VOA常速英语2016--克里前往巴黎希望重启中东和谈

Kerry Heads to Paris in Hopes of Restarting Mideast Talks 克里前往巴黎希望重启中东和谈 STATE DEPARTMENT With Israels ultranationalist new Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman saying he backs a two-state solution, analysts say the Paris mi

Mosquito Season Means Zika Season, US Experts Warn

Mosquito Season Means Zika Season, US Experts Warn It's nearly the start of summer in the U.S. vacation time for families and breeding time for mosquitoes, including the one that carries the Zika virus. Dr. Tom Frieden, the head of the Centers for Di

Russia Sees 'Brexit' Weakening European Resolve, Analysts Say

Russia Sees 'Brexit' Weakening European Resolve, Analysts Say MOSCOW As Britain contemplates leaving the European Union with a June 23 referendum, Russia is seen as one of the few countries in Europe favoring a so-called Brexit from the EU. While pub

谁想成为一名宇航员?

What Is It Like to Become an Astronaut? 谁想成为一名宇航员? HOUSTON, TEXAS Colonel Terry Virts always knew he wanted to be a pilot or an astronaut. He had pictures of galaxies and planes on his walls as a child. He never thought he could act

VOA常速英语2016--克林顿周二或将赢得民主党总统候选人提名

Clinton Expected to Clinch Democratic Presidential Nomination Tuesday 克林顿周二或将赢得民主党总统候选人提名 WASHINGTON In the U.S. presidential race, state primary contests conclude this week with Americas most populous state, Cal

忘掉办公室“隔间”,试试“联合办公”

Forget Office Cubicles, Try Co-working 忘掉办公室隔间,试试联合办公 WASHINGTON When you think of a workspace, the cubicles in a traditional office are probably the first thing that comes to mind. Following Uber and Airbnb, the sharing eco

VOA常速英语2016--直布罗陀担心英国脱欧之举会使直失去欧盟保护

直布罗陀担心英国脱欧之举会使直失去欧盟保护 Red phone boxes, double-decker buses and pubs, Gibraltar is an unmistakable British outpost in southern Europe. The territory was ceded to Britain by Spain in 1713; a British vote to lea

VOA常速英语2016--斯林斋月来临 城市为穆斯林延长营业时间

斯林斋月来临 城市为穆斯林延长营业时间 An estimated 200,000 Muslims live in Minnesota. When you walk into the businesses and the neighborhoods where Somalis reside, you would assume you are in a Muslim country. At night, houses of wo

Looking Into Your Brain Just Became Easier

Looking Into Your Brain Just Became Easier Researchers and engineers keep improving the machines that help doctors better understand and diagnose conditions that affect our brains. One of the goals is to find causes of Alzheimers and Parkinsons disea

VOA标准英语--巴基斯坦加强阿富汗边境管理

Pakistan Enforces New Border Crossing Regulation on Afghans 巴基斯坦加强阿富汗边境管理 TORKHAM BORDER CROSSING Pakistan has introduced new policies along its border with Afghanistan, ostensibly to reduce cross-border terrorism. But the m

VOA常速英语2016--亚裔美国人成新闻媒体里的弱势群体

Asian Americans Underrepresented in News Media 亚裔美国人成新闻媒体里的弱势群体 WASHINGTON Recent controversies surrounding Hollywoods casting of white actors to play Asian characters have some people wondering why popular media conti

VOA常速英语2016--苏丹说唱歌手以歌为剑反对政府腐败

苏丹说唱歌手以歌为剑反对政府腐败 For South Sudanese rapper Lual D'awol, music can be an act of political defiance. He took thestage at a nightclub in Juba the day after soldiers stormed another venue to stop hisperformance. On another

VOA标准英语--俄罗斯经济低迷 人们纷纷种植并分享食物

Russians Grow, Share Food as Economy Struggles 俄罗斯经济低迷 人们纷纷种植并分享食物 MOSCOW Russia's struggling economy has plunged millions of people into poverty as the Russian currency lost value and inflation soared. As prices h

'Funeral of the Future' Memorializes With Digital Footprints

'Funeral of the Future' Memorializes With Digital Footprints LOS ANGELES When a person dies in this age of social media, his digital imprint may live on. One California artist is exploring how to use digital artifacts to create a futuristic funeral.

Avatar Helps Children Recovering from Illness Feel Less Lonely

Avatar Helps Children Recovering from Illness Feel Less Lonely WASHINGTON A small avatar may help children who are recuperating from a long-term illness and feel isolated from their friends and classmates. The robot takes their place in school. From

俄语者在海湾城市周围

Russian-Speakers Abound in City By the Bay 俄语者在海湾城市周围 SAN FRANCISCO, CA Russians often call San Francisco the most Russian city in America, even though the city's population of Russian-speaking people is smaller than that of New Y

VOA常速英语2016--非法捕鱼危害渔业健康发展

非法捕鱼危害渔业健康发展 The world's fisheries are a natural resource that provides employment for over 300 million people and food for billions. Worldwide, fisheries support a $250 billion global economy. Yet despite their great importan

Meat for Mecca: Somaliland Exports Livestock for the Hajj

Meat for Mecca: Somaliland Exports Livestock for the Hajj BERBERA, SOMALILAND Every year, the breakaway republic of Somaliland, in east Africa, exports millions of livestock to Saudi Arabia to feed the millions of Muslim faithful making the pilgrimag

VOA常速英语2016--如何避免博科圣地感染更多市民？

如何避免博科圣地感染更多市民？ The Boko Haram terrorist group has one overriding goalto seize as much territory as it can hold so it can impose its extreme ideology on the people living there. Beyond that, Boko Haram has no agenda othe

VOA常速英语2016--难民身份的农民通过社区重建与美国的联系

Refugee Farmers Reestablish Ties to the Land as They Connect to Community 难民身份的农民通过社区重建与美国的联系 CHARLOTTESVILLE, VIRGINIA More than half of the refugees who are resettled in the U.S. each year come from agricultura