VOA常速英语2014--乌克兰同欧盟签订贸易协议 开放经济

With EU Trade Agreement, Ukraine Open for Business 乌克兰同欧盟签订贸易协议 开放经济 KYIV Just days after Ukraine signed an association agreement with the European Union, Ukrainian businesses held an exhibition of their products to sh

VOA常速英语2014--奥巴马准备派克里赴中东参加加沙和谈

Obama Prepared to Send Kerry to Mideast for Talks on Gaza 奥巴马准备派克里赴中东参加加沙和谈 STATE DEPARTMENT U.S. President Barack Obama said he is prepared to send Secretary of State John Kerry to the Middle East to help end violen

VOA标准英语2014--Anger and Sadness in Kyiv, as Rhetoric Rises

Anger and Sadness in Kyiv, as Rhetoric Rises Ukrainian officials have further inflamed the rhetoric over the downing of the Malaysian airliner, claiming that a Russian crew was operating the anti-aircraft system that was allegedly used. The accusatio

VOA常速英语2014--MH17飞机坠毁或令乌克兰陷外交危机

Diplomatic Crisis Grows Over MH17 Plane Crash MH17飞机坠毁或令乌克兰陷外交危机 LONDON The Malaysia Airlines crash in eastern Ukraine is drawing reaction from leaders around the world. With suspicions growing that a surface-to-air missil

VOA标准英语29014--滋病大会为MH17遇难专家哀悼

AIDS Society Mourns Researchers, Experts Killed in MH17 Crash 艾滋病大会为MH17遇难专家哀悼 MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA The International AIDS Society has confirmed that at least six high-level researchers and AIDS experts were among those killed

VOA标准英语2014--Russia, Ukraine Leaders Trade Blame for Malaysia Airline Crash

Russia, Ukraine Leaders Trade Blame for Malaysia Airline Crash MOSCOW Russia and Ukraine have been locked in an exchange of accusations over responsibility for a crashed Malaysia Airlines passenger plane - believed shot down by pro-Russia rebels in t

VOA常速英语2014--马来西亚航空公司4个月内经历第二场空难

Malaysia Reeling: Second Air Disaster in Four Months 马来西亚航空公司4个月内经历第二场空难 KUALA LUMPUR Malaysia is reeling from the second air disaster in four months involving the countrys flag carrier. Flight 340 vanished in Marc

VOA标准英语2014--Undocumented Immigrants Face Perilous Journey to US, No Guarantees

Undocumented Immigrants Face Perilous Journey to US, No Guarantees RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS Every day, hundreds of undocumented immigrants from Central America attempt the arduous journey through Mexico and turn themselves over to U.S. border patrol

VOA标准英语2014--Immigrant Children Live in Numerous US Communities

Immigrant Children Live in Numerous US Communities PRINCE WILLIAM COUNTY, VIRGINIA Immigration has been a hot topic in American politics for years. But the recent surge of attention is different. While historically, the debate has been about migrant

VOA标准英语2014--Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending July 19

Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending July 19 Were counting down the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending July 19, 2014. We need a song transfusion, and fastabsolutely nothing changes in this weeks lineup.

VOA标准英语2014--美用黄蜂对抗甲虫入侵

Wasp Recruited to Fight Invasive Beetle 美用黄蜂对抗甲虫入侵 Scientists are pitting insects against insects in a battle to control an invasive species. U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers have released tiny parasitic wasps in forests

VOA标准英语2014--Scientists Create Blackest Material Ever

Scientists Create Blackest Material Ever Of all the black things in the universe only the infamous black holes are so black that not even a tiny amount of light can bounce back. But scientists have managed to create material almost as black, and it h

VOA常速英语2014--雾收集器为肯尼亚人民生活带来翻天覆地变化

Fog Collector Transforms Maasai Water-Harvesting in Kenya 雾收集器为肯尼亚人民生活带来翻天覆地变化 KISERIAN, KENYA The Maasai people of Kenya are known for their cattle-herding, nomadic lifestyle. But it's an existence that depend

VOA标准英语2014--Ancient Tooth Plaque Reveals Diet

Ancient Tooth Plaque Reveals Diet Long before the development of agriculture, our prehistoric ancestors had a good knowledge of plants not just for food, but for medicine. Researchers found evidence of this by studying some ancient teeth found in Cen

VOA标准英语2014--中国重量级拳击手在美国首次亮相

Chinese Heavyweight Boxers Make US Debut 中国重量级拳击手在美国首次亮相 LOS ANGELES Two Chinese boxers are getting ready to debut as professional heavyweight fighters in the United States. Olympic medalist Zhang Zhilei is training on t

VOA标准英语2014--国际原子能机构称伊朗浓缩铀浓度低

IAEA: Iran Turns its Enriched Uranium Into Less Harmful Form 国际原子能机构称伊朗浓缩铀浓度低 LONDON Iran has converted its stockpiles of enriched uranium into a less dangerous format that is more difficult to use for nuclear weapons,

VOA常速英语2014--海豹群在海上风力发电场享受盛宴

Seals Feast at Offshore Wind Farms 海豹群在海上风力发电场享受盛宴 Offshore wind farms are harnessing more than wind.Says study lead author Deborah Russell, with the University of St.Andrews in Scotland,and her colleagues monitored the

VOA常速英语2014--美国大使呼吁LGBT权利

US Ambassador Calls for LGBT Rights 美国大使呼吁LGBT权利 The U.S. ambassador to Australia said it should not be a crime to be a member of the LGBT community. Ambassador John Berry told the 20th international AIDS Conference that the fight aga

VOA标准英语2014--Aging New York Piano Virtuoso Looks Back

Aging New York Piano Virtuoso Looks Back NEW YORK The peaceful atmosphere in the Upper West Side apartment where 92-year-old Walter Hautzig plays his piano amid family photographs and framed honors is many worlds away from the pre-war Vienna where he

VOA标准英语2014--Tiny Fly May Hold Key to New Generation of Hearing Aids

Tiny Fly May Hold Key to New Generation of Hearing Aids Ormia ochracea, a tiny yellow parasitic fly native to Central America and the southern United States, has an unusual habit. It deposits larvae onto the backs of crickets, which burrow into the i