VOA常速英语2013--华盛顿政治对峙下市场仍然保持相对稳定

Markets Remained Relatively Stable Throughout Political Debate 华盛顿政治对峙下市场仍然保持相对稳定 NEW YORK The Wall Street financial markets have remained relatively stable throughout the protracted debate in Washington over exten

VOA标准英语2013--新的要素在伊朗核谈判被引用

New Momentum Cited in Iran Talks 新的要素在伊朗核谈判被引用 GENEVA, SWITZERLAND Negotiators say two days of nuclear talks in Geneva between Iran's new government and the United Nations contact group achieved new levels of specificity and

VOA标准英语2013--超级英雄对政府关门的看法

Superheroes Sound Off on US Government Shutdown 超级英雄对政府关门的看法 LOS ANGELES What will happen to the United States if the government shutdown continues and the debt ceiling is reached? VOA heads to Hollywood to see what superheroe

VOA标准英语2013--美国政府关闭阴影投下承诺收获

US Government Shutdown Casts Shadow Over Promising Harvest 美国政府关闭阴影投下承诺收获 Just one year after a catastrophic drought damaged vast areas of farmland in the Midwestern United States, farmers heading to the fields to harvest

VOA标准英语2013--美国的旅游城镇评估政府关门的损失

US Tourist Towns Assess Shutdown Damage 美国的旅游城镇评估政府关门的损失 At a coffee shop near the edge of town, customer Dan Palo waits for his morning coffee. He is a regular here and he said this coffee shop lost a lot of business.

VOA标准英语2013--报告称自然灾害加剧贫困

Report: Natural Disasters Worsen Poverty 报告称自然灾害加剧贫困 A new report says hundreds of millions of extremely poor people could be at the mercy of natural disasters in the coming years. It says unless they are better prepared to face

VOA常速英语2013--祷告还是屠杀 决定莫斯科穆斯林前途

Moscow's Large Muslim Community Faces Violence, Suppression 祷告还是屠杀 决定莫斯科穆斯林前途 MOSCOW Moscow is now home to 2 million Muslims - more than any other city in Europe. 莫斯科 过去几十年来，巴黎、伦敦和柏林的

VOA常速英语2013--美国退伍军人敦促立法者结束政府关闭

US Veterans Urge Lawmakers to End Shutdown 美国退伍军人敦促立法者结束政府关闭 WASHINGTON The U.S. government remains shut down in a partial closure that has put hundreds of thousands of Americans out of work, at least temporarily. La

VOA常速英语2013--麦加朝圣在健康担忧和地区动荡中开始

Hajj Begins Amid Worries About Health and Regional Turmoil 麦加朝圣在健康担忧和地区动荡中开始 An estimated 1.5 to 2 million Muslims are on the annual pilgrimage to Mecca known as the Hajj. Thats far fewer than last year, as Saudi aut

VOA标准英语2013--Career Dreams Deferred by Gaza Blockade

Career Dreams Deferred by Gaza Blockade BEACH REFUGEE CAMP, GAZA Amir Arafat is shopping for his family. He has nothing better to do. Since he returned to Gaza 18 months ago with a degree in computer science from a U.S. university, he has not been ab

VOA标准英语2013--关注印度寡妇的生存状况

Indias Ostracized Widows Get Second Chance 关注印度寡妇的生存状况 VRINDAVAN, INDIA Nearly 2,000 widows who have been abandoned by society and their families live in government shelters lacking basic amenities in India's northern city Vrind

VOA标准英语2013--Under Fire, TEPCO Prepares for Critical Phase of Fukushima Cleanup

Under Fire, TEPCO Prepares for Critical Phase of Fukushima Cleanup TOKYO Workers at the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan are about to embark on one of the most critical aspects of the clean-up: removing the fuel rods from one of the

VOA标准英语2013--政府停摆对华盛顿的影响

Washington DC Hit Hard by Government Shutdown 政府停摆对华盛顿的影响 WASHINGTON With the end of the U.S. government's partial shutdown, Washington is breathing easier, but bracing for the possibility of more budget trouble ahead. The natio

VOA常速英语2013--美国共和党内部分裂加剧

Split Grows Within US Republican Party 美国共和党内部分裂加剧 WASHINGTON Public opinion polls show that Republicans have been damaged in the aftermath of the partial shutdown of the U.S. government. Conservative Tea Party supporters in Con

VOA标准英语2013--以色列人谨慎对待伊朗核谈判

Israelis Wary of Iran Nuclear Talks 以色列人谨慎对待伊朗核谈判 TEL AVIV Israel remains skeptical about Iran's nuclear ambitions despite some progress reported in talks this week between world powers and Iranian envoys. Israel views an Ir

VOA标准英语2013--利比亚:民兵组织与军警并存管理混乱

Chaos Continues in Libya Where Militias Rule 利比亚:民兵组织与军警并存管理混乱 Two years after the death of Colonel Moammar Gadhafi, chaos reigns in Libya where a barely functioning central government is unable to control the thousand

VOA标准英语2013--Japan Mulls Security Reform, Prompting Chinese Anger

Japan Mulls Security Reform, Prompting Chinese Anger TOKYO Japans government says it plans to allow its self-defense forces to play a greater role in global security. Currently Japan's pacifist constitution, written under American supervision after W

VOA常速英语2013--南非科学家发现首个彗星曾撞击地球的证据

S. African Scientists Claim Discovery of First Comet Strike 南非科学家发现首个彗星曾撞击地球的证据 JOHANNESBURG South African researchers say they have found conclusive evidence of earth's first-ever known comet strike, about 28 mi

VOA标准英语2013--克里回到欧洲进行叙利亚会谈

Kerry Returns to Europe for Syria Talks 克里回到欧洲进行叙利亚会谈 STATE DEPARTMENT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry returned to Europe for another round of talks with countries that are backing opponents of Syrian President Bashar al-

VOA标准英语2013--华盛顿周:关注奥巴马医改问题

Washington Week: Focus on Obamacare Woes 华盛顿周:关注奥巴马医改问题 This week will bring renewed scrutiny of President Barack Obamas signature health care law, a key portion of which has been hobbled by technical glitches since going on