VOA标准英语2016--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Aug. 20

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending Aug. 20 Were counting down the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending August 20, 2016. No new cards get dealt this week, but the musical deck does get shuffled a bit. Number

VOA标准英语2015--斯雷布雷尼察的大屠杀20周年

Ahead of Srebrenica Anniversary, Lessons to Be Learned 斯雷布雷尼察的大屠杀20周年 WASHINGTON On July 11, Bosnia will mark the 20th anniversary of the worst mass killing in Europe since World War II: the massacre at Srebrenica. During an 1

VOA标准英语2015--特奥会周六开幕

Special Olympics Set to Open Saturday 特奥会周六开幕 LOS ANGELES More than 6,000 athletes from 165 countries have gathered in Los Angeles for the Special Olympics, a competition for people with intellectual disabilities. The Special Olympics t

VOA标准英语2015--创新医疗保健发展

Innovating Healthcare for Post 2015 创新医疗保健发展 This September will mark the end of the U.N. Millennium Development Goals and the beginning of the Sustainable Development Goals. One of the proposed 17 goals calls for ensuring healthy liv

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--营养不良仍然是南苏丹难民严重的问题

Malnutrition Remains Serious Problem for South Sudanese Refugees 营养不良仍然是南苏丹难民严重的问题 ARUA, UGANDA As the civil war in South Sudan rages on, more than 100,000 refugees have fled to camps in neighboring Uganda. The Unite

VOA标准英语2015--Land Disputes Rise Amid Uganda Oil Boom

Land Disputes Rise Amid Uganda Oil Boom HOIMA, UGANDA More than 1,000 people living in a makeshift camp called Rwamutonga, in the Hoima district in western Uganda, say they have been kicked off their land without any warning because it has been earma

VOA标准英语2015--Myanmar's Traditional Fashion Choices Endure

Myanmar's Traditional Fashion Choices Endure YANGON The sartorial choices of Myanmars men and women quickly catch the eye of any visitor to this tropical Southeast Asian country. Most girls and women, irrespective of age, adorn their cheeks with a di

VOA标准英语2014--联合国要求叙利亚完全上缴化武

UN Calls for Syria to Complete Surrender of Chemical Weapons 联合国要求叙利亚完全上缴化武 WASHINGTON The United Nations has called on Syria to complete the surrender of its chemical weapons by the approaching deadline. The well-armed fo

VOA标准英语2-14--Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending April 26

Top 5 Countdown for Week Ending April 26 Were counting down the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, for the week ending April 26, 2014. The top five remains the same as last week - in fact, the top seven songs havent m

VOA标准英语2014--联合国儿童基金会称中非共和国是一个脆弱的国家

UNICEF: CAR a Fragile Country 联合国儿童基金会称中非共和国是一个脆弱的国家 UNICEFs Representative to the Central African Republic said children have fallen victim to malnutrition and recruitment as child soldiers. He warned the

VOA标准英语2014--乌克兰极右候选人反映主流民族主义者的观点

Ukraine's Far Right Candidate Reflects Mainstream Nationalist Views 乌克兰极右候选人反映主流民族主义者的观点 KYIV Ukraines Svoboda party, which means freedom in Ukrainian, espouses an ultra-nationalist, anti-Russian agenda, and it

VOA标准英语2014--Breaking Through Barriers in Hollywood 突破在好莱坞的障碍

Breaking Through Barriers in Hollywood 突破在好莱坞的障碍 LOS ANGELES Achieving success in Hollywood is difficult. For actors with disabilities such as hearing loss, it is even tougher, since roles for the deaf are limited. A civil rights or

VOA标准英语2014--More Millenials Unplug to Embrace Board Games

More Millenials Unplug to Embrace Board Games LOS ANGELES A big trend in the U.S. toy industry has more consumers switching off their high-tech gadgets to play with classic toys, like board games. This is especially true among the so-called millenial

VOA标准英语2014--Rwanda’s Genocide Orphans Still Struggling

Rwandas Genocide Orphans Still Struggling GIPOROSA, RWANDA The Rwandan genocide left behind an estimated 400,000 orphans. Some, now adults, found refuge in the Kigali slum Giporoso. Aid organizations raise money for Giporosos genocide survivors with

VOA标准英语2014--Questions Surround Bitcoin Future 关于比特币未来的问题

Questions Surround Bitcoin Future 关于比特币未来的问题 There are troubling questions about the future of the digital currency known as Bitcoin. The value of the virtual currency has fluctuated wildly in recent months - plummeting from an al

VOA标准英语2014--Obama Hosts Ukrainian PM in Signal to Russia

Obama Hosts Ukrainian PM in Signal to Russia WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama welcomed interim Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk to the White House Wednesday as part of U.S. efforts to defuse the growing crisis between Washington and Mosco

VOA标准英语2013--美阿协议对地区安全的意义

Regional Security at Stake in Delayed US-Afghan Accord 美阿协议对地区安全的意义 WASHINGTON The proposed bilateral security agreement between the United States and Afghanistan will determine the scope and size of the U.S. military presence

VOA标准英语2013--气候变化影响水资源

Climate Change Affecting Water Resources 气候变化影响水资源 Scientists say climate change will not affect all regions of the world equally especially when it comes to fresh water. The latest computer models indicate some places will get a lo

VOA标准英语2013--Black-themed进入好莱坞主流电影

Black-themed Films Enter Hollywood Mainstream Black-themed进入好莱坞主流电影 From Lee Daniel's biopic The Butler about the African American butler who served eight U.S. presidents, to Steve McQueen's historic drama 12 Years a Slave, about fr