VOA标准英语2013--抗议关门的牧师称祈祷得到回应

Clergy Who Protested Shutdown Say Their Prayers Answered 抗议关门的牧师称祈祷得到回应 WASHINGTON While lawmakers traded recriminations over the government shutdown and threat of default, the chaplain of the U.S. Senate and other clergy

VOA标准英语2013--提高人们对铅中毒的意识

Raising Awareness of Lead Poisoning 提高人们对铅中毒的意识 The World Health Organization says lead poisoning has devastating health consequences, especially for children. The WHO is raising awareness about the problem during International

VOA标准英语2013--生物钟提供衰老的线索

Body Clock Provides Clues to Aging 生物钟提供衰老的线索 If youre searching for the fountain of youth, you might find it in your DNA. Thats according to a new study that sheds light on the biological clock ticking in our genomes, why our bod

VOA标准英语2013--在美国,拉丁成年派对随时代变化而变化的

In US, Latin Coming-of-Age Parties Change with the Times 在美国,拉丁成年派对随时代变化而变化的 LOS ANGELES The transition from childhood to adulthood is celebrated in various ways, and at different ages, around the world. In many La

VOA标准英语2013--战争是不可避免的吗?

Is War Inevitable? 战争是不可避免的吗? Throughout human history, war has taken countless lives, cost untold sums of money and brought great cities to ruin. But despite the long list of conflicts from ancient times to modern day, psychologist

VOA标准英语2013--In India, Mid-Day Meal Deaths Prompt Increased Scrutiny

In India, Mid-Day Meal Deaths Prompt Increased Scrutiny NEW DELHI Police in northern India this week charged a principal with murdering 23 children, who died in July after eating a school lunch contaminated with pesticide. The tragedy has prompted th

VOA标准英语2013--北约官员在阿富汗见面

NATO Officials Meet on Afghanistan 北约官员在阿富汗见面 BRUSSELS U.S. and NATO officials say they are confident Afghanistan will accept a security agreement ahead of next year's pullout of NATO troops from the country. U.S. Defense Secretar

VOA常速英语2013--意识形态和暴力阻止巴基斯坦根除脊髓灰质炎

Ideology, Violence Prevent Polio Eradication in Pakistan 意识形态和暴力阻止巴基斯坦根除脊髓灰质炎 ISLAMABAD Pakistan is one of three countries left in the world where polio remains endemic, the other two being neighboring Afghanis

VOA标准英语2013--Iraqi Dancers in US on First Hip Hop Diplomacy Tour

Iraqi Dancers in US on First Hip Hop Diplomacy Tour WASHINGTON A group of Iraqi urban dancers is visiting major U.S. cities this month as part of a first-ever Iraqi hip hop diplomacy tour of the United States. The U.S. government-sponsored tour is th

VOA标准英语2013--美国增加了14.8万岗 位,失业率降至7.2%

US Adds 148K Jobs, Unemployment Falls to 7.2 Percent 美国增加了14.8万岗 位,失业率降至7.2% U.S. businesses added a modest 148,000 jobs in September, far short of the 180,000 analysts were expecting. Still, job gains were enough to lower t

VOA标准英语2013--“叙利亚之友”敦促反对派加入和平谈判

'Friends of Syria' Urge Opposition to Join Peace Talks 叙利亚之友敦促反对派加入和平谈判 STATE DEPARTMENT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Europe fortalks on getting to a transitional government to end Syria's civil war.But the

VOA标准英语2013--两部电影截然相反的维基解密的观点

Films Offer Contrasting Views of WikiLeaks 两部电影截然相反的维基解密的观点 Bill Condons feature film, The Fifth Estate, on WikiLeaks and its founder Julian Assange, focuses on the war of information in the digital era and asks whethe

VOA标准英语2013--人权组织呼吁美国无人机袭击的调查

Human Rights Groups Call for Investigation of US Drone Strikes 人权组织呼吁美国无人机袭击的调查 Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International released joint reports Tuesday documenting dozens of civilian deaths from U.S. drone strikes

VOA标准英语2013--泰国努力为东南亚市场生产汽车

Thailand Races to Supply SE Asias Demand for Vehicles 泰国努力为东南亚市场生产汽车 RAYONG Thailand is gaining a reputation as the Detroit of the East for its booming automobile industry. It is now the world's third largest maker of comm

VOA标准英语2013--Egypt's Pro-Military Media Decried, Defended

Egypt's Pro-Military Media Decried, Defended CAIRO Egypt's media have moved, almost as one, to back the military-led government. While press freedom groups have condemned the stifling of a free media, some defend the one-sided coverage as key to Egyp

VOA常速英语2013--塞内加尔时装设计师在创新过程中沿袭古老传统

Senegal's Fashion Designers Keep Tradition Alive 塞内加尔时装设计师在创新过程中沿袭古老传统 DAKAR In Senegal, the recent Muslim feast of Eid al-Adha meant food, family and fashion. And the country's top designers have released th

VOA标准英语2013--首尔与旧金山承诺加强关系

Seoul, San Francisco Mayors Pledge to Strengthen Ties 首尔与旧金山承诺加强关系 SEOUL In South Korea, the mayor of Seoul has met with his counterpart from San Francisco to strengthen sister city relations, and discuss encouraging Internet-

VOA常速英语2013--医生在缅甸开展大规模外科手术希望患者重见光明

Doctors Carry Out Mass Surgeries in Burma to Reverse Blindness 医生在缅甸开展大规模外科手术希望患者重见光明 RANGOON, BURMA Burma has one of the highest rates of blindness in the world, afflicting an estimated 8.1 percent of the

VOA常速英语2013--国安局间谍活动使美国-欧盟贸易对话复杂化

NSA Spying Could Complicate US-Europe Trade Talks 国安局间谍活动使美国-欧盟贸易对话复杂化 WASHINGTON Allegations that the U.S. National Security Agency collected millions of phone records across the Atlantic and tapped cell phone c

VOA标准英语2013--专家分析移民改革在今年内不太可能通过

Expert, Congressional Aides: Immigration Reform Unlikely This Year 专家分析移民改革在今年内不太可能通过 CAPITOL HILL President Barack Obama and Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives are pushing for the Republican majo