Top 5 Songs for Week Ending May 28

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending May 28 These are the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending May 28, 2016. You may have heard the old saying Good things come to those who wait. It sure applies this week, be

VOA常速英语2016--伊朗巴哈伊教领导人入狱迎来第八个年头 国际社会呼吁宗教自由

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VOA常速英语2016--美联储刺激经济 利率上升

美联储刺激经济 利率上升 Members of the U.S. Federal Reserve may be bracing financial markets for a possible rate hike, and the indications are it could happen soon. 美国联邦储备理事会的成员为刺激经济，正努力使得金融市

VOA标准英语2016--乌干达首次推出太阳能汽车

Uganda Unveils its First Solar-powered Bus 乌干达首次推出太阳能汽车 KAMPALA A solar-powered bus described by its Ugandan makers as the first in Africa has made its public debut. Kiira Motors' electric bus was displayed recently at a stadi

VOA常速英语2016--美国总统竞选状况复杂曲折

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VOA常速英语206--保护柬埔寨森林资源迫在眉睫

保护柬埔寨森林资源迫在眉睫 There is good news for Cambodian wildlife threatened by deforestation. The Royal Government of Cambodia and the Wildlife Conservation Society recently signed an important agreement in Phnom Penh to implement th

2016 Presidential Campaign Presents Unusual Media Challenges

2016 Presidential Campaign Presents Unusual Media Challenges The 2016 U.S. presidential campaign has presented unusual challenges to the reporters and media outlets covering it. One of the tenets of serious journalism in America is balance, but contr

VOA标准英语2016--Top 5 Songs for Week Ending May 7

Top 5 Songs for Week Ending May 7 These are the five most popular songs in the Billboard Hot 100 Pop Singles chart, for the week ending May 7, 2016. This week's list gets two all-new titles. It starts in fifth place. Number 5: Mike Posner I Took A Pi

VOA常速英语2016--新型滤水技术或能带来价格合理清洁饮用水

新型滤水技术或能带来价格合理清洁饮用水Developing the perfect water filter is Baoxia Mi's goal. Growing up in China, she learned the value of clean drinking water early on. Now at the University of California, Berkeley, the environ

VOA常速英语2016--美国滞后的带薪产假在一些州取得进展

While US Lags on Paid Maternity Leave, Some States Make Progress 美国滞后的带薪产假在一些州取得进展 While the United States is the only developed country in the world that does not offer paid maternity leave for new mothers, both of

VOA常速英语20116--孟加拉国恐怖袭击肆虐

孟加拉国恐怖袭击肆虐 Increasingly sophisticated terrorist attacks in Bangladesh have targeted foreigners, secular bloggers and other activists, as well as members of religious minorities. It is a worrying development in a Muslim country kno

VOA常速英语2016--智能家庭摄像头侦测入侵者

Smart Home Camera Detects Intruders 智能家庭摄像头侦测入侵者 Many homes today are fitted with security cameras and sensors to alert the owners if someone is moving on their property, be it a family member, a mail carrier or an intruder. F

VOA常速英语2016--跨国环境犯罪猖獗 亟需多边携手整治

跨国环境犯罪猖獗 亟需多边携手整治 Environmental crime encompasses activity such as illegal logging, mining, dumping of dangerous chemicals, illegal fishing, and the poaching and illegal sale of wildlife. 环境犯罪包括：非法伐木

VOA常速英语2016--美国强烈谴责朝鲜核试验行为

美国强烈谴责朝鲜核试验行为 U.S. President Barack Obama strongly condemned North Korea's recent nuclear test and missile launches. North Korea's September 9 nuclear test is a grave threat to regional security and to international peace an

VOA常速英语2016--南苏丹内战不断 安理会提供人道主义援助

南苏丹内战不断 安理会提供人道主义援助 After recent meetings in Nairobi with the foreign ministers of a number of regional partners, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that a regional protection force, authorized by the United N

VOA常速英语2016--旱灾预警无动于衷致旱灾波及非洲百姓

旱灾预警无动于衷致旱灾波及非洲百姓 Experts say there was plenty of warning that the Horn of Africa was likely to experience severedrought. Nevertheless, millions of people are now at risk. Scientific experts have been sayingfor years

VOA常速英语2016--伊拉克系列爆炸事故系与美方撤军有关

伊拉克系列爆炸事故系与美方撤军有关 Firefighters doused the smoldering wreckage of vehicles destroyed by several explosions in theShi'ite holy city of Najaf Monday. The explosions were part of a series of attacks across Iraq.Iraqi arm

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VOA常速英语2016--以色列空袭造成埃及边境数名士兵死亡

以色列空袭造成埃及边境数名士兵死亡 Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak promised a full investigation of what happened Thursday atthe Egyptian-Israeli border, and said Israel regrets the deaths of the three Egyptians. Hiscomments were

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