VOA常速英语2013--台风海燕与气候变化有关

Climate Change Linked to Typhoon Haiyan 台风海燕与气候变化有关 LONDON As another tropical storm bears down on the Philippines just days after Typhoon Haiyan devastated parts of the region, the countrys climate change commissioner has issue

VOA标准英语2013 巴基斯坦和美国在无人机袭击之后关系恶化

Pakistan-US Relations Deteriorate After Drone Strike 巴基斯坦和美国在无人机袭击之后关系恶化 Some Pakistani opposition parties are calling for a blockade of supply lines to NATO forces in Afghanistan in retaliation for U.S. drone st

VOA标准英语2013--移动诊所为南非农村带来医疗保障

Mobile Clinics Bring Health Care to South Africa Countryside 移动诊所为南非农村带来医疗保障 MOKOPANE, SOUTH AFRICA South Africa has a serious lack of healthcare facilities in rural areas. In many cases, people must walk for kilometers

VOA常速英语2013--欧盟领导人们敦促迅速行动来降低青年失业率

EU Leaders Urge Action to Reduce Youth Unemployment 欧盟领导人们敦促迅速行动来降低青年失业率 WASHINGTON European Union leaders have called for swift action to reduce youth unemployment, a growing problem in the 28-nation grouping.

VOA标准英语2013--本周流行音乐TOP5

Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending Nov. 16 Were rolling out the five most popular songs in the Billboard Magazine Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending November 16, 2013. History is made in this weeks Top Five, with one newcomer matching a 49-y

VOA标准英语2013--Nigeria's Boko Haram Remains Persistent, Mysterious Threat

Nigeria's Boko Haram Remains Persistent, Mysterious Threat DAKAR The United States has formally designated the Nigerian militant sect, Boko Haram, and a splinter group, Ansaru, as foreign terrorist organizations. Boko Haram's propaganda videos have b

VOA标准英语2013--斯里兰卡称抵制阻碍不了英联邦峰会成功召开

Some Boycott Sri Lanka Commonwealth Meeting 斯里兰卡称抵制阻碍不了英联邦峰会成功召开 LONDON The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting gets underway Friday in Sri Lanka. Critics say Colombo should not host the summit because of

VOA标准英语2013--Philippine-Americans Help Typhoon Victims

Philippine-Americans Help Typhoon Victims LOS ANGELES Philippine-Americans around the United States are collecting disaster relief for victims of Typhoon Haiyan, which has displaced more than 650,000 people in the Philippines. In Southern California,

VOA标准英语2013--穆斯林艺术家的表演打破成见

Muslim Artists Perform to Break Stereotypes 穆斯林艺术家的表演打破成见 LOS ANGELES For decades, Arab actors have been successful in Hollywood. Among the most successful are Omar Sharif, Tony Shalhoub, and F. Murray Abraham; the latter wo

VOA标准英语2013--俄罗斯代表团访问埃及

Russian Delegation to Visit Egypt 俄罗斯代表团访问埃及 CAIRO A high-ranking Russian delegation arrives in Egypt Wednesday, a visit suggesting a possible shift in alliances as tensions between Egypt and the United States grow. But some analy

VOA标准英语2013--《为奴十二载》揭露奴隶制

12 Years a Slave Seen as Turning Point in Films on Slavery 《为奴十二载》揭露奴隶制 WASHINGTON, D.C. Steve McQueens acclaimed new film, 12 Years a Slave, is a Hollywood watershed. The movie offers an unflinching portrayal of slavery in th

VOA标准英语2013--巴基斯坦的最高军事指挥官退休

Pakistan's Top Military Commander to Retire 巴基斯坦的最高军事指挥官退休 ISLAMABAD Pakistans top military commander, General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani, will retire on November 29 after six years as chief of the countrys most powerful institu

VOA常速英语2013--美国捐赠丘吉尔雕像向这位伟人致敬

US Honors Churchill With Statue Dedication 美国捐赠丘吉尔雕像向这位伟人致敬 WASHINGTON The late Winston Churchill, who as prime minister led Great Britain through World War II, has been honored with a new statue at the U.S. Capitol. T

VOA标准英语2013--埃及自由主义者的孤独之路

The Lonely Path of an Egyptian Liberal 埃及自由主义者的孤独之路 CAIRO The unity that marked Egypt's 2011 uprising against Hosni Mubarak has fractured, leaving the country polarized, mostly between Islamists aligned with the Muslim Brother

VOA标准英语2013--聚焦华盛顿: 聚焦伊朗核问题和美国退伍军人周

Washington Week: Focus on Iran Nukes, US Veterans 聚焦华盛顿: 聚焦伊朗核问题和美国退伍军人周 WASHINGTON The coming days likely will bring extensive commentary from Capitol Hill on the latest round of international negotiations ove

VOA标准英语2013--美国10月新增就业岗位超20.4万个

US Posts Solid Job Gains in October But Unemployment Rate Ticks Higher 美国10月新增就业岗位超20.4万个 U.S. job growth was better than expected last month. Despite a partial government shutdown, the Labor Department says the U.S. economy a

VOA标准英语2013--Twitter股票令人印象深刻的纽约证券交易所亮相

Twitter Stock Makes Impressive Debut at NYSE Twitter股票令人印象深刻的纽约证券交易所亮相 The most hotly anticipated stock offering of the year did not disappoint. Shares of Twitter jumped nearly 75 percent above the opening price of

VOA常速英语2013--本周流行音乐TOP5

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending November 9 本周流行音乐TOP5 Were exploring the five most popular songs in the Billboard Magazine Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending November 9, 2013. 我们正探讨着公告牌Hot100单曲排行榜第45周

VOA常速英语2013--克里访问以色列 约旦河西岸不满和平谈判

Kerry Visits Israel, West Bank Amid Frustration Over Peace Talks 克里访问以色列 约旦河西岸不满和平谈判 JERUSALEM U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Israel for separate meetings Wednesday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Ne

VOA标准英语2013--慕尼黑公寓惊现1500幅名画

Report: 1,500 Stolen Masterpieces Discovered in Munich Apartment 慕尼黑公寓惊现1500幅名画 WASHINGTON, D.C. A German media report says authorities confiscated a cache of about 1,500 works of art from an apartment in Munich in 2011. The works