VOA常速英语2018--政治漫画：以搞笑的方式发人深省

Matt Walker draws cartoons for a living. Hes a staff cartoonist for Political, an American political journalism outlet just outside Washington. Where a strange mix of things in that we are making serious commentary on serious topics, but were doing i

VOA常速英语2018--华为发展5G 美国心生危机感

The coming 5G networks will bring billions of new devices online, changing the way we work and live. It brings lightning speed to support advanced technologies, and promises millions of new jobs. 即将到来的5G网络也将促成很多新设备的上

VOA常速英语2018--G20前，特朗普准备处理与中国的关系

Ahead of G20, Trump Open to Deal with China Leaders are preparing for the annual gathering of the worlds top 20 economies in Buenos Aires Argentina this weekend.And two will be in the spotlight as the ongoing trade war between their two countries con

VOA常速英语2018--GIF动图带给现代人无限欢乐

Whether you call them gifs or gifs, theyre short for graphics interchange format, and better known as the looping video animations that are everywhere on mobile and social media. And at the Giffy Film Fest in New York, theyre moving from touchscreens

VOA常速英语2018--联合国试图调停也门战乱

Nearly four years into the Yemen conflict, an attempt at brokering peace with the parties meeting in a castle outside the Swedish capital Stockholm since December 6th. Expectations have been modest for this first round of talks between Yemens governm

VOA常速英语2013--缅甸人权问题

UN Third Committee On Burma Human Rights 缅甸人权问题 The United Nations Third Committee, which deals with social, humanitarian affairs and human rights issues, recently adopted by consensus a resolution on the situation of human rights in Burm

VOA常速英语2013--2014 美联储1月起减购政府债券

US Fed to Scale Back Bond Purchases Starting January 2014 美联储1月起减购政府债券 The U.S. Federal Reserve will start scaling back its monthly bond-buying program as early as next month. But the reduction will be gradual. The Federal Reser

VOA常速英语2013--世界最大太阳能电厂在加州落户

World's Largest Solar Plant to Go Online in California 世界最大太阳能电厂在加州落户 WASHINGTON The world's largest solar thermal plant is set to go online in California by the end of the year. While wind and sun-generated energy are gen

VOA常速英语2013--美国大学的国际学生人数上升

Number of International Students At US Colleges Rising 美国大学的国际学生人数上升 WASHINGTON The number of international students studying in the United States is rising. Figures released by the Open Doors Report on International Educati

VOA常速英语2013--美以关系因伊朗核问题而紧张

Tensions Escalate Between US, Israel Over Iran Nuclear Talks 美以关系因伊朗核问题而紧张 The U.S. alliance with Israel is being strained by deep disagreements over a possible deal with Iran regarding that countrys controversial nuclear pr

VOA常速英语2013--埃及人怀疑美国的调停能力

Egyptians Skeptical About US Mediation Efforts 埃及人怀疑美国的调停能力 CAIRO U.S. Senators Lindsey Graham and John McCain are in Egypt, joining efforts by top U.S. diplomat William Burns to broker an end to the standoff between Egypts mi

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--意大利因移民问题而爆发政治危机

Thousands of demonstrators marched outside major EU institutions in Brussels to protest the UN agreement setting up a common framework on the management of international migration flows. 无数抗议示威者在布鲁塞尔的多个重要欧盟机构楼