VOA标准英语2013--圣诞节为中国村庄带来巨大的商机

Christmas is Big Business for Chinese Village 圣诞节为中国村庄带来巨大的商机 XITAN VILLAGE, CHINA In Xitan, Chinas Christmas Village, its easy to see that holiday trinkets are big business. However, this Christmas, unlike in past years

VOA标准英语2013--欧盟领导人将讨论与乌克兰关系

EU Leaders to Discuss Bloc's Relations with Ukraine 欧盟领导人将讨论与乌克兰关系 WASHINGTON European Union leaders plan to discuss the bloc's relations with Ukraine at an EU summit Friday in Brussels. This comes after the EU announced i

VOA标准英语2013--US Textile Industry Grows With More Technology and Fewer Workers

US Textile Industry Grows With More Technology and Fewer Workers BURLINGTON, NORTH CAROLINA After decades of decline, the U.S. textile and apparel industry is growing again and many factories are competing with low-wage operations in countries like C

VOA标准英语2013--Black-themed进入好莱坞主流电影

Black-themed Films Enter Hollywood Mainstream Black-themed进入好莱坞主流电影 From Lee Daniel's biopic The Butler about the African American butler who served eight U.S. presidents, to Steve McQueen's historic drama 12 Years a Slave, about fr

VOA常速英语2013--2014 美联储1月起减购政府债券

US Fed to Scale Back Bond Purchases Starting January 2014 美联储1月起减购政府债券 The U.S. Federal Reserve will start scaling back its monthly bond-buying program as early as next month. But the reduction will be gradual. The Federal Reser

VOA标准英语2013--气候变化影响水资源

Climate Change Affecting Water Resources 气候变化影响水资源 Scientists say climate change will not affect all regions of the world equally especially when it comes to fresh water. The latest computer models indicate some places will get a lo

VOA标准英语2013--2013年尼日利亚博科圣地危机升级

Nigeria Boko Haram Crisis Escalates in 2013 2013年尼日利亚博科圣地危机升级 MAIDUGURI, NIGERIA 2013 was supposed to be the year that ended Boko Haram, an Islamist insurgent group that has been terrorizing northern Nigeria for four years.

VOA标准英语2013--Variety of New Music Collections Released for Holidays

Variety of New Music Collections Released for Holidays Every holiday season brings the release of new music collections and 2013 is not different. A Mary Christmas, is Mary J. Bliges first holiday release and home to a dozen pop standards, including

VOA标准英语2013--分析学家:法院对于美国监控项目的判决不会起根本作用

Analyst: Court Ruling Will Not Radically Impact US Surveillance 分析学家:法院对于美国监控项目的判决不会起根本作用 The U.S. security surveillance program and a former government contractor who leaked details about it are in the

VOA常速英语2013--美国民族各个社区庆祝圣诞节

US Ethnic Communities Celebrate Christmas 美国民族各个社区庆祝圣诞节 LOS ANGELES Christmas is a highlight for many immigrant communities in the United States, who bring colorful traditions from their countries of origin. For Hispanics, t

VOA常速英语2013--2013年欧洲的经济好转,但仍面临着巨大的挑战

Europes Economy Improves in 2013, but Challenges Remain 2013年欧洲的经济好转,但仍面临着巨大的挑战 LONDON It was a better year for the economy in Europe, an important buyer of exports from around the world. But, the crisis that has g

VOA标准英语2013--奥巴马成2014年国会中期选举关键

Obama Has Major Stake in 2014 US Elections 奥巴马成2014年国会中期选举关键 U.S. voters head to the polls next November for congressional midterm elections with enormous political stakes for President Barack Obama. All 435 seats in the Rep

VOA标准英语2013--被遣返的女性埃塞俄比亚人前途未卜

Future Unsure for Repatriated Female Ethiopians 被遣返的女性埃塞俄比亚人前途未卜 ADDIS ABABA More than 135,000 Ethiopians have been deported from Saudi Arabia as illegal and undocumented workers. The returnees include many women who a

VOA常速英语2013--12月21日本周流行单曲热榜前五名

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Dec. 21 12月21日本周流行单曲热榜前五名 Were checking out the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending December 21, 2013. 我们来了解一下本周末即2013年1

VOA常速英语2013--2014年考验伊朗的改变

2014 Will Test Changes in Iran 2014年考验伊朗的改变 LONDON The year 2013 saw major changes for Iran, with the election of a more moderate president and agreement with the international community to limit its nuclear program. But experts say t

VOA标准英语2013--Two Tent Camps in Kyiv Reflect Ukraine’s East-West Divide

Two Tent Camps in Kyiv Reflect Ukraines East-West Divide KYIV One kilometer separates Kyivs rival tent cities: the sprawling, improvised camp of pro-European demonstrators on Independence Square, and the compact, army-style camp of supporters of Pres

VOA标准英语2013--报告称发展中国家巨额腐败资金外流

Report: Corruption Cheats Developing Countries of Needed Money 报告称发展中国家巨额腐败资金外流 WASHINGTON The developing world needs huge sums of money to address its many problems with health, housing, education, and more. A new rep

VOA标准英语2013--数字货币创造的兴趣和争议

Digital Currency Creating Interest and Controversy 数字货币创造的兴趣和争议 People who want to buy goods, pay for services, or transfer money anywhere in the world bypassing all the banks, credit cards and other financial services, even t

VOA常速英语2013--关键州退出奥巴马医改条款

Hospitals at Risk in States that Opt Out of Key Obamacare Provision 关键州退出奥巴马医改条款 ANDERSON, SOUTH CAROLINA Nearly half of all U.S. states are rejecting a key component of the new U.S. health care reform law popularly known as O

VOA常速英语2013--粮农组织警告动物来源疾病的传播

FAO: Animal to Human Disease More Likely 粮农组织警告动物来源疾病的传播 About 70 percent of the new diseases that have infected humans in recent decades have come from animals. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization warns its getti