VOA常速英语2013--美国打击叙利亚可能带来的影响

How Would US Attack on Syria Affect Washington's Asia Pivot? 美国打击叙利亚可能带来的影响 STATE DEPARTMENT What does a possible U.S. attack on Syria mean for the Obama administration's pivot to Asia, which Washington is presenting as pa

VOA标准英语2013--US Muslims Make Adjustments for Ramadan美国穆斯林斋月进行调整

US Muslims Make Adjustments for Ramadan 美国穆斯林斋月进行调整 FALLS CHURCH, VIRGINIA 美国雇主在斋月进行调整以照顾穆斯林的宗教习俗. Sami Malek has been fasting from dawn to dusk since the start of Ramadan. As a waiter

VOA标准英语--美国谴责在阿富汗的恐怖袭击

U.S. Condemns Terrorist Attack in Afghanistan Twenty-nine people were killed and dozens more were injured in two bombings in Afghanistan's capital Kabul, April 30th. Nine journalists and photographers were among those who died. Radio Free Europe/Radi

VOA常速英语2018--美国多州教师罢工 要求涨薪

Strikes in Oklahoma and Kentucky. After teachers in West Virginia held out for a 5 percent pay raise, receiving it after a nine-day walkout in one of the poorest states in the U.S. This is a very unusual spring for us, for some of my teachers theyre

VOA常速英语2018--美国称克里米亚为乌克兰所有

Four years ago this month, Russia held an illegitimate, fabricated referendum in Ukraine in an attempt to legitimize its purported annexation of Ukrainian territory. Crimean residents were compelled to vote under scrutiny by heavily armed Russian tro

VOA标准英语2014--US, Pakistan Work to Improve Counter-Terror Cooperation 美国与巴基斯坦加强反恐合作

US, Pakistan Work to Improve Counter-Terror Cooperation 美国与巴基斯坦加强反恐合作 STATE DEPARTMENT U.S. and Pakistani officials say they are working to improve cooperation on counter-terrorism and economic development. Bilateral meeting

VOA标准英语2014--US Folk Singer, Political Activist Pete Seeger Dies 美国民谣歌手,政治活动家皮特西格去世

US Folk Singer, Political Activist Pete Seeger Dies 美国民谣歌手,政治活动家皮特西格去世 Pete Seeger, regarded as the most influential folk artist in America, died Monday of natural causes in New York. He was 94 years old. A skilled b

VOA标准英语2014--America's Biggest Sporting Event Attracts World Media 美国最大的体育盛会吸引全球媒体

America's Biggest Sporting Event Attracts World Media 美国最大的体育盛会吸引全球媒体 NEW YORK Americas biggest sporting event - the Super Bowl - has a major global following. Viewers around the world will tune in to American footballs

VOA标准英语2014--America’s Mass Transit Ridership at Its Highest in Decades美国的公共交通客流量达到几十年来的最高点

Americas Mass Transit Ridership at Its Highest in Decades美国的公共交通客流量达到几十年来的最高点 NEW YORK A record number of Americans are moving into cities and, at the same time, are curbing their driving habits. No better exam

VOA标准英语2014--US Warns Russia Against Instigating Separatist Tensions in Ukraine 美国警告俄罗斯煽动乌克兰分裂

US Warns Russia Against Instigating Separatist Tensions in Ukraine 美国警告俄罗斯煽动乌克兰分裂 WASHINGTON The United States has warned Russia against stirring separatist sentiment in eastern Ukraine, following unrest in several cities

VOA标准英语2014--US Helps Search for Flight 370 With Planes, Equipment 美国帮助搜索航班370

US Helps Search for Flight 370 With Planes, Equipment 美国帮助搜索航班370 The U.S. Navy has sent in several devices to search the bottom of the ocean, near where Malaysia Flight 370 might have gone down. The pinger locator and an underwater s

VOA标准英语--美国新任国务卿克里的第一次公开演讲

Historic University, City, Prepare for Kerry Speech This international dance group practices in the back of a local coffee shop - in a city that prides itself as being sophisticated and historic. The dances are from countries like Russia or Turkey, n

VOA标准英语--West Nile Virus Costs US $780 Million 西尼罗河病毒使得美国花掉了7.8亿美元

West Nile Virus Costs US $780 Million 西尼罗河病毒使得美国花掉了7.8亿美元 Its been 14 years since West Nile Virus disease arrived in the United States. A new study says the disease has cost about 780-million dollars in health care cos

VOA标准英语2014--Severe Weather Conditions Hit Parts of Europe, US, Asia 美国、欧洲、亚洲部分地区遭遇恶劣天气

Severe Weather Conditions Hit Parts of Europe, US, Asia 美国、欧洲、亚洲部分地区遭遇恶劣天气 WASHINGTON Severe winter weather is affecting the lives of people in many parts of the world. Stormy weather battered Britain's western coa

VOA标准英语2014--Students Make Movies to Experience US History 美国学生自制电影感受他们的历史

Students Make Movies to Experience US History 美国学生自制电影感受他们的历史 LOCUST GROVE, VIRGINIA There's nothing like experiencing history to understand it. So instead of reading about the U.S. Civil War in textbooks, some schoolchi

VOA标准英语2014--Report: US Essential for Global Health 报告称美国对全球卫生至关重要

Report: US Essential for Global Health 报告称美国对全球卫生至关重要 A new report says while big budget battles in Washington may be over for now, adequate funding to fight HIV, TB, malaria and other diseases may still be at risk. The Gl

VO标准英语2014--US Calls for Egyptian Voting Free From Intimidation Following el-Sissi Bid 美国呼吁埃及举行自由公平选举

US Calls for Egyptian Voting Free From Intimidation Following el-Sissi Bid 美国呼吁埃及举行自由公平选举 ROME Egyptian General Abdel Fattah el-Sissi's decision to run for president comes as the United States is pushing Cairo to improve i

VOA标准英语2014--US: USAID-Backed Social Media Network in Cuba Was Not Secret 美国称对古巴社交网站的支持不是秘密

US: USAID-Backed Social Media Network in Cuba Was Not Secret 美国称对古巴社交网站的支持不是秘密 WASHINGTON The White House says a social media communications network created by the U.S. government in Cuba was a development program, n

VOA标准英语2014--HRW: US Should Cut Security Aid to Uganda Over Anti-Gay Law 人权观察称美国应该削减乌干达的安全援助

HRW: US Should Cut Security Aid to Uganda Over Anti-Gay Law 人权观察称美国应该削减乌干达的安全援助 STATE DEPARTMENT Human Rights Watch says the United States should cut back security assistance to Uganda in response to the country'

VOA标准英语2013--美国增加了14.8万岗 位,失业率降至7.2%

US Adds 148K Jobs, Unemployment Falls to 7.2 Percent 美国增加了14.8万岗 位,失业率降至7.2% U.S. businesses added a modest 148,000 jobs in September, far short of the 180,000 analysts were expecting. Still, job gains were enough to lower t