VOA标准英语2013--前国防部长领导童子军

Former Defense Secretary to Lead Boy Scouts 前国防部长领导童子军 WASHINGTON He has served under eight U.S. presidents, including as chief of the Central Intelligence Agency and at the Pentagon. Now, former Defense Secretary Robert Gates has

VOA标准英语2013--电子商务举步维艰的尼日利亚

High-Tech and Low-Tech, Nigerian E-Commerce Starting to Click 电子商务举步维艰的尼日利亚 LAGOS A common complaint in Nigeria is that things just don't work. The phones don't work, the Internet is down and the man who fixes your car is no

VOA常速英语2013--菲律宾台风援助开始过渡到长期复苏

Philippines Typhoon Aid Begins Transition to Long-Term Recovery 菲律宾台风援助开始过渡到长期复苏 MANILA Thirteen million people affected. Four million of them displaced, with one million homes destroyed. Two-and-a-half million individ

VOA常速英语2013--国际消除针对妇女暴力日

UN Expresses Concern on International Day to End Violence Against Women 国际消除针对妇女暴力日 Monday, November 25, is International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. The U.N. says gender-based violence is a serious violat

VOA常速英语2013--肯尼亚独立50年的反思

Reflecting on 50 Years of Kenyan Independence 肯尼亚独立50年的反思 WASHINGTON Thursday will mark 50 years since Kenya gained independence from Britain. As the nation celebrates half a century of self-rule, Kenyans are reflecting on how their

VOA常速英语2013--伊朗核协议使投资者情绪高涨

Investor Sentiment Rises on Iran Nuclear Agreement 伊朗核协议使投资者情绪高涨 WASHINGTON Oil prices fell following the breakthrough accord in Geneva that limits or freezes parts of Iran's nuclear activities. In exchange for curbing Irans

VOA常速英语2013--埃及无神论者渴望获得一席之地

Egypt's Atheists Struggle to be Heard, Not Jailed 埃及无神论者渴望获得一席之地 CAIRO In Egypt, key points of difference often revolve around religion: did the rule of Islamist President Mohamed Morsi threaten to radicalize the deeplycon

VOA常速英语2013--私营监狱减少监禁成本引发担忧

Private Prisons Can Reduce Incarceration Costs, But Worry Some 私营监狱减少监禁成本引发担忧 The southern U.S. state of Louisiana has the world's highest incarceration rate. With about one in 90 adults in the prison system, the state is

VOA常速英语2013--美国人民缅怀曼德拉

Americans Reflect on Passing of Mandela 美国人民缅怀曼德拉 WASHINGTON Across the United States, Americans are marking the death of former South African President Nelson Mandela with personal reflection and public tributes. Visitors have been

VOA标准英语2013--欧洲太空总署绘制银河系的3D地图

ESA to Make 3D Map of Milky Way 欧洲太空总署绘制银河系的3D地图 The European Space Agency this week successfully launched the star-mapping satellite Gaia on a mission that will take it more than a million kilometers from Earth - to creat

VOA常速英语2013--美俄结束核转换项目

US-Russian Nuclear Conversion Program Ends 美俄结束核转换项目 WASHINGTON Uranium converted from Russian nuclear warheads has provided an estimated 10 percent of U.S. electric power in recent years. The 20-year Megatons to Megawatts program h

VOA常速英语2013--美国小企业欢迎两党预算达成协议

US Small Businesses Applaud Bipartisan Budget Deal 美国小企业欢迎两党预算达成协议 WASHINGTON An advocacy group representing small businesses in the United States has applauded the bipartisan budget agreement crafted by congressional le

VOA常速英语2013--援助叙利亚的组织面对艰巨挑战

Aid Groups Face Daunting Task Helping Syrians 援助叙利亚的组织面对艰巨挑战 Aid organizations are facing increasing challenges as the humanitarian crisis in Syria worsens and millions of Syrians face hunger, disease and winter weather. 叙

VOA标准英语2013--伊朗希望能在2014年改善经济

Iranians Hope for Improved Economy in 2014 伊朗希望能在2014年改善经济 While Iran's nuclear program, presidential elections and new talks with the West got most of the attention this past year, the issue that hits closest to home for most I

VOA常速英语2013--本周华盛顿关注美国立法者们预测的2014年议程

Washington Week: US Lawmakers Preview 2014 Agendas 本周华盛顿关注美国立法者们预测的2014年议程 The U.S. Congress has concluded work for the year. Before leaving Washington, lawmakers drew political battle lines for 2014, an election

VOA标准英语2013--华尔街市场强势会持续到2014年

Wall Street Rolls into 2014 with Strong Market Year 华尔街市场强势会持续到2014年 NEW YORK U. S. stock markets made strong gains in 2013, climbing more than 3000 points since January. The Federal Reserve decision to trim its stimulus as of

VOA标准英语2013--Obama Considers Proposals to Change Surveillance

Obama Considers Proposals to Change Surveillance WASHINGTON Next month President Barack Obama is expected to change the way the United States collects information - domestic and foreign. A presidential advisory panel has submitted 46 broad recommenda

VOA标准英语2012--Slavery Saga Lives On in Connecticut

Slavery Saga Lives On in Connecticut In 1839, African slaves bound for a Cuban sugar plantation escaped their shackles. They killed the captain and cook aboard the schooner Amistad and ordered their two slavemasters to sail to Africa. Instead, the sl

VOA标准英语2012--Remembering Davy Jones

Remembering Davy Jones Most of his fans first heard of Davy Jones in 1966, when the Monkees television program invaded living rooms worldwide. In reality, the then 21-year-old actor and singer from Manchester in the United Kingdom was a show business

VOA标准英语2012--AIDS-Stricken Mother Wages War Against HIV

AIDS-Stricken Mother Wages War Against HIV When Catherine Wyatt-Morley tested positive for HIV, she was told she had six years to live. Nearly two decades later, the mother of three is still alive, still fighting AIDS and finding strength in helping