亚、索马里等国有2000万人面临饥荒的威

VOA常速英语2017--促进“北部三角”地区的安全与繁荣

To address the economic, security, and governance issues facing the countries of the Northern Triangle, the United States and Mexico co-hosted in mid-June a high-level Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America. 为了解决北方三角地

VOA常速英语2017--美国号召西方国家不惜一切代价追求自由

In his recent keynote address in Warsaw, President Donald Trump spoke of the fight waged by the Polish people in the twentieth century against the totalitarian forces of Nazism and Communism, and praised Poland as an example for others who seek freed

VOA常速英语2017--伊朗以间谍罪逮捕国外公民

Iranian authorities have reportedly sentenced another American citizen to a ten year prison term on charges of espionage. 据报道，伊朗当局又判处一名美国公民入狱十年，罪名是从事间谍活动。 A spokesman for Iran's judiciar

VOA常速英语2017--美国与墨西哥进行能源合作

Mexico is a crucialpartner for the United States in our efforts to promote a comprehensive energy security strategy and economic security for North America, said U.S. Secretary of Energy Rick Perry. 墨西哥是美国的重要伙伴，助力我们北美

VOA常速英语2017--美国国际开发署在抗击恐怖主义方面的角色

Over the past few years, the global community has dealt severe, even debilitating defeats to some of the most high-profile terrorist organizations around the globe. Nonetheless, terrorism still poses an existential threat to many states around the wo

VOA常速英语2017--美国提出通过人权的手段打击恐怖主义

Governments that sponsor or condone violence or discrimination against their own people are more likely to see extremism grow in their country. If left unchecked, human rights violations and abuses and poor governance spawn radicalized individuals an

VOA常速英语2017--美国助力非洲消除贫穷

Hunger is a result of poverty, but it also causes poverty. People who do not have sufficient food and nutrition are less able to escape from poverty. In many countries women, although they do much of the farming, lack access to training, credit or la

VOA常速英语2017--阿萨德政权对平民使用化学武器

The United Nations reports that despite reduced violence in some areas of Syria, unspeakable crimes against civilians have continued, including the use of chemical weapons against the Syrian people by the Assad regime. 据联合国报道，虽然叙利

VOA常速英语2017--南苏丹形势不利于人道主义援助

The people of South Sudan are experiencing the world's worst food security crisis, one caused not by drought or flood, but by man-made conflict: a power struggle between President Salva Kiir and former Vice President Riek Machar that spiraled into a

VOA常速英语2017--印度致力于培训维和队伍

For over 60 years, UN peacekeeping missions have operated in some of the most dangerous and difficult environments in the world. 60多年来，联合国维和任务在全球一些最危险、最艰难的环境里开展。 Peacekeepers provide stabili

VOA常速英语2017--美国制裁多名南苏丹高官

The U.S. Department of the Treasury announced targeted sanctions on two South Sudanese government officials and one former official for their roles in threatening the peace, security, or stability of South Sudan. Three companies that are owned or con

VOA常速英语2017--美国呼吁北约成员国增大国防支出

The United States remains committed to revitalizing NATO so it can meet today's security needs while maintaining the fundamental principle of Article 5 that an attack on one is an attack on all, said the U.S. Ambassador to NATO Kay Bailey Hutchison. 美

VOA常速英语2017--安哥拉人民为大选行使民主投票权利

On August 23, Angolans went to the polls to elect a new parliament, and to determine who would replace President Jose Eduardo dos Santos, who has governed the country for the past 38 years. It was Angola's fourth such election since independence from

VOA常速英语2017--阿萨德政权对子民使用化学武器

Two and a half years into the Syrian civil war, the Syrian government attacked its own people with chemical weapons. On August 21st, 2013, rockets delivering deadly Sarin gas landed in Ghouta, a rebel-controlled suburb of Damascus. It is not clear ho

VOA标准英语2017--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Dec. 16

We're gathering the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending Dec. 16, 2017. Winter is fast approaching here in the Northern Hemisphere, and sure enough, the chart freezes up this week, yielding no new ti

VOA常速英语2017--特朗普访华期间呼吁与中国进行平等合作

Cooperation, responsibility and respect were recurrent themes of President Donald Trump's recent visit to China. 合作、责任与尊重是特朗普总统最近出访中国期间最常出现的字眼。 In conversations between Mr. Trump and Chinese