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

VOA常速英语2013--万圣节疯狂正在进行中

Halloween Costume Frenzy Is in Full Force 万圣节疯狂正在进行中 WASHINGTON Halloween is October 31. Every year, millions of Americans dress up in costumes and children go trick-or-treating for candy. 华盛顿为您报道- 10月31日是万圣节

VOA标准英语2013--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending October 26

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending October 26 We're rolling the five most popular songs in the Billboard Magazine Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending October 26, 2013. Its a youth movement atop this weeks hit list, with a 16-year-old battling a 2

VOA常速英语2013--沙特官员不满美国的中东政策

Saudi Officials Piqued at US Middle East Policies 沙特官员不满美国的中东政策 CAIRO, EGYPT The U.S. has downplayed recent tensions with Saudi Arabia, but some in the region say the problems may not be easily pushed aside. 开罗，埃及-美

VOA标准英语2013--伊拉克与伊朗建立新的关系

Iraq, Iran Forge New Relationship 伊拉克与伊朗建立新的关系 WASHINGTON The U.S. removal of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein in 2003 created a new dynamic between Iraq and Iran. The two nations, which fought each other in the 1980s, have re-e

VOA常速英语2013--巴勒斯坦现代城市出现在西岸

Modern Palestinian City Going Up in West Bank 巴勒斯坦现代城市出现在西岸 RAWABI, WEST BANK A new Palestinian city is rising on a hill in the West Bank. The first tenants are due to move in to the billion-dollar project next year, but the

VOA标准英语2013--越来越多沙特妇女开始学开车

Saudi Women in Drive to get Behind the Wheel 越来越多沙特妇女开始学开车 WASHINGTON If you are a woman and live in Saudi Arabia, authorities say you are not allowed to drive a car. This Saturday, however, Saudi women across the kingdom ar

VOA标准英语2013--洛杉矶壁画为城市增添色彩,个性

Los Angeles Murals Add Color, Character to City 洛杉矶壁画为城市增添色彩,个性 LOS ANGELES The city of Los Angeles is famous for its murals, located on the sides of buildings and highway overpasses. Artists say the murals add character a

VOA常速英语2013--弗吉尼亚秋天色彩斑斓的树叶令游客炫目

Virginias Colorful Autumn Foliage Dazzles Tourists 弗吉尼亚秋天色彩斑斓的树叶令游客炫目 SKYLINE DRIVE, VIRGINIA Each autumn, a wooded stretch of highway high in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia attracts crowds of tourists who co

VOA标准英语2013--年轻的学生来美国真是终身难忘的经历

Young Students Come to US for Experience of a Lifetime 年轻的学生来美国真是终身难忘的经历 A U.S.-funded student exchange program is giving young people from around the world the chance of a lifetime - to study and live in America. Th

VOA标准英语2013--在埃及支持军事统治的人在增长

Support for Military Rule Growing Among Egyptians 在埃及支持军事统治的人在增长 CAIRO Opponents of Egypts new rulers say a carefully orchestrated media and advocacy campaign is underway in Egypt to generate support for the countrys milit

VOA标准英语2013--Congress Battle Over Health Care Threatens Budget Stability

Congress Battle Over Health Care Threatens Budget Stability CAPITOL HILL Tensions are high in the U.S. Capitol ahead of a midnight Monday deadline to extend federal funding authority to avoid a partial government shutdown. As the U.S. Treasury Depart

VOA常速英语2013--联合国总部加强安保措施

Security Tight Around UN General Assembly 联合国总部加强安保措施 NEW YORK The United Nations General Assembly, every September, brings together leaders from around the world. The U.N. has turned into a fortress. Streets are blocked off. Po

VOA标准英语2013--在明尼苏达州联邦调查局优先考虑:索马里极端分子

Top Priority for FBI In Minnesota: Somali Extremists在明尼苏达州联邦调查局优先考虑:索马里极端分子 MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA U.S. law enforcement officials say preventing Somali Americans from aiding the terrorist organization al-Sh

VOA标准英语2013--土著居民有更多的健康问题

Indigenous Peoples Have More Health Problems 土著居民有更多的健康问题 A new report says the worlds minorities and indigenous peoples suffer more ill health than other segments of the population. It says decades of marginalization, poverty

VOA标准英语2013--For Ray Charles' Birthday a New CD/DVD and a Postage Stamp

For Ray Charles' Birthday a New CD/DVD and a Postage Stamp This week, marking what would have been Ray Charles 83rd birthday, the U.S. Postal Service honored the singer with a new postage stamp. And, theres also a new CD and DVD collection featuring

VOA标准英语2013--美国国会议员寻求监测改革

US Lawmakers Seek Surveillance Reform 美国国会议员寻求监测改革 U.S. senators in both parties are proposing changes in the way the National Security Agency collects information as it hunts for terrorists and other threats. Some lawmakers w

VOA标准英语2013--Minnesota Somalis Demonstrate Against Al-Shabab

Minnesota Somalis Demonstrate Against Al-Shabab MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA A small group of ethnic Somalis demonstrated in Minneapolis, Minnesota to express condolences for the victims of the recent terrorist attack in Kenya and to condemn the Somali Isl

VOA标准英语2013--政府关门导致几个景点关闭

Several Tourist Spots Could Close if Government Shuts Down 政府关门导致几个景点关闭 Annual funding for the U.S. government will expire on September 30th. Its up to Congress to pass a bill to fund the government past October 1st. But the t