VOA双语新闻：5、欧洲难民压力急需缓解

欧洲难民压力急需缓解 As of November, some 800,000 refugees and migrants from the Middle East and Africa had crossed the Mediterranean to reach a safe haven in Europe. The European Union estimates as many as three million might arrive by the

VOA双语新闻：12、科学家研制奔跑如猎豹的机器人

科学家研制奔跑如猎豹的机器人 Scientists have been experimenting with four-legged robots for years, trying to see if they could be used as pack animals for carrying heavy loads over a difficult terrain. But the machine's power requiremen

VOA双语新闻 Journalist Gloria Steinem

As a little girl growing up in a poor Ohio neighborhood in the 1940's, Gloria Steinem dreamed of becoming a movie star or a dancer. In college, she studied journalism, and when she saw that reporter jobs seemed to go to men, she became a freelance wr

VOA双语新闻 Women Looking for a Fresh Start

Many single low-income women who try to enter the work force find themselves competing for jobs that require business clothes they can't afford. That's where Suited for Change comes in. 很多努力寻找工作的低收入单身妇女发现，自己要

VOA双语新闻：22、意大利业主惨淡经营，寻求中国买家

意大利业主惨淡经营，寻求中国买家 The economic crisis in Italy has left many small businesses in dire straits. Unable to get credit and with little hope of an economic recovery, increasing numbers of entrepreneurs are looking to sell t

VOA双语新闻：5、世行敦促加强艾滋病预防工作

世行敦促加强艾滋病预防工作 The World Bank says significantly better HIV prevention efforts are needed in Africa. It says a slow global economy and uncertain donor aid make preventing new infections a necessity. 世界银行称，非洲需要

VOA双语新闻：10、女性农民没有享受平等权利

女性农民没有享受平等权利 A humanitarian group says if women farmers had the same rights as men much more could be done to reduce world hunger. Bread for the World says equal access to agricultural resources would help ensure food security

VOA双语新闻：1、今天的年轻人：C世代还是E世代?

今天的年轻人：C世代还是E世代? Americans like to give names to generations. We call those who lived through World War II, the Greatest Generation; those who came of age reading the beatnik poets of the 1950s, the Beat Generation; those fo

VOA双语新闻：4、发达国家需要“负增长”？

发达国家需要负增长？ A new report says the global economy that sprang from the industrial revolution may not be suitable for sustainable growth in the 21st Century. The Worldwatch Institute says environmental stress, economic volatility and

VOA双语新闻：6、美国零售业绩令人鼓舞

美国零售业绩令人鼓舞 American consumers may be feeling better about the economy. The Commerce Department says overall retail spending exceeded expectations in September as consumers spent more on electronics goods and cars. A recent string

VOA双语新闻：3、风力发电成野生动物杀手

风力发电成野生动物杀手 Wind power is key to efforts to produce clean, limitless energy and to slow global warming. It's one of the world's fastest-growing energy industries. But there is mounting evidence that expanding wind farms are taki

VOA双语新闻：5、美国国会就枪支控制法加紧行动

美国国会就枪支控制法加紧行动 Three months after a tragic mass shooting at a U.S. elementary school brought the nation to tears, lawmakers are starting to move ahead with various proposals to curb gun violence. But the slow progress in W

VOA双语新闻：6、加州边境区 移民辩论

加州边境区 移民辩论 President Barack Obama and leaders in the Senate hope to reform the U.S. immigration system to resolve the problem of more than 11 million people who are living in the United States illegally. The issue hits close to home

VOA双语新闻：9、克林顿卸任前接受国会质询

克林顿卸任前接受国会质询 Outgoing U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to testify to Congress next week about the September terrorist attack in Benghazi, Libya, that killed a U.S. ambassador and three other Americans. 1月23号星

VOA双语新闻：11、美国推出绿色超级计算机

美国推出绿色超级计算机 The U.S. Department of Energys Argonne National Laboratory in suburban Chicago is home to one of the newest, fastest, most efficient supercomputers in the country, called MIRA. But despite the new equipment, lawmaker

VOA双语新闻：7、华盛顿本周焦点：经济与健保

华盛顿本周焦点：经济与健保 After a week-long vacation, U.S. President Barack Obama will focus on proposals to strengthen the still-recovering American economy. The agenda includes implementation of his signature - and politically polariz

VOA双语新闻：14、联合国大会将在纽约开幕

联合国大会将在纽约开幕 On Tuesday, world leaders will convene in New York for their annual gathering at the United Nations General Assembly. The Syrian conflict - and an appearance by Iran's new president - are likely to overshadow the mee

VOA双语新闻：2、谷歌测试谷歌眼镜

谷歌测试谷歌眼镜 The Internet giant Google is testing its newest gadget, Google Glass, which the company describes as a wearable computer that may revolutionize how we interact with each other and with the world. 因特网巨头谷歌正在测试

VOA双语新闻：5、休斯顿城市扩张导致野生动物失去家园

休斯顿城市扩张导致野生动物失去家园 Houston, Texas, and its surrounding suburbs are growing fast and sprawling out into natural forest areas that are the habitat for many species of indigenous wildlife. Local leaders as well as enviro

VOA双语新闻：16、美阿商讨未来驻阿美军人数

美阿商讨未来驻阿美军人数 The number of U.S. troops who remain in Afghanistan after the withdrawal of NATO forces in 2014 depends largely on what the Loya Jirga, or gathering of tribal elders, decides in the coming days when it reviews a d