VOA常速英语2018--前国务卿蒂勒森的最后一次演讲

The long reach of terrorism threatens to steal the future of countless Africans, said Secretary Tillerson in a recent speech. In the last year alone, thousands of Africans have died at the hands of terrorists. 恐怖主义四散使无数非洲人的未

VOA常速英语2018--纪念伊拉克哈拉比亚大屠杀一周年

Thirty years ago, on March 16, 1988, and just before the start of the al-Anfal operation, the regime of then-President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, committed one of the worst atrocities of the modern era: the murder by poison gas of thousands of civilian

VOA常速英语2018--各方助力非洲通电通网

Nothing is more important to sub-Saharan Africa's future than inexpensive, reliable energy delivery. No endeavor can succeed without it. Indeed, said USAID Administrator Mark Green at the Fourth Annual Powering Africa Summit, Power is also a crucial

VOA标准英语2018--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending March 3

We're igniting the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending March 3, 2018. This week's Hot Shot Debut hit lands at No. 6 so near, yet so far. Meanwhile, the Top Five songs hold in place for yet another w

VOA常速英语2018--毒贩新花样频出 打击难度加大

The ever-evolving illicit drug trade is shifting to a new paradigm. Increasingly, international criminal organizations are dealing in highly dangerous synthetic drugs. 不断发展的非法毒品贸易正在转向一种新的范式。越来越多的国

VOA常速英语2018--美国再对俄罗斯施加制裁

In an effort to address ongoing, nefarious attacks emanating from Russia, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin announced additional sanctions targeting 19 Russian individuals and five entities responsible for a range of destabilizing activities, includi

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending March 24

We're on the move with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending March 24, 2018. It's always a good week when we welcome a new song, and this one is already setting records. Number 5: Bebe Rexha Flori

VOA常速英语2018--美国称将加大力度打击墨西哥毒贩

The United States continues to methodically target the individuals and businesses who profit from the sale heroin. 美国依然在系统性地打击从贩卖海洛因中获利的个人和企业。 Most recently, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's

VOA慢速英语2018--智能镜子能帮助你挑选衣服

Software applications let smart phone users do a lot with their photographs. Apps such as Snapchat already give users the ability to add dog ears, colorful rainbow tongues and other images onto smart phone photos. Virtual mirrors are a little differe

VOA常速英语2018--特朗普号召打击人口贩卖

This month, President Donald Trump signed the Department of Homeland Security Blue Campaign Authorization Act of 2017, which will help combat human trafficking as well as protect victims of this crime. 本月，特朗普总统签署了国土安全部《

VOA常速英语2018--美国称自己致力于维护西半球安全稳定

The United States is continuing to actively engage with its allies and partners in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. These are nations that share our democratic values and our commitment to work together for a stable and peaceful hem

VOA常速英语2018--美国助力巴基斯坦解决儿童伤寒问题

The United States Agency for International Development, or USAID, is partnering with the Government of Pakistan's Sindh province on a children's anti-typhoid campaign by donating 250,000 medical disposable syringes. 美国国际开发署(USAID)正在与

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending March 31

We're airborne with the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending March 31, 2018. Last week, we had a big new addition to the Top Five this week it's the same lineup, just slightly shuffled. Number 5: Pos

VOA标准英语2018--World Must Stop the Use of Chemical Weapons

The day we prayed would never come has come again, said U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley.Chemical weapons have once again been used on Syrian men, women, and children. Only a monster targets civilians and then ensures that there are

VOA常速英语2018--干一行爱一行 清洁工以自己为豪

Everybody would just come out just to talk to you.People would say, Oh, good morning Angelo. Good morning, Eddie. You want a cup of coffee? You want lunch?And the nuns kissing us, too. We had nuns on our route. You know, I never had that before. The

VOA标准英语--Secure Trade and Travel Between U.S. and Mexico

U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen recently met with Mexican President Enrique Pe?a Nieto to discuss security issues affecting both the United States and Mexico. During their meeting, Secretary Nielsen and President Pe?a Nieto discu

VOA常速英语2018--特朗普风流韵事真假难分

At the White House, spokesman Raj Shah was peppered with questions about the Stormy Daniels story and her alleged affair with Donald Trump nearly 12 years ago. 白宫发言人拉吉 沙赫(Raj Shah)被问及了很多有关斯特米 丹尼尔斯(Storm

VOA常速英语2018--美国谴责其他安理会成员国没有责任感

The conflict in Syria, which started when peaceful protestors urging reform were met with brutal military force by Bashar al-Assad, has entered its eighth year. The carnage has been unspeakable: hundreds of thousands dead; millions displaced; untold

VOA常速英语2018--打击非洲野生动物贩卖迫在眉睫

Combating wildlife trafficking is a priority for the United States, said Deputy Chief of the U.S. Mission to the African Union, Jessica Davis, at a workshop on illegal wildlife trafficking held recently in Addis Ababa. 打击野生动物贩卖是美国

VOA标准英语2018--U.S. Celebrates Relations With Baltic Nations

U.S. Celebrates Relations With Baltic Nations President Donald Trump recently welcomed the leaders of Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to the White House.The President noted that this year marks the 100th anniversaries of the three Baltic Nations' inde