VOA标准英语2015--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Feb. 7

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Feb. 7 This is the Top Five Countdown! Were revving up the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending February 7, 2015. Grammy excitement is in the aircan you feel it? Its elect

VOA标准英语2015--HRW: Release AU Report on S. Sudan

HRW: Release AU Report on S. Sudan A rights group is criticizing the African Union for delaying release of a commission of inquiry report on South Sudans conflict. Human Rights Watch says the AU should reverse its decision and immediately publish the

VOA常速英语2015--石油价格下跌对德州造成的复合影响

Oil Price Drop Has Mixed Effects on Texas 石油价格下跌对德州造成的复合影响 HOUSTON, TEXAS Oil rig workers, known as roughnecks, face unemployment as oil prices fall, but the impact is greater in regions like Alaska and North Dakota, w

VOA常速英语2015--无国界医生为班吉的强奸受害者提供咨询

MSF Offers Rape Counseling to Hundreds of Victims in Bangui 无国界医生为班吉的强奸受害者提供咨询 BANGUI A rising number of women have experienced sexual violence since the Central African Republic (C.A.R.) descended into a spiral of

VOA常速英语2015--新相机记录看似无形的运动

New Camera Records Invisible Motion 新相机记录看似无形的运动 The world around us is in constant motion, even objects that seem to be perfectly still. Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology use a special camera that offer

VOA常速英语2015--新技术降低废金属分离成本

Scrap-Metal Separation May Become Cheaper 新技术降低废金属分离成本 According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the United States throws 14.8 million tons of scrap metal into landfills every year. One of the main reasons is the diffi

VOA标准英语2015--Egypt's Release of Journalist Welcomed, With Caution

Egypt's Release of Journalist Welcomed, With Caution LONDON The release of Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste from a jail in Cairo has been greeted as a small step forward for basic rights in Egypt. But two of his colleagues remain behind bars. The j

VOA标准英语2015--经济学家称奥巴马预算值得称道但不切实际

Economist Calls Obama Budget Commendable, Unrealistic 经济学家称奥巴马预算值得称道但不切实际 Coming in at 2,000 pages, the 2016 federal budget is a fiscal road map for President Barack Obamas remaining two years and beyond. Its aim

VOA常速英语2015--平民医院艰难应对乌克兰战争伤者

Ukraine War Wounded Flood Civilian Hospitals 平民医院艰难应对乌克兰战争伤者 ARTEMIVSK, UKRAINE Dozens of injured Ukrainian troops arrive daily at the Central Hospital in the Donetsk region city of Artemivsk, 40 kilometers from the gove

VOA标准英语2015--Study: Rats Pose Plague Risk in Croplands

Study: Rats Pose Plague Risk in Croplands Efforts to boost food production in East Africa may increase the risk of plague. A new study says the conversion of natural lands into croplands in Tanzania has been accompanied by a large increase in the rod

VOA标准英语2015--美国西海岸港口繁忙起来应付积压

US West Coast Ports Busy, Struggling With Backlog 美国西海岸港口繁忙起来应付积压 LOS ANGELES Most West Coast U.S. ports have been busy since Friday, when negotiators reached a tentative settlement in a nine-month labor dispute and work

VOA标准英语2015--肯尼亚石油储藏引爆种族冲突

Kenya Oil Deposits Fuel Inter-Communal Conflicts 肯尼亚石油储藏引爆种族冲突 TURKANA, KENYA More than two years after Kenya struck oil for the first time in its northern-most county, Turkana, the two ethnic groups that live on either side

VOA标准英语2015--Victims of Syria, Iraq Conflicts Short on Emotional Help

Victims of Syria, Iraq Conflicts Short on Emotional Help BASERMA, NOTHERN IRAQ The war in Syria and the offensive by Islamic State militants in northern Iraq and Syria has flooded northern Iraq with nearly two million displaced people. Many refugees

VOA标准英语2015--Trafficking Victims Suffer Mentally, Physically

Trafficking Victims Suffer Mentally, Physically A new study says victims of human trafficking suffer severe mental and physical health problems. Some estimates say at least 18-million men women and children worldwide are considered modern day slaves.

VOA标准英语2015--Putin: The ‘Lonely’ Leader Bent on Restoring Russian Powe

Putin: The Lonely Leader Bent on Restoring Russian Power LONDON Despite Russias crisis-hit economy, approval ratings for President Vladimir Putin are near record-highs. Western sanctions against Moscow have failed to curb what the West sees as Russia

VOA常速英语2015--汇款业务中断导致索马里移民担心老家亲人

Disruption in Sending Cash Home Distresses Somali Immigrants 汇款业务中断导致索马里移民担心老家亲人 Once a month for years, Ahmed Ahmed has been going to Dahabshil, a money service agency catering to the Somali community outside Wa

VOA标准英语2015--Generic Form of Pediatric HIV Drug OK’d

Generic Form of Pediatric HIV Drug OKd A new licensing agreement with the pharmaceutical company MERCK allows for the manufacture of a generic version of a pediatric AIDS drug. It may be two years before its readily available in low- and middle-incom

VOA标准英语2015--西方学生将作业外包给肯尼亚作家

Western Students Outsource Work to Kenyan Writers 西方学生将作业外包给肯尼亚作家 NAIROBI On the University of Nairobi campus, talent is on sale. Signs advertise for researchers or online writers code words for those writing essays for

VOA标准英语2015--新工具提高建筑物的能源效率

New Tool Maps Buildings' Energy Efficiency 新工具提高建筑物的能源效率 Architects, engineers and building managers will soon be able to quickly collect data about building interiors that once took weeks to measure and process. A backpack-

VOA标准英语2015--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Feb. 28

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Feb. 28 Were partying with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending February 28, 2015. This week, we greet a true musical legend. Hes just minutes away, but first Maroon 5