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

VOA标准英语2013--疟疾死亡率大跌,世界卫生组织预计未来成果更加显著

Malaria Deaths Drop Drastically; WHO Predicts More Success 疟疾死亡率大跌,世界卫生组织预计未来成果更加显著 The global effort to curb malaria is succeeding phenomenally, according to the latest report from the World Health Organ

VOA常速英语2013--聚焦华盛顿：议会将完成美国的预算协议工作

Washington Week: Congress to Finish Work on US Budget Deal 聚焦华盛顿：议会将完成美国的预算协议工作 U.S. lawmakers are expected to pass a two-year federal budget this week, ending a contentious and politically-polarized year on a

VOA常速英语2013--罗本岛的曼德拉悼念活动即将结束

Mandela Mourners Seek Closure at Robben Island 罗本岛的曼德拉悼念活动即将结束 ROBBEN ISLAND, SOUTH AFRICA After 10 days of official mourning, Nelson Mandelas body has been laid to rest. On Robben Island off Cape Town, where Mandela was

VOA常速英语2013--早期风暴揭示叙利亚难民另一个艰难的冬天

Early Storms Foretell Another Hard Winter for Syria Refugees 早期风暴揭示叙利亚难民另一个艰难的冬天 CAIRO A winter-worthy storm system pummeling parts of the Middle East has hit Syrian refugees especially hard, and the worst is yet

VOA标准英语2013--Family Responds to Allegations American Missing in Iran Was a Spy

Family Responds to Allegations American Missing in Iran Was a Spy WASHINGTON The family of an American citizen missing in Iran for more than six years is speaking out after media reports say he had gone to Iran to spy for the CIA, and that his disapp

VOA标准英语2013--为城市贫民提供食物和农作培训

Program Provides Food, Farming Education to Urban Poor 为城市贫民提供食物和农作培训 WASHINGTON In many U.S. inner-city neighborhoods, residents live in what is often referred to as a food desert - with few options for easy access to hea

VOA标准英语2013--India’s Red Brigade Hits Back at Attackers of Women

Indias Red Brigade Hits Back at Attackers of Women LUCKNOW, INDIA In a dusty neighborhood in the northern Indian city of Lucknow, Usha Vishwakarma readies her army of young women for battle. Standing on her doorstep, she leads the teenagers in martia

VOA标准英语2013--环保局乙醇标准改变令农民担忧

Midwest Farmers Concerned With EPA Changes to Ethanol Standards 环保局乙醇标准改变令农民担忧 POLO, ILLINOIS In November, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed lowering the mandated amount of ethanol mixture in the nations gasolin

VOA标准英语2013--跨太平洋伙伴关系协议推迟签署

Trans Pacific Trade Deal Delayed 跨太平洋伙伴关系协议推迟签署 Top trade officials reported progress, but no final deal, after negotiations this week in Singapore on the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership, or TPP. Advocates say the TPP w

VOA标准英语2013--美国诊所提供医疗保险注册帮助

Clinics Provide US Health Care Enrollment Help 美国诊所提供医疗保险注册帮助 HOUSTON The debate over the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, continues. But the White House says improvements to the website have dramatically boos

VOA标准英语2013--联合国批准外国军队进驻中非共和国维稳

UN Approves Foreign Troop Deployment to Stabilize CAR 联合国批准外国军队进驻中非共和国维稳 The United Nations has approved a deployment of combined African and French troops in the violence-ridden Central African Republic, months af

VOA常速英语2013--在伊朗失踪或遭囚禁的美国人

在伊朗失踪或遭囚禁的美国人 Just days after Iran and the P5+1 group of nations reached an initial accord which halts progress on Irans nuclear program, the United States called on Iran to help find a U.S. citizen who disappeared in Iran m

VOA常速英语2013--缅甸人权问题

UN Third Committee On Burma Human Rights 缅甸人权问题 The United Nations Third Committee, which deals with social, humanitarian affairs and human rights issues, recently adopted by consensus a resolution on the situation of human rights in Burm

VOA标准英语2013--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Dec. 7

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Dec. 7 Were spotlighting the five most popular songs on the Billboard Magazine Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending December 7, 2013. It all starts in fifth place, where Avicii dips a slot with Wake Me Up! The so

VOA标准英语2013--美阿协议对地区安全的意义

Regional Security at Stake in Delayed US-Afghan Accord 美阿协议对地区安全的意义 WASHINGTON The proposed bilateral security agreement between the United States and Afghanistan will determine the scope and size of the U.S. military presence

VOA标准英语2013--Country Newcomer Cassadee Pope Settles into Music Career

Country Newcomer Cassadee Pope Settles into Music Career Last year, Florida native Cassadee Pope became the first female winner of The Voice. The former rock singer has settled in to her new career in Country music. Wasting All These Tears is the deb

VOA标准英语2013--有抱负的运动员在印度得到基层的帮助

Aspiring Olympians in India Get Grassroots Help 有抱负的运动员在印度得到基层的帮助 LUCKNOW, INDIA Despite having one of the worlds largest economies, India spends less than one percent of its budget on sports. Indians who aspire to c

VOA标准英语2013--好莱坞狗仔队的一天

A Day in the Life of Hollywood Paparazzi 好莱坞狗仔队的一天 LOS ANGELES Paparazzi are known to camp outside celebrity homes, stalk them while they are at lunch and even fight among themselves, according to some media outlets. VOA went behind