VOA常速英语2015--总统选举竞选活动在爱荷华举行

Presidential Election Campaigning Underway in Iowa 总统选举竞选活动在爱荷华举行 CEDAR FALLS, IOWA Although the November 2016 presidential election is over a year and half away, campaigning to choose party nominees is already underway in

VOA常速英语2015--利比里亚欲建埃博拉病毒国家纪念碑

Poverty, Ignorance, Fear Force Underage Girls Into Marriage 贫困无知迫使女孩早婚 WASHINGTON The recent marriage of a 17-year old Chechen girl to a local police chief who was 30 years older and already had a wife caused an outcry in Russia a

VOA标准英语2015--一个女人的愿景——消除贫困家庭

S. Korea Remembers Uprising That Started Its Democracy GWANGJU, SOUTH KOREA Thirty-five years ago this week in South Korea, protesters in the city of Gwangju staged a violent uprising against the countrys then military government, an act credited wit

VOA标准英语2015--肥胖带来了复杂的问题

Obesity Poses Complex Problem 肥胖带来了复杂的问题 For the last 15 years, Plymouth, England has held a symposium on obesity. Its estimated that more than half the citys adults are overweight or obese. The rest of Britain is not fairing much

VOA标准英语2015--Museum Exhibit Expands Upon Ellis Island's Story

Museum Exhibit Expands Upon Ellis Island's Story ELLIS ISLAND, NEW YORK Ellis Island in New York Harbor is a major tourist attraction in the area, second only to the Statue of Liberty. Some people come to the island to find information about their an

VOA常速英语2015--国内乱局迫使移民渡过地中海

Amnesty: 'Horrific Abuse' Driving Migrants Across Mediterranean 国内乱局迫使移民渡过地中海 LONDON This week, Europe will debate setting up a quota system for allocating among EU member states the hundreds of thousands of refugees arrivin

VOA标准英语2015--法国关塔那摩老兵警告潜在圣战分子

In France, Guantanamo Vet Has Words of Caution for Would-be Jihadists 法国关塔那摩老兵警告潜在圣战分子 VENISSIEUX, FRANCE Radical Islam has become a top security threat in many countries. But why are young people attracted to it? That

VOA标准英语2015--美国会对联邦收集数据行为表示担忧

US Congress Mulls Future of Federal Bulk Data Collection 美国会对联邦收集数据行为表示担忧 WASHINGTON This week brings increased pressure on U.S. lawmakers to reform or reauthorize the National Security Agencys ability to gather domest

VOA标准英语2015--联合国维和人员豁免权受到挑战

UN Peacekeeper Immunity Challenged 联合国维和人员豁免权受到挑战 A new initiative has been launched to block U.N. peacekeepers from being granted immunity when accused of sexual exploitation and abuse. At least 50 such alleged incidents

VOA标准英语2015--White House Initiative Pushes Benefits of Girls' Education

White House Initiative Pushes Benefits of Girls' Education TIRANA/WASHINGTON Romina Kolas family moved from a village in Albania, where the closest school was two hours away, to the northern city of Shkodra so she could get an education. Many of my f

VOA常速英语2015--海湾伙伴峰会上寻求美国保证

Gulf Partners to Seek US Reassurances at Summit 海湾伙伴峰会上寻求美国保证 WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama will host a summit next week of the six Sunni-led member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council that is expected to focus on th

VOA标准英语2015--俄罗斯老兵回忆二战战事

Russian Veterans Recall Horrors of WWII Eastern Front 俄罗斯老兵回忆二战战事 LONDON Russia staged a huge military parade in Moscow Saturday to mark the 70th anniversary of victory in the World War II over Nazi Germany. VOA spoke to veteran

VOA标准英语2015--Nonprofit Makes Environmentalism Part of Schools' Curricula

Nonprofit Makes Environmentalism Part of Schools' Curricula DENVER Getting teens to do their homework? Good luck! Getting them outside and into the mountains to research solutions for environmental problems? That, it turns out, is not that difficult.

VOA标准英语2015--多架二战战机飞过华盛顿上空

WWII-era Warplanes Fly Over Washington 多架二战战机飞过华盛顿上空 Seventy years after the Second World War ended in Europe, warplanes of that era still attract a lot of attention and admiration, both for their designers and the crews tha

VOA标准英语2015--US Hiring Rebounds in April; Unemployment Dips to 5.4%

US Hiring Rebounds in April; Unemployment Dips to 5.4% The U.S. job market rebounded in April, with strong growth in business services, health care and construction, Friday's report from the Labor Department said. The unemployment rate dipped to 5.4

VOA常速英语2015--克罗地亚石油治疗对皮肤病等有疗效

Croatian Clinic Uses Crude Oil Derivative to Cure Skin, Rheumatic Diseases 克罗地亚石油治疗对皮肤病等有疗效 A spa resort near Croatia's capital Zagreb uses a derivative extracted from crude oil deposits to treat skin diseases and arth

VOA标准英语2015--NASA支持私企涉足未来的太空飞行

NASA Looks to Private Sector for Future of Space Flight NASA支持私企涉足未来的太空飞行 LOS ANGELES Many companies are capitalizing on the future of space travel thanks to an evolving partnership with the U.S. space agency, NASA. Forty-si

VOA标准英语2015--Experts: Radical Groups Thrive on Popular Discontent

Experts: Radical Groups Thrive on Popular Discontent WASHINGTON Islamist terrorism is surging in many places worldwide, including in Western societies. Governments are fighting to curb the spread of radical groups in the Arab world, and their influen

VOA标准英语2015--亚伯拉罕林肯遇刺150周年 葬礼重现世人表达缅怀之情

Abraham Lincoln Funeral Re-created for 150th Civil War Anniversary 亚伯拉罕林肯遇刺150周年 葬礼重现世人表达缅怀之情 SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS Over the last four years, commemorative events to mark the 150th anniversary of the U.S. C

VOA标准英语2015--世界卫生组织报告称全球免疫率今年特别低

Global Immunizations Much Lower This Year, WHO Reports 世界卫生组织报告称全球免疫率今年特别低 Wars, disease, even personal choice have left children around the world, in rich countries and in poor, underimmunized. The World Health