VOA常速英语2014--袭击事件后以巴关系高度紧张

Israeli-Palestinian Tensions High Following Attacks 袭击事件后以巴关系高度紧张 JERUSALEM More Israeli security forces were deployed Tuesday after clashes with Palestinian demonstrators and knife attacks in which an Israeli soldier and ci

VOA常速英语2014--乌干达和哥伦比亚把塑料垃圾变废为宝

Uganda, Colombia Find Alternative to Plastic Waste 乌干达和哥伦比亚把塑料垃圾变废为宝 WASHINGTON People around the world use disposable plastic containers for water, food and other content because of their practicality and light weig

VOA标准英语2014--Latina Entrepreneur Makes Mark in Printing Industry

Latina Entrepreneur Makes Mark in Printing Industry LOS ANGELES Starting a business is difficult, and women entrepreneurs can face added obstacles. But one woman business owner has found success in an industry dominated by men -- industrial-scale pri

VOA标准英语2014--新国会可能会推动奥巴马对乌克兰采取更强硬的措施

New Congress Could Push Obama Toward Tougher Action on Ukraine 新国会可能会推动奥巴马对乌克兰采取更强硬的措施 STATE DEPARTMENT The Obama administration says sanctions against those backing separatists in eastern Ukraine are hav

VOA常速英语2014--两场选举之后 乌克兰未来阴云密布

Ukraine Future Clouded After Two 'Elections' 两场选举之后 乌克兰未来阴云密布 LONDON After the recent completion of elections in Ukraine there was hope the conflict in the east would ease, but that has not happened. Military convoys fro

VOA标准英语2014--叙利亚难民抱怨约旦难民营的条件

Syrian Refugees Complain About Conditions at Jordanian Camp 叙利亚难民抱怨约旦难民营的条件 AZRAQ, JORDAN The Syrian refugee crisis is growing worse by the day as host countries face economic and political pressures as they struggle to

VOA常速英语2014--副总统拜登前往乌克兰 土耳其时着手解决关键冲突问题

VP Biden to Tackle Key Conflicts in Travels to Ukraine, Turkey 副总统拜登前往乌克兰 土耳其时着手解决关键冲突问题 WHITE HOUSE U.S. Vice President Joe Biden will tackle two conflicts at the forefront of American foreign policy w

VOA标准英语201`4--Obama Administration Asks Congress for $6B to Fight Ebola in Africa

Obama Administration Asks Congress for $6B to Fight Ebola in Africa CAPITOL HILL The administrator of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), Rajiv Shah and other senior U.S. officials testified before a congressional panel Thursday ab

VOA常速英语2014--油价下跌影响美国石油开采

Falling Gas Prices Impact US Oil Extraction 油价下跌影响美国石油开采 CHICAGO With the price of oil now less than $80 a barrel, motorists throughout the United States are benefiting from gas prices below $3 a gallon. However, the decreasin

VOA标准英语2014--Koreas on Edge Amid Live-fire Drills

Koreas on Edge Amid Live-fire Drills SEOUL It has been another tense week on the Korean peninsula as North Korea threatened to again test nuclear weapons while the United States and South Korean forces held joint military exercises. The drills conduc

VOA标准英语2014--美国高估了中东的重要性了吗?

Does US Overstate Importance of Middle East? 美国高估了中东的重要性了吗? STATE DEPARTMENT Secretary of State John Kerry says the United States must remain deeply engaged in the Middle East because it has a direct impact on the U.S. econo

VOA标准英语2014--New Skateboard Defies Gravity

New Skateboard Defies Gravity WASHINGTON A futuristic dream only a couple of decades ago, the hoverboard a skateboard that floats above the ground - has finally been made possible. While still not ready for mass production, it promises to become a co

VOA标准英语2014--给埃博拉护理者提供更好防护服

Better Protective Suit Sought for Ebola Caregivers 给埃博拉护理者提供更好防护服 BALTIMORE, MARYLAND A team from a university in Maryland is working to improve protective equipment for health professionals battling the Ebola epidemic 329

VOA标准英语2014--Havel's Bust Gets Place Among Greats in US Congress

Havel's Bust Gets Place Among Greats in US Congress WASHINGTON U.S. congressional leaders have honored the late Czech president, author and freedom fighter Vaclav Havel at a time when his country is marking the 25th anniversary of its anti-communist

VOA标准英语2014--美国零售商对假日销售感到乐观

US Retailers Upbeat About Holiday Sales 美国零售商对假日销售感到乐观 It's make-or-break time for shopping malls across the United States, some of which will make as much as much as 20 percent of their annual profits in the next few week

VOA标准英语2014--早产并发症是导致婴幼儿死亡的第一大死因

Study: Preterm Birth Complications Leading Cause of Death for Young Children 早产并发症是导致婴幼儿死亡的第一大死因 Complications from preterm births now outrank all other causes of death for young children. Of the more than 6.3 mi

VOA标准英语2014--刚果民主共和国东南部暴力肆虐

Violence Rages in Southeastern DRC 刚果民主共和国东南部暴力肆虐 In the southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, there is an area called the Triangle of Death. Its located within Katanga Province where the U.N. says a humanitarian cris

VOA标准英语2014--Chaos, Abuse Defy Solution in Libya

Chaos, Abuse Defy Solution in Libya LONDON The political and security crisis in Libya is deepening, with competing governments and, according to Amnesty International, widespread human rights violations committed with impunity. Libya has been in a st

VOA标准英语2014--乌克兰准备应对可能的俄罗斯的攻击

Ukraine Readies for Possible Russian-backed Attack 乌克兰准备应对可能的俄罗斯的攻击 DONETSK AND LUHANSK REGIONS, UKRAINE Ukraine's military is preparing to repel a possible assault by Russian-backed rebels in the east following report

VOA标准英语2014--低成本保温箱为早产婴儿迎来生存希望

Low-Cost Incubator May Save More Babies 低成本保温箱为早产婴儿迎来生存希望 Each year, about 1 million babies throughout the world die of complications due to premature birth. Many of them could have been saved if given access to an i