VOA常速英语2013--美国担心基地组织也门分支

US Concerned about Al-Qaida's Yemen Branch 美国担心基地组织也门分支 The State Department says the U.S. still maintains a presence in Yemen, after ordering nonessential personnel at the U.S. Embassy to leave the country due to the extremel

VOA常速英语2013--加州成为美国经济复苏亮点

California a Bright Spot in US Economic Recovery 加州成为美国经济复苏亮点 LOS ANGELES The U.S. economy is slowly improving from the recession of 2008-2009. Industries like construction are doing well, but unemployment remains stubbornly h

VOA常速英语2013--美国对埃及援助陷“两难”

Egypt Upheaval Poses Dilemma for Washington 美国对埃及援助陷两难 CAIRO America's relations with Egypt have been defined in large part by the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty and the financial rewards to Egypt for maintaining it. But current up

VOA常速英语2013--中东和平会谈开始

Mideast Peace Talks Commence中东和平会谈开始 Israeli and Palestinian representatives met this week in Washington to start direct, bilateral negotiations. U.S. The United States would serve as a facilitator for the two parties throughout the p

VOA常速英语20103--有关莎士比亚的App

Shakespeare? There's an App for That 有关莎士比亚的App NEW YORK Ross Williams is passionate about Shakespeare. He studied acting and directing and is the founder of a theater company called the New York Shakespeare Exchange. But hes well aware

VOA常速英语2013--我们正如我们的气味所反应的那样

We Are What We Smell我们正如我们的气味所反应的那样 Pheromones: theyre those chemical signals often associated with attraction. But there are many chemical signals we give offincluding ones that might signal alarm, aggression or other e

VOA常速英语2013--亿万肠道细菌助健康

Staying Healthy Takes Guts Full of Microbes亿万肠道细菌助健康 Everywhere you go, the trillions of microbes in your gut go too. And that's a comforting thought. Because according to a new study, a more diverse population of intestinal bacteri

VOA常速英语--新应用程序帮助泰国打击腐败问题

Bribespot: Fighting Corruption in Thailand One Click at a Time 新应用程序帮助泰国打击腐败问题 BANGKOK Reporting corruption, at least unofficially, in Thailand is becoming easier with a new Thai version of an international smartphone ap

VOA常速英语2018--2019将见证特朗普是否会连任

Thanks to you, tomorrow will be a new day in America. 感谢大家。明天将会是美国新的一天。 Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is celebrating the midterm results that return the House to Democratic Control. 民主党领袖南希佩洛西正在

VOA常速英语2019--日本重启商业捕鲸惹众怒

This is commercial whaling. The International Whaling Commission or IWC banned the practice in 1986. Japan announced Wednesday it was leaving the IWC. We decided to resume commercial whaling from July 2019 and to withdrawal from the International Con

VOA常速英语2019--汽车业未来焦点：安全与舒适

Some of the highest tech at this years Consumer Electronics Show is all about keeping you safe in your car. The iris system, for instance, monitors everyone in your car. It can alert drivers if they seem drowsy, or can keep track of babies in the bac

VOA常速英语2013--美国参议员麦凯恩为越战伙伴哀悼

US Senator McCain Mourns Vietnam War Buddy美国参议员麦凯恩为越战伙伴哀悼 58,000 Americans died in the Vietnam War. 58000名美国人死于越南战争。 Colonel George Bud Day won the Medal of Honor in 1976.On August 26, 1967, Day eje

VOA常速英语2019--全球经济不确定性愈演愈烈 引人担忧

The setting for the annual World Economic Forum is an elite ski resort in the Swiss Alps. Anti-poverty advocacy group Oxfam has brought a message for the influential leaders gathered there. The richest people in the world, the most powerful people in

VOA常速英语2019--菠萝叶可制成靓丽服装 质量不输皮革

A Spanish entrepreneur spent over eight years developing a new textile she calls Pinatex. Pinatex is a new textile material made from pineapple leaf fibers, which is the waste of the pineapple harvest. Carmen Hijosa, who founded the company Ananas An

VOA常速英语2019--政府停摆僵持不下 公务员难以养家糊口

President Donald Trump has backed away from a simple demand for border wall funding. Now, he is offering a three-year extension of programs for refugees and immigrants brought illegally to America as minors known as dreamers. If we are successful in

VOA常速英语2019--特朗普被指与普京过从甚密

President Trump Monday unequivocally denied he ever worked for Russia after seeming to avoid answering the question during his Sunday interview aired on Fox News. I never worked for Russia and you know that answer better than anybody. I never worked

VOA常速英语2019--解决美国种族歧视问题 任重而道远

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up... August 29th, 1963, it was a speech that galvanized a nation, and put civil rights and economic justice at the forefront of the American conversation. Race Media and Communication professor from

VOA常速英语2019--或有新疫苗对抗埃博拉

In Congo, Ebola claims the lives of 60 percent of those who get the virus. The disease is so devastating, even those who survive it are shunned. Really makes it frightening is the high mortality rate, the very severe symptoms that people experience.

VOA常速英语2019--大限将至 边境墙问题依然无解

Where walls go up, illegal crossings go way, way down. I will get it built, an unwavering president still at odds with an unwavering House Speaker. Theres not going to be any more money in the legislation. So far, no deal has been reached by a bipart

VOA常速英语2019--纯电气车受消费者青睐

A special preview for members of the media at the annual Chicago Auto Show is a chance for manufacturers to show off their latest and greatest products about to enter the market. But what is notable about this years show is what some manufacturers ar