VOA常速英语2017--东帝汶议会选举圆满结束

The people of Timor-Leste went to the polls on July 22 to select 65 parliamentary representatives. It was the fourth set of general elections, including both parliamentary elections and the presidential election in March, to take place since the half

VOA常速英语2017--副总统彭斯在爱沙尼亚发表讲话

On his recent trip to Estonia, Vice President Mike Pence reiterated America's support for Estonia,Latvia and Lithuania saying, America stands with the nations and the people of the Baltic Statesand always will. 近日出访爱沙尼亚期间，美国副

VOA常速英语2017--安理会通过对朝鲜制裁新决议

The United Nations Security Council has passed additional sanctions aimed at increasing economic pressure on North Korea to end its nuclear weapons and missile development program. The resolution we've passed, said U.S. Ambassador to the United Natio

On Nagasaki Anniversary, North Korea Threat Tests Japan’s Nuclear Taboo

As North Korea and the United States increase rhetoric on Pyongyangs nuclear weapons program, long-held taboos are being broken in neighboring Japan the only country to have suffered nuclear bombardment, at the end of World War II. Analysts say the d

Teen Girls Gather in Malawi to Advance Science, Tech Skills

Teen Girls Gather in Malawi to Advance Science, Tech Skills A hundred teenage girls from seven countries are gathered the Malawi University of Science and Technology in the country's Thyolo district for a Women in Science camp. Experts from Intel Cor

VOA常速英语2017--美国谴责伊朗监狱环境恶劣

Imprisonment for peaceful political activity, religious belief, or for defending a fellow citizen's rights is a horror and a travesty. 因某人参与性质和平的政治活动、持有某种宗教信仰或者捍卫某位公民的权利而对此人进

VOA常速英语2017--美国呼吁为黎巴嫩排雷

Lebanon has the highest proportion of cultivable land in the Arab world. Indeed, the region has a long history of agricultural activity. There is evidence that as far back as 8,000 years ago, people living in today's Lebanon cultivated fruit trees, a

VOA常速英语2017--美国助力老挝排雷

Between 1964 and 1973, in an effort to prevent the movement of supplies, armaments and North Vietnamese fighters across neighboring territories and into Vietnam, the U.S. Air Force dropped over 270 million cluster bombs on Vietnam's western neighbor,

音乐家帮助黎巴嫩孩子们摆脱贫困

In Lebanon, Musician Helps Voices of Children Rise Above Poverty In the coming months, about 300 children across Lebanon will escape their daily struggles and learn to sing from an expert. Selim Sahab is an internationally celebrated Lebanese musicia

VOA常速英语2017--提勒森加强美印合作

Tillerson on U.S.-India Cooperation The United States and India continue to forge ever deeper bonds and expand their partnerships, as they have for over 70 years now. During a recent meeting in New Delhi, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and India's

VOA慢速英语2017--许多朝鲜人依赖非正规市场

Many North Koreans Depend on Informal Markets Called injogogi in Korean, man-made meat, is a popular street food in North Korea. The food comes from taking leftovers from making soy bean oil, pressing it and rolling it into a paste. The result is the

VOA慢速英语2017 印度尼西亚发现新的猩猩物种

New Orangutan Species Discovered in Indonesia Scientists say they have discovered a new species of orangutans on Indonesias island of Sumatra. 科学家表示，他们在印尼的苏门答腊岛上发现了一种新的猩猩物种。 The population d

VOA慢速英语2017--Richard Nixon: Resigned

VOA Learning English presents Americas Presidents. Today we are talking about Richard Nixon. Nixon is well-known to many Americans for one reason: he was the only president to resign from the position. Facing possible legal action by Congress, Nixon

VOA常速英语--对萨赫勒地区的安全援助表示支持

Support for Security Assistance in the Sahel Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has announced that, pending consultation with Congress, the United States will provide up to $60 million dollars to support a promising and developing regional counterterro

VOA常速英语2017--蒂勒森在伊拉克

Tillerson in Iraq On his recent visit to Iraq, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson congratulated Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on his country's military victories over ISIS, including the liberation of Mosul last July, and the recent liberations of Haw

VOA常速英语2017--印度总理出访美国

The United States and India continue to forge ever deeper bonds and expand their partnerships, as they have for over 70 years now. During a recent meeting in New Delhi, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swa

VOA常速英语2017--乌克兰东部局势问题亟待解决

The ongoing conflict in eastern Ukraine must be brought to an end, said U.S. Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations Kurt Volker. More than ten thousand people have been killed and two million more have been displaced since Russian-led forces

VOA常速英语2017--特朗普在韩国发表讲话

On his recent trip to South Korea, President Donald Trump and President Moon Jae-in discussed joint efforts to confront the grave threat posed by North Korea's illegal nuclear weapons and missile programs. 在近日出访韩国期间，特朗普总统和

VOA常速英语2017--特朗普在东盟峰会上发表讲话

It's been fifty years since the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, was created by Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand to promote regional stability and economic cooperation. With the subsequent inclusion of Br

VOA常速英语2017--国际社会就朝鲜问题面临关键决策点

The U.N. Security Council convened an emergency meeting on North Korea November 29th -- the ninth such meeting this year --after the DPRK launched its highest and longest ballistic missile to date, demonstrating the regime's relentless determination