VOA标准英语2014--新闻博物馆致敬2013年牺牲的记者

Newseum Salutes Journalists Who Died Covering News in 2013 新闻博物馆致敬2013年牺牲的记者 WASHINGTON The Journalists Memorial at the Newseum in Washington bears the names of reporters, photographers, editors and others who died or were k

VOA常速英语2014--世界杯庆祝在里约热内卢工人阶级社区遇冷

World Cup Celebrations Subdued in Rio Working Class Neighborhood 世界杯庆祝在里约热内卢工人阶级社区遇冷 RIO DE JANEIRO Football fever is building as Brazil prepares to launch the 2014 World Cup on Thursday, but celebrations in some

VOA常速英语2014--克里米亚鞑靼人担忧再次被俄罗斯驱逐

Russia Courts Crimeas Muslims 克里米亚鞑靼人担忧再次被俄罗斯驱逐 MOSCOW Three months after Russia annexed Ukraines Crimea, the Russian ruble is now the currency of the peninsula, and half of Crimeas 2.3 million residents have applied

VOA常速英语2014--乌克兰总统波罗申科将与俄罗斯谈判

Ukraine's Poroshenko Negotiates with Russia 乌克兰总统波罗申科将与俄罗斯谈判 Ukraine's new president is negotiating with Russia to try to end the violence in eastern Ukraine, where pro-Russian separatists refuse to relinquish their po

VOA常速英语2014--滞留泰国的缅甸克伦难民仍然归期无望

Karen Refugees in Thailand Still Waiting to Return to Burma 滞留泰国的缅甸克伦难民仍然归期无望 MAE SOT, THAILAND Northern Thailand has long been home to thousands of Burmese refugees who have fled ethnic fighting and their countrys m

VOA标准英语2014--经济学家关注跨国汇款

Remittances High on Radar of World Economists 经济学家关注跨国汇款 Many migrants send small amounts of money - called remittances - home to friends and family members. But with 200 million international migrants out there, those small sums

VOA标准英语2014--Study: Electric Brain Stimulation Alleviates Some Disorders

Study: Electric Brain Stimulation Alleviates Some Disorders HOUSTON Modern medicine relies mainly on drugs to cure or alleviate disorders, but for some conditions doctors apply electrical stimulation. The pacemaker, for example, helps weak hearts mai

VOA常速英语2014--巴西世界杯在抗议声中即将拉开帷幕

Despite Protests, World Cup Excitement Building in Brazil 巴西世界杯在抗议声中即将拉开帷幕 RIO DE JANEIRO With days to go until the start of footballs (soccers) World Cup tournament, excitement is building in host country Brazil. This

VOA标准英语2014--Mad World: 80s New Wave Rock Acts in Their Own Words

Mad World: 80s New Wave Rock Acts in Their Own Words Music fans have already seen songs of the 1960s get their due and the sounds of the 1970s have been endlessly analyzed as well. But what about the 1980s? The authors of a new book are celebrating t

VOA标准英语2014--Best-Kept Secret Tops Off Broadway’s Winning Looks

Best-Kept Secret Tops Off Broadways Winning Looks NEW YORK At New York theaters up and down Broadway, in dramas and comedies and musicals, chances are a lot of the actors are wearing wigs. But when the 68th Annual Tony Awards were presented in a cere

VOA常速英语2014--伊拉克库尔德摄影师帮助移民工人和难民

Iraqi Kurdish Photographers Reach Out to Immigrant Workers, Refugees 伊拉克库尔德摄影师帮助移民工人和难民 NORTHERN IRAQ The recent economic boom in northern Iraq has attracted thousands of migrant workers from South Asia and Africa

VOA常速英语2014--美国国会将调查伯格达尔的获释

US Lawmakers to Probe Bergdahl Release 美国国会将调查伯格达尔的获释 WASHINGTON Later this week, U.S. lawmakers will hold the first hearings into the prisoner swap that freed Army Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl in return for five Taliban detaine

VOA常速英语2014--越希望美在解决与中争端上发挥更大作用

Vietnam Wants Larger US Role in Dispute With China 越希望美在解决与中争端上发挥更大作用 STATE DEPARTMENT Vietnam wants the United States to play a bigger role in settling territorial disputes with China. Washington is refusing, thou

VOA标准英语2014--乌克兰尝试团结本地民兵抗击叛乱

Ukraine Tries to Unite Local Militias to Fight Rebellion 乌克兰尝试团结本地民兵抗击叛乱 DNEPROPETROVSK, UKRAINE As a crisis heats up in eastern Ukraine, the country is working to recruit and mobilize local, regional militias to boost t

VOA标准英语2014--石油繁荣让北达科他州学校拥挤起来

Oil Boom Crowding North Dakota Schools 石油繁荣让北达科他州学校拥挤起来 WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA The oil boom in North Dakota and Montana has brought a flood of people to once sparsely-populated rural towns. The rapid pace of expansion

VOA标准英语2014--美国向非法移民发出强硬信号

US Sending 'Get Tough' Message on Illegal Immigration Surge 美国向非法移民发出强硬信号 WASHINGTON Conflicting policies may be contributing to the surge of undocumented young people from Central America trying to enter the United States.

VOA常速英语2014--美联储降低增长预期但称经济在复苏

US Central Bank Lowers Growth Forecast But Says Economy Rebounding 美联储降低增长预期但称经济在复苏 WASHINGTON The U.S. central bank says economic growth is rebounding after stalling in the first few months of the year. But as expecte

VOA标准英语2014--大堡礁很好地适应过去的气候变化

Study: Great Barrier Reef Adapted Well to Past Climate Change 大堡礁很好地适应过去的气候变化 Corals on the Great Barrier Reef adapted to greater temperature changes in the past than previously thought, a new study finds. The reef is on

VOA常速英语2014--非传统教练教授成年人及孩子瑜伽课程

Unconventional Yoga Instructor Teaches Adults, Children 非传统教练教授成年人及孩子瑜伽课程 ENCINITAS, CALIFORNIA The practice of yoga began in India more than 2,500 years ago. It was introduced to the West about a century ago, and ha

VOA常速英语2014--乌克兰伊拉克冲突使北约获得新生机

Ukraine, Iraq Conflicts Reinvigorate NATO Alliance LONDON The role of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] in the 21st century is in sharp focus now with the conflicts underway on the bloc's eastern and southern borders. The alliance born at