VOA标准英语2014--Pope Francis Hopes Dual Canonizations Will Reconcile Church

Pope Francis Hopes Dual Canonizations Will Reconcile Church On April 27, two popes - John the XXIII and John Paul II - will be made saints in a ceremony at St. Peters Square. The dual canonization is part of the current popes program to reconcile lib

VOA标准英语2014--US Anti Apartheid Movement Helps Bring Change to South Africa 美国反隔离运动给南非带来改变

US Anti Apartheid Movement Helps Bring Change to South Africa 美国反隔离运动给南非带来改变 It's been 20 years since the end of apartheid in South Africa, the system of racial segregation that curtailed the rights of black South Africans

VOA常速英语2014--Successful Costa Rican Elections 索利斯当选哥斯达黎加新一任总统

Successful Costa Rican Elections 索利斯当选哥斯达黎加新一任总统 The United States congratulates Luis Guillermo Solis on his election as the next president of Costa Rica. 美国对于路易斯吉列尔莫索利斯当选为下一任哥斯达

VOA标准英语2014--科学家寻求超级大豆以帮助全球粮食短缺

Scientists Seek Super Soybean to Help Global Food Shortage 科学家寻求超级大豆以帮助全球粮食短缺 LOS ANGELES According to the United Nations, the worlds population will increase by 34 percent by the middle of the century. Global food

VOA常速英语2014--教皇以色列之行，强调不同信仰之间交流

Popes Israel Visit to Highlight Inter-Faith Dialogue 教皇以色列之行，强调不同信仰之间交流 OLD CITY, JERUSALEM Pope Francis is to visit the Holy Land for the first time since he became head of the Roman Catholic Church 14 months ago.

VOA常速英语2014--调查发现很多乌克兰人现在反俄罗斯

New Survey Finds Many Ukrainians Now Anti-Russia 调查发现很多乌克兰人现在反俄罗斯 KYIV A new survey indicates that Russia's takeover of Crimea and its support of rebels in eastern Ukraine have turned much of the Ukrainian population a

VOA标准英语2014--乌克兰钢铁大亨反对亲俄分裂势力

Ukraine Tycoon's Workforce Protests Against Pro-Russians 乌克兰钢铁大亨反对亲俄分裂势力 DONETSK For the second day in a row, employees of the Ukrainian steel magnate Rinat Akhmetov staged small demonstrations against separatists in Don

VOA标准英语2014--泰国军方和谈后反对派再次会谈

After Thai Army Hosts Peace Talks, Opposing Sides to Meet Again 泰国军方和谈后反对派再次会谈 BANGKOK A day after Thailand's army chief declared martial law, he gathered top politicians and protest leaders for talks in Bangkok. The talks

VOA标准英语2014--艾滋病2014墨尔本宣言公布

Melbourne Declaration Released 艾滋病2014墨尔本宣言公布 The worlds largest gathering on HIV/AIDS will be held in July in Melbourne, Australia. The theme of the 20th International AIDS Conference also known as AIDS 2014 is Nobody Left Behind

VOA标准英语2014--独家:在塞拉利昂的病毒中心并没有治疗埃博拉的办法

Exclusive: No Ebola Treatment at Sierra Leone Holding Center 独家:在塞拉利昂的病毒中心并没有治疗埃博拉的办法 MAKENI, SIERRA LEONE Dozens of very sick people sat on the floor in an empty university building in central Sierra Leo

VOA常速英语2014--美国抚养孩子的成本继续上升

Cost to Raise a Child in US Continues to Rise 美国抚养孩子的成本继续上升 ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA The cost of raising a child in the United States continues to rise. In its latest annual report, the U.S. Department of Agriculture says middle

VOA常速英语2014--北约领导人将讨论俄罗斯和中东问题

NATO Leaders Set to Gather on Russia, Middle East 北约领导人将讨论俄罗斯和中东问题 LONDON The leaders of the 28 NATO countries will gather for the first time in two years starting Thursday in Wales, in western Britain, with an agenda

VOA标准英语2014--Large Chinese Lanterns Make California Appearance

Large Chinese Lanterns Make California Appearance POMONA, CALIFORNIA Chinese lanterns with a long history are lighting up in new styles at the Los Angeles County Fair in southern California. When the sun sets, and visitors step through the red gates

VOA常速英语2014--互联网技术为未来记者提供学习新途径

Internet, Technology Offer New Tools for Journalists 互联网技术为未来记者提供学习新途径 LOS ANGELES The Internet and rapidly evolving technology is quickly changing how people receive news and how journalists deliver it. There are no

VOA常速英语2014--西方的措施是否足以应对“伊斯兰国”?

Is West Doing Enough to Tackle Islamic State? 西方的措施是否足以应对伊斯兰国? LONDON U.S. President Barack Obama has ruled out sending ground troops to Iraq to fight militants of the so-called Islamic State or ISIS, despite officials i

VOA标准英语2014--Turkmen From Amerli Describe Survival of IS Siege

Turkmen From Amerli Describe Survival of IS Siege KIRKUK, IRAQ Over the past few weeks, hundreds of Shi'ite Turkmen have fled the town of Amerli seeking refuge in the northern city of Kirkuk. Despite recent military gains after U.S. airstrikes that w

VOA标准英语2014--奥巴马出访北约波罗的海诸国

Obama to Reassure NATO Baltic States 奥巴马出访北约波罗的海诸国 WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama leaves Tuesday for a trip to Estonia and later Wales, in Britain, for a gathering of leaders of NATO countries. Russia's latest actions in

VOA常速英语2014--马来西亚力阻公民加入圣战

Malaysia Struggles to Stop People Joining Jihad 马来西亚力阻公民加入圣战 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysian police have arrested three men at Kuala Lumpur International Airport they believe were headed to the Middle East to join Islamist militants in

VOA标准英语2014--埃博拉蔓延另一受害者——经济发展

Ebola Claims Another Victim: Economic Growth 埃博拉蔓延另一受害者经济发展 The Ebola crisis may have begun in Guinea, but Liberia is among the hardest hit with more than 13 hundred cases reported. Fear of the disease is spreading. The pl

VOA标准英语2014--第二季度美国经济反弹速度快于预期

US Economy Rebounds Faster Than Expected in Second Quarter 第二季度美国经济反弹速度快于预期 The Commerce Department says the U.S. economy expanded at its fastest pace in more than two years - growing at an annualized rate of 4.6 perce