U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Douglas Silliman recently joined the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General and UN Development Program, or UNDP, Resident Representative Lise Grande for a visit to several sites in the Ninewa Plains of Iraq. Th

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(三月)

The United States is slated to become the world's largest oil producer by the year 2023, according to the International Energy Association, or IEA. The rising demand for oil, said IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol, has unleashed a wave of growth fro

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(60) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(三月)

The alliance between Israel and the United States has never been stronger, said Vice President Mike Pence in a speech before the Israeli Knesset. 以色列与美国之间的联盟关系达到了史上最强劲的时期,副总统彭斯在以色列议会

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(79) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(二月)

Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, known by various aliases including El Chapo, 59, arrived in the United States on January 19th, following his extradition from Mexico. He was arraigned the following day on a 17-count superseding indictment, before U.S

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(110) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(二月)

The Super Bowl is a show so big that fans of all shapes, sizes and... species can't help but get in the game.\超级碗节目声势浩大,吸引了不同体型、不同大小的粉丝很多物种都情不自禁地参与其中。 I think they have a

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(103) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2017年(二月)

儿童早教节目,是对是错? These days it seems like American television and videos have us in their clutches from cradle tograve. On the grave side, the Home Box Office cable-TV show Six Feet Under, about afamily-owned funeral home, ran for

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(53) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2016年(七月)

密室逃脱 团队合作力的展现 The timer is running. These people have 60 minutes to escape from a room they paid to belocked inside of. It is a game with clues that are spread throughout the room. And there is nostarting point. You start wher

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(77) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2016年(七月)

手机导航开启出行新时代 There's a well-worn phrase in real estate: location, location, location, meaning that where aproperty is located, alone, means more than anything else when it comes to assessing itsvalue. But location is getting new

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(52) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2016年(七月)

让马修告诉你 时尚就是用来颠覆的 Twenty-six-year-old Matthew Rugamba got his start in fashion trying to modernize thetraditional kitenge loincloth common across East Africa. At his House of Tayo in Kigali, theRwanda designer has expande

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(59) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2016年(七月)

NASA Focuses on Earth-Like Planets 美国国家航空航天局寻找类地行星 For decades, looking for life elsewhere in the universe meant listening for signals that could be from distant civilizations. But recent breakthroughs in space technolog

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(56) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(七月)

US Ambassador Calls for LGBT Rights 美国大使呼吁LGBT权利 The U.S. ambassador to Australia said it should not be a crime to be a member of the LGBT community. Ambassador John Berry told the 20th international AIDS Conference that the fight aga

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(109) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(七月)

Solar Power Makes Gains in US 太阳能在美国的发展 WASHINGTON Two universities in Washington, D.C., soon plan to start buying half of their electricity from solar-power farms 400 kilometers away. The schools expect the project will save millio

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(58) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(七月)

US Energy Company: Cleaner Technologies Make Good Business Sense 美国能源公司:清洁科技有利可图 BREMO BLUFF, VIRGINIA Even before the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its proposed rules this month for reducing carbon emiss

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(46) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(六月)

South Sudan War Vets Find New Life in Wheelchair Basketball 南苏丹战争老兵在轮椅篮球找到新生活 JUBA In Juba, South Sudan, veterans of the 22-year-long civil war with Sudan meet once a week to play wheelchair basketball. Disabled peop

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2016年(六月)

Comic Book Fans Combine Fantasy Costumes, Role Playing 漫画迷加奇幻的服装角色扮演 HOUSTON Several decades ago, fans of comic books and science fiction and fantasy genres in the United States started dressing up as characters from their f

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(94) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2016年(六月)

Building Plans for Wiki-Style House Available Online 基于互联网方案的Wiki房屋 About one third of the world's city dwellers live in substandard housing, according to the McKinsey Global Institute. But researchers say free plans now available

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(54) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(一月)

Dogs Rescued From S. Korean Meat Farm Find US Homes 不再是盘中餐:韩国小狗移民美国 ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA Twenty-three dogs from a South Korea dog meat farm have arrived in shelters in the northern Virginia city of Alexandria, and are wa

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(一月)

US, China Face Distinct Challenges on Climate Change 中美面临不同的气候变化挑战 BEIJING In his previous State of the Union address, President Barack Obama highlighted what he called the urgent need to address climate change a topic that

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(84) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2015年(一月)

Pilot Project to Boost Nutrition for Cambodian Garment Workers 试点项目为柬埔寨服装工人增加营养 PHNOM PENH A study by the International Labor Organization, the U.N.s labor body, shows most Cambodian garment workers do not eat enough n

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(41) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(十月)

South Korea Launches Initiative to Recycle More E-Waste 韩国努力回收电子垃圾 SEOUL South Korea is coping with increasing amounts of garbage from electronic devices, also called e-waste. To prevent tons of old computers, smartphones and appl

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(57) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(十月)