VOA标准英语2014--Humans Driving Massive Animal Extinction

Humans Driving Massive Animal Extinction Earth is in the midst of its sixth mass extinction of animal species -- the first to be caused by humans -- in the past half-billion years, setting off a downward spiral in the environment and human health, wh

VOA标准英语2014--航空专家说导弹能显示发射信息

Airline Expert: Missile will Show Signature on Debris 航空专家说导弹能显示发射信息 The debris field from Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 is spread over a 21-kilometer radius in eastern Ukraine. It is expected to take investigators months to

VOA标准英语2014--艾滋病大会聚焦研究与成果

AIDS Conference Wraps Up with Focus on Research, Progress 艾滋病大会聚焦研究与成果 MELBOURNE In 20 years, the International AIDS Conference has ballooned from a gathering of some 2,000 scientists at the inaugural 1985 meeting in Atlanta,

VOA常速英语2014--在线虚拟教程传递农业新技术

Online Virtual World Program a Resource for Farmers 在线虚拟教程传递农业新技术 In a fast-changing world beset by unpredictable climate conditions, farmers cannot afford to ignore new technology. 面对当下变化无常的气候条件，农

VOA标准英语2014--美国宇航员在海底实验室接受训练

US Astronauts Train in Underwater Lab 美国宇航员在海底实验室接受训练 In the worlds only underwater laboratory, located 19 meters beneath the surface, some five kilometers off Key Largo, four U.S. astronauts prepare to visit an asteroid

VOA常速英语2014--空客新飞机将采用3D打印金属零件

Airbus Adds Metal 3-D-Printed Parts to New Jets 空客新飞机将采用3D打印金属零件 By the end of this year, European aircraft manufacturing consortium Airbus plans to deliver the first of its new, extra-wide-body passenger jets, the A350-XW

VOA标准英语2014--Woman-Owned Hardware Business Thrives in US Capital Area

Woman-Owned Hardware Business Thrives in US Capital Area Gina Schaefer never expected to get into the hardware business. But when she and her husband bought an apartment that needed to be fixed up and there were no local hardware stores, she decided

VOA常速英语2014--在乌克兰的MH17事故调查人员受阻

MH17 Crash Investigators Hampered by Fighting in Ukraine 在乌克兰的MH17事故调查人员受阻 A team of international crash investigators and police officers was forced to cancel a visit to the site of the downed Malaysia Airlines plane Sunday

VOA常速英语2014--国会处理美国边境危机的时间已所剩无几

Clock Ticking for Congress to Act on US Border Crisis 国会处理美国边境危机的时间已所剩无几 WASHINGTON This week is Congress last chance to respond to a surge of undocumented children arriving at Americas southern border before U.S.

VOA标准英语2014--洪都拉斯因大赦谣言引爆非法移民潮

In Honduras, Amnesty Rumors Fuel US Migration Surge 洪都拉斯因大赦谣言引爆非法移民潮 TEGUCIGALPA False rumors in Central America are fueling the current surge of undocumented young people being apprehended at the U.S. border. The inac

VOA标准英语2014--Religious Freedom Report Highlights Displacement, Repression

Religious Freedom Report Highlights Displacement, Repression STATE DEPARTMENT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says countries that undermine religious freedoms ultimately threaten their own security. Secretary Kerry says those who attack religious

VOA常速英语2014--石油钻塔事件后越南人民支持自家国货

Vietnamese Staging Chinese Product Boycott After Oil Rig Spat HANOI China recently pulled an oil rig from an area of the disputed South China Sea that Vietnam also claims. Despite the action, the incident has had a lingering effect on consumers in Vi

VOA标准英语2014--欧洲航天局探测器登录彗星

ESA Spacecraft to Land on a Comet 欧洲航天局探测器登录彗星 After a long flight through deep space, a European Space Agency probe is finally approaching its target - a comet millions of kilometers away from earth. Scientists say the missio

VOA常速英语2014--2013年度最佳传统音乐

2013: The Year in Roots Music 2013年度最佳传统音乐 As we close out 2013, it's time to share some highlights of American Roots music highlights for the year. 2013年已然逝去，让我们来分享一些点亮本年度的最佳美国传统音乐

VOA常速英语2014--英国研究人员开发信用卡更安全的加密措施

British Researchers Develop Safer Encryption for Credit Cards 英国研究人员开发信用卡更安全的加密措施 The recent news that data from 40 million credit and debit cards used at Target department stores was hacked has raised concerns a

VOA常速英语2014--玫瑰花车游行推广品牌与事业

Rose Bowl Floats Promote Brands, Causes 玫瑰花车游行推广品牌与事业 PASADENA Volunteers are busy decorating floats for the Rose Parade, which will take place January 1 in Pasadena, California. Dozens of organizations and companies are rea

VOA常速英语2013--美国对亚洲交往投资的战略承诺

美国对亚洲交往投资的战略承诺 The Asia-Pacific region currently accounts for about a third of the global population, one-quarter of global GDP, a major share of global growth, 26 per cent of U.S. exports, $1.2 trillion in two-way trade w

VOA常速英语2013--叙利亚化学武器难以在限定期限内销毁

Deadline on Syria Chemical Weapons Unlikely to be Met 叙利亚化学武器难以在限定期限内销毁 International efforts to remove and destroy Syria's chemical weapons are hitting more roadblocks. December 31 for the most deadly chemicals to s

VOA常速英语2013--聚焦华盛顿:重新关注“奥巴马医改”

Washington Week: Renewed Focus on 'Obamacare' 聚焦华盛顿:重新关注奥巴马医改 The coming week will see renewed focus on President Barack Obamas signature health care law amid a reported end-of-year surge in people who have signed up for c

VOA标准英语2013--加州青少年堆雪人打雪仗

California Youth Get Taste of Winter at Museum 加州青少年堆雪人打雪仗 PASADENA Snow is a part of winter in many parts of the United States, but it's a distant reality in temperate areas of the country. In Pasadena, California, some childre