VOA慢速英语2014 Legality of Vietnamese Blogger’s Release Questioned

AS IT IS 2014-10-26 Legality of Vietnamese Bloggers Release Questioned This week, the Vietnamese government released one of the countrys best known political bloggers from prison. The government then sent the man, Nguyen Van Hai, to the United States

VOA慢速英语2014 美国最高法院批准德州选民身份法

AS IT IS 2014-10-25 US Supreme Court Allows Texas Voter ID Law 美国最高法院批准德州选民身份法 The United States Supreme Court says the southwestern state of Texas can keep in place a new voting law. The law says voters must show identi

VOA慢速英语2014 传奇设计师奥斯卡德拉伦塔去世享年82岁曾为第一夫人和女星设计礼服

Oscar de la Renta Dressed First Ladies and Movie Stars 传奇设计师奥斯卡德拉伦塔去世享年82岁曾为第一夫人和女星设计礼服 Clothing designer Oscar de la Renta died Monday at his home in the American state of Connecticut. He w

VOA慢速英语2014 Gunman Identified in Canadian Capital

Gunman Identified in Canadian Capital Police in Canada have identified the suspected gunman in yesterdays deadly attack in Ottawa as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau. The 32-year-old man had a criminal record. He had recently converted to Islam. Canadian officia

VOA慢速英语2014 美国警方越来越多地使用身体摄像机

US Police Increase Use of Body Cameras 美国警方越来越多地使用身体摄像机 Police officers in Washington, DC, and New York City are wearing cameras on their bodies as part of a test. The goal of the program is to reduce the use of force

VOA慢速英语2014 对参议院的控制权取决于北卡罗来纳州

AS IT IS 2014-10-26 Control of US Senate Depends on North Carolina 对参议院的控制权取决于北卡罗来纳州 U.S. congressional elections are less than two weeks away. A small number of races will decide if the Democratic party keeps contro

VOA慢速英语2014 US Congressional Candidates Recognize Voters’ Fears

AS IT IS 2014-10-28 US Congressional Candidates Recognize Voters Fears Opinion surveys show feelings of unease among likely American voters as they prepare for congressional, state and local elections next month. The Gallup organization recently aske

VOA慢速英语2014 韩国尝试重新利用更多的电子垃圾

South Korea Attempting to Reuse More E-Waste 韩国尝试重新利用更多的电子垃圾 South Korea is dealing with increasing amounts of waste from electronic devices. These useless or unwanted parts are often called e-waste. Tons of old computer

VOA慢速英语2014 农场游客增加农场收入

AS IT IS 2014-11-19 Farm Visitors Increase Farm profits 农场游客增加农场收入 As the weather cools across the United States, a growing number of Americans visit farms. They harvest apples, enjoy hay wagon rides and walk in the fields. These

VOA慢速英语2014 活动人士督促瑞士冻结朝鲜资产

AS IT IS 2014-11-19 Activists Urge Switzerland to Freeze North Korean Assets 活动人士督促瑞士冻结朝鲜资产 Twenty North Korean defectors urged Switzerland to block all assets of the North Korean leadership immediately. The 20 have fled N

VOA慢速英语2014 French Citizen Is Likely Among Militants in Beheading Video

French Citizen Is Likely Among Militants in Beheading Video A French official says there is a strong likelihood that a French citizen was among the Islamic militants who executed an American aid worker. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve announced o

VOA慢速英语2014 中国向香港开放上海证券市场

China Opens Shanghai Stock Market to Hong Kong 中国向香港开放上海证券市场 From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. Investors in Hong Kong and Shanghai may now invest in a limited group of securities on either city's stock

VOA慢速英语21014 捐赠到世界各地的美国医疗设备

AS IT IS 2014-11-18 US Medical Supplies Donated Overseas 捐赠到世界各地的美国医疗设备 Every year, American hospitals and medical centers are left with thousands of kilograms of medical supplies that never get used. Health care workers p

VOA慢速英语2014 伊拉克、叙利亚面临援助不足

Iraq, Syria Face Aid Shortages 伊拉克、叙利亚面临援助不足 The United Nations says Iraq and Syria need more aid to deal with the huge humanitarian crisis in the area. Millions of people in Syria and Iraq need humanitarian aid. Many of the

VOA慢速英语2014 亿万富豪的人数增多 影响力不断增强

AS IT IS 2014-11-17 Billionaires Grow in Numbers, Influence 亿万富豪的人数增多 影响力不断增强 They are the same as you and me in many ways. But in one important way they are very different. They have more power, more influence and mor

VOA慢速英语2014 Money, Time Needed to Stop Lord’s Resistance Army

AS IT IS 2014-11-17 Money, Time Needed to Stop Lords Resistance Army African Union officials say the AU is making progress in its fight against the Lords Resistance Group. But officials say they need more money to carry out the campaign. Without more

VOA慢速英语2014 不要受困于“二十二条军规”

Don't Get Caught in a Catch-22 不要受困于二十二条军规 Now, Words and Their Stories, a VOA Learning English program about American expressions. Im Anna Matteo with the expression, Catch-22. Here is a situation: You want to find work. You fi

VOA慢速英语2014 Should You Have the Right-to-Die?

Should You Have the Right-to-Die? The topics of euthanasia and assisted suicide are getting a lot of media attention recently. Euthanasia means killing someone who is very sick to prevent more suffering. Assisted suicide is less direct. It is when on

VOA慢速英语2014 阿富汗鸦片产量下降

Afghan Opium Production Jumps 阿富汗鸦片产量下降 The United Nations says Afghanistan produced a record amount of opium this year. The announcement has raised questions about the internationally-supported efforts to fight drug production in t

VOA慢速英语2014 三名柬埔寨土地维权人士被判刑

Three Cambodian Activists Sentenced to Prison 三名柬埔寨土地维权人士被判刑 A court in Cambodia has sentenced three more activists to a year in prison. The sentences were announced just a day after the three activists were arrested. They