VOA标准英语2014--加沙冲突,哈马斯挑战阿巴斯

Gaza Conflict, Hamas Popularity Challenge Abbas 加沙冲突,哈马斯挑战阿巴斯 STATE DEPARTMENT The Palestinian unity government of Mahmoud Abbas has failed to convince Hamas to agree to Egyptian-negotiated terms with Israel on a Gaza cease-fi

VOA标准英语2014--科学家发现蒲公英或能代替橡胶树

Rubber May Soon Come From Dandelions Synthetic rubber has been around for more than a century, but quality tires for cars, trucks and aircraft still need up to 40 percent or more natural rubber content. As the source of natural rubber, the rubber tre

VOA标准英语2014--独立日在乌克兰东部新的意义

Independence Day in Eastern Ukraine Takes on New Meaning 独立日在乌克兰东部新的意义 SLOVYANSK, UKRAINE Independence Day took on a special meaning Sunday in Slovyansk, Ukraine, a town that, earlier this year, was under the control of pro-

VOA标准英语2014--Meeting in Minsk May Hinge on Putin

Meeting in Minsk May Hinge on Putin MOSCOW The Presidents of Russia and Ukraine are expected to meet face-to-face Tuesday in Minsk, along with European leaders, for talks on the situation in Ukraine. The much-welcomed dialogue could help bring an end

VOA标准英语2014--艺术家避免触犯俄罗斯亵渎法

Artists Shun Russia's Profanity Law 艺术家避免触犯俄罗斯亵渎法 MOSCOW Russia in July enacted a law threatening fines for publicly displayed profanity in media, films, literature, music and theater. The restriction, the toughest since the

VOA标准英语2014--Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending Aug. 23

Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending Aug. 23 Were rolling out the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending August 23, 2014. Today we get to dust off the welcome mat, because we get a new title. Thats on the w

VOA常速英语2014--影像新技术：外科医生前所未有的法宝

New Technology Gives Surgeons Unprecedented Views of Patients Bodies 影像新技术：外科医生前所未有的法宝 When could a video game possibly save your life? A new imaging technology, now being used at Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas

VOA标准英语2014--本地蜜蜂可能帮助拯救农作物

Native Bees May Help Save Crops 本地蜜蜂可能帮助拯救农作物 BELTSVILLE, MARYLAND In June, U.S. President Barack Obama called for a federal strategy to promote the health of bees and other pollinators that have been declining. The honeybee

VOA标准英语2014--Analysts Warn United Iraqi Effort Needed Against Islamic State Militants

Analysts Warn United Iraqi Effort Needed Against Islamic State Militants WASHINGTON While terrorism experts around the globe knew of the Islamic State militants in Syria - also known as ISIL or ISIS - they were taken aback at its rapid success in Ira

VOA标准英语2014--British Fighters On Frontline of ISIS Information War

British Fighters On Frontline of ISIS Information War LONDON Security services are racing to identify the Islamic State militant who beheaded U.S. journalist James Foley in Syria. The murderer spoke on camera in English with a British accent. Its est

VOA标准英语2014--抗药性疟疾在东南亚快速传播

Drug-Resistant Malaria Spreads in SE Asia 抗药性疟疾在东南亚快速传播 MAE SOT, THAILAND On Thailands border with Myanmar, also known as Burma, a malaria research and treatment clinic is stepping up efforts to eliminate a drug-resistant fo

VOA标准英语2014--埃博拉病毒带来了疾病、恐惧和愤怒

Ebola Brings Sickness, Fear, Anger 埃博拉病毒带来了疾病、恐惧和愤怒 A Cornell University professor says when responding to the West Africa Ebola epidemic, officials must consider both the physical and social dimensions of healing. Sta

VOA标准英语2014--尼日利亚“诺莱坞”电影产业高速发展

Nigeria's 'Nollywood' Movie Industry Rolls at High Gear 尼日利亚诺莱坞电影产业高速发展 LAGOS Twenty years after its birth in a video shop in Lagos, Nigeria's Nollywood is one of the most prolific film industries on earth. Despite low b

VOA标准英语2014--Interactive Junior Botanist Program Teaches Kids About Plants

Interactive Junior Botanist Program Teaches Kids About Plants WASHINGTON Lee Coykendall teaches students from nearby Virginia all about the Theobroma cacao - the source of chocolate. This tree will have 30-40 pods, and inside, look! she exclaimed und

VOA标准英语2014--肯尼亚官员相信已做好应对埃博拉的准备

Kenya: Health Officials Confident Nation Prepared for Ebola 肯尼亚官员相信已做好应对埃博拉的准备 NAIROBI, KENYA Kenya is famed for its medical research facilities. In the growing wake of the Ebola virus, health officials there now a

VOA标准英语2014--在东南亚峰会上,美国呼吁在南海争端上保持冷静

US Urges Calm in Sea Disputes During SE Asia Summit 在东南亚峰会上,美国呼吁在南海争端上保持冷静 Senior diplomats from Southeast Asian nations, China and the United States wrapped up talks in Myanmar's capital Sunday with a statem

VOA常速英语2014--美国继续参与伊拉克事务

US Engagement in Iraq Continues美国继续参与伊拉克事务 Western engagement continues to intensify in Iraq, where the United States and Britain are delivering humanitarian supplies while U.S. air strikes target radical Sunni militants. Airdro

VOA常速英语2014--被困境和梦想推到美国

Central American Border-crossers Both Pushed, Drawn to US 被困境和梦想推到美国 The tens of thousands of Central Americans who have crossed over the border in south Texas seeking asylum over the past year left their homelands to escape pover

VOA标准英语2014--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Aug. 9

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Aug. 9 Were highlighting the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending August 9, 2014. If theres one thing Ive learned from hosting this show, its patience: the Hot 100 chart m

VOA标准英语2014--加纳汇率暴跌刺激可可走私活动

Ghana's Currency Slump Spurs Increase in Cocoa Smuggling 加纳汇率暴跌刺激可可走私活动 Cocoa beans have been smuggled between Ivory Coast and neighboring Ghana for years. Until recently, Ivorian growers most often illegally sent their co