VOA常速英语2018--卡舒吉的未婚妻呼吁特朗普为谋杀伸张正义

A somber crowd gathered in Washington to remember the life and legacy of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.Speaking via video from London his fiancee Hatice Cengiz had a message for President Trump Mr. Trump, I would like him to Turkeys legal efforts

VOA常速英语2018--疾病嗅探犬可以帮助阻止疟疾蔓延

Heres how the study worked.Children in Ghana some of whom had malaria, some who did not were given socks to wear for one night, and the trained dogs tried to identify the socks that had evidence of the malarial parasite.The key malarial evidence, the

为即将到来的美国与朝鲜峰会做准备

Preparing for U.S.-N. Korea Summit President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un are preparing to meet in a historic summit June 12 in Singapore. The proposed summit offers a historic opening for President Trump and Chairman Kim to boldl

白宫举办IFTA晚宴

The White House Hosts Iftar Dinner Marking the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, President Donald Trump hosted an Iftar dinner at the White House. To the group of U.S. cabinet officials and ambassadors from mostly Muslim-majority countries, t

VOA标准英语--U.S.-Cuba Bilateral Commission Meeting

The United States and Cuba held the seventh Bilateral Commission meeting in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, June 14. Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Western Hemisphere Affairs John Creamer led the U.S. delegation. The Cuban delegation was led b

VOA标准英语2018--Weathering Threats to Central Europe

Today, the West faces a number of threats, and nowhere is this more evident than in Central Europe. Indeed, Central Europe is one of the battlegrounds where several nations are attempting to increase their influence. There is Russia, which uses energ

VOA标准英语--美国国务卿庞培受访谈及俄罗斯和中国

Pompeo on China, Russia U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo noted in a recent interview that China and Russia represent challenges as well as opportunities for the United States. China has wealth and resources, and [Russia] is a power that is struggl

VOA标准英语--改善尼日利亚农村居民的生活质量

Improving Quality of Life for Rural Nigerians Over the past five years, the Feed the Future Nigeria livelihoods project has helped pull some of the most vulnerable families in Nigeria out of poverty. This U.S. government foreign assistance program ha

VOA标准英语2018--庞培在朝鲜

Pompeo on North Korea U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo discussed the bilateral talks between the United States and North Korea in a recent interview. We are working to strike a deal, he said, a deal that Chairman Kim [Jong Un] has signed up for, w

VOA标准英语--美国和印度展开能源合作

U.S.-India Energy Cooperation The U.S.-India State and Urban Initiative, led by the Center for Strategic and International Studies [CSIS] Wadhwani Chair in U.S.-India Policy Studies and the CSIS Energy and National Security Program, recently announce

VOA常速英语2018--乌克兰采取重要举措打击腐败

Ukraine Takes Important Steps Against Corruption Despite the significant progress Ukraine has made on reforms since the 2014 Revolution of Dignity, corruption remains a fact of everyday life in Ukraine. As Deputy Secretary of State John Sullivan said

VOA常速英语2018--叙利亚或全面脱离IS控制

The United States, the Global Coalition, and local partners, including the Syrian Democratic Forces, are launching operations to liberate the final ISIS strongholds in Syria. The fighting will be difficult, said State Department spokesperson Heather

VOA常速英语2018--国务卿蓬佩奥访问中东并发表讲话

On his recent trip to the Middles East, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made clear that Saudi Arabia's security is a priority for the United States. 近日，在出访中东期间，美国国务卿蓬佩奥(Mike Pompeo)明确表示，保证沙特的

VOA常速英语2018--特朗普退出伊朗核协议

The United States is withdrawing from the Iran nuclear deal and has begun reinstating U.S. nuclear sanctions on the Iranian regime. In announcing his decision, President Donald Trump said, At the heart of the Iran deal was a giant fiction, that a mur

VOA常速英语2018--网红大咖化身时尚界弄潮儿

Make up is not just about makeup. Its about empowerment, just as the beauty fans at Beautycon in New York. 大家不是为了化妆而化妆，化妆更是让变得更好的方式，就像在纽约参加美丽城的粉丝们所身体力行的那样。

VOA常速英语2018--非洲国家塞拉利昂与美国开展经济安全合作

U.S. Ambassador Alexander Laskaris, the Deputy Commander for Civil-Military Engagement at United States Africa Command, or AFRICOM, held high-level meetings in Freetown, Sierra Leone, earlier this month as part of a series of engagements across West

VOA常速英语2018--肥胖成全球性问题

Los Angeles resident Kathleen Mulcahy has been fighting with her weight for 55 years. My parents had a baby, a son and he died at birth and so that was sort of I was 7 and I think that was the time I started gaining weight. My mother died when I was

VOA常速英语2018--美国驻以色列大使馆迁至耶路撒冷

This month, Israel celebrated its 70 anniversary of independence. Speaking on the occasion, Vice President Mike Pence said, We gather here to celebrate nothing less than a miracle of history: the day when the Jewish people ended the longest exile of

VOA常速英语2018--美国拉拢东盟求合作

The United States and ASEAN expressed their commitment to enhance cooperation at the 9th U.S.-ASEAN Joint Cooperation Committee, or JCC, Meeting held recently in Jakarta. 美国和东盟表达了他们对加强合作的支持，此次表态是在共同

VOA常速英语2018-变废为宝需要手巧

Anything and everything is being recycled at the Canberra Environment Center, and in the war on waste, these soldiers are on the front lines, repairing anything from clothing to bikes to doorbells. 堪培拉环境中心回收着各式各样的东西。