VOA常速英语2014--Hollywood Visual Effects Go Global 好莱坞视觉特效走向世界

Hollywood Visual Effects Go Global 好莱坞视觉特效走向世界 LOS ANGELES Many of todays Hollywood blockbuster movies include stunning visual effects. Most of those effects used to be produced in Hollywood, but that has changed. Now, one film

VOA标准英语2014--Enroute to Asia, Obama Visits Landslide Victims in Western State

Enroute to Asia, Obama Visits Landslide Victims in Western State WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is on a four-nation tour of Asia, visiting Japan, South Korea, Malaysia and the Philippines. On his way to Asia, the president stopped in the northwest

VOA常速英语2014--全世界怀疑普京对乌克兰选举的支持

World Reacts with Suspicion to Putin's Endorsement of Ukraine's Election 全世界怀疑普京对乌克兰选举的支持 WASHINGTON The world has welcomed, but also expressed suspicion about the Russian president's endorsement of Ukraine's upcoming

VOA标准英语2014--国际特赦组织：南苏丹境内的战争罪行

Amnesty Int'l: War Crimes in South Sudan 国际特赦组织：南苏丹境内的战争罪行 Amnesty International says both sides in South Sudans conflict have committed horrific atrocities against civilians. It says the attacks have been ethnically

VOA标准英语2014--救援人员指责苏丹军方轰炸医院

Hospital Bombing Rattles Sudan Relief Workers 救援人员指责苏丹军方轰炸医院 Relief workers and human rights advocates are criticizing Sudan's military for allegedly targeting the only functioning hospital in the war-torn Nuba Mountains r

VOA标准英语2014--Ryan Tedder, the Busiest Guy in Music Business?

Ryan Tedder, the Busiest Guy in Music Business? Ryan Tedder may be the busiest guy in the music business these days. Lead singer for the band OneRepublic, Tedder also writes and produces hits songs for other artists, last year earning an estimated $2

VOA常速英语2014--澳大利亚科学家证实117号元素的存在

Australian Scientists Confirm Existence of Element 117 澳大利亚科学家证实117号元素的存在 Most of the naturally-occurring elements have already been discovered, but that does not mean that new elements cannot be created - only that they

VOA常速英语2014--中非共和国的无家可归者努力获得充足的食物

Displaced in CAR Struggle to Get Enough Food 中非共和国的无家可归者努力获得充足的食物 BUOAR, C.A.R. Bouar lies about 450 kilometers west of the Central African Republic's capital, Bangui. The town has become a refuge for thousands

VOA标准英语2014--专家辩论女子学校教育女孩的优点

Experts Debate Merits of Same-sex Education for Girls 专家辩论女子学校教育女孩的优点 Educators at an all-girl school in Washington believe they do but others say there is evidence to support that claim. They say there other, more criti

VOA标准英语2014--耶伦看好美国经济复苏但表示风险仍然存在

Yellen Upbeat on US Recovery but Says Risks Remain 耶伦看好美国经济复苏但表示风险仍然存在 U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen was mostly upbeat on the U.S. economy in remarks before Congress Wednesday. Despite a harsh winter th

VOA标准英语2014--在美的尼日利亚人为被绑架的女孩举行集会

Nigerians in US Rally for Kidnapped Girls Back Home 在美的尼日利亚人为被绑架的女孩举行集会 The threat by the Islamist militant group Boko Haram to sell the scores of school girls it says it kidnapped three weeks ago has sparked out

VOA标准英语2014--青少年生活的改变

Teenagers Live Extraordinary Lives to Make a Difference 青少年生活的改变 LOS ANGELES While most teenagers in the United States spend their time juggling school, home and friends, there are a few who are choosing a different life. They are cha

VOA标准英语2014--环境奖获得者通过狼来理解人性

Environmental Prize Winner Looks to Wolves to Understand Humans 环境奖获得者通过狼来理解人性 LOS ANGELES Economists are learning about the workings of the financial world by studying packs of wolves and schools of fish. That's according

VOA常速英语2014--基辅亲西方抗议者加入到乌克兰国民卫队当中

Ukraine's Expanding National Guard Includes Kyiv Pro-Western Protesters 基辅亲西方抗议者加入到乌克兰国民卫队当中 KYIV In Ukraine, there has been a sharp rise in military recruitment following Russia's annexation of Crimea and effo

VOA标准英语2014--联合国要求叙利亚完全上缴化武

UN Calls for Syria to Complete Surrender of Chemical Weapons 联合国要求叙利亚完全上缴化武 WASHINGTON The United Nations has called on Syria to complete the surrender of its chemical weapons by the approaching deadline. The well-armed fo

VOA常速英语2014--越来越多的人因袭击逃离尼日利亚

Growing Numbers Flee Nigeria Attacks 越来越多的人因袭击逃离尼日利亚 Ibrahim Gaidam, Governor of Yobe state, left, looks at bodies of students inside an ambulance outside a mosque in Damaturu, Nigeria, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014. Islamic mi

VOA标准英语2014--当地企业主导非洲种子产业

Local Start-Ups Dominate Africas Seed Industry 当地企业主导非洲种子产业 A new report released on May 7, finds that locally owned African seed companies now dominate Africas seed industry. The analysis was conducted by the Alliance for a G

VOA标准英语2014--分析师称巴基斯坦的政治动荡伤害国家形象

Analysts: Pakistan's Political Turmoil in Pakistan Hurts its Image 分析师称巴基斯坦的政治动荡伤害国家形象 Analysts warn the political turmoil in Pakistan spurred by protests in the capital has resulted in a setback for the countrys

VOA标准英语2014--尼日利亚冲突影响孩子

Nigerian Conflict Takes Toll on Children 尼日利亚冲突影响孩子 Children are bearing the brunt of much of the violence in northeastern Nigeria including killings, rapes, abductions and attacks on schools. A new report blamed Boko Haram milita

VOA常速英语2014--伊朗、沙特阿拉伯在伊斯兰国家面临共同的威胁

Iran, Saudi Arabia Face Common Threat in Islamic State 伊朗、沙特阿拉伯在伊斯兰国家面临共同的威胁 STATE DEPARTMENT Saudi Arabia will be a big part of the Obama administration's push for an international coalition to fight the Isl