VOA常速英语2014--美国能源公司：清洁科技有利可图

US Energy Company: Cleaner Technologies Make Good Business Sense 美国能源公司：清洁科技有利可图 BREMO BLUFF, VIRGINIA Even before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its proposed rules this month for reducing carbon emiss

VOA标准英语2014--6月15日——认识虐待老年人问题世界日

June 15 is Elder Abuse Awareness Day 6月15日认识虐待老年人问题世界日 Sunday, June 15, is Elder Abuse Awareness Day. The World Health Organization describes elder abuse as a global social issue affecting the health and human rights of mi

VOA标准英语2014--津巴布韦移民忧心南非新移民法

S. Africas New Immigration Laws Worry Zimbabwean Immigrants 津巴布韦移民忧心南非新移民法 JOHANNESBURG Four years ago, the South African government granted amnesty to hundreds of thousands of Zimbabweans -- who had fled to that country s

VOA标准英语2014--阿富汗准备总统大选

Afghanistan Readies for Presidential Run-off 阿富汗准备总统大选 KABUL Security is tight in Kabul as Afghans prepare to head to the polls to choose a new president from the two remaining candidates, Ashraf Ghani and Abdullah Abdullah, in a ra

VOA标准英语2014--《驯龙2》展示最新动画技术

'How to Train your Dragon 2' Showcases Latest in Digital Animation 《驯龙2》展示最新动画技术 Animated films are constantly reaching new heights in technical innovation and depth of narrative. One of them, How to Train your Dragon 2, surpa

VOA标准英语2014--好莱坞作曲家理查德·谢尔曼

Hollywood Composer Richard Sherman Inspires with Music 好莱坞作曲家理查德谢尔曼 LOS ANGELES Composer Richard Sherman and his brother, Robert, wrote the score for the 1964 Disney musical Mary Poppins and dozens of other hit films and telev

VOA标准英语2014--希拉里·克林顿外交政策实录:“艰难的抉择”

Hillary Clinton Issues Foreign Policy Memoir: 'Hard Choices' 希拉里克林顿外交政策实录:艰难的抉择 STATE DEPARTMENT Hillary Clinton on June 10 releases a memoir of her time as President Barack Obama's first-term secretary of state. It'

VOA标准英语2014--Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending June 7

Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending June 7 Were featuring the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending June 7, 2014. Something happens this week on the Hot 100that hasnt occurred in half a century. Thats sti

VOA标准英语2014--盖洛普民意调查显示乌克兰政治分裂严重

Gallup Poll Shows Wide Political Split in Ukraine 盖洛普民意调查显示乌克兰政治分裂严重 WASHINGTON A new Gallup poll shows a wide split in how Ukrainians and those living on the Crimean peninsula, annexed by Russia, view the conflict

VOA常速英语2014--乌克兰犹太人面临新威胁

Crisis Puts Pressure on Ukraine's Jews 乌克兰犹太人面临新威胁 ODESSA, UKRAINE The unrest in Ukraine in recent months has put the countrys Jewish community under new pressures, with a surge of anti- Semitic graffiti and at least one attack

VOA标准英语2014--法国重演诺曼底登陆

On the Scene: D-Day Re-enactments in France 法国重演诺曼底登陆 CARENTAN, NORMANDY Old wartime songs ring out across Carentan town square as visitors enjoy the early summer sunshine. Today Carentan is a peaceful corner of France. Seventy year

VOA标准英语2014--利比亚的石油产量进一步下降

Libyas Oil Output Drops Further 利比亚的石油产量进一步下降 Libya has much of the worlds highest quality crude oil. But since the fall of long-time leader Moammar Gadhafi in 2011, production has been sporadic and on the decline. After ass

VOA标准英语2014--'Drones' Examines Complexities of Remote-control Warfare

'Drones' Examines Complexities of Remote-control Warfare In his drama Drones, filmmaker Rick Rosenthal poses complex security, political and ethical questions about drone attacks in the ongoing war against global terrorism. Rosenthal builds a tense c

VOA标准英语2014--粮农组织扩大南苏丹援助工作规模

FAO Scales Up South Sudan Aid Efforts 粮农组织扩大南苏丹援助工作规模 In this photo taken from Video provided by Associated Press on Tuesday, May 13, 2014, a malnourished child is fed by her mother, in a Medecins Sans Frontiers (Doctors

VOA标准英语2014--世界杯将至华盛顿流行起巴西风味

Brazilian Flavor Livens Up Washington DC Neighborhood 世界杯将至华盛顿流行起巴西风味 WASHINGTON For anyone with World Cup fever who cant make it to Brazil for the games, there are other ways to soak up the excitement - and the flavor o

VOA标准英语2014--新歌剧Immortalizes讲述华裔士兵的悲剧

New Opera Immortalizes Tragedy of Chinese-American Soldier 新歌剧Immortalizes讲述华裔士兵的悲剧 In October of 2011, a Chinese-American soldier serving in Afghanistan was found shot dead in an apparent suicide after weeks of abuse by his f

VOA常速英语2014--奥巴马欧洲行既得到支持也听到批评

Obama Finds Support, Criticism on Europe Visit 奥巴马欧洲行既得到支持也听到批评 LONDON U.S. President Barack Obama spent the week in Europe, grappling with a variety of issues, and finding varying degrees of support from European alli

VOA标准英语2014--美国与塔利班交换囚犯受质疑

US Public Divided on Bergdahl, Taliban Prisoner Swap 美国与塔利班交换囚犯受质疑 WASHINGTON Even as President Obama defends his decision to trade five Taliban prisoners for one U.S. Army sergeant, there are early indications the American

VOA标准英语2014--Bakken Crude Volatility, Rail Safety Scrutinized in Northern US

Bakken Crude Volatility, Rail Safety Scrutinized in Northern US WILLISTON, NORTH DAKOTA The U.S. department of transportation recently issued an emergency order requiring shippers of Bakken oil to ensure that the substance is properly classified prio

VOA常速英语2014--美议员推动心理疾病与枪支暴力提案

Lawmakers Push Bills on Mental Illness, Guns 美议员推动心理疾病与枪支暴力提案 CAPITOL HILL The mass killing in Santa Barbara, California that left six people dead has reignited a debate in the U.S. Congress about how to keep guns out