VOA常速英语2014--184 Million Africans at Risk for Malaria 1.84亿非洲人面临疟疾风险

184 Million Africans at Risk for Malaria 1.84亿非洲人面临疟疾风险 New research shows that after 10 years of intensified campaigns against malaria 184-million people in Africa still live in moderate to high-risk areas. While the number is hi

VOA标准英语2014--Protests Grip Venezuela 抗议活动控制委内瑞拉

Protests Grip Venezuela 抗议活动控制委内瑞拉 WASHINGTON Nearly one year after the death of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, violent protests have erupted against his hand-picked successor, President Nicolas Maduro. The unrest is fed by det

VOA常速英语2014--Study Questions Value of Mammograms 乳房X光检查的有效性遭质疑

Study Questions Value of Mammograms 乳房X光检查的有效性遭质疑 Do mammograms save lives? That's the question being asked after a major new study -- one of the biggest ever -- released its results. Since then, doctors and others have weighe

VOA常速英语2014--California Sunday Assembly Offers Church for Atheists 美国无神论者的团体活动

California Sunday Assembly Offers Church for Atheists 美国无神论者的团体活动 LOS ANGELES Growing numbers of Americans have no religious affiliation. Some call themselves skeptics or atheists, and others say they are spiritual, not religiou

VOA标准英语2014--Harlem Non-Profit Serves African Diaspora and Homeland

Harlem Non-Profit Serves African Diaspora and Homeland NEW YORK New York City is home to hundreds of ethnic and immigrant groups from around the world, including Africans. But until recently, the African diaspora lacked a center dedicated to their ne

VOA常速英语2014--New Nuke Facilities Being Built but Old Questions Remain 美国新建核设施 遗留老问题

New Nuke Facilities Being Built but Old Questions Remain 美国新建核设施 遗留老问题 In the midst of the current debate over whether to build the Keystone oil pipeline from Canada into the United States and the efforts to develop solar and

VOA常速英语--NSA, DHS Lose Free Speech Legal Fight 美国国家安全局和国土安全部遭遇法律失利

NSA, DHS Lose Free Speech Legal Fight 美国国家安全局和国土安全部遭遇法律失利 The U.S. National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security suffered a legal defeat Tuesday as a feisty T-shirt designer reaffirmed the righ

VOA常速英语2014--Legal Marijuana in Colorado Good for Business, Worrisome for Public Health 科罗拉多州大麻合法化有利商业不利公共健康

Legal Marijuana in Colorado Good for Business, Worrisome for Public Health 科罗拉多州大麻合法化有利商业不利公共健康 In Colorado, the marijuana business has been booming since January, when the state legalized the sale and recreati

VOA常速英语2014--150 Years After Defeat, Sochi Olympics Divide Native Circassians 索契的切尔克斯人

150 Years After Defeat, Sochi Olympics Divide Native Circassians 索契的切尔克斯人 SOCHI As thousands of visitors enjoy the Winter Olympic venues in Sochi, there is a growing argument about the history of the land they were built on. Russia fo

VOA常速英语2014--Use of Acid Attacks for Punishment Persists in Pakistan 巴基斯坦仍存在泼洒硫酸作为惩罚

Use of Acid Attacks for Punishment Persists in Pakistan 巴基斯坦仍存在泼洒硫酸作为惩罚 Despite laws against acid attacks, the practice of pouring acid on men, women and children as a form of punishment continues in Pakistan. Two victim

VOA常速英语2014--Assad Missing Syria Chemical Weapons Deadline 阿萨德未遵守叙利亚移交化武限期

Assad Missing Syria Chemical Weapons Deadline 阿萨德未遵守叙利亚移交化武限期 STATE DEPARTMENT Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has failed to meet Wednesday's deadline for turning over most of his chemical weapons under a deal brokered

VOA标准英语2014--International Community Struggles to Ease Syrian Suffering 国际社会努力缓解叙利亚的局势

International Community Struggles to Ease Syrian Suffering 国际社会努力缓解叙利亚的局势 WASHINGTON As each day passes and the death toll rises, millions of Syrians are increasingly worried about their fate in a war with no end in sight.

VOA常速英语2014--New Yorkers React to Actor Hoffman's Death 纽约人对演员霍夫曼之死的反应

New Yorkers React to Actor Hoffman's Death 纽约人对演员霍夫曼之死的反应 NEW YORK Philip Seymour Hoffman, the award-winning actor who died Sunday of an apparent heroin overdose in Manhattan, is being mourned by members of the Broadway an

VOA标准英语2014--Graphene Called Amazing, Versatile Material of the Future 前景光明的多功能材料石墨烯

Graphene Called Amazing, Versatile Material of the Future 前景光明的多功能材料石墨烯 In 2004, two scientists at the University of Manchester in England isolated a carbon-based material called graphene, with some unusual properties. Andre

VOA常速英语2014--Broadway Celebrates Legendary Cotton Club 百老汇庆祝传奇的棉花俱乐部

Broadway Celebrates Legendary Cotton Club 百老汇庆祝传奇的棉花俱乐部 NEW YORK From the early 1920s to 1940, Harlems Cotton Club was the showplace for African-American performers in New York. 纽约从20世纪20年代早期到20世纪40年代

VOA标准英语2014--Emergency Food May Soon Arrive in CAR 紧急食品将很快到达中非

Emergency Food May Soon Arrive in CAR 紧急食品将很快到达中非 The World Food Program says it plans to use both trucks and planes to bring emergency supplies to Central African Republic. Insecurity has reduced food deliveries in recent weeks

VOA标准英语2014--Female Blues Singers Shine in Memphis 蓝调女歌手走红美国孟菲斯

Female Blues Singers Shine in Memphis 蓝调女歌手走红美国孟菲斯 MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE When the first blues recordings appeared in the early 1920s, women singers like Ma Rainey and Bessie Smith were the stars. But over the years since then, me

VOA标准英语2014--The Horror Of Homs

The Horror Of Homs The old district of the Syrian city of Homs has been under siege by forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for almost eighteen months. The populace there is starving. A convoy of twelve trucks with over 100 tons of food i

VOA常速英语2014--Obama Secures Commitments on Hiring Long-Term Unemployed 奥巴马政府出台政策雇佣长期失业人员

Obama Secures Commitments on Hiring Long-Term Unemployed 奥巴马政府出台政策雇佣长期失业人员 WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama met with top American CEOs at the White House Friday to discuss commitments their companies have made to h

VOA标准英语2014--Expanded Partnership To Help Smallholder Farmers 意在帮助小农户的合作关系

Expanded Partnership To Help Smallholder Farmers 意在帮助小农户的合作关系 From the very beginning, reducing global hunger and poverty has been one of President Barack Obamas overarching priorities. That is why the President and the United