VOA常速英语2018--千篇一律的城市草坪不利于生物多样性

Butterflies are as beautiful as the flowers they feed on. But they appear to be less abundant than in years past and that has scientists worried. Because butterflies, bees and other beneficial bugs pollinate plants and are crucial to as much as eight

VOA常速英语2018--美国宣扬自己对尼日利亚提供巨大援助

Assisting Good Governance and Health in Nigeria The U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, recently announced additional assistance to support achieving the goals outlined in the bilateral Development Objectives Assistance Agreement bet

VOA常速英语2018--叙利亚维稳工作全面展开

The enduring defeat of ISIS remains a top priority for the United States. The U.S.-led Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS is leading stabilization efforts that consolidate military gains, restore basic essential services, and enable Syrians to voluntari

VOA常速英语2018--艾滋病疫情卷土重来？

Experts Warn of a Return of The AIDS Epidemic The face of AIDS has changed during the past three decades.It is now impossible to tell who has the disease and who does not.Treatment has come a long way, allowing people infected with what was once a de

VOA常速英语2018--特朗普的环境监管政策倒退，给环保人士敲响了警钟

Trumps Environmental Regulation Roll-backs Alarm Activists August has not been a good month for environmentalists.First the Trump administration proposed repeal of tougher vehicle fuel efficiency and emission standards,revoking the rights of states l

VOA常速英语2018--美国向亚美尼亚、阿塞拜疆、格鲁吉亚投资

Executive Vice President of the U.S. government's Overseas Private Investment Corporation, OPIC, David Bohigian and other U.S. government officials traveled to Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia this month to promote U.S. investment in those countries.

VOA常速英语2018--津巴布韦新一轮大选结果出炉

Zimbabwe has a new president. Emmerson Mnangagwa was officially sworn in on August 27 following a ruling by the Constitutional Court declaring Mr. Mnangagwa the winner of the July 30 presidential election. The court dismissed a legal challenge brough

VOA常速英语2018--杜绝校园暴力 从小学生做起

College Gardens Elementary is the kind of school where children are exposed to diversity at a young age, where students interact with children, whose families come from more than 40 different countries. College Gardens is an amazing school and we hav

VOA常速英语2-18--9/11过后17年 纽约依然美丽

The first train arriving at the newly opened WTC Cortlandt platform was met with cheers and excitement Saturday. I cant believe that the 17 years now it gonna stop here once again. The renovated station features a marble mosaic titled Chorus by artis

VOA常速英语2018-- 非害虫昆虫的减少引起科学家们的担忧

Scientists Fear Non-Pest Insects are Declinin Butterflies are as beautiful as the flowers they feed on.But they appear to be less abundant than in years past and that has scientists worried.Because butterflies, bees and other beneficial bugs pollinat

VOA常速英语2018--纽约时装周声势浩大 吸人眼球

Once a year Fashion Week provides designers a global station wish to showcase their work and hopefully attract prestigious buyers. Hundreds of them conversion New York City. Its a show of colors, textures and catwalks where designers seek to conquer

VOA常速英语2018--华盛顿举行以穆斯林为主题的展览

Through music, poetry, and song, a group of artists explores the Muslim-America experience. The show at Washingtons Kennedy Center is called Now You See Us. It aims to shatter negative views of Muslim Americans in a post-9/11 World by exploring life

VOA常速英语2018--飓风来袭 华夫饼屋为市民提供治愈系落脚地

Goldsboro, North Carolina pretty much shut down as hurricane Florence moved in, but the Waffle House stayed open 24 hours a day, straight through the storm serving up comfort food as the storm wailed away outside. I know, yeah, Waffle House is always

VOA常速英语2018--特朗普欲振兴煤炭业

August has not been a good month for environmentalists. First the Trump administration proposed repeal of tougher vehicle fuel efficiency and emission standards, revoking the rights of states like California to set their own limits. 8月对于环保人

VOA常速英语2018--特雷莎·梅脱欧计划遭批：占尽便宜 不想吃亏

Northern Portugal is known for its black grapes used in the production of world-renowned sweet port wine. Dry soil and high altitude mean fewer grapes. But also a high concentration of sugar in the grapes exposed to the Sun on steep slopes. Port wine

VOA常速英语2018--非营利组织为逃避虐待、成瘾、创伤的妇女提供避难所

Behind this small shop lies a big backyard, a backyard filled with stories of hope and recovery.Thistle Farms is a nonprofit organization that helps survivors of human trafficking,drug and alcohol addiction, sexual violence and other traumatic experi

VOA常速英语2018--奥巴马现身为民主党中期选举造势

Former President Barack Obama is back on the campaign trail. In Illinois, he urged young Democrats to keep up the fight for social and economic justice. Each time weve gotten closer to those ideals, somebody somewhere would push back. It did not star

VOA常速英语2018--美国民众排长队送别参议员约翰·麦凯恩

Here in this country, former POW and Senator John McCain was known as a maverick, a politician unafraid to break with his Republican party. 美国人将前战俘、参议员约翰 麦卡恩(John McCain)自由不羁之人，因为作为一位政治家，

VOA常速英语2018--科技新发明：手套可作手语翻译器

Inventor Hadeel Ayoub blips a black glove on to her hand before beginning the familiar swish of sign language. She pushes a button on her wrist and a small speaker relays the message. This glove translates sign language into speech to help people who

VOA常速英语2018--女性如蓟花 柔软也刚强

Behind this small shop lies a big backyard, a backyard filled with stories of hope and recovery. Thistle Farms is a nonprofit organization that helps survivors of human trafficking, drug and alcohol addiction, sexual violence and other traumatic expe