VOA常速英语2014--美国众议院议长表示国会应讨论对伊斯兰国动武问题

US House Speaker: Congress Should Debate Authorization Against IS 美国众议院议长表示国会应讨论对伊斯兰国动武问题 WASHINGTON As wave after wave of U.S. airstrikes target Islamic State militants, the speaker of the Republican-con

VOA标准英语2014--英国确认加入对抗ISIS组织行动

Britain Joins Fight Against IS Militants 英国确认加入对抗ISIS组织行动 LONDON After seven hours of debate Friday, British lawmakers voted overwhelmingly in favor of taking military action against the Islamic State. Lower House Speaker John

VOA标准英语2014--塔那那利佛遭遇蝗灾

Locust Swarms Fill Antananarivo Skies 塔那那利佛遭遇蝗灾 Locust swarms filled the skies over Madagascars capital this week. However, an expert says it does not mean the locust plague in the nation has returned. Annie Monard said the locust s

VOA标准英语2014--Growing Business Offers Paint with a Twist of Wine

Growing Business Offers Paint with a Twist of Wine Two New Orleans-area women started a small business seven years ago with one thing in mind: to help their neighbors relieve the stress of coping with a hurricane's aftermath. Today their business, wh

VOA标准英语2014--肯尼亚社区电台培养凝聚力

Community Radio Fosters Cohesiveness in Kenyas Most Populous Settlement 肯尼亚社区电台培养凝聚力 NAIROBI Pamoja FM is located in the heart of Kibera, Kenyas largest informal settlement. Pamoja, which means unity in Swahili - started opera

VOA标准英语2014--Philadelphia Laundry Succeeds by Being Green

Philadelphia Laundry Succeeds by Being Green When Gabriel Mandujano opened Wash Cycle Laundry in Philadelphia four years ago, the 26-year-old social innovator had three goals in mind: making a profit, developing community and staying green. Four year

VOA常速英语2014--石油财富吸引企业进驻北达科他州

Oil Wealth Attracts Businesses to North Dakota 石油财富吸引企业进驻北达科他州 WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA The state of North Dakota has one of the lowest unemployment rates in the country, thanks to a glut of jobs created by the oil boom i

VOA标准英语2014--Thailand Makes Efforts to Improve Conditions for Migrant Laborers

Thailand Makes Efforts to Improve Conditions for Migrant Laborers BANGKOK Seven-year-old Nan Kung from Battambang, Cambodia, need at least a rudimentary education. In a makeshift classroom at a Bangkok construction site, she tells visitors she likes

VOA标准英语2014--美国文化艺术品阐述故事与历史

Artworks Tell Story of American Culture, History 美国文化艺术品阐述故事与历史 Allies Days, May 1917, an impressionistic scene of flags fluttering over midtown Manhattan, was painted by Childe Hassam to celebrate the United States' entry

VOA常速英语2014--麦凯恩研究所项目培养下一代领导人

'Next Generation Leaders' Head Home After US Experience 麦凯恩研究所项目培养下一代领导人 WASHINGTON Nine young people from around the world have been spending the past year in the United States - learning the ins and outs of local gov

VOA标准英语2014--第一次世界大战如何改变欧洲版图

How WWI Changed the Map of Europe 第一次世界大战如何改变欧洲版图 A century ago at the beginning of the First World War, the maps of Europe, Asia and Africa looked much different than they do today. Historians say many of the border cha

VOA常速英语2014--埃博拉病毒威胁食品安全

Ebola Threatens Food Security 埃博拉病毒威胁食品安全 The Ebola epidemic is raising serious concerns about food security in Liberia -- the country hardest hit by the outbreak in West Africa. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization will c

VOA标准英语2014--Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending August 2

Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending August 2 Were revealing the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending August 2, 2014. We do have one song ruling the Hot 100, but we have four others to cover, as well. Let

VOA标准英语2014--禁止集束炸弹条约四周年

Cluster Munitions Treaty Hits Four-Year Mark 禁止集束炸弹条约四周年 August 1 is the fourth anniversary of the treaty banning cluster bombs. Supporters say stockpiles of the weapons are being destroyed in record numbers. However, they say t

VOA标准英语2014--粮农组织称南苏丹粮食危机加深

FAO: South Sudan Food Insecurity Deepens 粮农组织称南苏丹粮食危机加深 The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization says it has less than half the funding it needs to help ensure food security in parts of South Sudan. The agency wants to s

VOA标准英语2014--信息战争肆虐与真正的乌克兰

Information War Rages Alongside Real One in Ukraine 信息战争肆虐与真正的乌克兰 KYIV The downing of the Malaysian airliner two weeks ago, and allegations that Russians are shelling Ukrainian troops across the border, have moved the inform

VOA常速英语2014--美国加利福尼亚州发生6.0级地震 余震无法预测

Northern California Quake: No Way to Know When Next One Will Hit 美国加利福尼亚州发生6.0级地震 余震无法预测 A magnitude 6.0 earthquake rocked northern Californias Napa Valley on Sunday. Roads twisted and water mains burst. It was t

VOA标准英语2014--阿富汗选举乱局威胁该国前途

Chaotic Afghan Vote Recount Threatens Nations Future 阿富汗选举乱局威胁该国前途 WASHINGTON United Nations and Afghan officials say they will restart Saturday the auditing of votes cast in the countrys runoff presidential election. The mo

VOA常速英语2014--专家称贫困是埃博拉疫情猖獗的原因之一

Poverty Helps Fuel Ebola Outbreak, Experts Say 专家称贫困是埃博拉疫情猖獗的原因之一 Ebola spreads through contact with the blood and fluids of infected people. But experts say the outbreak is also being fueled by poverty and poor go

VOA标准英语2014--中国医生运用3D脊柱植入物

Chinese Doctors Use 3-D Spinal Implant 中国医生运用3D脊柱植入物 A Chinese boy suffering from a debilitating bone disease has become the first patient with a part of his spine created in a three-dimensional printer. Doctors say he will soon