VOA常速英语2017--黑山共和国加入北约 成为第29个成员国

On June 5th, Montenegro became the 29th member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, or NATO. The United States congratulates Montenegro on its ascent into the ranks of the great international alliance. 6月5日，黑山共和国成为北约的第

VOA常速英语2017--蒂勒森呼吁解除对卡塔尔的封锁

Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt recently severed relations with Qatar over allegations of tolerating or supporting extremist groups, including al-Qaida's Syria branch. 近日，沙特阿拉伯、阿联酋、巴林、埃及与卡

VOA常速英语2017--美国再次制裁朝鲜多个组织与个人

North Korea's nuclear weapons and missile program is today one of the most serious threats not only to the Asia-Pacific region, but to the world as a whole. So far this year, North Korea has test-fired at least nine ballistic missiles. It has threate

With Republicans, Trump in Charge, Farmers Ponder New Farm Bill

BLOOMINGTON, IL As he works to get his crops planted, the weather keeps Illinois farmer Gerald Thompson in his fields during the day. Worrying about the political direction of his country is what often keeps him up at night. To me, we are in such a d

VOA常速英语2017--美国谴责刚果境内暴虐频发

The United States has recently been made aware of new reports of the Congolese government and militias engaging in horrific human rights violations and abuses in the Kasai regions of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC. The latest report acc

VOA常速英语2017--IS负隅顽抗 杀害叙利亚平民百姓

The six month campaign by the Iraqi army to take back the city of Mosul from ISIS, is coming to an end. The terrorist group captured Mosul and looked toward capturing Baghdad itself, but has since lost most of Mosul to Iraq's armed forces, and is cli

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--乌干达难民危机加重

The refugee situation in Uganda has reached crisis proportions, said U.S. Ambassador to Uganda Deborah Malac. In remarks to the Uganda Solidarity Summit on Refugees, she warned, To prevent a broader humanitarian disaster, the response of Ugandan auth

VOA常速英语2017--美国大使呼吁安理会齐声谴责哈马斯组织

UN officials recently discovered a tunnel built by Hamas underneath two schools run by the UN in Gaza. In an address to the Security Council, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said that the discovery again shows Hamas' true colors: 近日

VOA常速英语2017--扭转非洲旱灾局势 需要尽快行动

Across South Sudan, Yemen, Nigeria, and Somalia, 20 million people are at risk for famine, said U.S. Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley. 南苏丹、也门、尼日利亚、索马里等国有2000万人面临饥荒的威

VOA常速英语2017--促进“北部三角”地区的安全与繁荣

To address the economic, security, and governance issues facing the countries of the Northern Triangle, the United States and Mexico co-hosted in mid-June a high-level Conference on Prosperity and Security in Central America. 为了解决北方三角地