VOA标准英语2014--黎巴嫩什叶派纪念阿舒拉节

Lebanese Shiites Defiantly' Mark Ashura 黎巴嫩什叶派纪念阿舒拉节 BEIRUT Lebanese Shi'ite Muslims marked the Ashura religious commemoration in mass rallies Tuesday, mourning the beheading of the grandson of Islam's Prophet Muhammad 13 cent

VOA标准英语2014--US Muslim Congressman Faces Reelection, Islamic State

US Muslim Congressman Faces Reelection, Islamic State MINNESOTA American voters say the fear of the Islamic State group is one of their most important concerns in the upcoming mid-term elections. President Barack Obamas decision to attack Islamic Sta

VOA标准英语2014--Lives At Risk' As Europe Cuts Back Mediterranean Rescue Mission

Lives At Risk' As Europe Cuts Back Mediterranean Rescue Mission LONDON Refugee groups say thousands of lives will be at risk after Italy ended its migrant search and rescue mission in the Mediterranean Saturday. Codenamed Mare Nostrum, the mission re

VOA标准英语2014 Rodgers and Hammerstein Flop Gets 2nd Chance

Rodgers and Hammerstein Flop Gets 2nd Chance NEW YORK Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein were the writing team that helped usher in what is considered the Golden Age of American musical theater. By the late 1940s, they had created a string of Broa

VOA标准英语2014 很多美国人认为感恩节购物是对传统的侵蚀

Holiday Shopping Erodes Thanksgiving Tradition, Many Say 很多美国人认为感恩节购物是对传统的侵蚀 Never mind the traditional meal of roast turkey with family and friends on Thursday. For some, Thanksgiving Day marks the unofficial st

VOA常速英语2014--对埃博拉的处理 影响美国政治版图

Ebola Response Shaping US Political Landscape 对埃博拉的处理 影响美国政治版图 WHITE HOUSE The Ebola outbreak that has killed thousands of people in West Africa has emerged as an issue in the U.S. midterm elections. In recent days, Pres

VOA标准英语2014--欧洲发现新禽流感病毒

New Bird Flu Strain Reaches Europe 欧洲发现新禽流感病毒 A new strain of bird flu known as H5N8 has been detected in Europe. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says it poses a serious threat to poultry there. African countries

VOA常速英语2014--新疟疾疫苗挽救肯尼亚人民性命

New Malaria Vaccine Shows Promise in Kenya 新疟疾疫苗挽救肯尼亚人民性命 NAIROBI Malaria control efforts currently depend mostly on things like chemically-treated mosquito nets and spraying against the disease-carrying insects. But scien

VOA常速英语2014--亚洲希望改善出生登记问题

Asia Seeks to Improve Vital Birth Registrations 亚洲希望改善出生登记问题 SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND This week government ministers from Southeast Asia are meeting in Bangkok to discuss how to improve official registrations of births, deaths a

VOA常速英语2014--美国国会中期选举 两党作最后努力

US Candidates Make Final Pitches Ahead of Midterm Elections 美国国会中期选举 两党作最后努力 WASHINGTON Across the United States, candidates are making final pleas for votes ahead of midterm elections Tuesday. At stake: which party will

VOA标准英语2014--治愈艾滋病毒将触手可及

The End of AIDS Could be Within Reach 治愈艾滋病毒将触手可及 WASHINGTON This year's World AIDS Day focuses on how to achieve an AIDS-free generation. The United Nations predicts that if prevention and treatment services are scaled up, the

VOA标准英语2014--维珍宇宙飞船失事引发诸多问题

Virgin Spaceship Crash Raises Questions 维珍宇宙飞船失事引发诸多问题 WASHINGTON Plans to fly tourists to the edge of space could be delayed after Friday's crash of Virgin Galactic's SpaceShipTwo during a manned test flight. It is the se

VOA常速英语2014--民众对普京的认可根植于民族主义

Putin's Popularity Rooted in Nationalism 民众对普京的认可根植于民族主义 MOSCOW Russia's economy was struggling even before it was hit with western sanctions for annexing Crimea from Ukraine. Despite the downward trend, President Vladim

VOA标准英语2014--Merits of Giving Ukraine Lethal Aid Debated

Merits of Giving Ukraine Lethal Aid Debated STATE DEPARTMENT U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has condemned what he calls Russias aggression in Ukraine, but stopped short of saying the United States will provide Ukraine with lethal aid during comments m

VOA标准英语2014--“世界上最好的大米”头衔促进柬埔寨大米出口

'Worlds Best Rice' Title Could Boost Cambodian Rice Exports 世界上最好的大米头衔促进柬埔寨大米出口 PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA For the third year in a row, Cambodias premier rice has been voted the worlds best at the World Rice Conference

VOA常速英语2014--科学家研发降低碳排放街灯照明

Better Street Lighting Lowers Carbon Emission 科学家研发降低碳排放街灯照明 A United Nations panel on climate change says global warming is causing extreme weather all over the world and is calling on governments to come up with new idea

VOA标准英语2014--Civil War Re-enactors Honor Ancestors Who Forged Modern America

Civil War Re-enactors Honor Ancestors Who Forged Modern America GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA The echo of the American Civil War of the 1860s still resonates in the United States. The descendants of those who made history come together every year to remem

VOA标准英语2014--终结艾滋病的策略

Ending AIDS Requires Strategy, Funding 终结艾滋病的策略 December 1st, is World AIDS Day. In the 35-years of the epidemic, about 80-million people have become infected with HIV and nearly 40-million have died. But great progress has been made

VOA标准英语2014--AWF Launches Anti-poaching Fund

AWF Launches Anti-poaching Fund The African Wildlife Foundation has announced a $10 million fund to quickly target poachers. The Urgent Response Fund aims to reduce the killings of thousands of endangered elephants and rhinos every year. The AWF said

VOA标准英语2014--Native American Colleges Push to Bridge Unemployment Gap

Native American Colleges Push to Bridge Unemployment Gap FORT YATES, NORTH DAKOTA As only the fourth sitting president to visit a Native American reservation, President Barack Obama has made improving education in tribal communities one of his admini