VOA标准英语2012--津巴布韦民主进程仍不明朗

津巴布韦民主进程仍不明朗 Robert Mugabe will be sworn in for another term as president of Zimbabwe August 22, following a decision by the nations Constitutional Court to accept the withdrawal of a challenge to the July 31 election by the m

VOA标准英语2013--美国无法断定叙利亚是否使用化学武器

美国无法断定叙利亚是否使用化学武器 STATE DEPARTMENT The United States says it can not yet conclusively determine that chemical weapons were used in an attack in Syria Wednesday that Syrian opposition leaders say killed more than 1,00

VOA标准英语2013--基督教编辑称政治伊斯兰在埃及不受欢迎

基督教编辑称政治伊斯兰在埃及不受欢迎 The head of Egypts weekly Christian newspaper calls the ouster of former president Morsi a peoples coup, not a military takeover. Youssef Sidhom says his country is in a struggle against politica

VOA标准英语2013--埃及的动荡引发新艺术的产生

国籍歧视法给一些家庭带来的伤害 Around the world, some 12 million people are stateless. They are not recognized as citizens by any government and have no protection, no rights. Too frequently, this situation results from gender discrimi

VOA常速英语2013--天主教教宗本笃十六世举行任内最后一次布道

Pope Gives Final Audience 天主教教宗本笃十六世举行任内最后一次布道 VATICAN CITY Pope Benedict XVI bid his public farewell in front of tens of thousands of people on St. Peter's Square in the Vatican, the day before his resignation

VOA标准英语2013--With The Winery Dogs Veteran Rockers Create All-Star Trio

With The Winery Dogs Veteran Rockers Create All-Star Trio Three veteran rockers have come together to create an all-star trio. The names are familiar: drummer Mike Portnoy co-founded and spent 25 years with Dream Threatre, while recently playing with

VOA常速英语2013--本周华盛顿关注叙利亚使用化学武器问题

Washington Week: Focus on Syria 本周华盛顿关注叙利亚使用化学武器问题 Washington is focused on a possible U.S. response to evidence of chemical weapons use in Syria. U.S. naval forces have moved closer to Syria, and the Obama adminis

VOA标准英语2013--Nu-Blu Celebrates a Decade of Music With 'Ten'

Nu-Blu Celebrates a Decade of Music With 'Ten' Bands come and go so quickly these days that its not often you find many celebrating five years of togetherness, let alone a decade. But thats just what North Carolinas modern bluegrass band Nu-Blu is do

VOA标准英语2013--俄罗斯关切格鲁吉亚总统大选

Russia Concerned Over Georgia's Presidential Election 俄罗斯关切格鲁吉亚总统大选 TBILISI Before Russia fought a shooting war with Georgia, it fought a trade war with its small neighbor. First, Russia lifted a 7-year-old ban on Georgian w

VOA标准英语2013--阿拉伯之春化为绝望

Arab Spring Jubilation Turns to Despair 阿拉伯之春化为绝望 WASHINGTON After more than two and a half years, the mood surrounding the Arab Spring has drastically shifted from jubilation to despair amid violence and bloodshed in the Middle Eas

VOA标准英语2013--埃及释放一直被监押的穆巴拉克

Egypt Grapples with Mubarak's Release From Jail 埃及释放一直被监押的穆巴拉克 CAIRO As a helicopter ferried ex-president Hosni Mubarak from prison to house arrest on Thursday, the case has raised questions whether Egypt is headed forward

VOA常速英语2013--沙特援助可能会影响美国的削减援助威胁

沙特援助可能会影响美国的削减援助威胁 STATE DEPARTMENT The Obama administration is reviewing aid to Egypt's military-led government, hoping to use that assistance to influence events in Cairo. But that leverage may be undermined by S

VOA标准英语2013--埃及人为清场死难者举行葬礼

埃及人为清场死难者举行葬礼 Egyptians are mourning the victims of Wednesday's violence with both sides blaming each other for the escalation of violence in the wake of President Mohamed Morsi's July 3 ouster. The United States and other c

VOA常速英语2013--格鲁吉亚萨卡什维利下台致使各个发展项目进入停滞状态

Projects Stall As Georgia's Saakashvili Prepares to Step Down 格鲁吉亚萨卡什维利下台致使各个发展项目进入停滞状态 ANAKLIA, GEORGIA When Georgia's president, Mikheil Saakashvili, inaugurated beach hotels in Anaklia two years ag

VOA标准英语2013--Urban Farms Bloom in Concrete Desert

Urban Farms Bloom in Concrete Desert Farms are sprouting up in vacant city lots and abandoned properties across the United States. By tilling the soil in places where people have little access to fresh food, these urban farms have the power to change

VOA常速英语2013--美国即将开始医改大战

Health Care Battle Looms in United States 美国即将开始医改大战 U.S. lawmakers return to Washington next month and they face a deadline of October 1 on how to continue funding the federal government. A group of Republicans is threatening to

VOA标准英语2013--帮助处理危险情况的机器人

Robot With Human-Like Hands Could Tackle Dangerous Situations 帮助处理危险情况的机器人 WASHINGTON Robo Sally is a remotely controlled humanoid robot that may one day help law enforcement officials and emergency technicians defuse bombs, p

VOA常速英语2013--维护外太空的可持续与安定

维护外太空的可持续与安定 Orbiting the Earth are satellites crucial to many aspects of life as we know it in the 21st century. But along with equipment allowing us to navigate airplanes and ships, to communicate with loved ones thousands o

VOA标准英语2013--也门总统访问华盛顿

也门总统访问华盛顿 Yemeni President Abdo Rabbo Mansour Hadi recently met with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to discuss the democratic transition underway in Yemen. Yemen, said Secretary Kerry, has been going through an extraordinary tra

VOA标准英语2013--克里着力培养与巴基斯坦的良好关系

克里着力培养与巴基斯坦的良好关系 During his recent trip to Islamabad, Secretary of State John Kerry said the relationship the United States seeks with Pakistan goes beyond a transactional one based only on a few discrete issues. We wa