VOA常速英语2015--美国官员表示空袭后"伊斯兰国"武装分子已处于劣势

US Officials: IS Militants Losing Territory After Strikes 美国官员表示空袭后伊斯兰国武装分子已处于劣势 U.S. military officials said Islamic State militants have lost more than one-quarter of the territory they had gained in thei

VOA常速英语2015--首尔在气候会议上强调环境投资

Seoul Highlights Environmental Investments at Climate Change Conference 首尔在气候会议上强调环境投资 SEOUL This week South Koreas capital city showcases its efforts to greatly reduce air pollution, increase energy efficiency and improve

VOA标准英语2015--企业家找到新方法来解决住房短缺问题

Entrepreneurs Find New Ways to Address Housing Shortages 企业家找到新方法来解决住房短缺问题 Housing shortages affect both developed and developing countries, so entrepreneurs are trying to find new ways to solve the problem. They're

VOA标准英语2015--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending April 11

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending April 11 We're counting down the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the week ending April 11, 2015. Winter has fled the Washington, D.C. area and like a fresh spring breeze, we welcome a new song in

VOA标准英语2015--尼日利亚拉各斯州下届州长将面临诸多挑战

Challenges Await Next Governor of Nigeria's Lagos State 尼日利亚拉各斯州下届州长将面临诸多挑战 LAGOS, NIGERIA Heres what you get if youre the governor of Nigeria's Lagos state: You get people, millions of them, spread through so ma

VOA标准英语2015--Conservation Groups Unveil Regional Action Plan to Save Great Apes

Conservation Groups Unveil Regional Action Plan to Save Great Apes A new action plan has been unveiled to protect Central Africas gorillas and chimpanzees. It outlines threats to the great apes across six countries. The regional action plan is a join

VOA常速英语2015--肯尼亚兰加塔女子监狱犯人学习法律

Law Classes Educate Inmates at Kenya's Langata Women's Prison 肯尼亚兰加塔女子监狱犯人学习法律 NAIROBI At a women's prison in Nairobi, Kenyan inmates are taking the law into their own hands. Law classes have helped inmates launch thei

VOA常速英语2015--科学家发明无动力助行走设备

Scientists Develop Motor-free Device That Eases Walking Strain 科学家发明无动力助行走设备 Devices that help people walk were once thought to be impossible to design without some kind of auxiliary power. But U.S. scientists at Carnegie Me

VOA标准英语2015--San Francisco Artists Make Art From Trash

San Francisco Artists Make Art From Trash SAN FRANCSICO It is said that one persons trash is another persons treasure, and the idea helped inspire an program in San Francisco, where recycled materials are used to create works of art. They work at a r

VOA标准英语2015--Classes Resume in War-Torn Kobani

Classes Resume in War-Torn Kobani KOBANI, SYRIA With Syria in its fifth year of conflict, most of the norms of prewar life are gone. Many schools, clinics and other social services have long been shuttered or bombed. But in the aftermath of fighting

VOA常速英语2015--马来西亚推新反恐峻法引起人们关注

Malaysia's Tough New Anti-Terror Laws Raise Concerns 马来西亚推新反恐峻法引起人们关注 KUALA LUMPUR A new anti-terrorism law in Malaysia is set to revive indefinite detention without charges or trial. It has also toughened up the count

VOA常速英语2015--美国司法部长确认之争加剧

US Attorney General Confirmation Battle Intensifies 美国司法部长确认之争加剧 WASHINGTON The coming week brings increased pressure on U.S. senators to vote on President Barack Obamas nominee for attorney general. Federal prosecutor Loretta

VOA常速英语2015 专家评定埃塞俄比亚最上等咖啡

专家评定埃塞俄比亚最上等咖啡 International coffee experts travel the world to find the best tasting cup.They keep coming back to Ethiopia, where importers like Morton Wennersgaard say the climate produces quality coffee beans. 国际咖啡

VOA常速英语2015--加州连年干旱开始限制用水

California Shifts Water Use in Face of Drought 加州连年干旱开始限制用水 LOS ANGELES California Governor Jerry Brown residents of the state must reduce their water consumption by 25 percent to cope with a major drought, and local communiti

VOA常速英语2015--世界银行行长表示消除极端贫穷指日可待

World Bank President Says Ending Extreme Poverty Within Reach 世界银行行长表示消除极端贫穷指日可待 The head of the World Bank says slowing economic growth around the world is hurting the institutions goal of ending extreme poverty b

VOA标准英语2015--Yemenis in Egypt Demand Passage Home

Yemenis in Egypt Demand Passage Home CAIRO More than 100 Yemenis protested outside their country's embassy in Cairo Tuesday, clamoring for help getting home. Inside Yemen, however, many families are trying to escape as the death toll climbs daily fro

VOA常速英语2015--巴基斯坦沙特伊朗三方核关系微妙

Pakistan Has Complicated Nuclear Relationship With Saudi Arabia, Iran 巴基斯坦沙特伊朗三方核关系微妙 ISLAMABAD Irans foreign minister is due to arrive in Pakistan Wednesday to discuss the conflict in Yemen, which many see as a fight fo

VOA常速英语2015--美国国会是否将破坏伊朗核协议？

Will US Congress Help, Hurt Iran Nuclear Deal? 美国国会是否将破坏伊朗核协议？ WASHINGTON A growing number of U.S. lawmakers of both political parties say Congress should have an up-or-down vote if a final accord is reached on Irans nuc

VOA标准英语2015--Picking Up the Pieces in Garissa After Terror Attack

Picking Up the Pieces in Garissa After Terror Attack GARISSA Victims of the devastating terrorist attack that left 148 people dead last week in Garissa, Kenya, are trying to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. The Kenyan military is keeping

VOA常速英语2015--科学家开发通用抗毒剂对付毒蛇

Scientists Work to Develop Anti-Venom Against All Sub-Saharan Snakes 科学家开发通用抗毒剂对付毒蛇 Thousands of people in sub-Saharan Africa die or are disabled each year due to poisonous snake bites. Scientists in Britain are working to