VOA慢速英语2017--闲聊让我们更快乐

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Small talk. Chitchat. These are the short conversations we have at parties, while we wait in line at the store, at family events or work. Sometimes we make small talk with people we alre

特朗普发表讲话谴责种族主义和仇恨团体

Trump Calls Racist Hate Groups 'Evil' President Donald Trump spoke Monday about the weekend violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. He strongly criticized white supremacists and other hate groups. A 32-year-old woman was killed Saturday and 19 people

What Is the Future of US Nuclear Power Industry?

As Americas nuclear power industry continues to suffer major economic difficulties, some are questioning whether it can - or should - survive. The latest setback came July 31, when state power companies in South Carolina halted construction of two re

VOA慢速英语--俄罗斯法院听取瓦伦贝格案

Russian Court to Hear Wallenberg Case A court in Moscow is preparing to hear arguments from the family of Raoul Wallenberg in a case against Russia's Federal Security Service, or FSB. The former Swedish diplomat has been credited with saving thousand

VOA常速英语201--长崎原子弹轰炸周年纪念上的核威胁

On Nagasaki Anniversary, North Korea Threat Tests Japans 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 suffe

VOA标准英语--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Aug. 26

Were interfacing with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending August 26, 2017. We greet a new song this week, but thats not the big story. Number 5: Charlie Puth Attention Lets open in fifth place,

VO标准英语2017--东盟就朝鲜试射导弹一事做出回应

The Foreign Ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, reiterated their grave concerns over the escalation of tensions in the Korean Peninsula, including the most recent testing by North Korea of intercontinental ballistic mis

VOA标准英语--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 Corp. and Google are teaching the girls from Rwanda, Uganda, Li

VOA常速英语2017--副总统彭斯出访哥伦比亚

Vice President Mike Pence had an important message to deliver to the people of Colombia on his recent visit: The United States stands with Colombia because our security and our prosperity are inextricably linked. Our interests are aligned. Our values

VOA常速英语2017--安理会禁止为恐怖组织供应武器

Earlier this month the Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution aimed at preventing terrorists from acquiring weapons, as well as the parts for improvised explosive devises, whose use is a growing problem. 本月初，安理会一致采纳一项

VOA标准英语--巴基斯坦首位女警察局长打破文化禁忌

Pakistan's First Female Police Chief Breaking Cultural Taboos Rizwana Hameed made history a month ago when she became the first female head of a male police station in Pakistans Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, or KPK, where conservative cultural and rel

US, South Korea Seem to Scale Back War Games

The U.S. and South Korea on Monday began 10 days of large-scale joint military exercises, but with a reduced number of troops and assets than had participated last year. Military leaders stress these defensive drills are needed to maintain operationa