美国之音(以下称VOA)的英语节目,按播音速度可分为两种:一种是Standard English (标准英语);一种叫作Special English(特别英语)。 Standard English 是美国人日常

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(324) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2018年(五月)

Transcript of VOA Interview with Laura Bush By VOA News Washington 17 January 2008 Interview Transcript of US First Lady Laura Bush by VOAs Afghan Service VOA: From your point of view, how has life changed for the people of Afghanistan in the last si

发表于:2018-12-16 / 阅读(76) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2008年(一月)

网上直播葬礼 把距离拉近或拉远? These days a lot of people say they live on the Web - checking sports scores, reading online newspapers, downloading music and videos, and so forth. 现在有很多人说他们在网上过日子,他们上

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(92) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2012年4月

今天的年轻人:C世代还是E世代? Americans like to give names to generations. We call those who lived through World War II, the Greatest Generation; those who came of age reading the beatnik poets of the 1950s, the Beat Generation; those fo

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(87) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2012年4月

发达国家需要负增长? A new report says the global economy that sprang from the industrial revolution may not be suitable for sustainable growth in the 21st Century. The Worldwatch Institute says environmental stress, economic volatility and

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(83) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2012年4月

研究报告:人类少吃肉对环境有好处 A new study says one of the best ways to curb greenhouse gas emissions is to eat less meat. In fact, the study says meat consumption in the developed should be cut by 50 percent per person by 2050. 一份

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(134) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2012年4月

加纳举重选手备战残奥会 The Paralympic Games will be staged in London less than three weeks after the 2012 Summer Olympics end. 伦敦奥运会结束后不到三个星期,残奥会也将在伦敦举行。 Charles Teye is a disabled Ghanai

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(110) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2012年7月

塞内加尔女运动员出征奥运会 Wrestling matches in Senegal usually take place between large men on a sandy surface in front of massive crowds. 在塞内加尔,摔跤通常是膀大腰圆的男子汉们展示自己力量的运动。 But a

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(112) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2012年7月

地球最艰难障碍赛难不倒最强悍者 Tough Mudder is not your typical run in the mountains; it is a world-class military-designed obstacle course. In fact, it's the type of thing you're told never to try at home with gut-wrenching obstacles

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(115) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2012年7月

利比亚少数民族要求平等 Libya's revolution has led to renewed demands from the country's Berber minority for cultural and language rights and full integration into the Arab-majority country. Such demands have been heard before, but this tim

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(103) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2012年8月

一个债券交易公司的911悲剧 On the morning of September 11, 2001, 658 people were working between the 101st and the 105th floor of the World Trade Center's North Tower. They were employees of Cantor Fitzgerald, a bond trading firm. When a hi

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(121) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2012年9月

美国911博物馆 Eleven years after the September 11 terror attacks leveled the World Trade Center, work on a museum at the site, which was to open on the anniversary this year, has stopped - because of financial and power disputes. At the same tim

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(117) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2012年9月

奥巴马是否能够再创历史 Starting on September 4, the Democratic Party holds its convention to officially nominate President Barack Obama for a second four-year term. Four years ago, Barack Obama was elected the 44th president of the United

发表于:2018-12-19 / 阅读(114) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2012年9月

GM Food Opponent Becomes Biotech Supporter 转基因食品反对者转为支持者 WASHINGTON By Abigail Martin Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, have been the cause of much controversy in recent years. Numerous environmental groups say these

发表于:2019-01-03 / 阅读(72) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA常速英语2013年(八月)

VOA Uses Google Glass at Concert VOA在演唱会上使用谷歌眼镜 WASHINGTON Washington celebrated a milestone in music history this week: It has been 50 years since the Beatles first arrived in America and won the hearts of millions. They went o

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(108) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(二月)

Hotel in Rio Favela Attracts Jazz Enthusiasts 里约热内卢贫民窟酒店吸引爵士乐爱好者 RIO DE JANEIRO You might not expect to find a hotel in one of Rio de Janeiros favelas - the local name for the city's shantytowns. The success story

发表于:2019-01-14 / 阅读(88) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2014年(七月)

华盛顿民间艺术节 弘扬非裔文化 One featured attraction at the annual Smithsonian Folklife Festival celebrates the culture in African American neighborhoods of Washington, DC. Many residents have maintained their American traditions along

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(127) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2012年7月

政治丑闻对政治人物影响有多大? A hurricane that has slammed into the United States has taken attention away from the race for president - as both major political parties select their nominees over the next 10 days. But a recent storm o

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(143) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2012年9月

法国人的新爱好:学中文 Not so long ago, Americans and Japanese tourists were the major spenders in France. During these summer months, France's tourism industry now is courting additional clients with major purchasing power: the Chinese. F

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(111) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2012年8月

美国好奇号将登陆火星 The U.S. space agency is preparing for its newest Mars rover, Curiosity, to touch down on the Red Planet on August 6. The rover's entry and descent will be nerve-wracking for NASA engineers, compounded by a 14-minute de

发表于:2019-01-18 / 阅读(118) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA双语新闻 2012年8月