VOA标准英语2014--Separatists Hold Ukrainian Cities; Local Defense in Kyiv Stands Firm

Separatists Hold Ukrainian Cities; Local Defense in Kyiv Stands Firm KYIV In eastern Ukraine, separatists continue to seize and occupy government buildings, while in Kyiv, the capital, protesters continue their occupation of Maidan Square. Despite an

VOA常速英语2014--波兰和美国军队在波兰西北部联合集训

Polish, American Troops Train Together in Northwest Poland 波兰和美国军队在波兰西北部联合集训 DRAWSKO ARMY BASE, POLAND The United States has sent about 600 soldiers to Poland and the Baltic nations to ease anxieties in the region ov

VOA标准英语2014--家长通过Facebook找到肾脏捐赠者

Parents Find Kidney Donor for Daughter Through Facebook 家长通过Facebook找到肾脏捐赠者 WASHINGTON Most people use Facebook to stay in touch with friends. Increasingly, however, social media are proving to be useful in fulfilling other more

VOA标准英语2014--美国报告称基地组织分支的威胁增强

US Report: Al-Qaida Affiliates Pose Growing Threat 美国报告称基地组织分支的威胁增强 WASHINGTON The United States says a growing number of al-Qaida affiliates and other terrorist groups in the Middle East and Africa pose a serious thre

VOA常速英语2014--K9飞行学校训练狗狗适应航空旅行

K9 Flight School Trains Dogs for Air Travel K9飞行学校训练狗狗适应航空旅行 Traveling by air can be very stressful - the crowds, the noise, the sometimes intrusive security procedures, the airplanes closed environment. People can take a

VOA标准英语2014--世界媒体自由度降至近10年低点

Report: Media Freedoms Worldwide at a 10-Year-Low 世界媒体自由度降至近10年低点 WASHINGTON Despite an ever-expanding number of ways to put out news and information, a new report says the crackdown on media freedoms around the world has be

VOA常速英语2014--南非出现反对执政党ANC的声音

Some South Africans Voice Discontent With Ruling ANC 南非出现反对执政党ANC的声音 JOHANNESBURG South Africans are preparing for elections scheduled for May 7, and some former officials with the ruling ANC have called for a protest vote aga

VOA标准英语2014--截至5月3日本周榜单TOP5

Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending May 3截至5月3日本周榜单TOP5 Were counting down the five most popular songs on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending May 3, 2014. Movement! We get movement in this weeks lineup! Granted, i

VOA常速英语2014--越南战争的抗议影响了流行乐

Vietnam War Protests Influenced Popular Music 越南战争的抗议影响了流行乐 Today, April 30, marks the anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. On this date in 1975, Marines evacuated the last Americans from the embassy in Saigon, bringin

VOA标准英语2014--Forces Removing Equipment From Afghanistan Keep Eye on Russian Route

Forces Removing Equipment From Afghanistan Keep Eye on Russian Route LONDON How to remove millions of tons of equipment from a landlocked country with primitive infrastructure? Thats the challenge facing international military forces in Afghanistan a

VOA标准英语2014--'Return to Homs' Puts Human Face on Syria Conflict 纪录片“返回霍姆斯”讲述叙利亚内战故事

'Return to Homs' Puts Human Face on Syria Conflict 纪录片返回霍姆斯讲述叙利亚内战故事 As the Syrian civil war enters its fourth year, a new film focuses on one of the opposition fighters who leads a group of rebels against his govern

VOA标准英语2014--US Christians Work with Palestinians on Martin Luther King Play

US Christians Work with Palestinians on Martin Luther King Play In the film, Al Helm [The Dream]: Martin Luther King in Palestine, an African-American gospel choir travels to the West Bank to work with members of the Palestinian National Theater on a

VOA标准英语2014--NATO Boosts Presence in Eastern Europe as Turmoil Continues in Ukraine

NATO Boosts Presence in Eastern Europe as Turmoil Continues in Ukraine WASHINGTON Turmoil in eastern Ukraine continued Tuesday, a day after the United States and Europe announced new sanctions against Russia for failing to take steps to de-escalate t

VOA标准英语2014--Analyst: Ukrainian Separatists Aim to Swap Hostages

Analyst: Ukrainian Separatists Aim to Swap Hostages KYIV, UKRAINE Ukrainian officials are accusing separatists in Eastern Ukraine of using hostages as human shields to prevent the military from taking action against them. But some observers in Kyiv d

VOA标准英语2014--批评者们质疑奥巴马主义

Critics Question Obama Doctrine 批评者们质疑奥巴马主义 WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama's foreign policy has come under criticism, not just from Republican lawmakers and conservative pundits, but also from centrists who accuse the presid

VOA标准英语2014--乌克兰极右候选人反映主流民族主义者的观点

Ukraine's Far Right Candidate Reflects Mainstream Nationalist Views 乌克兰极右候选人反映主流民族主义者的观点 KYIV Ukraines Svoboda party, which means freedom in Ukrainian, espouses an ultra-nationalist, anti-Russian agenda, and it

VOA标准英语2014--New Robotic Arm Can Grasp Moving Objects

New Robotic Arm Can Grasp Moving Objects An international team of engineers based in Switzerland built a robotic arm that learned to perform complex movements. The term robotic arm covers a variety of mechanical devices from robots that weld automoti

VOA常速英语2014--乐施会警告南苏丹会出现饥荒

Oxfam Warns of South Sudan Hunger Crisis 乐施会警告南苏丹会出现饥荒 Oxfam International says a massive and rapid surge in aid is needed for South Sudan. Otherwise, it says, millions of people are at risk of what it calls catastrophic lev

VOA标准英语2014--US Lawmakers Examine Response to Boko Haram Abductions

US Lawmakers Examine Response to Boko Haram Abductions CAPITOL HILL The Obama administration says it is taking action to help rescue more than 250 Nigerian schoolgirls abducted in mid-April, but that it is encountering challenges and obstacles in the

VOA常速英语2014--70岁大学生的影响

70-Year-Old College Student Leaves Impact 70岁大学生的影响 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA May is typically a month of college graduations in the United States. But this years college graduation at one Virginia School featured an unusual graduate, s