VOA常速英语2018---让塑料进入循环经济或成未来主导方向

Places like these are where most of the worlds plastics end up in landfills and a fair amount of it ends up in the worlds oceans. But a new British recycling firm wants it to end up here. 这种地方是世界上大多数垃圾最终的归处垃圾填埋

VOA常速英语2018--特朗普为对移民使用催泪弹作辩解

Trump Defends Tear Gassing Migrants Chaos this weekend after the US border agents fired tear gas to stop hundreds of migrants,among them children as they tried to cross the border from Tijuana Mexico. 这是边境守卫者向数百个移民发射催泪

VOA常速英语2018--研究人员从猫舌上学习知识

Researchers Learn Lessons from Cats Tongues This study began when Georgia Tech researcher Alexis Noel went home for break during her studies. 这项研究始于乔治亚理工学院的研究员Alexis Noel学习期间回家休息的时候。 My family

VOA常速英语2018--维修咖啡馆教授如何将垃圾变废为宝

Anything and everything is being recycled at the Canberra Environment Center, and in the war on waste,these soldiers are on the front lines, repairing anything from clothing to bikes to doorbells. 堪培拉环境中心正在回收废品，在这场废品

VOA标准英语2018--New Sanction Imposed on Iran

As part of the United States' new comprehensive strategy to counter Iran's malign behavior, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the U.S. will apply unprecedented financial pressure on the Iranian regime: This sting of sanctions will be painful if the

VOA标准英语2018--清除叙利亚最后一个ISIS据点

Clearing the Last of ISIS out of Syria On May first, the Syrian Democratic Forces initiated Operation Roundup: the eviction of the last remnants of ISIS from north-eastern Syria. The first phase of the operation ended successfully in mid-May, with th

VOA标准英语2018--Pompeo at OAS

Speaking at the Organization of American States, or OAS, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged fellow members to do their part to strengthen the OAS to deal effectively with the challenges to our values. The primary role of the OAS is to support democ

VOA标准英语2018--美国制裁尼加拉瓜官员

U.S. Sanctions Nicaraguan Officials The United States has imposed sanctions on three Nicaraguan individuals with connections to the government who are involved in serious human rights abuses and corruption. The actions were taken in connection with t

U.S. Committed to Security in Southeast Asia

The United States is committed to a strategy of a free and open Indo- Pacific region, and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, or ASEAN, is central to that strategy. ASEAN is an economically dynamic region at the heart of the Indo-Pacific and

VOA标准英语--Still Looking for Pastor Brunson's Release

American Pastor Andrew Brunson, wrongfully incarcerated in Turkey, was moved from Buca Prison to house arrest recently. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said, While this move is a positive development, it is not enough. We have seen no credible evidenc

美国对伊朗实施制裁

U.S. Sanctions Reimposed on Iran As promised, President Donald Trump has re-imposed a series of U.S. nuclear-related sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the nuclear deal, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. After the U.S. ceased

New Principles Guide USAID's Work

The U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, is reorienting its development work around two very simple principles. First, the purpose of our foreign assistance must be ending its need to exist, said USAID Administrator Mark Green. That's

刚果民主共和国和平的权力移交

Peaceful Power Transition Possible in DRC The Democratic Republic of the Congo will hold an election in December, hopefully leading to a peaceful democratic transfer of power for the first time in the country's history. Sitting President Joseph Kabil

VOA标准英语2018--对朝鲜实施新制裁

New Sanctions on North Korea U.S. Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced sweeping new sanctions against the authoritarian regime of North Korea. This action targets the deceptive shipping practices that have enabled the Kim regime to fund its dan

VOA标准英语2018--美国对伊朗的导弹开发实施制裁

U.S. Imposes Sanctions Over Iran's Missile Development The United States Department of Treasury has imposed sanctions on five entities linked to Iran's ballistic missile program. The announcement was made January 4 as anti-Iranian government demonstr

VOA标准英语2018--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Jan. 13

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Jan. 13 We're uncorking the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles Chart, for the week ending Jan. 13, 2018. We have no big changes for you this week, just a small re-arrangement. Number 5: Imagine Dr

VOA标准英语2018--Defeating Terrorism Permanently

Through the efforts of the Iraqi armed forces, the Syrian Democratic Forces and the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, ISIS has been defeated militarily in Iraq, and nearly so in Syria.Yet our victories on the battlefield are not a permanent solution,

VOA标准英语--Religious Minorities Suffer in Iran

The U.S. State Department has released its annual report on the state of religious freedom around the world. The picture of Iran that emerges is a grim one, particularly for religious minorities, as Ambassador at Large for International Religious Fre

VOA标准英语2018--2018世界海洋日

World Oceans Day 2018 On June 8th, much of the world observes United Nations World Oceans Day. The idea is to remind people how important the world's oceans are to all life on Earth, to celebrate their beauty, and to bring attention to the impact hum

VOA标准英语--美国谴责尼加拉瓜政府对民众实施暴力

U.S. Condemns Continued Violence in Nicaragua The United States condemns the Nicaraguan government's violent response to peaceful Mother's Day marches in Managua and other cities on May 30, including assaults on mothers mourning their children killed