VOA常速英语2014--September 11 Court Case Taking Years Before Trial 911案件5名主犯审判前耗费数年时间

September 11 Court Case Taking Years Before Trial 911案件5名主犯审判前耗费数年时间 WASHINGTON It has been six years since Khalid Sheik Mohammed and four other detainees at the detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were first charged

VOA标准英语2014--Gadget Inventors Reach Customers Through TV Ads 小工具发明人通过电视广告售出产品

Gadget Inventors Reach Customers Through TV Ads 小工具发明人通过电视广告售出产品 HOUSTON Many of the most innovative gadgets sold in America today are speciality items -- generally marketed through extravagant late-night TV commercial

VOA常速英语2014--Kerry: Tunisia's New Constitution is Model for Arab World 克里表示突尼斯新宪法是阿拉伯世界楷模

Kerry: Tunisia's New Constitution is Model for Arab World 克里表示突尼斯新宪法是阿拉伯世界楷模 TUNIS U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says Tunisia's new constitution is a model for political reform in the Arab world. Kerry made an

VOA标准英语2014--Boycott Against Israel Impacts Palestinian Workers 制裁以色列影响巴勒斯坦工人

Boycott Against Israel Impacts Palestinian Workers 制裁以色列影响巴勒斯坦工人 AL-AZARIYA, WEST BANK The Israeli government has announced it will allocate $100 million to counter a growing international boycott against Israeli organizatio

VOA常速英语2014--Sun-Soaked Shores of Sochi Provide Respite From Games 阳光海岸索契远离赛事喧嚣纷扰

Sun-Soaked Shores of Sochi Provide Respite From Games 阳光海岸索契远离赛事喧嚣纷扰 SOCHI Before Sochi became known as the host of the 2014 Winter Olympics, it was famous in Russia as a seaside resort. Now the Black Sea beaches are provi

VOA标准英语2014--Chinese Electric Bus Company Charges into US 中国电动公共汽车公司进入美国市场

Chinese Electric Bus Company Charges into US 中国电动公共汽车公司进入美国市场 LOS ANGELES In the heart of southern California, home of packed freeways and major smog problems, help may be on the way from an unexpected source - China.

VOA标准英语2014--'Boogaloo' Bolden's New Blues Album Crosses Borders

'Boogaloo' Bolden's New Blues Album Crosses Borders HOUSTON For more than 30 years, trumpet player James Boogaloo Bolden has been working with famed blues singer and guitarist BB King. But when Bolden is not on the road with the King of Blues he is i

VOA标准英语2014--Washington Week: Focus on Obama's Executive Authority

Washington Week: Focus on Obama's Executive Authority A top Republican lawmaker is blasting U.S. President Barack Obama as lawless in his use of executive orders to advance policy goals in the absence of congressional action. Additional clues are eme

VOA常速英语2014--High-Intensity Interval Training Gains Popularity 高强度间歇性训练在风靡

High-Intensity Interval Training Gains Popularity 高强度间歇性训练在风靡 WASHINGTON Like fashion, food and almost everything else, fitness programs come - and go - in popularity. This year, the American College of Sports Medicine predicts

VOA常速英语2014--Bangkok Protests Splitting Thai Families 曼谷反政府示威导致泰国家庭分裂

Bangkok Protests Splitting Thai Families 曼谷反政府示威导致泰国家庭分裂 CHIANG MAI As protests in Bangkok continue, the growing political polarization in Thailand is splitting families throughout the country. And there are growing fear

VOA标准英语2014--Colorado's Marijuana Regulations Strive to Balance Freedom, Responsibility 科罗拉多州的大麻合法化规定努力平衡自由与责任

Colorado's Marijuana Regulations Strive to Balance Freedom, Responsibility 科罗拉多州的大麻合法化规定努力平衡自由与责任 DENVER When the U.S. state of Colorado legalized marijuana for recreational purposes this year, it also impo

VOA常速英语2014--New Laser Device Helps Parkinson's Patients Walk 新激光设备帮助帕金森患者重获行走能力

New Laser Device Helps Parkinson's Patients Walk 新激光设备帮助帕金森患者重获行走能力 Parkinsons disease slowly destroys the brains ability to control the muscles, depriving the patients of their mobility. Researchers at the Mayo Cl

VOA标准英语2014--Real-life 'Philomena' Fights to Help Mothers Find Lost Children

Real-life 'Philomena' Fights to Help Mothers Find Lost Children Stephen Frears Oscar-nominated drama Philomena tells the true story of Philomena Lee. Fifty years ago, as a pregnant Irish-Catholic teenager, Lee was disowned by her family and sent to a

VOA常速英语2014--NENA Region Faces Fresh Water Scarcity NENA地区面临饮用水短缺

NENA Region Faces Fresh Water Scarcity NENA地区面临饮用水短缺 Water scarcity will be at the top of the agenda next week when officials from the Near East and North Africa meet in Rome. The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization warns the ava

VOA常速英语2014--Hospital Machinist Aids Medical Research 医院机械师艾滋病医学研究

Hospital Machinist Aids Medical Research医院机械师艾滋病医学研究 HOUSTON Many people who would have died from common ailments a few decades back are alive today thanks to advances in medical technology, including devices created by resear

VOA常速英语2014--Samantha Power On Civil Society 萨曼莎·鲍尔谈公民社会

Samantha Power On Civil Society 萨曼莎鲍尔谈公民社会 The end of the Cold War ushered in an era of unprecedented growth in democracy and with it civil society. But in recent years, democratic growth has stagnated, said U.S. United Nations Am

VOA常速英语2014--Even Talking is Hard for Syrian Negotiators 与叙利亚代表团艰难的谈话

Even Talking is Hard for Syrian Negotiators 与叙利亚代表团艰难的谈话 LONDON Syrian government and opposition negotiators met in Geneva this week for a first round of talks, but they were fraught with difficulties, not only on substance bu

VOA标准英语2014--New Vaccine Research Aimed at Cattle Killer 新疫苗研究意在对付牧牛杀手

New Vaccine Research Aimed at Cattle Killer 新疫苗研究意在对付牧牛杀手 New research is underway to develop an advanced vaccine against East Coast fever a parasitic disease that killed more than one-million cattle in Africa last year. Res

VOA常速英语2014--Kerry's Security Talks in Europe to Include Iran Nuclear Accord 克里,安全,欧洲,伊朗,核问题

Kerry's Security Talks in Europe to Include Iran Nuclear Accord 克里,安全,欧洲,伊朗,核问题 STATE DEPARTMENT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is due in Germany for talks on global security that will include discussion of Iran's nuclear pr

VOA标准英语2014--Across Egypt's Political Spectrum, Compromise Elusive 埃及各政治派别难达成共识

Across Egypt's Political Spectrum, Compromise Elusive 埃及各政治派别难达成共识 CAIRO Egyptian Field Marshal Abdel Fattah el-Sissi is widely expected to become the country's next president, drawing on support from voters tired of upheaval