VOA标准英语2015--英国科学家开发廉价可调眼镜

UK Scientists Develop Cheap Adjustable Glasses 英国科学家开发廉价可调眼镜 Ninety-five percent of people in Sub-Saharan Africa who need glasses don't own a pair, according to the Britain-based charity foundation Vision for a Nation. Its f

VOA常速英语2015--批评人士称奥巴马免费的大学计划存在缺陷

Obama Free College Plan Flawed, Critics Say 批评人士称奥巴马免费的大学计划存在缺陷 College tuition and student debt have increased at a rapid pace in the past 20 years - raising serious questions about whether a student loan crisis

VOA标准英语2015--音乐与技术的融合——佐伊·基廷

Zoe Keating: A Symphony Unto Herself 音乐与技术的融合佐伊基廷 NEW YORK Avant garde cellist Zoe Keating has a unique sound fusing music with technology. The musical artist performed her work at the SubCulture club in New York City and wowe

VOA标准英语2015--UN: Time for Ebola Recovery Strategy

UN: Time for Ebola Recovery Strategy Even though the Ebola outbreak in West Africa continues, the U.N. says its time to plan for the recovery of Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. A joint mission has just completed its assessment in Sierra Leone. The

VOA标准英语2015--Greece Could Shift to Left in Election

Greece Could Shift to Left in Election LONDON Greek voters will cast ballots on Sunday to elect a new parliament, with opinion polls indicating they could put a leftist party in power that would take a harder line with the countrys creditors in an ef

VOA常速英语2015--欧元区可从美日量化宽松中吸取教训

US, Japan Offer Lessons as Eurozone Launches Huge Stimulus 欧元区可从美日量化宽松中吸取教训 LONDON The Euro currency has fallen sharply after the European Central Bank announced a bigger-than-expected $67 billion-a-month quantitative

VOA标准英语2015--联合国儿童基金会:全球教育正处于危机之中

UNICEF: Students Not Learning Basics 联合国儿童基金会:全球教育正处于危机之中 The U.N. Childrens Fund says global education is in crisis. In a new report, UNICEF warns millions of children are not learning the very basics. The repor

VOA标准英语2015--Greece Teeters Towards Bankruptcy

Greece Teeters Towards Bankruptcy LONDON Greeces finance minister said Thursday he wished his country had never joined the euro currency and warned international creditors that he would refuse to sign any bailout plan that would send Greece into a de

VOA标准英语2015--MSF Reflects On Ebola Outbreak

MSF Reflects On Ebola Outbreak More than a year after the Ebola epidemic began in West Africa the end appears to be near. Liberia has been declared Ebola-free and Guinea and Sierra Leone have reported just a few cases in recent days. Members of the m

VOA标准英语2015--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending May 16

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending May 16 We're counting down the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending May 16, 2015. It happens in fifth place, where Walk The Moon jumps two slots with Shut Up And Dance. Wh

VOA标准英语2015--尼日尔脑膜炎疫情恶化

Niger Meningitis Outbreak Worsens 尼日尔脑膜炎疫情恶化 A meningitis epidemic in Niger has infected well over five thousand people and killed more than 350. The medical aid group Doctors Without Borders warned theres no vaccine available for

VOA标准英语2015--亚马逊获得无人机专利

Amazon Gets Patent for Drone Deliveries 亚马逊获得无人机专利 Amazon.com - the largest U.S.-based online retailer - has received a patent for its planned delivery system - getting merchandise to customers by flying drones. In March, federal

VOA常速英语2015--美国石油出口引发辩论

Effort To Allow US Oil Exports Sparks Debate 美国石油出口引发辩论 Proposed legislation to end a decades-long ban on exporting most U.S.-produced crude oil is sparking sharp debate in Washington and the energy industry. One oil company chief

VOA标准英语2015--Displaced Nigerians Return Home to Find Ruin

Displaced Nigerians Return Home to Find Ruin MICHIKA, NIGERIA In the wake of advances by Nigerias military against Boko Haram insurgents in the countrys northeast, people displaced during years of violence are trickling back home to find their lives

VOA常速英语2015--肯尼亚清真寺阿訇否认催生激进主义

Kenya Imam Denies His Mosque Is Center of Radicalization NAIROBI The Riyadh Majengo Mosque on the outskirts of Nairobi has been accused of being a hub of radicalization, for youth turning to the Somali militant group al-Shabab. But the imam of the mo

VOA标准英语2015--Virginia Organization Helps Undocumented Immigrants Find Work

Virginia Organization Helps Undocumented Immigrants Find Work CENTERVILLE, VIRGINIA Illegal immigrants are an important source for day labor in America, although their legal status is frequently at the center of the U.S. political debate. Day-to-day

VOA标准英语2015--Turkey's Ruling Party Lures Voters in Opposition Stronghold

Turkey's Ruling Party Lures Voters in Opposition Stronghold IZMIR, TURKEY Turkeys AK Party is seeking a fourth successive general election victory, with the goal of securing two-thirds of the seats in parliament to rewrite the constitution. AK Party

VOA标准英语2015--FIFA Trains Somali Referees

FIFA Trains Somali Referees MOGADISHU As stability returns to the once lawless nation of Somalia, the world football governing body, FIFA, is helping to rebuild the countrys sport sector by training referees as well as its young footballers. FIFA has

VOA标准英语2015--Debate Ignites Over Government Benefits, Training for Displaced Workers

Debate Ignites Over Government Benefits, Training for Displaced Workers WASHINGTON As debate intensifies over whether to give Congress and the president the ability to fast-track proposed free trade agreements with Pacific and European countries, man

VOA标准英语2015--Mind-Controlled Prosthetics Are Getting Closer

Mind-Controlled Prosthetics Are Getting Closer Scientists and engineers are making substantial advances towards the ultimate goal in prosthetics creation of limbs that can be controlled by the wearers mind. Thanks to sophisticated sensors capable of