VOA常速英语2014--Face of American Farmer Changing 面对美国农民的变化

Face of American Farmer Changing 面对美国农民的变化 TENNESSEE The average American farmer is now 58 years old, and farmers 65 and older are the fastest growing segment of the population. Its a troubling trend signaling big changes ahead for

VOA标准英语2014--Carter Decries Abuse of Girls in India 美国前总统卡特出书谴责印度虐待女孩的现象

Carter Decries Abuse of Girls in India 美国前总统卡特出书谴责印度虐待女孩的现象 CHICAGO A 2013 State Department report on human trafficking says there are 26 million people around the world who are victims of modern day slavery, m

VOA标准英语2014--Scientists Will Test New Drugs on Artificial Micro-Organs 科学家将在人工微型器官上测验新药物

Scientists Will Test New Drugs on Artificial Micro-Organs 科学家将在人工微型器官上测验新药物 Testing new drugs on lab animals is not the same as testing them on the species they are intended for. But in early stages of research, test

VOA标准英语2014--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending April 19 截至4月5日本周歌曲前五

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending April 19 截至4月5日本周歌曲前五 Were checking out the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending April 19, 2014. To paraphrase The Who and their classic hit Baba ORile

VOA标准英语2014--Russian Punk Rockers Pussy Riot Produce 'Protest Music Video' 俄罗斯朋克摇滚组合猫咪暴动乐队发行最新单曲抗议普京的一些举措

Russian Punk Rockers Pussy Riot Produce 'Protest Music Video' 俄罗斯朋克摇滚组合猫咪暴动乐队发行最新单曲抗议普京的一些举措 SOCHI, RUSSIA Russian Punk Rockers Pussy Riot have released the video for their latest single. It

VOA常速英语2014--美国会中期选举 女性选民表示担忧

Women Voters Anxious Ahead of US Elections 美国会中期选举 女性选民表示担忧 CAPITOL HILL With US elections just days away, public opinion polls show American voters are deeply dissatisfied with their government and anxious about threats

VOA标准英语2014--洪水威胁索马里食物安全

Floods Threaten Somali Food Security 洪水威胁索马里食物安全 After a poor rainy season early this year, parts of southern Somalia now are being hit with severe floods. The rainy season that began in October has caused flooding along the She

VOA标准英语2014--米歇尔·奥巴马敦促年轻的非洲人接受妇女的权利

Michelle Obama Urges Young Africans to Embrace Women's Rights 米歇尔奥巴马敦促年轻的非洲人接受妇女的权利 U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama, in speaking at the Young Africans Leaders Initiative program Wednesday, urged attendees to a

VOA标准英语2014--Scientists Deliberate Cleaning Space Junk

Scientists Deliberate Cleaning Space Junk WASHINGTON Everything that we launch into an orbit around the earth eventually becomes space debris. Scientists say the increasing number of unusable objects circling our planet is threatening functioning sat

VOA标准英语2014--越来越多的美国女性选择传统的生育方法

More US Women Birthing the Old-fashioned Way 越来越多的美国女性选择传统的生育方法 DERWOOD, MD A small but growing number of women in the United States are choosing to give birth using the services of a certified nurse-midwife rather

VOA标准英语2014--俄罗斯在乌克兰的新举动挑战北约

New Russian Moves in Ukraine Challenge NATO LONDON NATO, the United States and Ukraine say Russian forces are taking a more significant role in fighting in eastern Ukraine, bolstering separatist groups that have lost considerable ground to the govern

VOA标准英语2014--新型检测非侵入性结肠癌准确度达94%

New Non-invasive Colon Cancer Test Claims 94% Accuracy 新型检测非侵入性结肠癌准确度达94% According to the World Cancer Research Fund and the American Institute for Cancer Research, colorectal cancer is the third most common cancer worl

VOA标准英语2014--挪威是最适合养老的国家

Norway Ranked Best for Older People 挪威是最适合养老的国家 Norway tops the list of countries that offers the best social policies for people over 60. Afghanistan is rated the worst. The rankings appear in the new Global Age Watch Index. He

VOA标准英语2014--At Age 90, Former President Jimmy Carter is Still Going Strong

At Age 90, Former President Jimmy Carter is Still Going Strong Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter celebrates his 90th birthday October 1. While not the oldest living president, Carter has set the record for the longest post-presidency of any former o

VOA标准英语2014--美国烹饪学校吸引来自世界各地的学生

US Culinary School Draws Students from Around the Globe HYDE PARK, NEW YORK In 1946, when the American military returned from the World War II, a small vocational culinary institution was established for veterans in the northeastern United States. To

VOA标准英语2014--‘New Wave’ Tattooists Dedicate Themselves to Skin Art

New Wave Tattooists Dedicate Themselves to Skin Art The muscular man with shaved head grimaces at the needle dancing across his broad chest, the machine buzzing maniacally as the inky, Gothic letters of a Latin phrase begin to form on his skin: Amor

VOA标准英语2014--Study: Latino Students Most Segregated in California

Study: Latino Students Most Segregated in California LOS ANGELES Even though legal school segregation ended in the United States 60 years ago, one study finds segregation still occurs in the U.S. based on income and race. The University of California

VOA标准英语2014--乌克兰拳击巨星备战大会堂竞技场

Ukraine Boxing Superstar Prepares for City Hall Arena 乌克兰拳击巨星备战大会堂竞技场 Vitaliy Klitschko is recognized as a Ukrainian icon for his incredible boxing prowess. But the heavyweight hero says he dreams of a different legacy,

VOA标准英语2014--Restaurateur Creates Sushi for African Palate

Restaurateur Creates Sushi for African Palate Silver blades forged with high-tensile carbon steel flash as they slice through cardinal-red fillets of salmon on a restaurant counter in inner-city Johannesburg. Themba Khumalos most treasured possession

VOA标准英语2914---Pachyderms Play Polo to Raise Money for Elephants

Pachyderms Play Polo to Raise Money for Elephants SAMUT PRAKAN, THAILAND Polo, the ancient team competition typically played on horseback, is known as the sport of kings. However, the royal version for one annual event, now underway in Thailand (thro