VOA标准英语2015--“种植”和平

Planting for Peace 种植和平 The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization said farmers in Central African Republic are in urgent need of seeds and tools. Several years of conflict and violence have disrupted agriculture and created widespread food i

VOA标准英语2015--奥巴马宣布筹款加强数理化教学

Obama Announces New Funds to Expand Science Education 奥巴马宣布筹款加强数理化教学 WASHINGTON President Barack Obama has announced nearly a quarter-billion dollars in new pledges to support the study of science, technology, engineering

VOA常速英语2015--商业农业双管齐下保护内罗毕水资源

Business, Farming Go Greener to Protect Nairobi Water Supply 商业农业双管齐下保护内罗毕水资源 NAIROBI In a unique pairing of business interests and conservation, a new water fund is launching in Kenya to better-protect Nairobi's main

VOA标准英语2015--柬埔寨悼念大屠杀的受害者

Cambodia Inaugurates Memorial for Genocide Victims 柬埔寨悼念大屠杀的受害者 PHNOM PENH On Thursday a memorial was unveiled in Phnom Penh to the thousands of men, women and children who were brought to Cambodias notorious S-21 prison betwe

VOA标准英语2015--讲述月球行走的纪录片

Documentary Tells of Last Astronaut to Walk on Moon 讲述月球行走的纪录片 AUSTIN, TEXAS In 1972, Eugene Cernan and two fellow astronauts began what would become the last mission to the moon, Apollo 17. On December 14, 1972, after scratching

VOA常速英语2015--菲律宾建新赌场迎合中国游客

Philippines Wants Tourists Spending Money at New Casinos 菲律宾建新赌场迎合中国游客 MANILA Tourism is a multi-billion dollar industry in the Philippines. Close to five million foreign visitors traveled there last year, perhaps lured by t

VOA标准英语2015--世界各国领导人齐聚新加坡参加李光耀葬礼

World Leaders in Singapore Sunday for Lee's Funeral 世界各国领导人齐聚新加坡参加李光耀葬礼 BANGKOK Dozens of world leaders will be in Singapore on Sunday for the state funeral of the small country's first prime minister, Lee Kuan Y

VOA标准英语2015--Relatives Baffled as US Guardsmen, Cousin Charged in IS Plot

Relatives Baffled as US Guardsmen, Cousin Charged in IS Plot JOLEIT, ILLINOIS To his sister Manchinique Bates, Hasan Edmonds and his cousin, Jonas Edmonds, were quiet introverts. They stick to themselves, she said. Theyre funny. As we would say they

VOA标准英语2015--新型轮椅易于使用可增加流动性

New Wheelchair Is Easier to Use, Increases Mobility 新型轮椅易于使用可增加流动性 For many disabled people, the only way to move around is by using a wheelchair. Those who cannot afford powered wheelchairs propel themselves with their ar

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

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending March 28 These are the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending March 28, 2015 How to describe this weeks lineup? Wellits the same, but different. Hopefully thats sufficiently

VOA标准英语2015--海滩上发现大量饥饿的加州海狮幼崽

Large Numbers of Starving California Sea Lion Pups Found on Beaches 海滩上发现大量饥饿的加州海狮幼崽 SAN DIEGO Since the beginning of the year, unusually large numbers of California sea lion pups have been found on the beaches of Sout