VOA标准英语2013--各国政府，非政府组织，努力制止贩运劳工

Governments, NGOs, Work to End Labor Trafficking 各国政府，非政府组织，努力制止贩运劳工 LOS ANGELES The International Labor Organization says more than 20 million people are subject to forced labor, working on farms, in factories,

VOA标准英语2013--Gospel Music Restoration Project to Add Flavor to New Museum

Gospel Music Restoration Project to Add Flavor to New Museum Through Baylor Universitys Black Gospel Music Restoration Project a remarkable collection of music thats been housed in Texas is poised to add flavor to a new museum of the Smithsonian Inst

VOA标准英语2013--强势的就业增长使失业率降到五年最低

Strong US Job Growth Cuts Unemployment to 5-Year Low 强势的就业增长使失业率降到五年最低 WASHINGTON The worlds largest economy continued to build momentum - with better than expected job growth in November. The U.S. government says Am

VOA标准英语2013--Coffeehouse Nurtured America's Folk Musicians Over Half a Century

Coffeehouse Nurtured America's Folk Musicians Over Half a Century SARATOGA SPRINGS Saratoga Springs, in upstate New York, is far from America's musical hot spots of Nashville, Austin, Los Angeles and even New York City. But over the past five decades

VOA标准英语2013--德州圣诞特色:玉米粉蒸肉,牛仔

Texas Christmas Features Tamales, Cowboys 德州圣诞特色:玉米粉蒸肉,牛仔 SAN ANTONIO In Texas, Christmas and New Year's celebrations are similar to those in the rest of the United States, but Mexican culture and the state's cowboy heritage

VOA标准英语2013--印度领事官员在纽约被捕引争议

Arrest of Indian Consular Official in NY Sparks Dispute 印度领事官员在纽约被捕引争议 NEW YORK An international controversy, sparked after the arrest of a senior Indian consular official in New York, is continuing. The Indian official wa

VOA常速英语2013--巴基斯坦基督教救济院50年后面临关门危机

Pakistan's Christian Hospice to Close After 50 Years 巴基斯坦基督教救济院50年后面临关门危机 RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN In the crowded, winding streets of the Rawalpindi, a small Christian hospice led by Irish nuns has taken care of the de

VOA标准英语2013--泰国总理拒绝下台

Thai Prime Minister Rejects Calls to Step Down 泰国总理拒绝下台 BANGKOK Thailand's prime minister says she is open to negotiations to defuse the country's political crisis, but remains unwilling to bow to her opponents demands to turn over th

VOA常速英语2013--本周聚焦华盛顿继续关注奥巴马医改网站

Washington Week: Focus Will Continue on Health Care Website 本周聚焦华盛顿继续关注奥巴马医改网站 WASHINGTON This week will bring a renewed focus on the flawed U.S. government website where Americans are supposed to sign up for priva

VOA常速英语2013--美国假日购物季提前拉开帷幕

美国假日购物季提前拉开帷幕 It's a lucky day for at least one turkey. 对于至少一只火鸡而言这是个幸运日。 But as the holiday shopping season begins in the U.S.-retailers are busy making their own luck. 但随着美国假日购

VOA常速英语2013--活动人士绝食要求移民改革

活动人士绝食要求移民改革 CAPITOL HILL A group of activists has been fasting in Washington for more than two weeks to pressure Speaker of the House John Boehner to allow a vote on comprehensive immigration reform. A landmark immigration bi

VOA标准英语2013--人道主义组织警告中非暴力

人道主义组织警告中非暴力 Humanitarian groups say the situation in the Central African Republic is worsening daily, with the violence in some areas reaching unprecedented levels. France says it is sending additional troops to help restore

VOA常速英语2013--泰国需要和平会谈

Peaceful Dialogue Needed In Thailand 泰国需要和平会谈 Political tension is rising in Thailand, as thousands of anti-government protestors have taken to the streets in recent days and government supporters organize demonstrations of their own.

VOA常速英语2013--巴基斯坦动作大片触动印度神经

Pakistani Hit Action Film Strikes a Nerve Over India 巴基斯坦动作大片触动印度神经 ISLAMABAD Pakistans moribund film industry has been brought back to life with the action thriller Waar, which translates roughly as The Attack. The film,

VOA标准英语2013--埃及新宪法草案激起全国性辩论

Egypt's Proposed Constitution Stirs National Debate 埃及新宪法草案激起全国性辩论 CAIRO As Egypt works out a new draft constitution, a period of public debate ahead of a national referendum has begun. Political analysts are split on whet

VOA标准英语2013--Saving Kids from HIV

Saving Kids from HIV Sunday, December 1st, is World AIDS Day. In the more than 30 years of the epidemic, great progress has been made in reducing HIV infections among children. However, health officials and support groups say the number is still too

VOA标准英语2013--Violence Against Journalists in Afghanistan Increasing

Violence Against Journalists in Afghanistan Increasing Naqibullah, a shopkeeper on so-called electronic street in Kabul, sells TVs and DVD players Over the past 10 years under the Karzai government, I would say 85 percent of people are using TVs, DVD

VOA标准英语2013--Chewing Khat Increasingly Popular Among Ethiopians

Chewing Khat Increasingly Popular Among Ethiopians Khat's popularity is growing as more members of the middle and upper classes are chewing the leaf. The natural stimulant is considered to be mildly addictive and the leaf has become the country's num

VOA标准英语2013--Washington Week: Focus on Scandals and Tragedies

Washington Week: Focus on Scandals and Tragedies President Obama traveled Sunday to Moore, Oklahoma to meet with and console residents of the midwestern town devastated by a tornado that killed 24 people and injured more than 200 others. The presiden

VOA标准英语2013--Syrian Rebels Eye EU Oil Trade

Syrian Rebels Eye EU Oil Trade In his backyard north of the city of Idlib, Ahmed Abu Taleb and his friend use handpumps to transfer a barrel of crude oil into a tank. A fire burns in a pit dug below the tank. Then drip by drip, through a simple syste