VOA标准英语2013--Activists: Protests Over Chicago Schools Continue King's Work

Activists: Protests Over Chicago Schools Continue King's Work CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Dr. Martin Luther King spent time in the midwest U.S. city of Chicago in the mid 1960s to promote open housing and equality in public schools. Five decades after his inte

VOA常速英语2013--印度农民对抗污染 - 一次一树

Indian Farmers Fighting Pollution One Tree at a Time 印度农民对抗污染 - 一次一树 INDRI, HARYANA, INDIA To anyone else, the patches of poplar and eucalyptus trees that dot the flat, green landscape of Indri are just added greenery. 印度，

VOA标准英语2013--What Message Would US Acting in Syria Send to Iran and North Korea?

What Message Would US Acting in Syria Send to Iran and North Korea? STATE DEPARTMENT Part of President Barack Obama's argument for a military strike against Syria is a threat to broader U.S. security concerns in the Middle East and Asia. Secretary of

VOA常速英语2013--及早杀灭蚊虫预防疟疾

Killing Mosquitoes Early On及早杀灭蚊虫预防疟疾 Targeting mosquitoes in their early stages of life has the potential to greatly boost malaria control efforts and prevent thousands of new infections every year. A new study looks at the effec

VOA常速英语2013--美国庆祝劳动节

Labor Day 美国庆祝劳动节 On the first Monday of September every year, America pauses to honor its workers and the contributions they make to our nations strength and prosperity. 在每年九月份的第一个星期一,美国停下工作赞扬其

VOA常速英语2013--叙利亚使用化学武器玩过界

叙利亚使用化学武器玩过界 There is no doubt that on August 21st, the civilian population of Ghouta, a restive suburb of Syria's capital, Damascus, was attacked with chemical weapons. 毫无疑问,8月21日,叙利亚首都大马士革的一个

VOA标准英语2013--在线支持刚果民主共和国组织

Online Support For DRC Organizations 在线支持刚果民主共和国组织 This month, the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, and the Eastern Congo Initiative released an online video series detailing a database of community-based

VOA标准英语2013--Human Rights Central To U.S.-Vietnam Relations

Human Rights Central To U.S.-Vietnam Relations Human Rights are a central part of the U.S.- Vietnam relationship, said U.S. Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor Scott Busby, speaking recently at a reception

VOA标准英语2013--Vinyl Making a Record Comeback

Vinyl Making a Record Comeback A technology thought to be obsolete only 10 years ago is making a surprising comeback. Like the fountain pen and the film camera, the vinyl phonograph record was thought to be a thing of the past. But not so, says Steve

VOA标准英语2013--南非青年通过摄影看到新生活

South Africa Youth See New Life Through Photography 南非青年通过摄影看到新生活 JOHANNESBURG There is a growing iniative in Johannesburg, South Africa, that teaches disadvantanged children how to take photographs and sell their prints in

VOA标准英语2013--Al-Shabab Recruitment an Enduring Concern for Minnesota Somalis

Al-Shabab Recruitment an Enduring Concern for Minnesota Somalis MINNEAPOLIS Somali-Americans in Minnesota expressed anger and frustration Wednesday after unconfirmed reports that people from their local community may have been involved in the attack

VOA标准英语2013--Top Diplomats to Meet on Iran’s Nuclear Program

Top Diplomats to Meet on Irans Nuclear Program WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif are scheduled to meet Thursday to start high-level negotiations on Irans nuclear program. The talks at the

VOA标准英语2013--约旦与叙利亚难民危机斗争

Jordan Struggles With Syrian Refugee Crisis 约旦与叙利亚难民危机斗争 Zaatari camp in Jordan has more than 140,000 Syrian refugees. Thousands of other refugees live in Jordanian towns close to the border with Syria. Humanitarian workers sa

VOA标准英语2013--歌手和演员 Herb Jeffries 斯庆祝100岁生日

Singer/Actor Herb Jeffries Celebrates 100th Birthday 歌手和演员 Herb Jeffries斯庆祝100岁生日 Herb Jeffries earned fame as a singer with Duke Ellington, and as an actor in Hollywood westerns of the 1930s. He turned 100 on September 24. One

VOA标准英语2013--Kashmir Separatists Active in Forgotten Conflict

Kashmir Separatists Active in Forgotten Conflict SRINAGAR, INDIAN KASHMIR Cross-border firings, militant attacks, deadly separatist protests - the people of Indian-controlled Kashmir have witnessed nearly every type of violence in recent years. Throu

VOA常速英语2013--一些美国立法者对伊朗核协议心存戒心

Some US Lawmakers Wary of Iran Nuclear Deal 一些美国立法者对伊朗核协议心存戒心 WASHINGTON As U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Western envoys meet with Iran's foreign minister, part of a renewed push to get Iran to agree to a de

VOA标准英语2013--New Approach Creates Optimism About Iran Talks

New Approach Creates Optimism About Iran Talks LONDON Conciliatory statements by U.S. and Iranian leaders at the United Nations this week, a historic ministerial meeting and an agreement between key U.N. countries and Iran to resume detailed talks on

VOA标准英语2013--非洲领导人努力应对在刚果东部的战斗

African Leaders Grapple with Fighting in Eastern Congo 非洲领导人努力应对在刚果东部的战斗 UNITED NATIONS U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said rebels in Eastern Congo are carrying out appalling attacks against civilians. African he

VOA标准英语2013--努力保护叙利亚文化

As War Rages in Syria, Efforts are Made to Save Culture 努力保护叙利亚文化 NEW YORK As world leaders at the United Nations try to resolve Syria's civil war, a little further uptown international preservationists came together at New York's M

VOA常速英语2013--帮助马达加斯加消灭蝗灾

Campaign Begins to End Locust Plague 帮助马达加斯加消灭蝗灾 More than a year after a locust plague was declared in Madagascar, a control program finally is about to begin. Massive swarms of the insects have damaged or destroyed large areas