VOA常速英语2014--克里与中东、海湾国家讨论安全挑战

Kerry Discusses Security Challenges with Middle Eastern Officials 克里与中东、海湾国家讨论安全挑战 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is meeting with representatives of Middle Eastern and Gulf states to discuss security challenges in

VOA标准英语2015--受移民事件影响意大利考虑采取措施稳定叙利亚

Overwhelmed by Migrants, Italy Mulls Action to Stabilize Libya 受移民事件影响意大利考虑采取措施稳定叙利亚 LONDON Thousands more migrants have arrived on the southern shores of Italy from North Africa in the past two days. Authori

美国有线新闻 CNN 负债730亿美元无力偿还 波多黎各申请破产保护

AZUZ: The U.S. territory of Puerto Rico has filed for bankruptcy. And because it owes $73 billion in debt, this is the biggest municipal bankruptcy filling in U.S. history. Bankruptcy is a process that has to be approved by a judge. If it is, it coul

2007年VOA标准英语-Number of Internally Displaced in Iraq Increasi

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 16 February 2007 The Geneva-based International Organization for Migration reports that over the past three weeks alone almost 18,000 people have been displaced in Iraq, and it expects the number to grow much higher as the year

VOA标准英语2008年-Iraq Displaced Facing Humanitarian Crisis

By Lisa Schlein Geneva 12 January 2008 The International Organization for Migration says Iraq is still facing a humanitarian crisis despite decreasing levels of violence, a drop in the number of people fleeing their homes and a limited number of peop

VOA标准英语2012--Syrian Rebels Share Common Goal

Syrian Rebels Share Common Goal Captain Maan Mansour was a pilot in the Syrian military. He abandoned his post three months ago and joined the rebels of the Free Syrian Army. I defected because the Assad regime was killing women and children and inno

VOA标准英语2010年-Dubai's Doldrums Spark Exodus of Migra

About 10 million foreigners work in the Gulf states. But, with Dubai's economic boom ground to a halt, foreign workers - including many from South Asia - are being sent home often to uncertain futures. Raymond Thibodeaux | Kochi, India 24 February 20

VOA标准英语2009年-UN: Food Shortages, Poverty Forcing Rohingya to

The United Nation's World Food Program says food insecurity and malnutrition faced by Burma's Muslim Rohingya people, remains a key reason for thousands of Rohingya fleeing the region each year. The WFP is calling on Burma's military government to e

VOA标准英语2011--Population Reflects Economic Woes in One

Population Reflects Economic Woes in One US Town The city of Gary, Indiana, was founded in 1906 by the head of the United States Steel Corporation, Elbert H. Gary. U.S. Steel continues to operate a massive plant along the shores of Lake Michigan, tho

VOA标准英语2009年-Teachers in Zimbabwe End Strike After Thre

By Scott Bobb Harare 20 October 2009 Teachers across Zimbabwe struck for three weeks last month over demands for higher pay, closing schools and causing parents to worry that their children might lose a second school year to Zimbabwe's economic cris

VOA标准英语2009年-Insecurity Hampering Aid Efforts in Somali

The UN refugee agency said security concerns are making it increasingly difficult for aid workers to gain access and provide assistance to the growing number of victims of Somalia's civil war. The UNHCR estimated more than 220,000 people have fled S

VOA标准英语2014--有报道称厄立特里亚面临着青年流失问题

Report: Eritrea Faces Youth Drain 有报道称厄立特里亚面临着青年流失问题 A new report said a lot of young people are leaving Eritrea due to authoritarian rule, growing dissatisfaction and long-term national service. The International

VOA标准英语2013--Community Organizer Fights Blight in Detroit

Community Organizer Fights Blight in Detroit If one mans trash is another mans treasure, then the Brightmoor neighborhood of Detroit is John Georges gold mine. I look at Detroit through rose colored glasses. Ive been here all my life. We were the cit

VOA常速英语2008年-Medical Experts Decry Western Recruitment of Af

By Tendai Maphosa London 22 February 2008 A team of international disease experts has accused rich nations of committing a crime by luring African health professionals away from their home countries where their services are badly needed. From London,

VOA标准英语2008年-Clinton, Obama Stress Democratic Party Unity

By Michael Bowman Washington 04 May 2008 In the U.S. presidential race, both Democratic contenders have stressed party unity before two primary contests that could prove decisive in deciding which of the two will face the presumed Republican nominee,

2007年VOA标准英语-Israelis Celebrate Passover Under Tight Securit

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 02 April 2007 Israel is observing the biblical holiday of Passover under tight security. As Robert Berger reports from VOA's Jerusalem bureau, the holiday brings ancient traditions together with the complex realities of a m

2006年VOA标准英语-Israelis Celebrate Passover Under Tight Se

By Robert Berger Jerusalem 12 April 2006 Israelis are celebrating the weeklong biblical holiday of Passover under tight security. Ultra-Orthodox Jews, some in prayer, gather around a fire as they burn

VOA常速英语2007年-UN Seeks $406 Million for Somalia Crisis in 200

By Nick Wadhams Nairobi 11 December 2007 The United Nations has issued an appeal for $406 million in 2008 to ease the humanitarian crisis is Somalia. As Nick Wadhams reports from Nairobi, the United Nations says years of chaos coupled with recent fig

学个词Learn a Word 第1482课 Passover

今天我们要学的词是Passover。Passover, 指的是犹太教的逾越节，首写字母P大写。 The Jewish Passover holiday began at sunset last Friday, 上周五，随着日落的到来，犹太教逾越节开始了。 Passover commemorates

VOA标准英语2009年-Teachers End Strike, Union Leaders Threate

By Scott Bobb Harare 12 October 2009 Teachers across Zimbabwe struck for three weeks last month over demands for higher pay. The country's unity government is coming under increasing pressure as it struggles to raise funds for education and other ba