VOA标准英语2014--Family Keeps Jousting for Four Generations

Family Keeps Jousting for Four Generations CROWNSVILLE, MARYLAND One of the most familiar images of medieval Europe is a pair of knights, thundering toward each other on massive steeds, wicked-looking lances pointed at their opponent. Jousting is con

VOA常速英语2014--尽管失业率下降美国就业仍不景气

Americans Still Struggling Despite Falling Unemployment 尽管失业率下降美国就业仍不景气 WHITE HOUSE The U.S. unemployment rate fell to 5.9 percent last month -- the lowest since the 2008 recession. The White House is touting this figure

VOA常速英语2014--可负担得起廉价灯为贫困地区人们带去光明

Affordable Light for People without Electricity 可负担得起廉价灯为贫困地区人们带去光明 WASHINGTON This year's Nobel Prize for Physics was awarded to inventors of the light emitting diode, commonly known by the acronym LED, now bein

VOA标准英语2014--埃博拉重创西非经济

West African Economies Hard-Hit by Ebola 埃博拉重创西非经济 In 2013, the World Bank ranked Sierra Leone and Liberia as second and sixth respectively among the top 10 countries with the fastest-growing GDPs. But the ongoing Ebola outbreak is

VOA标准英语2014--巴勒斯坦渔民面临边界问题

Palestinian Fishermen Face Borders, Bullets 巴勒斯坦渔民面临边界问题 GAZA Under the Oslo accords of the 1990s, Palestinian fishermen are supposed to be able to fish 37 kilometers (20 nautical miles) off the coast of Gaza, but Israel has t

VOA标准英语2014--加沙停火捐赠会议面临质疑

Gaza Donor Conference Faces Questions About Cease-fire Strength 加沙停火捐赠会议面临质疑 STATE DEPARTMENT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry travels to Cairo Saturday for a donor conference on rebuilding parts of the Gaza Strip leveled du

VOA标准英语2014--Park Ranger Saves Tennessee Mountain Music

Park Ranger Saves Tennessee Mountain Music MURFREESBORO, TENNESSEE Today you can find almost any obscure song or historical recording online, but that wasnt always the case. Traditional American music - bluegrass, Country, folk songs, blues - was bei

VOA标准英语2014--音乐帮助贫穷儿童在学校表现的更好

Music Helps Impoverished Children Perform Better in School 音乐帮助贫穷儿童在学校表现的更好 LOS ANGELES Researchers have found that the brains of children who grow up in poverty process sounds differently from children who are better

VOA标准英语2014--埃博拉生与死:利比里亚停业医院为孕产妇重开

Liberia's JFK Hospital Reopens After Temporary Ebola Closure 埃博拉生与死:利比里亚停业医院为孕产妇重开 MONROVIA JFK Hospital, one of Liberias largest and oldest medical facilities, had to close temporarily in July, following the d

VOA标准英语2014--Prominent Bahrain Activists Face Jail Time

Prominent Bahrain Activists Face Jail Time LONDON Two prominent Bahraini human rights activists face prison sentences at trials this week for activities that Amnesty International and other groups call the peaceful expression of their rights. Three y

VOA标准英语2014--克里“悄悄”重启中东和平进程

Kerry Working 'Quietly' to Restart Mideast Peace Process 克里悄悄重启中东和平进程 STATE DEPARTMENT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he is working quietly to restart an Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Kerry is facing many of the

VOA标准英语2014--火箭发射失败 美国私人航天受挫

With Failed Launch, US Private Space Industry Suffers Setback 火箭发射失败 美国私人航天受挫 Wednesday's successful launch of a Russian space vehicle taking supplies to the International Space Station was in sharp contrast to the explosi

VOA标准英语2014--埃博拉疫情反映出世卫组织应变不足?

Does Ebola Reveal WHO Shortfalls? 埃博拉疫情反映出世卫组织应变不足? As the Ebola outbreak rages in three West African countries and raises fears abroad some are questioning whether the World Health Organization is being stretched too

VOA常速英语2014--现代科技帮助预测变幻莫测天气

Modern Technology Helping Weather Predictions 现代科技帮助预测变幻莫测天气 WASHINGTON Severe storms that cause heavy damage throughout the world are a reminder of how important it is to be able to predict the weather. A meteorological e

VOA标准英语2014--叙利亚难民做好在黎巴嫩度过严冬的准备

Syrian Refugees Brace for Harsh Lebanese Winter 叙利亚难民做好在黎巴嫩度过严冬的准备 ZAHLE, LEBANON As winter approaches, analysts say the Lebanese-Syrian border region is at risk, with Islamic State and al-Nusra fighters camped in

VOA标准英语2014--Audio Tapes Open Window to Muhammad Ali's Private Life

CAR Aid Meeting Held in Brussels 中非援助会议在布鲁塞尔举行 Despite U.N. and French peacekeeping troops deployed in the Central African Republic, sectarian violence remains high. Since early last year, thousands of people have been kille

VOA标准英语2014--中非援助会议在布鲁塞尔举行

CAR Aid Meeting Held in Brussels 中非援助会议在布鲁塞尔举行 Despite U.N. and French peacekeeping troops deployed in the Central African Republic, sectarian violence remains high. Since early last year, thousands of people have been kille

VOA标准英语2014--Haunted House Attraction Brings Out Screams

Haunted House Attraction Brings Out Screams LEESBURG, VIRGINIA This Friday night is Halloween - a time when the souls of the dead are said to walk the Earth - and brave souls among the living venture door to door in search of candy, and flock to haun

VOA常速英语2014--韩国努力回收电子垃圾

South Korea Launches Initiative to Recycle More E-Waste 韩国努力回收电子垃圾 SEOUL South Korea is coping with increasing amounts of garbage from electronic devices, also called e-waste. To prevent tons of old computers, smartphones and appl

VOA常速英语2014--伊拉克基督教徒在约旦教堂寻找庇护

Christian Iraqis Find Refuge in Jordanian Church 伊拉克基督教徒在约旦教堂寻找庇护 NAOUR, JORDAN More than 3,000 Iraqi Christians have sought refuge from the fighting in their country in churches in Jordan. And Caritas, an aid group af