VOA常速英语2017--特朗普出访耶路撒冷

In Jerusalem, the second stop on President Donald Trump's first overseas trip, he reaffirmed theunbreakable bond of friendship between Israel and the United States. A friendship built onour shared love of freedom, our shared belief in human dignity,

VOA常速英语2017--伊拉克叙利亚抗击IS之战取得新进展

Pentagon Spokesman Captain Jeff Davis recently gave an update on the increasingly successful battle against ISIS in Syria and Iraq. 近日，美国国防部发言人杰夫公布了美方在叙利亚和伊拉克打击IS之战所取得的最新进展。

VOA常速英语2017--美国与沙特合作打击恐怖主义

The United States and Saudi Arabia are dedicating themselves to a new strategic partnership for the 21st century, and to charting a renewed path toward a peaceful Middle East marked by economic development, trade, and diplomacy, said U.S. Secretary o

VOA常速英语2017--5月29日——美国阵亡将士纪念日

Like many nations, the United States pauses each year to honor those who died in its defense through military service. The custom is an ancient one, recalling a speech by the Athenian statesman Pericles that the casualties of war are worthy men and t

VOA常速英语2017--美国防部长称IS威胁东南亚安全局势

In Singapore, U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis warned that violent extremist organizations, including fighters returning from the Middle East and local individuals radicalized by malicious ideologies, seek to gain ground in Southeast Asia. 美国

VOA常速英语017--特朗普谴责曼彻斯特恐袭事件

On May 22, a suicide bomber walked into a group of exiting concert goers in Manchester, England and blew himself up, killing 22 and injuring 64. Many victims were under the age of 16. 5月22日，一个自杀式爆炸袭击者潜入英格兰曼彻斯特

VOA常速英语2017--美国不满巴勒斯坦向恐怖分子家属提供资金

Since the mid-1990's when limited self-rule was established in the West Bank and Gaza, the United States has contributed more than $5 billion in economic and non-lethal security assistance to the Palestinians. Under President Donald Trump, that assis

VOA标准英语--US Military Taps into Innovations in Startup Tech World

MOUNTAIN VIEW,CALIF. Capella Space may look like just another Silicon Valley technology startup, with people coding at their desk. But just a year old, Capella has a unique customer: the U.S. military. We like to work with the government because we t

VOA常速英语2017--特朗普谈美国与罗马尼亚关系

President Donald Trump recently welcomed Romania's President Klaus Iohannis to the White House. Romania, said President Trump, has been a valuable member of the coalition to defeat ISIS, and it's the fourth-largest contributor of troops in Afghanista

VOA常速英语2017--美国资助海地企业家

The U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, and the Pan American Development Foundation, known as PADF, celebrated the success of dozens of Haitian entrepreneurs supported by the LEAD program at a large exposition at the Karibe Hotel in

VOA常速英语2017--跨国犯罪危害非洲国家

Africa, particularly sub-Saharan Africa, is on the rise. It has some of the world's fastest-growing economies and a young population that is eager to learn and work. Today, the continent commands significant investment from all over the world. But Af

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Dec. 2

Were gathering the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending December 2, 2017. The hit list seems comfortable with offering one new song a week, because thats what we have once more. Number 5: Cardi B. Bo

Syria, Russia Step Up Airstrikes Ahead of Renewed Peace Talks in Geneva

Talks between the Syrian government and opposition forces aimed at bringing an end to the six-year war resume Tuesday in Geneva. Nearly half a million people have been killed since the President Bashar al-Assads crackdown on an uprising during the 20

VOA标准英语--US Senate to Vote on Tax Overhaul

This week could decide whether Republicans salvage one of President Donald Trumps major agenda items during his first year in office or head into a midterm election year with no landmark legislative accomplishments to tout. In coming days, Senate Rep

VOA常速英语2017--委内瑞拉选民反对总统修宪

On July 16th, nearly 7.2 million Venezuelans voted in an unofficial plebiscite to reject President Nicolas Maduro's plan to create a new, 545-member Constituent Assembly that would have the power to rewrite Venezuela's constitution a further step in

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Nov. 25

Were feasting on the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending Nov. 25, 2017. Its Thanksgiving week, and right on schedule, the chart sends us a tasty new title. Number 5: Imagine Dragons Thunder Lets beg

A Lifeline for Millions in Somalia, Money Remittance Industry Seeks More Support

A Lifeline for Millions in Somalia, Money Remittance Industry Seeks More Support Every month, Fatma Ahmed sends $200 of the earnings she makes in London to her family in Somalia. It's for daily life. For rent, for buying grocery things, to live over

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Oct. 21

Were on the job with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending October 21, 2017. We have some excitement this week, as a new remix results in a huge rebound for a song that was already a hit. Lets ope

Debate Sharpens in Washington on Nuclear Pact With Iran

Debate is intensifying in Washington on the merits and potential pitfalls, the risks and possible rewards, of the United States possibly pulling out of the international nuclear accord with Iran. The U.S. Congress has decisions to make now that Presi

VOA常速英语2017--拉卡市成功从IS手中收复

The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, is getting desperate, said chief Pentagon spokesperson Dana White at a recent news conference. 伊拉克和叙利亚的IS(也称ISIS)已经几近绝望，美国防部首席发言人丹纳 怀特(Dana Whit