VOA标准英语2018--美国谴责委内瑞拉的政治暴力

U.S. Condemns Political Violence in Venezuela On August 4, explosives aboard two drones flying near Venezuelan President Nicols Maduro as he spoke in Caracas were detonated. Seven people were injured. Maduro has used the incident as a pretext to crac

VOA常速英语2105--美国工人要求增加最低工资

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VOA常速英语2018--前美国第一夫人芭芭拉逝世

Barbara Pierce Bush was the US First Lady in the early 1990s, when her husband was the countrys 41st president. She also later become the mother of a president when one of her six children George W. Bush was elected in 2000. I had trouble when I was

VOA常速英语2018--美国谴责其他安理会成员国没有责任感

The conflict in Syria, which started when peaceful protestors urging reform were met with brutal military force by Bashar al-Assad, has entered its eighth year. The carnage has been unspeakable: hundreds of thousands dead; millions displaced; untold

VOA常速英语2018--美国呼吁伊朗释放美国公民

The United States warned the Iranian government that it holds Iran fully accountable for the well-being of detained U.S. citizen Baquer Namazi. Mr. Namazi, who is 81 years old, was recently returned to Evin prison after a brief furlough. He has been

VOA标准英语2018--美国从地方基层打击人口贩卖

Fight Against Human Trafficking Starts at Local Level Every year, the United States Department of State issues the Trafficking in Persons Report, or TIP Report, which evaluates the anti-trafficking efforts of 187 countries and territories, including

VOA常速英语--人权峰会寻求美国的领导地位

人权峰会寻求美国的领导地位 This year's Human Rights First summit centered on the global refugee crisis, the spread of violent extremism, and the rise of authoritarianism-challenges which the organization believes the U.S. must play an es

VOA常速英语2013--美国庆祝劳动节

Labor Day 美国庆祝劳动节 On the first Monday of September every year, America pauses to honor its workers and the contributions they make to our nations strength and prosperity. 在每年九月份的第一个星期一,美国停下工作赞扬其

VOA常速英语2017国际大毒枭遭控诉被引渡

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

不要过分迷信“外教“

目前国内许多大专院校中，特别是外语类大专院校中，普遍都有外籍教师(简称外教)。这当然是好事，因为通过外教，中国学生们可以更快、更好地掌握标准、地道的外语。据我观察，中国学生

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VOA标准英语2014--Analysts: Some US Lawmakers Back Venezuela Sanctions to Loosen Cuba Ties 分析：有些美国立法者支持制裁委内瑞拉以缓解与古巴关系

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VOA标准英语2014--Celebrated Art Returns to Museum Walls at Washington's Phillips Collection 美国著名艺术作品返回华盛顿的菲利普斯陈列馆

Celebrated Art Returns to Museum Walls at Washington's Phillips Collection 美国著名艺术作品返回华盛顿的菲利普斯陈列馆 WASHINGTON Following an acclaimed four-year world tour, more than 200 works by some of Americas finest artists

VOA常速英语2013--美国大学的国际学生人数上升

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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

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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--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

不要过分迷信“外教”

目前国内许多大专院校中，特别是外语类大专院校中，普遍都有外籍教师(简称外教)。这当然是好事，因为通过外教，中国学生们可以更快、更好地掌握标准、地道的外语。据我观察，中国学生