VOA标准英语2014--性工作者寻求艾滋病预防

Sex Workers Seek HIV Prevention 性工作者寻求艾滋病预防 A new series in the medical journal The Lancet says achieving an AIDS-free generation will not be possible unless the human rights of sex workers are recognized. Researchers say sex wo

VOA标准英语2014--天主教徒担心移民问题

Relic of Saint Draws Catholics Worried About Immigration Issue 天主教徒担心移民问题 LOS ANGELES A Roman Catholic saint who is a figure of devotion for those crossing the border into the United States is attracting believers concerned about

VOA标准英语2014--Army of Tiny Soldiers Replicates Battle of Waterloo

Army of Tiny Soldiers Replicates Battle of Waterloo FAIRFAX, VIRGINIA Next year marks the bicentennial of the Battle of Waterloo, when French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was defeated by an international force led by England and Prussia. Just in time f

VOA常速英语2014--美国国家航空航天局寻找类地行星

NASA Focuses on Earth-Like Planets 美国国家航空航天局寻找类地行星 For decades, looking for life elsewhere in the universe meant listening for signals that could be from distant civilizations. But recent breakthroughs in space technolog

VOA标准英语2014--包皮环切术不会增大潜在风险

Circumcision Does Not Promote Risky Behavior 包皮环切术不会增大潜在风险 A new study that could boost HIV prevention efforts says African men do not engage in riskier sexual behavior after being circumcised. Research has shown that circum

VOA标准英语2014--军事行动导致巴基斯坦西北部出现大量难民

In NW Pakistan, Army Offensive Causes Massive Number of Displaced 军事行动导致巴基斯坦西北部出现大量难民 BANNU, NW PAKISTAN Pakistans army offensive in North Waziristan has resulted in the large-scale displacement of the local popu

VOA标准英语2014--芝加哥的阿贡国家实验室正在研发未来电池

Chicagos Argonne Lab Developing Battery of the Future CHICAGO In 2012, the Department of Energys Office of Science awarded a $120 million grant to a new technology center focused on battery development - headquartered at Argonne National Laboratory i

VOA标准英语2014--Kurdish Peshmerga Force Secures Kirkuk, Its Oil

Kurdish Peshmerga Force Secures Kirkuk, Its Oil KIRKUK, IRAQI KURDISTAN The Kurdistan regional government has sent its Peshmerga troops into the adjacent province of Kirkuk to drive out insurgents, and to secure the area's rich oil fields. By doing t

VOA常速英语2014--克里指责哈马斯和乌克兰境内亲俄叛军

Kerry Blasts Hamas, Pro-Russia Rebels in Ukraine 克里指责哈马斯和乌克兰境内亲俄叛军 WASHINGTON U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is urging a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, and pinning blame for the escalating conflict

VOA标准英语2014--中美洲多国领导人将会见奥巴马以应对移民危机

President Asks Central American Leaders to Help Stop Migrants 中美洲多国领导人将会见奥巴马以应对移民危机 WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama met with leaders of three Central American nations Friday to ask for their help in stemmi

VOA标准英语2014--Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending July 26

Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending July 26 This is the Top Five Countdown! Were taking a look at the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending July 26, 2014. Youve no doubt heard the old expression Good thin

VOA标准英语2014--Humans Driving Massive Animal Extinction

Humans Driving Massive Animal Extinction Earth is in the midst of its sixth mass extinction of animal species -- the first to be caused by humans -- in the past half-billion years, setting off a downward spiral in the environment and human health, wh

VOA标准英语2014--航空专家说导弹能显示发射信息

Airline Expert: Missile will Show Signature on Debris 航空专家说导弹能显示发射信息 The debris field from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is spread over a 21-kilometer radius in eastern Ukraine. It is expected to take investigators months to

VOA标准英语2014--艾滋病大会聚焦研究与成果

AIDS Conference Wraps Up with Focus on Research, Progress 艾滋病大会聚焦研究与成果 MELBOURNE In 20 years, the International AIDS Conference has ballooned from a gathering of some 2,000 scientists at the inaugural 1985 meeting in Atlanta,

VOA常速英语2014--在线虚拟教程传递农业新技术

Online Virtual World Program a Resource for Farmers 在线虚拟教程传递农业新技术 In a fast-changing world beset by unpredictable climate conditions, farmers cannot afford to ignore new technology. 面对当下变化无常的气候条件，农

VOA标准英语2014--美国宇航员在海底实验室接受训练

US Astronauts Train in Underwater Lab 美国宇航员在海底实验室接受训练 In the worlds only underwater laboratory, located 19 meters beneath the surface, some five kilometers off Key Largo, four U.S. astronauts prepare to visit an asteroid

VOA常速英语2014--空客新飞机将采用3D打印金属零件

Airbus Adds Metal 3-D-Printed Parts to New Jets 空客新飞机将采用3D打印金属零件 By the end of this year, European aircraft manufacturing consortium Airbus plans to deliver the first of its new, extra-wide-body passenger jets, the A350-XW

VOA标准英语2014--Woman-Owned Hardware Business Thrives in US Capital Area

Woman-Owned Hardware Business Thrives in US Capital Area Gina Schaefer never expected to get into the hardware business. But when she and her husband bought an apartment that needed to be fixed up and there were no local hardware stores, she decided

VOA常速英语2014--在乌克兰的MH17事故调查人员受阻

MH17 Crash Investigators Hampered by Fighting in Ukraine 在乌克兰的MH17事故调查人员受阻 A team of international crash investigators and police officers was forced to cancel a visit to the site of the downed Malaysia Airlines plane Sunday

VOA常速英语2014--国会处理美国边境危机的时间已所剩无几

Clock Ticking for Congress to Act on US Border Crisis 国会处理美国边境危机的时间已所剩无几 WASHINGTON This week is Congress last chance to respond to a surge of undocumented children arriving at Americas southern border before U.S.