VOA常速英语2017--海地开启新篇章

For the past year and a half, Haiti's political scene has been in turmoil. The electoral process to select a new president, all seats in the Senate and Chamber of Deputies, mayors countrywide plus over 1,200 local elections, which began in late 2015,

VOA常速英语2017--超级碗赛事盛况空前

The Super Bowl is a show so big that fans of all shapes, sizes and... species can't help but get in the game.\超级碗节目声势浩大，吸引了不同体型、不同大小的粉丝很多物种都情不自禁地参与其中。 I think they have a

VOA常速英语207--美国支持柬埔寨农业发展

The United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, and the International Fund for Agricultural Development, known as IFAD signed a Memorandum of Understanding on January 27th that solidifies the two agencies' partnership and commitment

VOA常速英语2017--乌克兰东部战乱急剧增加

The United States is deeply concerned over the recent spike in violence in eastern Ukraine around Avdiyivka. 美国对最近乌克兰东部阿夫季耶夫卡(Avdiyivka)市附近暴力猖獗的情况极度担忧。 Since January 28, the Special Monito

美国安理会上谴责俄罗斯侵占乌克兰领土

The United States has once again condemned Russia's actions in Ukraine, following an escalation in fighting between government forces and Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine. 继乌克兰军方与由俄方支持的乌克兰东部分离派之间

VOA常速英语2017--美国制裁伊朗25个组织和个人

Following recent provocative actions by the Iranian government, the United States Treasury Department has sanctioned individuals and entities involved in Iran's support for terrorism and ballistic missile development. These sanctions are in keeping w

VOA慢速英语--One-man Chocolate Factory Flourishes

Americans shower their loved ones with gifts on Valentine's Day, with chocolate being the most popular gift-giving item, according to a recent National Retail Federation survey. The organization estimates consumers will spend $1.7 million on chocolat

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Feb. 11

Were getting to know the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending February 11, 2017. The hit list gets a pre-Grammy shakeup this week, welcoming two new additions. Number 5: Zayn Taylor Swift I Don't Wan

VOA常速英语207--美国政府为何三权分立？

Certain aspects of the United States government are unique, none more so that the law of the land, the United States Constitution. Drafted in 1787 and ratified in 1789, it is the oldest such written document in continual use, and one that has influen

VOA常速英语2017国际大毒枭遭控诉被引渡

Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, known by various aliases including El Chapo, 59, arrived in the United States on January 19th, following his extradition from Mexico. He was arraigned the following day on a 17-count superseding indictment, before U.S

Super Bowl A Hit With Thousands of Fans

HOUSTON, TEXAS Kickoff is just around the corner for Super Bowl LI (51). The city of Houston, Texas hosts the big game, but for thousands of fans the sideshow to the spectacle of the Super Bowl is a way to spend family time without breaking the bank.

VOA标准英语2017--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Feb. 4

This is the Top Five Countdown! Were cranking up the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending February 4, 2017. Its another week where the deck gets shuffled but no new cards are dealt. Number 5: The Wee

VOA常速英语2017--国际大屠杀75周年

Seventy-five years ago, on January 20th, 1942, senior officials of the German Nazi Party met in a villa in the Wannsee district of Berlin to discuss what they called the Final Solution to the Jewish questionthe deportation and extermination of the Je

VOA常速英语2017--打击叙利亚IS之战再传捷报

The United States and its coalition partners continue to make gains in the fight against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS. 美国及其盟友继续在对抗伊拉克和叙利亚IS(伊斯兰国)的战斗中再传捷报。 Iraqi forces have

VOA常速英语2017--HIV或越“变”越弱

HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, frequently mutates. That has allowed the virus to bypass the immune system and infect about 80 million people over the last 35 years. However, researchers say the rapid evolution of HIV actually may be reducing its ab

VOA常速英语207--打击阿拉伯半岛的基地组织取得新进展

The U.S. military carried out a successful raid on the militant Islamist group al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula compound in Yemen on January 28. One U.S. Service member was killed and three others were injured in the raid. U.S. forces were instrumen

VOA常速英语2017--特蕾莎访美 巩固英美双边关系

One week after his inauguration, President Donald Trump welcomed his first foreign leader to the White House Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May. 就职一周后，特朗普总统就迎来了白宫第一位外国领袖的到来英国首相特蕾莎梅

VOA常速英语2017--特朗普指定国防部长拟定击垮IS方案

In his inaugural address, President Donald Trump repeated his promise to defeat Islamic terrorism: 特朗普总统在其就职演说中反复承诺要打击IS恐怖主义： We will reinforce old alliances and form new ones and unite the civilized wo

VOA常速英语2017--美国助力津巴布韦排雷

The United States is a leader in supporting the clearance of dangerous remnants of war all over the world. Since 1993, we have invested more than 2.6 billion dollars to clear or destroy landmines, unexploded ordnance, and other dangerous conventional

VOA标准英语2017--Global Hackathons Turn Ideas Into Entrepreneurial Reality

SAN FRANCISCO Among all the applications (apps) on a mobile phone, there is a good chance a few were created by hackers at a hackathon. A hacker is anyone who can take limited resources or be in any type of constraint, time constraint, resource const