VOA标准英语2014--Louis Armstrong Knocks Out The Beatles

Louis Armstrong Knocks Out The Beatles This week marks an unusual 50th anniversary: the last hurrah for one of the legends of American jazz and for a type of American music that, after this time, would never again be as popular. In the spring of 1964

VOA常速英语2014--抗生素耐药问题性亟待迅速行动

Antibiotic Resistance Requires Fast Actions 抗生素耐药问题性亟待迅速行动 The World Health Organization issued a wake-up call April 30 when it reported that we have now entered a post-antibiotic period. What this means is that some commo

VOA常速英语2014--共和党初选结果事关国会控制权

Outcome of Republican Primaries Key for Control of Congress 共和党初选结果事关国会控制权 BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY Republicans in a number of U.S. states head to the polls in coming weeks to vote in primary elections to pick the party's c

VOA标准英语2014--抗议者试图阻止俄罗斯的北极石油装运

Protesters Try To Block Russian 'Arctic Oil' Shipment 抗议者试图阻止俄罗斯的北极石油装运 LONDON Campaigners from the environmental group Greenpeace tried unsuccessfully to prevent a Russian tanker from docking in the Netherlands. The

VOA标准英语2014--在暴力之中寻求和平

Searching for Peace amid Violence 在暴力之中寻求和平 AP10ThingsToSee - Kevin, a man accused of being a thief by civil servants at the Work Inspection office, lies in pain after being attacked by a man with a machete and sticks in plain view

VOA标准英语2014--South Africa Protector of the Powerless Is Nation's Most Powerful Person

South Africa Protector of the Powerless Is Nation's Most Powerful Person PRETORIA South Africa's public protector enjoys a formidable reputation -- and higher approval ratings than her boss, President Jacob Zuma. Thuli Madonsela has grabbed headlines

VOA标准英语2014--As Congress Debates US Poverty, Relief Group Provides Services

As Congress Debates US Poverty, Relief Group Provides Services Fifty years after President Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty in the United States, some 46 million Americans - about 15 percent of the population - are living in poverty. On Capitol

VOA标准英语2014--乌克兰人担心5月25日的大选

Ukrainians Anxious About May 25 Vote 乌克兰人担心5月25日的大选 KYIV As Ukraine expands its military offensive in the east, Kyiv residents worry about the growing conflict and wonder if the planned May 25th national election can proceed und

VOA常速英语2014--索马里部队突袭潜藏的恐怖分子

Somali Forces Seek Out Terrorists Hiding in Shadows 索马里部队突袭潜藏的恐怖分子 MOGADISHU Somalia's special forces may be one of the few success stories in the country's feeble armed services, working overtime to nab suspected terroris

VOA标准英语2014--Ukraine Crisis Emboldens Obama's US Critics

Ukraine Crisis Emboldens Obama's US Critics WASHINGTON As tensions and turmoil escalate in Ukraine, Americas response to the crisis is becoming an increasingly contentious issue in Washington. Deadly clashes in Odessa point to a grim reality: with ev

VOA标准英语2014--无国界医生减少在中非共和国的医疗活动

MSF Reduces CAR Medical Care 无国界医生减少在中非共和国的医疗活动 The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders is reducing its operations in Central African Republic for one week. The move is to protest the recent killings of 16 ci

VOA标准英语2014--小党派投入大量资金参与南非竞选

Small Parties Risk Big Money to Compete in S. Africa Elections JOHANNESBURG They don't have the money or the influence of the African National Congress, but a number of small parties in South Africa are hoping to have impact on policy by winning a fe

VOA常速英语2014--东乌克兰激烈战事考验基辅领导层

Fierce Fighting in East Ukraine Tests Leadership in Kyiv 东乌克兰激烈战事考验基辅领导层 KYIV Government security forces faced fierce resistance Monday from pro-Russian separatists in eastern Ukraine, while officials in Kyiv say the mil

VOA标准英语2014--美国国务卿克里呼吁刚果总统卡比拉尊重宪法

Kerry Calls on Congo's Kabila to Honor Constitution 美国国务卿克里呼吁刚果总统卡比拉尊重宪法 KINSHASA U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is calling on Congolese President Joseph Kabila to respect his country's constitution and not

VOA标准英语2014--欧盟敦促俄罗斯与乌克兰解决能源争端

EU Urges Russia, Ukraine to Settle Energy Dispute 欧盟敦促俄罗斯与乌克兰解决能源争端 Russia's confrontation with the West over the growing unrest in eastern Ukraine could lead to another energy crisis in the European countries that a

VOA常速英语2014--环境奖得主反对水力压裂技术

Environmental Prize Winner Opposes Fracking 环境奖得主反对水力压裂技术 WASHINGTON This years North American Goldman Environmental Prize winner used legal means to ban hydraulic fracturing in parts of central New York state. Fracking, as

VOA常速英语2014--强大的媒体对于政府运作的意义

Experts Say Strong Media Essential to Functioning Governments 强大的媒体对于政府运作的意义 Experts say a strong media sector is essential to nurturing many areas of a country's development. Well-functioning media institutions can suppor

VOA标准英语2014--《蜘蛛侠2》在世界范围内广受欢迎

Spider-Man 2 has Global Appeal 《蜘蛛侠2》在世界范围内广受欢迎 Marc Webbs The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is one of Hollywoods summer big budget movies. It cost $250 million to make and another $150 million to market around the world. Sony Pi

VOA常速英语2014--顿涅茨克少数人群担心受俄排挤

Donetsk Minorities Fear Intolerance from Increased Russian Influence 顿涅茨克少数人群担心受俄排挤 DONETSK Donetsk - in eastern Ukraine - is a cosmopolitan city, home to Tatars, Jews, Turks, Greeks and international students who come fro

VOA常速英语2014--塞尔维亚哀悼洪灾遇难者

Serbia Declares 3 Days of Mourning for Flood Victims 塞尔维亚哀悼洪灾遇难者 Serbia has declared three days of mourning for more victims of the worst floods to hit the country in more than a century. Severe flooding this month has killed at