VOA标准英语2014--Obama Faces Opposition on Cuba

Obama Faces Opposition on Cuba WASHINGTON President Barack Obama has announced efforts to normalize relations with Cuba after an embargo of more than 50 years. But some opponents say Obama is overreaching his authority and that Congress can overrule

VOA标准英语2014--苏丹学校成为空袭的目标

Sudan School Becomes Target of Aerial Attacks 苏丹学校成为空袭的目标 KOWALIP, SUDAN The school dropout rate is at an all-time high in Sudan's South Kordofan state because many schools have been destroyed during the three-year civil war bet

VOA标准英语2014--流亡的缅甸歌手仍不能回国

Exiled Myanmar Singer Still Not Able to Return Home 流亡的缅甸歌手仍不能回国 CHIANG MAI, THAILAND In Myanmar, also known as Burma, thousands of refugees have returned home in recent years, drawn by democratic changes, a growing economy an

VOA标准英语2014--联合国的介入可能影响美国中东斡旋

UN Focus on Palestinian Resolution Could Impact US Mediation Efforts 联合国的介入可能影响美国中东斡旋 STATE DEPARTMENT In the wake of stalled U.S.-mediated peace talks, Palestinians have presented a draft resolution to the United Nati

VOA标准英语2014--数百人死于刚果东部的袭击

Hundreds Killed in Eastern DRC Attacks 数百人死于刚果东部的袭击 The U.N. refugee agency says weekly massacres of civilians are being reported in the DRCS North Kivu Province. It says armed groups have been attacking since October, bringin

VOA常速英语2014--奥巴马大使提名被批基于政治捐款

Obama Draws Fire for Ambassador Nominations 奥巴马大使提名被批基于政治捐款 WHITE HOUSE The Obama administration has drawn criticism for appointing an unusual number of political donors as ambassadors. That criticism peaked this week af

VOA标准英语2014--中非的儿童士兵越来越多

CAR Sees Child Soldier Increase 中非的儿童士兵越来越多 A growing number of fighters in Central African Republics two year old civil war are children. Its estimated there may be as many as 10-thousand child soldiers, four times more than wh

VOA标准英语2014--嘲讽金正恩,后果很严重

Mocking Kim Jong Un, a Serious Matter 嘲讽金正恩,后果很严重 SEOUL After major American theater chains decided not to run a new Hollywood comedy about a U.S. plot to assassinate North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, its financial backer, Sony Pic

VOA标准英语2014--埃博拉病毒威胁到百万人的食品安全

Ebola Threatens Millions With Food Insecurity 埃博拉病毒威胁到百万人的食品安全 Ebola continues to attack Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone on several fronts. While infections and deaths rise, the disease is posing a greater threat to f

VOA标准英语2014--'Anti-Islamization’ Marches Increase Tensions in Germany

'Anti-Islamization Marches Increase Tensions in Germany LONDON To their detractors, they are known as Nazis in pinstripes. But their numbers are growing. About 15,000 people joined a march Monday night in Dresden, part of a movement calling itself Pa

VOA标准英语2014--尼日利亚人躲避博科圣地极端组织

Nigerians Fleeing Boko Haram Languish in Camp Near Capital 尼日利亚人躲避博科圣地极端组织 ABUJA In its five-year effort to impose Islamic law in northeastern Nigeria, the Boko Haram extremist group has killed thousands of people and fo

VOA标准英语2014--居住在肯尼亚的难民企盼家乡和平

Refugees Living in Kenya Long for Peace at Home 居住在肯尼亚的难民企盼家乡和平 EASTLEIGH, KENYA Kenya is host to numerous refugees seeking safe haven from conflict. Immigrants from Somalia face challenges in their new lives in Kenya. T

VOA标准英语2014--Turkey's Authoritarian Moves Irk Western Allies

Turkey's Authoritarian Moves Irk Western Allies The Turkish government has been defiant in the face of criticism at home and abroad for its raids targeting opposition media. The European Union on Monday expressed dismay after President Recep Tayyip E

VOA标准英语2014--US Federal Employees Donate to Charities Through CFC

US Federal Employees Donate to Charities Through CFC Whether it is donating to help homeless children or improve senior care or treatments for autism, American federal workers can give money every year to their favorite charities through the Combined

VOA常速英语2014--黄金矿工加入诉讼在南非过肺病

Gold Miners Join Lawsuit in South Africa Over Lung Disease 黄金矿工加入诉讼在南非过肺病 JOHANNESBURG / MASERU Five of South Africa's largest gold mining companies recently announced they will create a working group to deal with the issu

VOA标准英语2014--一些俄罗斯企业在贫困的经济环境中茁壮成长

Some Russian Businesses Thrive in Poor Economy 一些俄罗斯企业在贫困的经济环境中茁壮成长 MOSCOW Capital flight, the fall in oil prices and Western sanctions are pushing Russia's staggering economy into recession. But not all busine

VOA标准英语2014--肯尼亚跳绳队欲夺世界冠军

Kenyan Jump Rope Squad Eyes World Championship 肯尼亚跳绳队欲夺世界冠军 NAIROBI A Kenyan jump rope team is hoping to become world champs - after winning numerous competitions. The team members are all from the Nairobi slum of Kibera and a

VOA标准英语2014--在塞拉利昂开始抗疟疾运动

Anti-malaria Campaign Begins in Sierra Leone 在塞拉利昂开始抗疟疾运动 A large-scale campaign has been launched in Sierra Leone to distribute malaria drugs to one-and-a-half-million people. Its being done because many infected with malaria

VOA常速英语2014--新技术使牙医病人少遭罪

Technology Reduces Time in Dentists Chair 新技术使牙医病人少遭罪 WASHINGTON Medical robots help surgeons perform delicate operations more safely and with greater dexterity than with instruments manipulated by hand. Such sophisticated tools

VOA标准英语2014--埃博拉的废物处理费问题

Questions Remain on Ebola Waste Disposal 埃博拉的废物处理费问题 Ebola is contracted by coming into contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person. Health workers wear spacesuit-like protective gear when treating patients. But researc