VOA标准英语2015--Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending Jan. 10

Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending Jan. 10 Were celebrating the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending January 10, 2015. This week the hit list shakes off its holiday hangover and gets back to work. The a

VOA常速英语2015==专家称法国袭击案部分归因于文化差异

Experts: France Attack Part of Cultural Disconnect 专家称法国袭击案部分归因于文化差异 LONDON The attack on the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on Wednesday was not the first such clash between the European media and

VOA标准英语2015--世界银行:发生埃博拉的国家,经济增长遭受16亿的损失

World Bank: Ebola Countries Face $1.6B in Lost Economic Growth 世界银行:发生埃博拉的国家,经济增长遭受16亿的损失 The World Bank estimates Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone will lose more than $1.5 billion this year in economic gro

VOA标准英语2015--肯尼亚出狱囚犯寻求救赎的工作

Former Kenyan Prisoners Seek Redemption Through Work 肯尼亚出狱囚犯寻求救赎的工作 NAIROBI It is hard to find a job in Kenya and even harder with a criminal record. But a group of former prisoners in Nairobi is working to prove there is

VOA标准英语2015--索马里议会迫使总理解散内阁

Somali Parliament Forces PM to Dissolve Cabinet 索马里议会迫使总理解散内阁 MOGADISHU Somalia's prime minister has dissolved his 60-member cabinet on the day it was to face a confidence vote in the federal parliament. The prime minister h

VOA标准英语2015--恐怖主义给奥巴马在国会上的演讲蒙上阴影

Terrorism Casts Shadow on Obama's Speech to Congress 恐怖主义给奥巴马在国会上的演讲蒙上阴影 WASHINGTON President Barack Obama is preparing to deliver his annual State of the Union address at a time of heightened vigilance in Washin

VOA常速英语2015--中美面临不同的气候变化挑战

US, China Face Distinct Challenges on Climate Change 中美面临不同的气候变化挑战 BEIJING In his previous State of the Union address, President Barack Obama highlighted what he called the urgent need to address climate change a topic that

VOA常速英语2015--奥巴马2015年国情咨文外交政策篇幅较小

State of the Union Address to be Light on Foreign Policy 奥巴马2015年国情咨文外交政策篇幅较小 WHITE HOUSE With his popularity ratings starting to improve as a result of an improving economy and lower unemployment, President Barack Oba

VOA常速英语2015--奥巴马吹捧美国制造业就业增长

Obama Touts US Manufacturing Gains 奥巴马吹捧美国制造业就业增长 BALTIMORE From lowering unemployment to boosting manufacturing, President Barack Obama is expected to tout gains in the U.S. economy during his State of the Union address o

VOA标准英语2015--美国很多城市的审查委员会处理警察投诉案

Review Boards in Many US Cities Handle Complaints Against Police 美国很多城市的审查委员会处理警察投诉案 INDIANAPOLIS The use of deadly force by law enforcement officers in Ferguson, Missouri and elsewhere in the United States in re

VOA标准英语2015--美国暴力犯罪下降但警察击毙嫌疑犯数上升

US Violent Crime Falls While Police Killings Rise 美国暴力犯罪下降但警察击毙嫌疑犯数上升 WASHINGTON The latest figures (2013) from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation suggest violent crime in the United States has fallen to it

VOA标准英语2015--法国犹太人感到安全受到威胁

French Jews Feel Increased Threat After Attack 法国犹太人感到安全受到威胁 PARIS After the attack on the kosher market in Paris last week, many members of the countrys Jewish population - the largest in Europe - are more anxious about the

VOA标准英语2015--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Jan. 17

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Jan. 17 Were parading the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending January 17, 2015. We get some real action this week. What sort of action, you ask? Well, how about one new s

VOA标准英语2015--法国的恐怖主义激起美国政治斗争

Terrorism in France Stokes US Political Battles 法国的恐怖主义激起美国政治斗争 WASHINGTON U.S. lawmakers in both parties have seized upon last week's terrorist attacks in France in an ongoing battle over reforming America's oft-critici

VOA常速英语2015--奥巴马希望通过改善互联网来促进经济

Obama Promotes Better Broadband Access to Boost Economy 奥巴马希望通过改善互联网来促进经济 WASHINGTON Ahead of his annual State of the Union address on January 20, President Barack Obama is promoting ideas on how to boost the U.S. ec

VOA标准英语2015--世界经济论坛:冲突是全球最危险的因素

World Economic Forum: Conflict Top Global Risk Factor 世界经济论坛:冲突是全球最危险的因素 According to a new report, the world is a very risky place and many are not prepared for it. The World Economic Forum has released its Global R

VOA标准英语2015--对话有助于搭建洛杉矶居民与警察的沟通桥梁

Dialogue Helps LA Residents, Police Build Bridges 对话有助于搭建洛杉矶居民与警察的沟通桥梁 LOS ANGELES Tensions have flared between police and African Americans around the United States, after a series of confrontations and contro

VOA标准英语2015--索马里主持东非政府间发展组织外长会议

Somalia Hosts IGAD Foreign Ministers 索马里主持东非政府间发展组织外长会议 MOGADISHU Foreign Ministers from seven countries in the Intergovernmental Authority on Development, IGAD, have met in the Somali capital for the first time in

VOA标准英语2015--Surge of Rohingya Flee Myanmar for Uncertain Future in Malaysia

Surge of Rohingya Flee Myanmar for Uncertain Future in Malaysia KUALA LUMPUR The United Nations has called the Rohingya Muslims one of the worlds most persecuted minority groups. Fleeing persecution in Myanmar, the Rohingya see Malaysia, a Muslim cou

VOA标准英语2015--网络攻击后美国对朝鲜采取强硬态度

US Holds Hard Line on North Korea After Cyberattacks 网络攻击后美国对朝鲜采取强硬态度 SEOUL Relations between Washington and Pyongyang have grown more contentious in the wake of the alleged North Korea cyberattack on the Sony Pictures