VOA标准英语2015--Evelyn Rubio大放性感推“性感”专辑

Evelyn Rubio Releases Sexy and 'Saxy' New CD Evelyn Rubio大放性感推性感专辑 HOUSTON, TEXAS Mexican-born and Houston-based blues singer Evelyn Rubio has released a new CD that shows off her talents as a singer, songwriter and dynamic saxophon

VOA标准英语2015--New Studio Yields Most Detailed Motion Capture in 3D

New Studio Yields Most Detailed Motion Capture in 3D Sports coaches often use video cameras to analyze athletes movements in order to improve their performance. A new multi-camera studio developed at Carnegie Mellon University promises to bring video

VOA标准英语2015--Greece Teeters Towards Bankruptcy

Greece Teeters Towards Bankruptcy LONDON Greeces finance minister said Thursday he wished his country had never joined the euro currency and warned international creditors that he would refuse to sign any bailout plan that would send Greece into a de

VOA标准英语2015--MSF Reflects On Ebola Outbreak

MSF Reflects On Ebola Outbreak More than a year after the Ebola epidemic began in West Africa the end appears to be near. Liberia has been declared Ebola-free and Guinea and Sierra Leone have reported just a few cases in recent days. Members of the m

VOA标准英语2015--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending May 16

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending May 16 We're counting down the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending May 16, 2015. It happens in fifth place, where Walk The Moon jumps two slots with Shut Up And Dance. Wh

VOA标准英语2015--尼日尔脑膜炎疫情恶化

Niger Meningitis Outbreak Worsens 尼日尔脑膜炎疫情恶化 A meningitis epidemic in Niger has infected well over five thousand people and killed more than 350. The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders warned theres no vaccine available for

VOA标准英语2015--亚马逊获得无人机专利

Amazon Gets Patent for Drone Deliveries 亚马逊获得无人机专利 Amazon.com - the largest U.S.-based online retailer - has received a patent for its planned delivery system - getting merchandise to customers by flying drones. In March, federal

VOA常速英语2015--美国石油出口引发辩论

Effort To Allow US Oil Exports Sparks Debate 美国石油出口引发辩论 Proposed legislation to end a decades-long ban on exporting most U.S.-produced crude oil is sparking sharp debate in Washington and the energy industry. One oil company chief

VOA标准英语2015--Displaced Nigerians Return Home to Find Ruin

Displaced Nigerians Return Home to Find Ruin MICHIKA, NIGERIA In the wake of advances by Nigerias military against Boko Haram insurgents in the countrys northeast, people displaced during years of violence are trickling back home to find their lives

VOA常速英语2015--肯尼亚清真寺阿訇否认催生激进主义

Kenya Imam Denies His Mosque Is Center of Radicalization NAIROBI The Riyadh Majengo Mosque on the outskirts of Nairobi has been accused of being a hub of radicalization, for youth turning to the Somali militant group al-Shabab. But the imam of the mo

VOA标准英语2015--Virginia Organization Helps Undocumented Immigrants Find Work

Virginia Organization Helps Undocumented Immigrants Find Work CENTERVILLE, VIRGINIA Illegal immigrants are an important source for day labor in America, although their legal status is frequently at the center of the U.S. political debate. Day-to-day

VOA标准英语2015--Turkey's Ruling Party Lures Voters in Opposition Stronghold

Turkey's Ruling Party Lures Voters in Opposition Stronghold IZMIR, TURKEY Turkeys AK Party is seeking a fourth successive general election victory, with the goal of securing two-thirds of the seats in parliament to rewrite the constitution. AK Party

VOA标准英语2015--FIFA Trains Somali Referees

FIFA Trains Somali Referees MOGADISHU As stability returns to the once lawless nation of Somalia, the world football governing body, FIFA, is helping to rebuild the countrys sport sector by training referees as well as its young footballers. FIFA has

VOA标准英语2015--Debate Ignites Over Government Benefits, Training for Displaced Workers

Debate Ignites Over Government Benefits, Training for Displaced Workers WASHINGTON As debate intensifies over whether to give Congress and the president the ability to fast-track proposed free trade agreements with Pacific and European countries, man

VOA标准英语2015--Mind-Controlled Prosthetics Are Getting Closer

Mind-Controlled Prosthetics Are Getting Closer Scientists and engineers are making substantial advances towards the ultimate goal in prosthetics creation of limbs that can be controlled by the wearers mind. Thanks to sophisticated sensors capable of

VOA标准英语2015--S. Korea Remembers Uprising That Started Its Democracy

S. Korea Remembers Uprising That Started Its Democracy GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA Thirty-five years ago this week in South Korea, protesters in the city of Gwangju staged a violent uprising against the countrys then military government, an act credited wit

VOA标准英语2015--Doctors Look to Prevent Another Ebola Epidemic

Doctors Look to Prevent Another Ebola Epidemic Liberians celebrated the end of the Ebola epidemic after the World Health Organization made it official on May 9. But the focus now is to prevent the next Ebola outbreak from becoming an epidemic. Dr. Da

VOA标准英语2015--Broad Societal Issues Cloud Police, Community Relations in Texas City

Broad Societal Issues Cloud Police, Community Relations in Texas City HOUSTON, TEXAS Tension between police and residents has led to unrest in some U.S. cities, mostly recently in Baltimore, Maryland. But in the diverse city of Houston, calm has prev

VOA标准英语2015--伊朗方面致力于达成最后的核协议

Iranian FM Says Committed to Getting Final Nuclear Deal 伊朗方面致力于达成最后的核协议 NEW YORK Irans foreign minister said a nuclear deal between his country and the six major world powers is an opportunity that should not be missed.

VOA标准英语2015--华盛顿游行纪念阵亡美军将士

Washington Parade Honors Those Killed Serving in US Military 华盛顿游行纪念阵亡美军将士 Every year, on the last Monday in the month of May, millions of Americans honor the memories of those killed while serving in the armed forces. Memor