VOA常速英语2013--美国打击叙利亚可能带来的影响

How Would US Attack on Syria Affect Washington's Asia Pivot? 美国打击叙利亚可能带来的影响 STATE DEPARTMENT What does a possible U.S. attack on Syria mean for the Obama administration's pivot to Asia, which Washington is presenting as pa

VOA常速英语2018--3D打印技术可降低手术难度

Three-year-old Dexter Clark was born with bad kidneys. His father Brendan says the boy was constantly sick. When he was 1 year old, we had to have a procedure to give him a gastrostomy so it could be fed through a tube because he threw up so much. A

VOA常速英语2018--打贸易战 美国农民有阵痛

Among the mounting concerns, Illinois farmer Bob Gurkey is juggling. He is racing against the clock to harvest his corn and soybeans. Bob spends up to 14 hours a day in the fields. Biggest concern right now of harvesting that we dont get stuck, and w

VOA常速英语2018--美国豪掷千金捉拿墨西哥大毒枭

The group is based in the western Mexican state of Jalisco, but has a network of smugglers throughout the country and in the United States, Europe, Australia and Asia. We consider this cartel, New Jalisco, to be one of the five most dangerous transna

VOA常速英语2018--第二次特金会即将召开

The difference could not be more stark, just one year after blasting North Korean leader Kim Jong-un as quote rocket man on a suicide mission. US President Donald Trump at this years United Nations General Assembly speech called Kim quote courageous,

VOA常速英语2018--美国向亚美尼亚、阿塞拜疆、格鲁吉亚投资

Executive Vice President of the U.S. government's Overseas Private Investment Corporation, OPIC, David Bohigian and other U.S. government officials traveled to Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Georgia this month to promote U.S. investment in those countries.

VOA常速英语2018--美国称克里米亚为乌克兰所有

Four years ago this month, Russia held an illegitimate, fabricated referendum in Ukraine in an attempt to legitimize its purported annexation of Ukrainian territory. Crimean residents were compelled to vote under scrutiny by heavily armed Russian tro

VOA常速英语2017--马尔代夫急需安全水源

Safe Drinking Water for Maldives The United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, and the Government of Maldives inaugurated a $3.8 million integrated water supply and distribution system recently, providing a safe and reliable water

VOA常速英语2018--泰国缅甸难民找工作难

In the new village of Lay Kay Kaw, there are clear signs that much development is still needed on the path to repatriation, but roads to the area arent the biggest concerns, as new settlers still lack the basics. 在新村Lay Kay Kaw，有明显迹象表

VOA常速英语2016--转账科技方便肯尼亚贫民窟群众

转账科技方便肯尼亚贫民窟群众 Irene Okoth and her five children have been living on 50 cents a day. That is what she earnsrecycling garbage from the nearby dump. But now, her family will be getting some help from anaid group called Conce

VOA常速英语2015--亚欧大陆的民主现状退步

Freedom House: Democracy Under Attack in Eurasia WASHINGTON Democracy is under attack in Europe and Eurasia. In a new report, the non-profit, watchdog organization Freedom House says worsening corruption, abuses of power, and the rise of extremist pa

VOA常速英语2018-变废为宝需要手巧

Anything and everything is being recycled at the Canberra Environment Center, and in the war on waste, these soldiers are on the front lines, repairing anything from clothing to bikes to doorbells. 堪培拉环境中心回收着各式各样的东西。

VOA常速英语2013--断电仍可进行网络连接的设备

Device Keeps Internet On When Power Goes Off 断电仍可进行网络连接的设备 BERLIN A team of Americans and Kenyans has developed a new Internet router - and it's creating buzz. That's because it is an affordable, reliable solution for people

VOA常速英语2018--肥胖成全球性问题

Los Angeles resident Kathleen Mulcahy has been fighting with her weight for 55 years. My parents had a baby, a son and he died at birth and so that was sort of I was 7 and I think that was the time I started gaining weight. My mother died when I was

VOA常速英语2018--美国再次制裁俄罗斯

The poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia with a Russian nerve agent happened five months ago. But Russia is feeling the consequences now. Moscow is not pleased but has responded cautiously to the new round of US sanctions. 谢尔盖 斯克

VOA常速英语2018--经常完全眨眼有助于避免干眼

Kids are addicted to cell phones, tablets, anything with electronic screens. The problem is its bad for their eyes. 孩子都会对手机、平板电脑等带有电子屏幕的东西感兴趣，但问题是这些东西对他们的眼睛不好。 What

VOA常速英语--非洲遭遇饥饿年

非洲遭遇饥饿年 Hunger hit Africa hard this year as climate change, conflict and enduring poverty ravaged multiple countries and left tens of millions of people in dire straits. 今年，气候变化、武装冲突、持续饥饿袭扰非洲多国

VOA常速英语2016--中国股市首现熔断

中国股市首现熔断 Stock markets in the cities of Shanghai and Shenzhen were suspended Monday after falling more than 7 percent on the opening trading day of 2016. 在2016首个交易日，上证和深沪股市跌幅超7%，A股熔断停市。

VOA常速英语2016--基督教在伊朗受到迫害

基督教在伊朗受到迫害 It is welcome news that Iranian officials have released Christian Pastor Farshid Fathi. 伊朗政府已经释放基督教牧师法希德法塔希，这是个好消息。 A convert to Christianity, Mr. Fathi had served f

VOA常速英语2016--2016聚焦电子创新

2016聚焦电子创新 Major TV manufacturers are going to try to convince buyers that their present HD TVs are obsolete and that they should upgrade to 4K or even 8K-resolution sets. 主要电视制造商正在让顾客相信自己的高清电视已是