VOA标准英语2014--Grassroots Activists Awarded Goldman Environmental Prize

Grassroots Activists Awarded Goldman Environmental Prize Grassroots environmental activists from six regions of the world were awarded with the 2014 Goldman Environmental Prize in San Francisco Monday. Each year the $175,000 award recognizes individu

VOA标准英语2014--Science, Technology Festival in Nation's Capital Inspires Students

Science, Technology Festival in Nation's Capital Inspires Students For one of the world's most technologically advanced nations, the United States sorely lacks scientists and engineers. The USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C., is

VOA标准英语2014--Ukraine Separatists Rally as Unity Backers Meet Putin Foe

Ukraine Separatists Rally as Unity Backers Meet Putin Foe DONETSK, UKRAINE Hundreds of separatists rallied Sunday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, while a smaller group of unity supporters met with a Russian billionaire and opponent of Presi

VOA标准英语2014--New G-7 Sanctions Against Russia Expected

New G-7 Sanctions Against Russia Expected WASHINGTON The United States and its G-7 partners are imposing new sanctions against Russia. Existing sanctions have not altered Moscows posture towards Ukraine, with Russian forces still massed along its bor

VOA标准英语2014--Iraqi Elections Coming Amid Surge of Violence

Iraqi Elections Coming Amid Surge of Violence WASHINGTON On April 30, Iraq will hold its first national election since U.S. military forces withdrew from the country in 2011. The voting will take place amid a surge of bloody violence and sectarian st

VOA标准英语2-14--Online Job Postings Seeing Rapid Growth

Online Job Postings Seeing Rapid Growth Applications for unemployment benefits jumped in the United States to a seasonally-adjusted 329,000 last week, up 24,000 from the week before. Unemployment is still high at 6.7 percent. But for job seekers, esp

VOA标准英语2014--Auschwitz March Highlights Worries about Anti-Semitism in Hungary

Auschwitz March Highlights Worries about Anti-Semitism in Hungary OSWIECEM, POLAND Amid concerns about the rise of extremist parties in Europe, around 10,000 people from around the world took part in a march Monday between the former Nazi death camps

VOA标准英语2014--Obama to Visit Malaysia Amid MH370 Criticisms 奥巴马访问深陷MH370漩涡的马来西亚

Obama to Visit Malaysia Amid MH370 Criticisms 奥巴马访问深陷MH370漩涡的马来西亚 KUALA LUMPUR President Barak Obama heads to Malaysia this weekend, where the host governments handling of the disappearance of the Malaysia Airways flight h

VOA标准英语2014--Alternative Fuel Ethanol Hits a Wall 替代燃料乙醇遭遇难题/撞墙

Alternative Fuel Ethanol Hits a Wall 替代燃料乙醇遭遇难题/撞墙 When U.S. drivers fill their tanks with ethanol, they are essentially buying fermented corn grown by American farmers. A 2007 law requires gasoline makers to add increasing am

VOA标准英语2014--Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending May 10 截至5月10日本周歌曲前五

Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending May 10 截至5月10日本周歌曲前五 Were spotlighting the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending May 10, 2014. There's cause for celebration today, becauseafter fiv

VOA标准英语2014--Future of Odessa, Ukraine's 'Jewel of the Black Sea,' Uncertain

Future of Odessa, Ukraine's 'Jewel of the Black Sea,' Uncertain LONDON The violence between pro-Kyiv and pro-Russian groups in Odessa last week killed over 40 people and sent shockwaves across Ukraine and beyond. The city founded by Catherine the Gre

VOA标准英语2014--Russia's Ukraine Policy Part of Broader Shift 俄罗斯的乌克兰政策发生转变

Russia's Ukraine Policy Part of Broader Shift 俄罗斯的乌克兰政策发生转变 LONDON It was all smiles for the cameras when Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in September and expressed his intention t

VOA标准英语2014--Summit Pledges to Save the Oceans 全球海洋保护峰会承诺保护海洋

Summit Pledges to Save the Oceans 全球海洋保护峰会承诺保护海洋 The summit on protecting the worlds oceans ended Friday, with a call to tackle the major threats of climate change, overfishing, habitat loss and pollution. The Global Ocean

VOA标准英语2014--Project to Save Endangered Orchids Blossoms in Florida 佛罗里达开始拯救濒危兰花花种的计划

Project to Save Endangered Orchids Blossoms in Florida 佛罗里达开始拯救濒危兰花花种的计划 Many gardeners around the world consider orchids among the most beautiful flowering plants. There are more than 20,000 species of orchids, and

VOA常速英语2014--Kerry Accuses Russia of Ignoring Geneva Agreement On Ukraine 克里指责俄无视关于乌克兰的日内瓦协议

Kerry Accuses Russia of Ignoring Geneva Agreement On Ukraine 克里指责俄无视关于乌克兰的日内瓦协议 The United States has accused Russia of orchestrating armed resistance in eastern Ukraine. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry Thursday

VOA常速英语2014--Israel, US Condemn Palestinian Plan to Form Unity Government 以色列、美国谴责巴勒斯坦计划组建团结政府

Israel, US Condemn Palestinian Plan to Form Unity Government 以色列、美国谴责巴勒斯坦计划组建团结政府 WASHINGTON Long-divided Palestinian leaders from the West Bank and Gaza Strip have announced plans to form a unity government in

VOA标准英语2014--Young South Africans of Born-Free Generation Not All Keen to Vote 南非年轻一代并非都热衷于投票

Young South Africans of Born-Free Generation Not All Keen to Vote 南非年轻一代并非都热衷于投票 JOHANNESBURG As general elections in South Africa approach, many young people who were born after the end of apartheid will vote for the firs

VOA常速英语2014--Scientists Decode Tsetse Fly Genome 科学家解密采采蝇基因序列

Scientists Decode Tsetse Fly Genome 科学家解密采采蝇基因序列 Scientists have mapped the genetic code of the tsetse fly, the insect responsible for African sleeping sickness. They said the findings could lead to better repellents and contr

VOA标准英语2014--Dinosaur Descendants Shrank to Survive

Dinosaur Descendants Shrank to Survive Not all dinosaurs went extinct. Some are alive today in the form of birds. A new study finds that shrinking helped these birds continue to thrive and evolve. If we really want to know how birds came about, then

VOA标准英语2014--French Court Convicts South African Artist of Indecent Exposure

French Court Convicts South African Artist of Indecent Exposure WASHINGTON A French court has convicted South African performance artist Steven Cohen of indecent exposure during an appearance he made in central Paris last year. The court imposed no p