VOA标准英语2014--HRW: US Should Cut Security Aid to Uganda Over Anti-Gay Law 人权观察称美国应该削减乌干达的安全援助

HRW: US Should Cut Security Aid to Uganda Over Anti-Gay Law 人权观察称美国应该削减乌干达的安全援助 STATE DEPARTMENT Human Rights Watch says the United States should cut back security assistance to Uganda in response to the country'

VOA常速英语2014--Drug-Resistant TB is Global Threat 耐药性肺结核对全球造成了威胁

Drug-Resistant TB is Global Threat 耐药性肺结核对全球造成了威胁 The medical aid group -- Doctors without Borders -- warns that drug-resistant tuberculosis has become a global threat. It says despite the growing number of cases, there ar

VOA常速英语2014--Iranians Prepare For Traditional New Year Celebrations 伊朗民众为庆祝传统新年做准备

Iranians Prepare For Traditional New Year Celebrations 伊朗民众为庆祝传统新年做准备 WASHINGTON Iranians around the world are preparing to celebrate their traditional new year, Nowruz, which falls on Thursday. The ancient tradition is al

VOA标准英语2014--Foundation Promotes Breast Cancer Self-Exams, Education 基金会推动乳腺癌自我检查以及相关知识教育

Foundation Promotes Breast Cancer Self-Exams, Education 基金会推动乳腺癌自我检查以及相关知识教育 Early detection is the key to helping women survive breast cancer. But medical experts say getting that message out remains a challen

VOA常速英语2014--Empowering Employees with Disabilities 激励人心的残疾人员工

Empowering Employees with Disabilities 激励人心的残疾人员工 CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA Lifelong intellectual disabilities often can hinder a person's ability to acquire skills or get a job. The people who run the Wildflour catering company near Wa

VOA常速英语2014--Active MRI Shows How Joints Work 活动核磁共振成像显示身体关节如何运作

Active MRI Shows How Joints Work 活动核磁共振成像显示身体关节如何运作 Since its introduction in the 1980s, magnetic resonance imaging machines, commonly known as MRI scanners, have become a highly valuable tool in diagnostic medicin

VOA标准英语2014--Will Sanctions Against Russia Work? 对俄罗斯实施制裁措施有用吗？

Will Sanctions Against Russia Work? 对俄罗斯实施制裁措施有用吗？ WASHINGTON Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a treaty making Crimea a part of Russia in the wake of a weekend referendum in which residents of the Ukrainian peni

VOA标准英语2014--Safe Water Lowers Absenteeism 饮用安全水可降低旷课率?

Safe Water Lowers Absenteeism 饮用安全水可降低旷课率? Reducing absenteeism in schools in developing countries may be as simple as providing students with safe drinking water. A new study indicates that, but researchers are not sure why. Th

VOA常速英语2014--US First Lady Set for Education-Focused Trip to China 美国第一夫人将携家人访华

US First Lady Set for Education-Focused Trip to China 美国第一夫人将携家人访华 WASHINGTON U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama is set to start a week-long visit to China focusing on education. Her trip is not expected to feature controversial s

VOA标准英语2014--Comfort Women Statue Sparks Debate in California 加州慰安妇塑像惹争议

Comfort Women Statue Sparks Debate in California 加州慰安妇塑像惹争议 GLENDALE, CALIFORNIA Last July, the City of Glendale California, unveiled a statute in its central park of a Korean-American who was a so-called comfort woman -- one of t

VOA标准英语2014--Niger Delta Communities Pressure Shell on 2011 Oil Spill

Niger Delta Communities Pressure Shell on 2011 Oil Spill YOUBEBE, NIGERIA Local leaders in the Niger Delta want to unite competing communities to pressure Shell Petroleum to pay billions of dollars in reparations and clean up of fishing areas they sa

VOA标准英语2014--Global Effects of CIA-Senate Dispute Uncertain 中情局和参议院争议的全球影响

Global Effects of CIA-Senate Dispute Uncertain 中情局和参议院争议的全球影响 WASHINGTON The recently-exposed dispute between the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee and the CIA is causing a stir in Washington. Some analysts say, though, i

VOA常速英语2014--Obama Urges Abbas to Accept Framework For More Talks 奥巴马敦促阿巴斯接受会谈框架

Obama Urges Abbas to Accept Framework For More Talks 奥巴马敦促阿巴斯接受会谈框架 President Barack Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry held extensive talks with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Washington Monday. The closed-do

VOA常速英语2014--Uprising Opens Doors for Ukrainian Women 起义为乌克兰妇女提供新的机会

Uprising Opens Doors for Ukrainian Women 起义为乌克兰妇女提供新的机会 KYIV Ukraine's protest movement, that led to the ouster of the government last week, involved many women in both traditional and non-traditional roles, and some of th

VOA常速英语2014--Hollywood Gets Ready for Oscars 好莱坞为奥斯卡准备好了

Hollywood Gets Ready for Oscars 好莱坞为奥斯卡准备好了 HOLLYWOOD They are rolling out the red carpet on Hollywood Boulevard, getting ready for the Academy Awards, or Oscars, Sunday night. The annual film honors draw attention from around t

VOA常速英语2014--US Fed on Track to Reduce Monthly Bond Purchases 美联储将继续缩减每月债券购买额

US Fed on Track to Reduce Monthly Bond Purchases 美联储将继续缩减每月债券购买额 The U.S. central bank is on pace to reduce its monthly bond purchases by another $10 billion - and interest rates will remain near record lows until the jo

VOA常速英语2014--Western Nations Scramble to Stabilize Ukraine 西方国家竭力稳定乌克兰局势

Western Nations Scramble to Stabilize Ukraine 西方国家竭力稳定乌克兰局势 Western countries are joining forces to put together a financial aid package to help pull Ukraine out of its political and economic crisis. The efforts come as Russ

VOA常速英语2014--Venezuelans Divided on Who to Blame for Economic, Social Woes 委内瑞拉民众在谁为经济社会困境负责的问题上存在分歧

Venezuelans Divided on Who to Blame for Economic, Social Woes 委内瑞拉民众在谁为经济社会困境负责的问题上存在分歧 Continuing anti-government protests in Venezuela are posing the greatest threat to the socialist government of P

VOA标准英语2014--Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending March 1

Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending March 1 This is the Top Five Countdown! Were training our gaze upon the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending March 1, 2014. Last week, the top five was in flux, with f

VOA标准英语2014--Ukraine's Younger Generation Seeks New Direction 乌克兰年轻一代寻找新方向

Ukraine's Younger Generation Seeks New Direction 乌克兰年轻一代寻找新方向 KYIV, UKRAINE Ukraine is a very different country than it was just a week ago, following a protest movement led by young people who overthrew the Russian-backed gov