VOA标准英语2014--Asiana Adopts New Pilot Training After US Crash 韩亚航空采用新方式训练飞行驾驶员

Asiana Adopts New Pilot Training After US Crash 韩亚航空采用新方式训练飞行驾驶员 WASHINGTON After a deadly crash landing last summer in San Francisco, Asiana Airlines is changing its training for pilots to encourage crews to talk more

VOA标准英语2014--Calls for Tough Justice in Pistorius Case

Calls for Tough Justice in Pistorius Case The first anniversary of the shooting death of South African model Reeva Steenkamp at the hands of her boyfriend, Paralympic sprinter Oscar Pistorius, has sparked protests and calls for tougher justice in cas

VOA常速英语2014--Washington Week: US Renewing Focus on Syria 聚焦华盛顿:美国重新关注叙利亚

Washington Week: US Renewing Focus on Syria 聚焦华盛顿:美国重新关注叙利亚 U.S. President Barack Obama is sharpening Washingtons focus on Syria after the breakdown of U.N.-mediated talks aimed at ending the countrys bloody civil war. 美国

VOA常速英语2014--September 11 Court Case Taking Years Before Trial 911案件5名主犯审判前耗费数年时间

September 11 Court Case Taking Years Before Trial 911案件5名主犯审判前耗费数年时间 WASHINGTON It has been six years since Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other detainees at the detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were first charged

VOA标准英语2014--Gadget Inventors Reach Customers Through TV Ads 小工具发明人通过电视广告售出产品

Gadget Inventors Reach Customers Through TV Ads 小工具发明人通过电视广告售出产品 HOUSTON Many of the most innovative gadgets sold in America today are speciality items -- generally marketed through extravagant late-night TV commercial

VOA常速英语2014--Kerry: Tunisia's New Constitution is Model for Arab World 克里表示突尼斯新宪法是阿拉伯世界楷模

Kerry: Tunisia's New Constitution is Model for Arab World 克里表示突尼斯新宪法是阿拉伯世界楷模 TUNIS U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Tunisia's new constitution is a model for political reform in the Arab world. Kerry made an

VOA标准英语2014--Boycott Against Israel Impacts Palestinian Workers 制裁以色列影响巴勒斯坦工人

Boycott Against Israel Impacts Palestinian Workers 制裁以色列影响巴勒斯坦工人 AL-AZARIYA, WEST BANK The Israeli government has announced it will allocate $100 million to counter a growing international boycott against Israeli organizatio

VOA常速英语2014--Sun-Soaked Shores of Sochi Provide Respite From Games 阳光海岸索契远离赛事喧嚣纷扰

Sun-Soaked Shores of Sochi Provide Respite From Games 阳光海岸索契远离赛事喧嚣纷扰 SOCHI Before Sochi became known as the host of the 2014 Winter Olympics, it was famous in Russia as a seaside resort. Now the Black Sea beaches are provi

VOA标准英语2014--Chinese Electric Bus Company Charges into US 中国电动公共汽车公司进入美国市场

Chinese Electric Bus Company Charges into US 中国电动公共汽车公司进入美国市场 LOS ANGELES In the heart of southern California, home of packed freeways and major smog problems, help may be on the way from an unexpected source - China.

VOA标准英语2014--'Boogaloo' Bolden's New Blues Album Crosses Borders

'Boogaloo' Bolden's New Blues Album Crosses Borders HOUSTON For more than 30 years, trumpet player James Boogaloo Bolden has been working with famed blues singer and guitarist BB King. But when Bolden is not on the road with the King of Blues he is i

VOA常速英语2014--Uprising Opens Doors for Ukrainian Women 起义为乌克兰妇女提供新的机会

Uprising Opens Doors for Ukrainian Women 起义为乌克兰妇女提供新的机会 KYIV Ukraine's protest movement, that led to the ouster of the government last week, involved many women in both traditional and non-traditional roles, and some of th

VOA常速英语2014--Hollywood Gets Ready for Oscars 好莱坞为奥斯卡准备好了

Hollywood Gets Ready for Oscars 好莱坞为奥斯卡准备好了 HOLLYWOOD They are rolling out the red carpet on Hollywood Boulevard, getting ready for the Academy Awards, or Oscars, Sunday night. The annual film honors draw attention from around t

VOA标准英语2014--Famous Dinosaur Chase Reconstructed in 3-D 3D技术还原著名恐龙形象

Famous Dinosaur Chase Reconstructed in 3-D 3D技术还原著名恐龙形象 A British research team has used 3-D imaging to reconstruct the entire route of the most famous fossilized dinosaur tracks ever, a so-called chase scene that was broken up an

VOA标准英语2014--US Helps Search for Flight 370 With Planes, Equipment 美国帮助搜索航班370

US Helps Search for Flight 370 With Planes, Equipment 美国帮助搜索航班370 The U.S. Navy has sent in several devices to search the bottom of the ocean, near where Malaysia Flight 370 might have gone down. The pinger locator and an underwater s

VOA标准英语2014--20 Years After Genocide, Rwanda Prospers but Political Freedom Remains Elusive

20 Years After Genocide, Rwanda Prospers but Political Freedom Remains Elusive KIGALI Rwanda today is a remarkable story of renewal and rapid economic development. Looking around the capital, it is hard to imagine that only 20 years ago, the country

VOA标准英语2014--US Warns Russia Against Instigating Separatist Tensions in Ukraine 美国警告俄罗斯煽动乌克兰分裂

US Warns Russia Against Instigating Separatist Tensions in Ukraine 美国警告俄罗斯煽动乌克兰分裂 WASHINGTON The United States has warned Russia against stirring separatist sentiment in eastern Ukraine, following unrest in several cities

VOA标准英语2014--Memorial Torch Shines Light on Rwanda's Past and Present

Memorial Torch Shines Light on Rwanda's Past and Present NDERA, RWANDA A traveling memorial torch is making its way across Rwanda on the way to Kigali for commemorations of the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide. The most recent stop was in the

VOA标准英语2014--Number of Families Seeking Shelter in DC Rises Sharply

Number of Families Seeking Shelter in DC Rises Sharply The number of homeless families in the Washington, D.C. shelter system more than doubled this past winter - well beyond earlier expectations of a 10-percent increase. The rise, which many conside

VOA常速英语2014--Fences and Wildlife Don’t Mix 围栏与野生动物不能共存

Fences and Wildlife Dont Mix 围栏与野生动物不能共存 If you want to protect endangered species in the wild, dont fence them in. An article in the journal Science says fencing can actually harm both animals and ecosystems. Scientists at the

VOA常速英语2014--US Fed on Track to Reduce Monthly Bond Purchases 美联储将继续缩减每月债券购买额

US Fed on Track to Reduce Monthly Bond Purchases 美联储将继续缩减每月债券购买额 The U.S. central bank is on pace to reduce its monthly bond purchases by another $10 billion - and interest rates will remain near record lows until the jo