VOA常速英语2013--肯尼亚医生希望到2020年消除沙眼

Kenyan Doctors Work to Eliminate Trachoma by 2020 肯尼亚医生希望到2020年消除沙眼 KAJIADO, KENYA Health workers in Kenya say more than 60,000 people are living with trachoma, an infectious eye disease that causes blindness if not treated

VOA标准英语2013--联合国纪念世界人权宣言20周年

UN Marks 20th Anniversary of Human Rights Declaration 联合国纪念世界人权宣言20周年 UNITED NATIONS On this years International Human Rights Day, on December 10, the United Nations will mark the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Vienn

VOA标准英语2013--美国房屋吸引外国买家

US Homes Attractive to Foreign Buyers 美国房屋吸引外国买家 LOS ANGELES The wealthy around the world are always looking for ways to invest their money, and for some people that means buying homes in the United States. While foreign buyers ma

VOA标准英语2013--12月14日本周5大流行歌曲

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Dec. 14 12月14日本周5大流行歌曲 Were looking at the five most popular songs in the Billboard Magazine Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending December 14, 2013. This time of year, the music world turns its

VOA标准英语2013--肯尼亚50年独立以来的进步与挑战

Kenya Marks 50 Years of Independence Amid Progress, Challenges 肯尼亚50年独立以来的进步与挑战 NAIROBI, KENYA Kenya on Thursday celebrated the 50th anniversary of its independence from Britain, with a call for greater national unity to o

VOA标准英语2013--南非将调查曼德拉追悼会“冒牌手语翻译”一事

South Africa Investigating Mandela Sign Interpreter 南非将调查曼德拉追悼会冒牌手语翻译一事 South Africa's government says it is investigating the alleged incorrect use of sign language at a ceremony honoring late President Nelson M

VOA标准英语2013--曼德拉的青春叛逆与宽恕的精神

Mandelas Youthful Rebellion Ends in Spirit of Forgiveness 曼德拉的青春叛逆与宽恕的精神 LONDON When the world mourns Nelson Mandela at his funeral this weekend, few will remember that early on, the father of the modern South African nati

VOA标准英语2013--混乱和暴力充斥着中非共和国

CARs Chaos Spawns Sectarian Bloodletting 混乱和暴力充斥着中非共和国 BOSSANGOA, CAR Chaos and violence have gripped the Central African Republic since March when a coup by Muslim rebels and former mercenaries installed the country's first

VOA常速英语2013--克里希望推动巴以谈判

Kerry Tries to Boost Israeli-Palestinian Talks 克里希望推动巴以谈判 JERUSALEM U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is visiting Israel and the Palestinian territories in another attempt to bolster their faltering peace talks. Kerry wants to gi

VOA标准英语2013--捐助者承诺捐助近120亿美元

Donors Pledge $12 Billion for Global Fund 捐助者承诺捐助近120亿美元 Donors showed strong support this week for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria. They pledged 12-billion dollars at the funds replenishment meeting in W

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