VOA标准英语2014--乌克兰东部寻求避免经济灾难

Eastern Ukraine Oligarchs Seek to Avoid Economic Disaster 乌克兰东部寻求避免经济灾难 MARIUPOL, UKRAINE Smoke billows from Azovstal steel works here, one of the many gargantuan industrial assets in this southeastern port city owned by Ukr

VOA标准英语2014--国际旅行禁令后巴基斯坦开始遏制脊髓灰质炎病毒蔓延

Pakistan Moves to Contain Polio Virus after Travel Sanctions 国际旅行禁令后巴基斯坦开始遏制脊髓灰质炎病毒蔓延 RAWALPINDI, PAKISTAN Pakistan is moving quickly to try to contain the polio virus after the World Health Organizatio

VOA标准英语2014--乌克兰总统大选前持续骚乱

Unrest Continues as Ukraine Preps for Presidential Vote 乌克兰总统大选前持续骚乱 WASHINGTON One week before Ukraine holds a national election, unrest and separatist fervor remain strong in the country's eastern areas. The Obama administra

VOA标准英语2-14--Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending April 26

Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending April 26 Were counting down the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending April 26, 2014. The top five remains the same as last week - in fact, the top seven songs havent m

VOA标准英语2014--Mandela's Shadow Still Looms Over South Africa Elections

Mandela's Shadow Still Looms Over South Africa Elections JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA One of the most prominent figures in South Africa's general election isn't even running: the late Nelson Mandela. As the man who led the African National Congress to

VOA标准英语2014--Capitol Hill Honors Lady Antebellum

Capitol Hill Honors Lady Antebellum WASHINGTON Seven-time Grammy winners Lady Antebellum, House Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy, and House of Representatives Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi received honors at the 2014 Grammys On The Hill Awards in Washin

VOA标准英语2014--Radio Hams Keep 'Queen Mary' Wireless on the Air

Radio Hams Keep 'Queen Mary' Wireless on the Air LOS ANGELES The Queen Mary, an ocean liner that once sailed the North Atlantic, is now permanently berthed in Long Beach, California, where it's a tourist attraction and hotel. In one of the rooms aboa

VOA标准英语2014--50th Anniversary of a Language That Changed the World

50th Anniversary of a Language That Changed the World May 1 marks the 50th anniversary of a special computer language aimed at enabling college students not trained in mathematics to use computers. The birth of BASIC is now seen as a major step towar

VOA标准英语2014--US, EU Impose More Sanctions On Russia For Actions in Ukraine

US, EU Impose More Sanctions On Russia For Actions in Ukraine WASHINGTON The United States and European Union have imposed more sanctions against Russia, saying Moscow has failed to fulfill its commitment to work on defusing tensions in eastern Ukrai

VOA标准英语2014--Racial Comments Spark Outrage in Sports Community

Racial Comments Spark Outrage in Sports Community LOS ANGELES Basketball fans are criticizing racial remarks allegedly made by the owner of the National Basketball Association's Los Angeles Clippers, Donald Sterling. Owner Donald Sterling was absent

VOA标准英语2014--S. Sudan Humanitarian Crisis Worsens

S. Sudan Humanitarian Crisis Worsens Oxfam International says the humanitarian crisis in South Sudan will continue to grow worse until warring parties finally adhere to a three month old ceasefire agreement. Oxfams spokesperson in Juba, Grace Cahill,

VOA标准英语2014--Grassroots Activists Awarded Goldman Environmental Prize

Grassroots Activists Awarded Goldman Environmental Prize Grassroots environmental activists from six regions of the world were awarded with the 2014 Goldman Environmental Prize in San Francisco Monday. Each year the $175,000 award recognizes individu

VOA标准英语2014--Science, Technology Festival in Nation's Capital Inspires Students

Science, Technology Festival in Nation's Capital Inspires Students For one of the world's most technologically advanced nations, the United States sorely lacks scientists and engineers. The USA Science and Engineering Festival in Washington, D.C., is

VOA标准英语2014--Ukraine Separatists Rally as Unity Backers Meet Putin Foe

Ukraine Separatists Rally as Unity Backers Meet Putin Foe DONETSK, UKRAINE Hundreds of separatists rallied Sunday in the eastern Ukrainian city of Donetsk, while a smaller group of unity supporters met with a Russian billionaire and opponent of Presi

VOA标准英语2014--New G-7 Sanctions Against Russia Expected

New G-7 Sanctions Against Russia Expected WASHINGTON The United States and its G-7 partners are imposing new sanctions against Russia. Existing sanctions have not altered Moscows posture towards Ukraine, with Russian forces still massed along its bor

VOA标准英语2014--Iraqi Elections Coming Amid Surge of Violence

Iraqi Elections Coming Amid Surge of Violence WASHINGTON On April 30, Iraq will hold its first national election since U.S. military forces withdrew from the country in 2011. The voting will take place amid a surge of bloody violence and sectarian st

VOA标准英语2-14--Online Job Postings Seeing Rapid Growth

Online Job Postings Seeing Rapid Growth Applications for unemployment benefits jumped in the United States to a seasonally-adjusted 329,000 last week, up 24,000 from the week before. Unemployment is still high at 6.7 percent. But for job seekers, esp

VOA标准英语2014--Auschwitz March Highlights Worries about Anti-Semitism in Hungary

Auschwitz March Highlights Worries about Anti-Semitism in Hungary OSWIECEM, POLAND Amid concerns about the rise of extremist parties in Europe, around 10,000 people from around the world took part in a march Monday between the former Nazi death camps

VOA标准英语2014--Obama to Visit Malaysia Amid MH370 Criticisms 奥巴马访问深陷MH370漩涡的马来西亚

Obama to Visit Malaysia Amid MH370 Criticisms 奥巴马访问深陷MH370漩涡的马来西亚 KUALA LUMPUR President Barak Obama heads to Malaysia this weekend, where the host governments handling of the disappearance of the Malaysia Airways flight h

VOA标准英语2014--Alternative Fuel Ethanol Hits a Wall 替代燃料乙醇遭遇难题/撞墙

Alternative Fuel Ethanol Hits a Wall 替代燃料乙醇遭遇难题/撞墙 When U.S. drivers fill their tanks with ethanol, they are essentially buying fermented corn grown by American farmers. A 2007 law requires gasoline makers to add increasing am