VOA双语新闻：5、阿黛尔囊括6项格莱美 音乐人缅怀休斯顿

British soul singer Adele, 23, dominated the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles Sunday night, earning six Grammys, including album of the year. There were moving moments at the annual ceremony as the music industry remembered Whitney Houston, who died Satu

VOA双语新闻：1、俄公民自组选举观察团

俄公民自组选举观察团 Three months after widespread charges of fraud in Russia's parliamentary elections, Russians are to vote Sunday for president. Anger over the December elections is being channeled into a massive grassroots movement of c

VOA双语新闻：11、TPP贸易协议未能达成

TPP贸易协议未能达成 Top trade officials reported progress, but no final deal, after negotiations this week in Singapore on the proposed Trans Pacific Partnership, or TPP. Advocates say the TPP would streamline commerce, boost the economy, and

VOA双语新闻：5、联合国纪念国际人权日

联合国纪念国际人权日 On this years International Human Rights Day, on December 10, the United Nations will mark the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Vienna Declaration, committing states to the promotion and protection of human rights

VOA双语新闻：10、美国中西部农民担忧EPA乙醇标准变化

美国中西部农民担忧EPA乙醇标准变化 In November, the Environmental Protection Agency proposed lowering the mandated amount of ethanol mixture in the nations gasoline supply. Current law requires refiners to use 68 billion liters of ethan

VOA双语新闻：9、新计划帮助发展中国家病患得到更好医疗

新计划帮助发展中国家病患得到更好医疗 Major donors are changing the way they fund health programs in low-income countries. The results in maternal and child health have been so successful that the World Bank and the Global Fund are w

VOA双语新闻：8、美国准备销毁叙利亚化学武器

美国准备销毁叙利亚化学武器 The U.S. Defense Department is preparing to test a system it plans to use to destroy Syria's chemical weapons stockpiles at sea. Officials are offering reassurances that the process will be safe. 美国国防部正

VOA双语新闻：7、德克萨斯圣诞节：玉米肉卷和牛仔

德克萨斯圣诞节：玉米肉卷和牛仔 In Texas, Christmas and New Year's celebrations are similar to those in the rest of the United States, but Mexican culture and the state's cowboy heritage both contribute a special flavor. 德克萨斯的圣

VOA双语新闻：6、肯尼亚纪念独立50周年

肯尼亚纪念独立50周年 Thursday will mark 50 years since Kenya gained independence from Britain. As the nation celebrates half a century of self-rule, Kenyans are reflecting on how their country has changed. 星期四是肯尼亚脱离英国、取

VOA双语新闻：4、医保顾问协助平价医保投保人

医保顾问协助平价医保投保人 The debate over the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, continues. But the White House says improvements to the website have dramatically boosted enrollment. In some places, trained counselors are hel

VOA双语新闻：3、美国依靠私营监狱降低费用

美国依靠私营监狱降低费用 The southern U.S. state of Louisiana has the world's highest incarceration rate. With about one in 90 adults in the prison system, the state is looking for ways to keep the facilities from overcrowding and incarce

VOA双语新闻：2、巴基斯坦动作大片触动印度神经

巴基斯坦动作大片触动印度神经 Pakistans moribund film industry has been brought back to life with the action thriller Waar, which translates roughly as The Attack. The film, shot in Pakistan, tells the story of a retired military hero wh

VOA双语新闻：1、美整修政府医保网站 本周再成焦点

美整修政府医保网站 本周再成焦点 This week will bring a renewed focus on the flawed U.S. government website where Americans are supposed to sign up for private health care insurance. The so-called Obamacare website is apparently functio

VOA双语新闻：12、数字货币引发兴趣和争议

数字货币引发兴趣和争议 People who want to buy goods, pay for services, or transfer money anywhere in the world bypassing all the banks, credit cards and other financial services, even the governments, increasingly use virtual money called

VOA双语新闻：2、美商店出售机场无人认领行李

美商店出售机场无人认领行李 Millions of Americans return from long-distance trips by air, but their luggage doesnt always come home with them. 上百万美国人搭飞机长途旅行回家，但他们的行李并不总是跟着他们一起回

VOA双语新闻：3、鬼狒濒临绝种 反映气候变迁

鬼狒濒临绝种 反映气候变迁 Scientists are studying a rare African monkey thats endangered both from climate change and humans. They hope the primates past can give clues to the future effects of rising temperatures. 科学家正在研究一种

VOA双语新闻：2、渡轮悲剧后韩国鼓励儿童学游泳

渡轮悲剧后韩国鼓励儿童学游泳 South Koreans are paying more attention to water safety since the deadly sinking of the Sewol ferry earlier this year. About 300 passengers, mostly high school children, died when the boat capsized. Some adv

VOA双语新闻：1、索马里记者担心人身安全

索马里记者担心人身安全 U.N. agencies, the Somali government and the Somali journalists' union are working to address the problem of censorship and the threat of violence against journalists in Somalia. 联合国机构、索马里政府和索

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—老挝周六举行国会选举

Laos goes to the polls Saturday to elect representatives to its legislative branch, known as the National Assembly. The small, Southeast Asian nation is a one-party communist state and the candidates are determined by the party. 老挝本周末举行国

英语听力：VOA双语新闻—叙利亚军方在德拉加强兵力

After a bloody day of anti-government protests Friday in which say at least 62 people were reported killed, eyewitnesses said Saturday that Syrian tanks and helicopters had entered the southern city of Daraa, where the uprising began six weeks ago. ?