VOA标准英语2014--Analysts Warn United Iraqi Effort Needed Against Islamic State Militants

Analysts Warn United Iraqi Effort Needed Against Islamic State Militants WASHINGTON While terrorism experts around the globe knew of the Islamic State militants in Syria - also known as ISIL or ISIS - they were taken aback at its rapid success in Ira

VOA标准英语2014--British Fighters On Frontline of ISIS Information War

British Fighters On Frontline of ISIS Information War LONDON Security services are racing to identify the Islamic State militant who beheaded U.S. journalist James Foley in Syria. The murderer spoke on camera in English with a British accent. Its est

VOA标准英语2014--抗药性疟疾在东南亚快速传播

Drug-Resistant Malaria Spreads in SE Asia 抗药性疟疾在东南亚快速传播 MAE SOT, THAILAND On Thailands border with Myanmar, also known as Burma, a malaria research and treatment clinic is stepping up efforts to eliminate a drug-resistant fo

VOA标准英语2014--埃博拉病毒带来了疾病、恐惧和愤怒

Ebola Brings Sickness, Fear, Anger 埃博拉病毒带来了疾病、恐惧和愤怒 A Cornell University professor says when responding to the West Africa Ebola epidemic, officials must consider both the physical and social dimensions of healing. Sta

VOA标准英语2014--尼日利亚“诺莱坞”电影产业高速发展

Nigeria's 'Nollywood' Movie Industry Rolls at High Gear 尼日利亚诺莱坞电影产业高速发展 LAGOS Twenty years after its birth in a video shop in Lagos, Nigeria's Nollywood is one of the most prolific film industries on earth. Despite low b

VOA标准英语2014--Interactive Junior Botanist Program Teaches Kids About Plants

Interactive Junior Botanist Program Teaches Kids About Plants WASHINGTON Lee Coykendall teaches students from nearby Virginia all about the Theobroma cacao - the source of chocolate. This tree will have 30-40 pods, and inside, look! she exclaimed und

VOA标准英语2014--肯尼亚官员相信已做好应对埃博拉的准备

Kenya: Health Officials Confident Nation Prepared for Ebola 肯尼亚官员相信已做好应对埃博拉的准备 NAIROBI, KENYA Kenya is famed for its medical research facilities. In the growing wake of the Ebola virus, health officials there now a

VOA标准英语2014--在东南亚峰会上,美国呼吁在南海争端上保持冷静

US Urges Calm in Sea Disputes During SE Asia Summit 在东南亚峰会上,美国呼吁在南海争端上保持冷静 Senior diplomats from Southeast Asian nations, China and the United States wrapped up talks in Myanmar's capital Sunday with a statem

VOA常速英语2014--美国继续参与伊拉克事务

US Engagement in Iraq Continues美国继续参与伊拉克事务 Western engagement continues to intensify in Iraq, where the United States and Britain are delivering humanitarian supplies while U.S. air strikes target radical Sunni militants. Airdro

VOA常速英语2014--被困境和梦想推到美国

Central American Border-crossers Both Pushed, Drawn to US 被困境和梦想推到美国 The tens of thousands of Central Americans who have crossed over the border in south Texas seeking asylum over the past year left their homelands to escape pover

VOA标准英语2014--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Aug. 9

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Aug. 9 Were highlighting the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending August 9, 2014. If theres one thing Ive learned from hosting this show, its patience: the Hot 100 chart m

VOA标准英语2014--加纳汇率暴跌刺激可可走私活动

Ghana's Currency Slump Spurs Increase in Cocoa Smuggling 加纳汇率暴跌刺激可可走私活动 Cocoa beans have been smuggled between Ivory Coast and neighboring Ghana for years. Until recently, Ivorian growers most often illegally sent their co

VOA标准英语2014--从非洲树上寻得药物

Drug Sought from African Tree 从非洲树上寻得药物 Scientists are looking at traditional African medicine for possible treatments for Alzheimers and Parkinsons disease. The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is analyzing the leaves and bark

VOA标准英语2014--南苏丹的战争罪行

South Sudan War Crimes Alleged 南苏丹的战争罪行 A rights group says it has documented acts of violence and cruelty in South Sudan that amount to war crimes. Human Rights Watch has released a new report called South Sudans New War. The 92 page

VOA标准英语2014--Cold War Deterrent Poses New World Safety Concerns

Cold War Deterrent Poses New World Safety Concerns COOPERSTOWN, NORTH DAKOTA When the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan on August 6, 1945, it marked the beginning of the age of nuclear weapons. Although the development and depl

VOA标准英语2014--奥巴马:峰会已为非洲动用370亿美元

African Summit Yields $37 Billion in US Commitment 奥巴马:峰会已为非洲动用370亿美元 Fifty African leaders who attended the unprecedented summit left Washington with a U.S. commitment of $37 billion. That includes a three- to five-year U

VOA标准英语2014--Drug Sought from African Tree

Drug Sought from African Tree Scientists are looking at traditional African medicine for possible treatments for Alzheimers and Parkinsons disease. The Salk Institute for Biological Studies is analyzing the leaves and bark of a tree that grows on an

VOA常速英语2014--美国航天局探秘范艾伦辐射带

NASA Probing Secrets of Van Allen Radiation Belt 美国航天局探秘范艾伦辐射带 One of the first discoveries of the space age, made in 1958, was that the Earth is surrounded with a doughnut-shaped field of highly charged particles. It was na

VOA标准英语2014--俄罗斯禁止进口多种西方食品回应制裁|制裁俄罗斯

Russia Bans Import of Food From West in Response to Sanctions 俄罗斯禁止进口多种西方食品回应制裁|制裁俄罗斯 LONDON Russia has announced a ban on imports of food and agricultural products from the United States, Europe and other

VOA常速英语2014--数以百计流离失所巴勒斯坦人在加沙教堂寻求庇护

Hundreds of Displaced Palestinians Shelter in Gaza Church 数以百计流离失所巴勒斯坦人在加沙教堂寻求庇护 GAZA CITY Relief agencies are struggling to help nearly one-half million people in Gaza who have been displaced by the month-