VOA标准英语2014--D-Day Vets Return to Normandy for 70th Anniversary

D-Day Vets Return to Normandy for 70th Anniversary NORMANDY World leaders are due to attend ceremonies in Normandy Friday to mark the 70th anniversary of the D-Day landings. Around 160,000 Allied troops crossed the English Channel on June 6, 1944 to

VOA标准英语2014--北约与俄罗斯角力乌克兰

NATO Grapples With Russian Moves in Ukraine 北约与俄罗斯角力乌克兰 LONDON U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel says Russias annexation of Crimea and involvement in eastern Ukraine are the biggest threat to European security since the end of

VOA标准英语2014--US Rejects Syria Vote as 'Sham'

US Rejects Syria Vote as 'Sham' STATE DEPARTMENT Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has won re-election in a vote held in government-controlled parts of his war-torn country. U.S. officials dismiss his re-election as a farce. But for Assad, the vote si

VOA标准英语2014--人权观察:刚果(金)石油计划的批评者受威胁

HRW: Critics of DRC Oil Plans Threatened 人权观察:刚果(金)石油计划的批评者受威胁 A rights group said park rangers and environmental activists in the DRC are receiving death threats, after criticizing plans for oil exploration. Human

VOA标准英语2014--尚未做好让机器人进入家庭的准备,但是越来越近了!

Robots Not Ready for Homes, But Getting Closer 尚未做好让机器人进入家庭的准备,但是越来越近了! Robots are not ready to take their place in our homes. But they are getting better at working closely with humans in industrial settin

VOA常速英语2014--泰军方曼谷举行拥护政变集会

Thai Military Stages Pro-Coup Rally in Bangkok 泰军方曼谷举行拥护政变集会 BANGKOK Several hundred people turned out in Bangkok Wednesday for an entertainment-filled event put on by the Thai military, which carried out a bloodless coup on

VOA标准英语2014--70多个国家助产士短缺

Report Warns of Midwife Shortages in More Than 70 Countries 70多个国家助产士短缺 A new report said theres a severe shortage of midwives in more than 70 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Those countries suffer 96 percent of the wor

VOA标准英语2014--Band Builds Fan Base Through Technology, Live Experience

Band Builds Fan Base Through Technology, Live Experience LOS ANGELES Nick Sherwin of California-based Suburban Skies says his band promotes itself and controls its own destiny thanks to 21st Century technology. Social media is a wonderful thing, and

VOA标准英语2014--奥巴马拟推更强法规限制电厂污染

Obama Administration Proposes Plan to Cut Power Plant Pollution 奥巴马拟推更强法规限制电厂污染 The Obama administration is proposing stronger regulations to limit climate-changing emissions from U.S. power plants. The proposed pollutio

VOA标准英语2014--预计阿萨德将赢得叙利亚总统选举

Syrians Vote With Little Contest Expected for Assad 预计阿萨德将赢得叙利亚总统选举 CAIRO, EGYPT Syria is holding presidential elections Tuesday, despite a deadly civil war that has left millions of Syrians unable or unwilling to vote.

VOA标准英语2014--Top Pakistani News Channel, Intelligence Agency Standoff Sparks Debate

Top Pakistani News Channel, Intelligence Agency Standoff Sparks Debate Pakistans biggest news channel, Geo News, says its broadcasts are being blocked by cable operators in close to 90 percent of the country, despite having apologized to Pakistan's i

VOA标准英语2014--ILO: Social Protection a Human Right

ILO: Social Protection a Human Right A new report says while the need for social protections is widely recognized, many people around the world dont have them. The International Labor Organization says less than 30-percent of the population has guara

VOA标准英语2014--美国退伍军人因伊拉克动荡局势激起情感

Iraq Unrest Stirs Emotions in US Veterans 美国退伍军人因伊拉克动荡局势激起情感 PARIS, ILLINOIS Paris, Illinois is a patriotic town awash in red, white and blue. American Legion Post Commander Tom Noel said its been that way since th

VOA标准英语2014--爵士乐钢琴家和作曲家贺拉斯银去世

Jazz Pioneer Horace Silver Dies 爵士乐钢琴家和作曲家贺拉斯银去世 Jazz pianist and composer Horace Silver, 85, has died in New Rochelle, New York. Throughout his remarkable career that began in the 1940s, the pianist, composer and arra

VOA标准英语--Novel Tells Tale of Asian American Entertainers

Novel Tells Tale of Asian American Entertainers LOS ANGELES Asian American entertainers are at the center of Lisa See's latest novel, China Dolls. It is set in the 1930s and 40s, in the network of nightclubs known as the Chop Suey Circuit. VOA spoke

VOA常速英语2014--美国开展新型航天器的研制工作

New US Launch Vehicle Being Developed 美国开展新型航天器的研制工作 Since the retirement of its shuttle fleet in 2011, the U.S. space agency NASA has had to rely on Russian space vehicles to carry astronauts to the International Space St

VOA标准英语2014--US Mission to Nab Benghazi Suspect Draws Fire

US Mission to Nab Benghazi Suspect Draws Fire WASHINGTON Libyan officials have condemned this week's U.S. operation that nabbed the alleged ringleader of the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi. As VOA's Aru Pande reports, after the 2011 U.

VOA标准英语2014--美军等待命令打击ISIL

Still Waiting for Orders, US Military Has ISIL in Its Sights 美军等待命令打击ISIL The United States says that, for now, it is only sending military advisers to Baghdad to help the Iraqi government combat advances by militant Sunni Islamists,

VOA标准英语2014--World Cup Stickers Score in US

World Cup Stickers Score in US SAN FRANCISCO For years, the World Cup has inspired an international craze thats easiest to compare to baseball card collecting. An Italian company sells stickers and a matching album that gets football fans of all ages

VOA标准英语2014--富豪陈光标给纽约穷人免费午餐

Chinese Billionaire Offers Free Lunch to New Yorks Homeless 富豪陈光标给纽约穷人免费午餐 NEW YORK Chinese billionaire Chen Guangbiao, who considers himself China's top philanthropist, is offering to buy lunch for 1,000 homeless people i