VOA常速英语2014--加州消防员为火灾季做准备

California Firefighters Ready for Severe Fire Season 加州消防员为火灾季做准备 HEMET, CALIFORNIA Years of drought have put California at risk of a serious fire season, and firefighters in Hemet, California, are training to be ready for the

VOA标准英语2014--Activist Group Calls on S. Africa to Declare TB a Public Health Emergency

Activist Group Calls on S. Africa to Declare TB a Public Health Emergency A leading activist group is calling on the South African government to declare the countrys tuberculosis epidemic a public health emergency. The Treatment Action Campaign made

VOA常速英语2014--巴西圣保罗贫民窟不再展现世界杯欢乐笑颜

Joy of World Cup Evades Sao Paulo Shantytown 巴西圣保罗贫民窟不再展现世界杯欢乐笑颜 SAO PAULO, BRAZIL The World Cup kicks off on June 12 in San Paulo, Brazils biggest city. The huge metropolis is focused on the big event, but resid

VOA标准英语2014--Protocol on Sexual Violence in War Launched in London

Protocol on Sexual Violence in War Launched in London LONDON A conference in London - organized in part by actress Angelina Jolie - has launched a new international protocol on investigating sexual violence in war. Jolie is a special envoy for the U.

VOA标准英语2014--极端组织伊希斯取得摩苏尔的控制权

ISIS Takeover in Mosul Displaces Thousands 极端组织伊希斯取得摩苏尔的控制权 NORTHERN IRAQ The extremist group known as the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIS) seized control of the western half of Mosul, Iraq's second largest

VOA标准英语2014--专家称国际缓慢反应造就今日博科圣地

Experts: Slow International Response Contributed to Rise of Boko Haram 专家称国际缓慢反应造就今日博科圣地 WASHINGTON Experts say a slow international response to Boko Haram's crimes in Nigeria has contributed to its rise from a group

VOA常速英语2014--商用无人机：一个悄然快速增长的产业

Commercial Drone Industry Poised for Fast Growth 商用无人机：一个悄然快速增长的产业 U.S. regulators have approved the first use of commercial drones in the United States, giving an industry that is expected to create thousands of job

VOA标准英语2014--众议员领袖康托在选举失利后辞职

Cantor Resigns House Leadership Post After Shocking Election Loss 众议员领袖康托在选举失利后辞职 CAPITOL HILL House Majority leader Eric Cantor -- the second most powerful man in the U.S. House of Representatives -- has been unexpected

VOA标准英语2014--巴西庆祝世界杯揭幕战胜利

Brazil Celebrates Victory in World Cup Opener 巴西庆祝世界杯揭幕战胜利 RIO DE JANEIRO The football World Cup opened Thursday night in Brazil with a 3-1 victory for the host country. Nearly 80,000 fans attended the match in Sao Paulo while

VOA常速英语2014--美国能源公司：清洁科技有利可图

US Energy Company: Cleaner Technologies Make Good Business Sense 美国能源公司：清洁科技有利可图 BREMO BLUFF, VIRGINIA Even before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its proposed rules this month for reducing carbon emiss

VOA标准英语2014--6月15日——认识虐待老年人问题世界日

June 15 is Elder Abuse Awareness Day 6月15日认识虐待老年人问题世界日 Sunday, June 15, is Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The World Health Organization describes elder abuse as a global social issue affecting the health and human rights of mi

VOA标准英语2014--津巴布韦移民忧心南非新移民法

S. Africas New Immigration Laws Worry Zimbabwean Immigrants 津巴布韦移民忧心南非新移民法 JOHANNESBURG Four years ago, the South African government granted amnesty to hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans -- who had fled to that country s

VOA标准英语2014--阿富汗准备总统大选

Afghanistan Readies for Presidential Run-off 阿富汗准备总统大选 KABUL Security is tight in Kabul as Afghans prepare to head to the polls to choose a new president from the two remaining candidates, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, in a ra

VOA标准英语2014--《驯龙2》展示最新动画技术

'How to Train your Dragon 2' Showcases Latest in Digital Animation 《驯龙2》展示最新动画技术 Animated films are constantly reaching new heights in technical innovation and depth of narrative. One of them, How to Train your Dragon 2, surpa

VOA标准英语2014--好莱坞作曲家理查德·谢尔曼

Hollywood Composer Richard Sherman Inspires with Music 好莱坞作曲家理查德谢尔曼 LOS ANGELES Composer Richard Sherman and his brother, Robert, wrote the score for the 1964 Disney musical Mary Poppins and dozens of other hit films and telev

VOA标准英语2014--希拉里·克林顿外交政策实录:“艰难的抉择”

Hillary Clinton Issues Foreign Policy Memoir: 'Hard Choices' 希拉里克林顿外交政策实录:艰难的抉择 STATE DEPARTMENT Hillary Clinton on June 10 releases a memoir of her time as President Barack Obama's first-term secretary of state. It'

VOA标准英语2014--Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending June 7

Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending June 7 Were featuring the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending June 7, 2014. Something happens this week on the Hot 100that hasnt occurred in half a century. Thats sti

VOA标准英语2014--盖洛普民意调查显示乌克兰政治分裂严重

Gallup Poll Shows Wide Political Split in Ukraine 盖洛普民意调查显示乌克兰政治分裂严重 WASHINGTON A new Gallup poll shows a wide split in how Ukrainians and those living on the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia, view the conflict

VOA常速英语2014--乌克兰犹太人面临新威胁

Crisis Puts Pressure on Ukraine's Jews 乌克兰犹太人面临新威胁 ODESSA, UKRAINE The unrest in Ukraine in recent months has put the countrys Jewish community under new pressures, with a surge of anti- Semitic graffiti and at least one attack

VOA标准英语2014--法国重演诺曼底登陆

On the Scene: D-Day Re-enactments in France 法国重演诺曼底登陆 CARENTAN, NORMANDY Old wartime songs ring out across Carentan town square as visitors enjoy the early summer sunshine. Today Carentan is a peaceful corner of France. Seventy year