VOA标准英语2015--布隆迪大使称总统候选资格是宪法问题

Burundi Ambassador says President's Candidacy is a Constitutional Question Preparations are underway for the June presidential elections in Burundi amid questions whether President Pierre Nkurunziza should run for a third term. While the Burundi lead

VOA标准英语2015--美国公民权利回顾

US Reflects on Civil Rights 美国公民权利回顾 WASHINGTON U.S. President Barack Obama and former president George W. Bush participated Saturday in the 50th anniversary observance of the beating of peaceful civil rights demonstrators by police i

VOA标准英语2015--炮击令更多乌克兰东部男性加入叛军

In E. Ukraine, Civilian Deaths Push Men to Join Rebels 炮击令更多乌克兰东部男性加入叛军 DONETSK After months of fighting in eastern Ukraine, the presence of the Ukrainian military and the shelling of civilian neighborhoods seem to be

VOA标准英语2015--非洲裔美国人纪念20世纪60年代争取投票权

African Americans Recall 1960s Fight for Voting Rights 非洲裔美国人纪念20世纪60年代争取投票权 BIRMINGHAM U.S. President Barack Obama and thousands of people will gather in the small southern U.S. city of Selma, Alabama, Saturday, Mar

VOA标准英语2015--Vendors Display Marijuana Products at Washington Expo

Vendors Display Marijuana Products at Washington Expo You wouldnt expect a marijuana expo in the U.S. capital, since it's still against federal law to possess the drug. And since it is still illegal to sell pot in the city, there was no marijuana at

VOA标准英语2015--研究:被误认为疟疾的疾病

Study: Diseases Mistaken for Malaria 研究:被误认为疟疾的疾病 A new study warns that, in Africa, illnesses causing fevers are often misdiagnosed as malaria. For example, the study found that dengue fever is circulating in urban areas of Gha

VOA标准英语2015--现金只能带来救济——油污染尼日利亚社区

Cash Brings Relief, But Not Recovery, to Oil-Polluted Nigerian Community 现金只能带来救济油污染尼日利亚社区 BODO, NIGERIA A pair of oil spills in 2008 and 2009 polluted the waters around the town of Bodo, in Nigerias southern Rivers

VOA标准英语2015--Myanmar's Traditional Fashion Choices Endure

Myanmar's Traditional Fashion Choices Endure YANGON The sartorial choices of Myanmars men and women quickly catch the eye of any visitor to this tropical Southeast Asian country. Most girls and women, irrespective of age, adorn their cheeks with a di

VOA标准英语2015--报告显示30个国家极易流行博尔纳病毒

Report: 30 Countries Highly Vulnerable to Ebola-like Epidemics 报告显示30个国家极易流行博尔纳病毒 A new report warns that nearly 30 countries are highly vulnerable to an Ebola-like epidemic. Save the Children says those countries have

VOA标准英语2015--Land Disputes Rise Amid Uganda Oil Boom

Land Disputes Rise Amid Uganda Oil Boom HOIMA, UGANDA More than 1,000 people living in a makeshift camp called Rwamutonga, in the Hoima district in western Uganda, say they have been kicked off their land without any warning because it has been earma

VOA常速英语2015--美国与伊朗之间的网络战争

Cyber War Rages Between Iran, US 美国与伊朗之间的网络战争 LONDON A newly published report indicates Iran and the United States have increased their cyber attacks on each other, even as their top diplomats are working toward an agreement t

VOA标准英语2015--Young Muslims Radicalized Online

Young Muslims Radicalized Online LONDON Young Muslims are being radicalized in their bedrooms through direct contact with Islamic State fighters via the Internet, according to terror experts. There are growing concerns authorities and Internet provid

VOA常速英语2015--福岛向来访者力证食品安全

Fukushima Uses UN Conference to Promote Its Food Safety 福岛向来访者力证食品安全 FUKUSHIMA, JAPAN In the shadow of northern Japans snow-capped mountains, Kazuhiro Watanabes strawberries are plump and ready for picking; because of his adva

VOA常速英语2015--美国小企业对经济前景谨慎乐观

US Small Businesses Cautiously Optimistic About Economy 美国小企业对经济前景谨慎乐观 NEW YORK The U.S. Small Business Administration classifies a business with less than 500 employees as small. Right now, there are 23 million small busi

VOA标准英语2015--奥巴马欲扩大高危家庭家访计划

Obama Looks to Expand Home Visiting Program for At-risk Families 奥巴马欲扩大高危家庭家访计划 BRENTWOOD, MARYLAND From expanding child care to making preschool more accessible, U.S. President Barack Obama's second term is marked by an a

VOA常速英语2015--费的智能手机APP可以帮助学生学习数学

Free Smart Phone App Helps Students With Math 费的智能手机APP可以帮助学生学习数学 WASHINGTON School children usually can count on their parents to help them check if their homework is correct. But as students get older and their assig

VOA标准英语2015--声成像用于寻找基础设施隐藏裂缝

Sound Imaging Used to Find Hidden Cracks in Infrastructure 声成像用于寻找基础设施隐藏裂缝 Finding hidden cracks in large structures, such as bridges and airplanes, can be the difference between life and death, if the flaw leads to a ca

VOA标准英语2015--新的女孩服装品牌挑战刻板性别印象

New Girls' Clothing Line Challenges Gender Stereotypes 新的女孩服装品牌挑战刻板性别印象 Many little girls like dolls, flowers, butterflies and ponies. A lot of them also like cars, robots, dinosaurs, and spaceships. But most girls clo

VOA标准英语2015--纽约市为保留服装制造业为其提供津贴

New York Offers Perks to Keep Garment Industry in City 纽约市为保留服装制造业为其提供津贴 NEW YORK Many of the world's most revered designers create their fashions in New York City. But often those designs are manufactured overseas t

VOA常速英语2015--严重雾霾影响清迈经济及居民健康

Annual Haze Affects Health, Economy in Chiang Mai 严重雾霾影响清迈经济及居民健康 CHIANG MAI, THAILAND In northern Thailand, the annual haze has come early, affecting both citizens' health and the local economy -- including traffic in a