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美国如何制约恐怖主义组织的能力？ When the United States identifies a terrorist group, or individuals who may have a hand in helping to move or raise money on behalf of terrorists, we lock them out of the international banking system,

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可口可乐与美国农业部合作恢复林地资源 U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack and Coca-Cola North America President Sandy Douglas recently announced that their partnership to restore and protect damaged watersheds within national fore

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和平协定遭哥伦比亚人民公投否决 In a very close vote, Colombians voted down a peace accord aimed at ending a 52 year guerilla war with the Marxist rebel group known as the FARC. The no vote edged out the yes vote by 0.5 percent of the v

VOA常速英语2016--第三国难民安置方案并非长久之计

第三国难民安置方案并非长久之计 U.S. Ambassador to Nepal Alaina Teplitz recently met with and bid farewell to Ms. Sahri Maya Thatal, the 90,000th Bhutanese refugee to be resettled in the United States. Ms. Thatal and her four children l

VOA常速英语2016--一些伊拉克人逃离战乱的同时，另一些却渴望回家

As Some Iraqis Flee Fighting, Others Long for Home 一些伊拉克人逃离战乱的同时，另一些却渴望回家 QAYYARAH, IRAQ Fleeing fighting, abandoning their villages, and returning to formerly IS controlled areas, Iraqis are on the move. A

VOA常速英语2016--大选中总统候选人在大选中对俄罗斯的不同态度

Presidential Candidates React Differently to Russia's Role in Election 大选中总统候选人在大选中对俄罗斯的不同态度 WHITE HOUSE Views of Russia are playing a surprising role in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. The U.S. governm

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Controversial Political Deal Sets Congo Poll for April 2018 据政治协议,刚果(金)大选延期至2018年4月 KINSHASA, DRC The political parties taking part in the national dialogue in the Democratic Republic of Congo have adopted an agreement w

VOA标准英语2016--政治不确定性阻碍经济发展

Political Uncertainty Hampers Economy 政治不确定性阻碍经济发展 WASHINGTON Concern and uncertainty about elections affect the economy, and a researcher says their effect on business has been increasing. Data show stock markets more volatil

VOA常速英语2016--美国展览《古兰经》手稿

US Exhibition Celebrates Beauty of Quran Manuscripts 美国展览《古兰经》手稿 WASHINGTON The Art of the Quran, the first major exhibition of its type in the United States that opened Oct. 22 in Washington, features more than 60 of the most i

VOA常速英语20116--阿里连任加蓬总统

阿里连任加蓬总统 Gabon's Constitutional Court has confirmed that incumbent Ali Bongo has won re-election for President. 加蓬立宪法院宣布，现任总统阿里将连任下一届总统。 Gabon held a Presidential election in late August

VOA常速英语2016--《巴黎协定》或将付诸实践

《巴黎协定》或将付诸实践 Climate change is a defining issue of our time, and one where U.S. leadership has made a real and measurable difference. Confronting this challenge will require a sustained global effort to ensure that our planet

VOA常速英语20116--旧金山的俄罗斯风

旧金山的俄罗斯风 Russian Hill one of the highest points in San-Francisco is the place where the future city was born. 俄罗斯山是旧金山的至高点之一，也是未来城市的摇篮。 This is the center of the city. It was here, say

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伊拉克少儿乐团改变孩子的生活 All too often, in Iraq and many other places in the world, this can dominate the sounds gabbed you. But here, children are surrounded by a different sound. 伊拉克和世界上许多其他地方的孩子们生

VOA常速英语20116--乍得湖盆地亟需人道主义援助

乍得湖盆地亟需人道主义援助 On September 23, at a Lake Chad Basin side event at the UN General Assembly, the United States pledged an additional $41 million in funding to meet emergency needs for conflict-affected and vulnerable household

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Oct. 1

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Oct. 1 Were counting down the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending October 1, 2016. Somebody get the defibrillator, because I think the countdown needs a good jolt. Things

VOA常速英语2016--美日韩外长会晤商讨如何应对朝鲜核试验

美日韩外长会晤商讨如何应对朝鲜核试验 On September 18, the Foreign Minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, and the Republic of Korea's Foreign Minister Yun Byung-Se held a meeting in New York on the side

VOA常速英语2016--投资女性可提振经济

投资女性可提振经济 It's no secret that the best way to jump-start a sluggish economy is to invest in women. That's because when women enter the formal economy, they invest their earnings into their families and their communities, pulling bot

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Trump Tax History in Spotlight Once Again The campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump traded fierce accusations after The New York Times newspaper published what appears to be a portion of the Republican nominees 1995 federal tax returns. Sent

VOA常速英语2016--刚果选举引非洲关注

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