VOA常速英语2017--利比里亚10月10日将选举新政府

Liberia has come a long way since the end of its second civil war in 2003. Since then, the economy grew by more than 7 percent per year, per capita income rose by nearly nine-fold, and life expectancy went from 53 to 61 years. 利比里亚自2003年结

VOA常速英语2017--联合国维和行动开启新篇章

Continuing a message of reform at the UN General Assembly's high-level week, U.S. Vice President Mike Pence lauded the UN Security Council's unanimous adoption of Resolution 2378 calling for improvements to UN peacekeeping operations. 在联合国大会

VOA常速英语2017--美国称俄罗斯散布虚假信息

Disinformation is as old as the human race, and has been used as a weapon since time immemorial. With the advent of the digital age came the capability to rapidly disseminate informationand disinformation--across the globe. 虚假信息与人类相生相

VOA常速英语2017--特朗普签署新旅游禁令

President Donald Trump issued new travel restrictions on nationals of North Korea, Venezuela and Chad, while continuing to restrict the travel of citizens from five of the six countries included in Executive Order 13780. The new restrictions will tak

VOA标准英语2017--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Oct. 7

We're cranking up the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending Oct. 7, 2017. Three consecutive weeks, three consecutive Hot Shot Debuts in the Top Five that's incredible, and it's not even our biggest st

VOA常速英语201--美国指责古巴不保护美国外交人员

The United States has ordered 15 Cuban officials to leave the Cuban embassy in Washington. The move came just days after the United States announced it would significantly reduce its embassy staff in Havana, leaving only emergency personnel to carry

VOA常速英语201--哈马斯宣布解散加沙地带行政机构

In late September, the government of Gaza, Hamas, announced its agreement to dissolve its governing body and allow the Palestinian Authority to assume its full responsibilities there. Hamas has also agreed to talks with the rival Fatah movement and a

VOA标准英语2017--Hawija Liberated

On October 4th, the Iraqi Security Forces supported by the U.S.-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, liberated the town of Hawija and over 150 surrounding villages from ISIS, along with as many as 85,000 civilians who had been trapped there. Hawija w

VOA标准英语201--Chinese Investor Faces Union Organizers in Ohio

Americans who work for one of Chinas biggest glass manufacturers are trying to organize a labor union at their factory in the Midwest state of Ohio. Chinas Fuyao Glass came to Dayton, Ohio, two years ago with $600 million to refurbish a closed automo

VOA常速英语2017--美国加强与非洲国家的合作伙伴关系

President Donald Trump addressed a group of African leaders during his trip to New York. He told them, We hope to extend our economic partnerships with countries that are committed to self-reliance and to fostering opportunities for job creation in b

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

VOA常速英语2017--特朗普称伊朗为头号恐怖主义支持国

When President Donald Trump outlined his administration's comprehensive strategy toward Iran, he not only highlighted his concerns with the nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA; he stressed the necessity of countering Iran's support for terrorism and its

VOA常速英语2017--美国将于2018年退出联合国教科文组织

The United States has announced it will withdraw from UNESCO at the end of 2018. UNESCO is the Paris-based UN body whose mission is to coordinate international cooperation in education, science, culture and communication. A well-known part of its job

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Oct 28

Were interacting with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending October 28, 2017. Its a good week in the Top Five: not only do we get a new song, we also greet a new champion. Number 5: Portugal. The

VOA常速英语2017--古巴必须保护外交官

The United States has ordered 15 Cuban officials to leave the Cuban embassy in Washington. The move came just days after the United States announced it would significantly reduce its embassy staff in Havana, leaving only emergency personnel to carry