VOA标准英语2014--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending April 12 截至4月5日本周歌曲前五

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending April 12 截至4月5日本周歌曲前五 Were counting down the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending April 12, 2014. The poet John Milton once wrote, They also serve who

VOA常速英语2014--Obama Praises Predecessor Lyndon Johnson's Civil Rights Legacy 奥巴马赞扬美前总统约翰逊民权贡献

Obama Praises Predecessor Lyndon Johnson's Civil Rights Legacy 奥巴马赞扬美前总统约翰逊民权贡献 President Barack Obama applauded his predecessor Lyndon Johnson for a civil rights legacy that eventually led to the election of the first

VOA常速英语2014--Foreign Students Adapt to Rigors of US Naval Academy 美国海军学院的外国留学生

Foreign Students Adapt to Rigors of US Naval Academy 美国海军学院的外国留学生 ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND Throughout its long history, the U.S. Naval Academy has produced prominent leaders, like former President Jimmy Carter and Senator John McCa

VOA常速英语2014--Spinal Implant Helps Paraplegics Regain Some Functions 脊椎植入装置改变瘫痪者生活

Spinal Implant Helps Paraplegics Regain Some Functions 脊椎植入装置改变瘫痪者生活 Severe spinal cord injuries usually lead to total loss of control of lower extremities, as well as bladder, bowel and sexual functions. But scientists at t

VOA标准英语2014--Obamacare Costs Still Too High for Many Americans 对许多美国人来讲奥巴马医改仍然花费太高

Obamacare Costs Still Too High for Many Americans 对许多美国人来讲奥巴马医改仍然花费太高 FREDERICK, MARYLAND Now that more than seven million Americans have signed up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act, known as Oba

VOA标准英语2014--In Picturesque Thailand, Coal Plant Draws Protests 泰国火力发电厂引发抗议

In Picturesque Thailand, Coal Plant Draws Protests 泰国火力发电厂引发抗议 KRABI, THAILAND Environmental activists in Thailand are protesting plans to reopen an 800-megawatt coal plant in a coastal region, Krabi, that is popular with eco-to

VOA标准英语2014--Drama, Tears as Pistorius Testifies in Murder Trial

Drama, Tears as Pistorius Testifies in Murder Trial PRETORIA, SOUTH AFRICA It has been an intense week at the Oscar Pistorius trial here in Pretoria. The South African athlete took the witness box on Monday as the defense launched its case - in a tri

VOA标准英语2014--Putin's Energy Threats Come with Cost to Russia

Putin's Energy Threats Come with Cost to Russia LONDON Russia is again using its role as Europes dominant natural gas supplier to pressure Ukraine and the West. Europe gets about 30 percent of its gas from Russia, and half of that passes through Ukra

VOA标准英语2014--Documentary Revisits Anita Hill Sexual Harassment Testimony 纪录片重温第一单性骚扰的证词

Documentary Revisits Anita Hill Sexual Harassment Testimony 纪录片重温第一单性骚扰的证词 WASHINGTON Sexual harassment was a taboo subject in 1991, when a young woman spoke out about her employers unwanted sexual advances during a Senate

VOA标准英语2014--Students Honor African-American Singer Marian Anderson 学生们怀念非裔美国歌手玛丽安·安德森

Students Honor African-American Singer Marian Anderson 学生们怀念非裔美国歌手玛丽安安德森 WASHINGTON The life of one of the most celebrated African-American singers of the 20th century is being remembered in Washington. This month ma

VOA标准英语2014--Immigrant-Friendly NYC Mayor Pushes Official IDs for All

Immigrant-Friendly NYC Mayor Pushes Official IDs for All NEW YORK Immigration advocates in the United States continue to press for sweeping reforms that will clear a path to citizenship for all immigrants, including those without valid visas, and gra

VOA常速英语2014--US Warns Russia Anew on Eastern Ukraine 就乌克兰东部问题美国再次警告俄罗斯

US Warns Russia Anew on Eastern Ukraine 就乌克兰东部问题美国再次警告俄罗斯 WASHINGTON The United States says Russia appears to be employing the same tactics in eastern Ukraine that were used to seize and annex Crimea earlier this yea

VOA常速英语2014--US Gas Could Help Europe, But Not Yet 美国天然气现在还不能帮助欧洲

US Gas Could Help Europe, But Not Yet 美国天然气现在还不能帮助欧洲 As Russia continues to raise its natural gas prices to Ukraine, some people are looking to American gas as a way to ease Europe's energy dependence on Russia. But it's a

VOA标准英语2014--Copts in Diaspora Worry About Future in Egypt

Copts in Diaspora Worry About Future in Egypt Around 10 percent of Egypts population belong to the Coptic faith, making them the largest Christian minority in the Middle East. But they have become targets of violence since the revolution three years

VOA标准英语2014--Russia Completes Military Takeover of Crimea 俄罗斯完成军事接管克里米亚

Russia Completes Military Takeover of Crimea 俄罗斯完成军事接管克里米亚 WASHINGTON Russia has completed its military takeover of Crimea, as the Ukraine crisis continues. There also are reports that Moscow is amassing military forces on R

VOA标准英语2014--Hagel Prepares for Week Focused on Asia

Hagel Prepares for Week Focused on Asia WASHINGTON U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is preparing for a week of meetings that highlight the U.S. pivot to Asia. Starting Tuesday, he hosts defense ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nati

VOA标准英语2014--'Green Seal' Teams With Hotel To Help Environment

'Green Seal' Teams With Hotel To Help Environment LOS ANGELES Many businesses are adopting green practices and products, and business owners say not only is it good for the environment, it is also good for their bottom line. One Los Angeles hotel is

VOA常速英语2014--IMF, International Community Step Up Aid for Ukraine 国际货币基金组织欲资助乌克兰

IMF, International Community Step Up Aid for Ukraine 国际货币基金组织欲资助乌克兰 Around the world, support for Ukraines battered economy is gaining ground. On Thursday, the International Monetary Fund agreed to a two-year bailout worth

VOA标准英语2014--Economists Divided Over Venezuela's New Forex System 经济学家对委内瑞拉新的外汇交易系统看法不一

Economists Divided Over Venezuela's New Forex System 经济学家对委内瑞拉新的外汇交易系统看法不一 In the midst of ongoing anti-government protests, the Venezuelan government has introduced a new currency exchange system to reduce t

VOA常速英语2014--Maryland Company Sends Locator to Plane Search 马里兰商号用探测器进行平面搜索

Maryland Company Sends Locator to Plane Search 马里兰商号用探测器进行平面搜索 LARGO, MARYLAND Experts say no one will really know what happened to Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 until the black box - the flight recorder - is retrieved. T