VOA常速英语2018--卡瓦诺的提名给参议院带来无尽考验

The Supreme Court is the ultimate arbiter of what is permitted under the US Constitution. Its members reach the bench through a process that begins with the president. 最高法院是美国宪法允许的最终仲裁者，其成员经历总统提名的

VOA常速英语2018--巴黎车展10月14日将完美收官

For more than a century, the Paris Auto Show has been the place for car enthusiasts and manufacturers. Cars like General Motors Firebird, Renauds frigate, Jaguars and of course Mercedes-benz showcase cutting-edge technology for the times. 一个多世纪

VOA常速英语2018--基因驱动技术或能根除蚊子

Mosquitoes spread malaria that kills an estimated 429,000 people every year. Many of them are children, so this new method of killing mosquito populations has sparked a huge interest. Scientists from Imperial College London managed to eliminate a pop

VOA常速英语2018--专家称第一印象可以影响选举

Which of these politicians would you vote for?Theyre the same right?Not exactly, in an experiment Danish Researchers modified the real face to make it look more dominant or more feminine.Those subtle changes made a difference says Princeton Universit

VOA常速英语2018--拉斯维加斯枪击案：身伤易愈 心伤难合

Its Lacey Wests wedding day. The most stressful, exciting day of my life. And its this same weekend as the worst day of her life one year ago. 今天是拉塞 韦斯特（Lacey West）大喜的日子。今天是我人生中最紧张、最激动的一天

VOA常速英语2018--民主党共和党紧锣密鼓为中期选举造势

President Trump is on the campaign trail in West Virginia, whipping up support for his embattled Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh. Im not running, but Im really running, and thats why Im all over the place fighting for great candidates. You see

VOA常速英语2018--虚拟3D地图或助力新加坡规划城市

This is virtual Singapore, a detailed map of the city that carries a stunning amount of granular data, room details about how much square footage there is in an individual building to how much sunlight pours through a window on a normal day. The 3D m

VOA常速英语2018--埃博拉新药初见成效

The DRC government approved the use of new drugs to fight Ebola in June. Aid workers fighting the virus say theyre thankful for the help, but also very aware theyre using drugs that have not been approved for widespread use. So I will say theres a mi

VOA常速英语2018--特朗普第一夫人出访非洲 宣传慈善活动

On her second day in Ghana, First Lady Melania Trump visited the Cape Coast Castle, one of about 40 slave castles built on the Gold Coast of West Africa by European traders. 出访加纳的第二天，第一夫人梅拉尼娅 特朗普（Melania Trum

VOA常速英语2018--印尼地震引发海啸 死亡人数持续增加

This is the Indonesian city of Palu. Just days after a 7.5 magnitude earthquake and following tsunami turned much of it to rubble. Rescuers are marking the debris with Indonesian flags to signal two excavators where they think bodies are trapped belo

VOA常速英语2018--唐氏综合征患者闪耀纽约时装周

21-year-old Marian Avila has loved fashion shows, an excitement of the catwalk, since she was a child. Enjoying Fashion Week in New York City is a dream come true. Marian was born with Downs syndrome, but she never thought of her condition as an impe

VOA常速英语2018--印尼强力地震引发6米高海啸

Rescuers have been dealing mostly by hand in search of survivors buried under the debris in the city of Paulo. The National Search and Rescue agency says they desperately need heavy machinery to remove the rubble. 援救人员几乎都徒手搜寻埋在

VOA常速英语2018--变形材料面世或将方便日常生活

An assistant at the morphing matter lab drops a few pieces of flat dry pasta into a pot of boiling water. In a few minutes, these rigid flat strips will turn into soft spiral shapes called fusilli that can hold a lot of tasty sauce. Packaging dry pas

VOA常速英语2018--美国称中国干涉其民主

There was a handshake between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, but the two were unusually frank and undiplomatic in front of journalists at the start of their Beijing meeting. We urged the Unite

VOA常速英语2018--史上第三强飓风迈克尔重创美国

Mexico which has been hit by the strongest hurricane in its recorded history, parts of the coastal town were completely flattened. Residents returning to see whats left of their homes have to tread carefully among fallen trees, electric poles and deb

VOA常速英语2018--德国绿党势头愈发迅猛

In the Bavarian capital Munich, the traditional beer fueled Oktoberfest is in full swing. And for Katharina Schulze, there could soon be more to celebrate. The 33 year old co-leader of the Bavarian Green Party claims there is something in the air. Sh

VOA常速英语2018--俄知名历史音乐剧《真假公主》将全球上映

Anastasia, the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicolas II, may have been Russian, but shes been singing up a storm in Spanish, German and Korean, at least as a stage character is. And from then, the Broadway musical Anastasia will continue to be seen in sp

VOA常速英语2018--美国豪掷千金捉拿墨西哥大毒枭

The group is based in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, but has a network of smugglers throughout the country and in the United States, Europe, Australia and Asia. We consider this cartel, New Jalisco, to be one of the five most dangerous transna

VOA常速英语2018--3D镜子或可展示健身成效

For all the gym selfies on Instagram, maybe it was only a matter of time before mirrors started giving us a dose of reality. 虽然很多人会在ins上传其在健身房拍摄的照片，但假以时日，镜子或许就能告诉我们身体的真实状

VOA常速英语2018--打贸易战 美国农民有阵痛

Among the mounting concerns, Illinois farmer Bob Gurkey is juggling. He is racing against the clock to harvest his corn and soybeans. Bob spends up to 14 hours a day in the fields. Biggest concern right now of harvesting that we dont get stuck, and w