2019-10-15 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

United States health officials say the number of twin births nationwide has dropped to their lowest level in 10 years.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, repo

2019-10-15 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

The U.S. space agency NASA has set a goal to return humans to the moon by 2024.As part of preparations NASA plans to send exploration vehicles to the moon to examine the planet's

2019-10-15 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

Nathan Wallick is a firefighter in the American city of Peoria, Illinois. He also likes to use bows and arrows for sport. Now, that sport is helping him make extra money and improv

2019-10-15 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

A new device is helping those who are blind to see. It does this in a new way by helping them experience the world around them.Jason Esterhuizen lost his eyesight after a car accid

2019-10-15 所属栏目:AS IT IS

In some Vietnamese cities, it is not hard to find apartments that cost millions of dollars. But on the same streets, small, poor houses made of metal sheets can be seen.The low end

2019-10-14 所属栏目:voa标准英语|美国之音常速英语下载|在线收听

This year's Nobel Peace Prize recipient has been announced.
The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2019 to Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy

2019-10-14 所属栏目:voa标准英语|美国之音常速英语下载|在线收听

This is VOA news. I'm Liz Parker.
Turkey stepped up its air and artillery strikes on Kurdish militia in northeast Syria on Friday. The move escalating an offensive that has dr

2019-10-14 所属栏目:voa标准英语|美国之音常速英语下载|在线收听

The United States stands with the Interim Government of Venezuela’s President, Juan Guaidó, with the democratically elected Venezuelan National Assembly, and with the

2019-10-14 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

This Monday, the United States celebrates Columbus Day.The government established Columbus Day as a national holiday long ago to honor the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. It

2019-10-14 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

The planet Saturn is being recognized as the "moon king" of our solar system.Jupiter used to hold the record for most moons orbiting around it. It has 79. But scientists in the Uni

2019-10-14 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

Thousands of people have headed to an area in the western United States to search for a hidden treasure.A wealthy art collector and businessman from the area named Forrest Fenn say

2019-10-14 所属栏目:AS IT IS

When going to a store, Isaiah Macheku prepares for shock.Hyperinflation is changing prices so quickly in Zimbabwe that the price you see on a store's window might change by the ti

2019-10-13 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

Hello and welcome to Words and Their Stories.Each week, we tell the story of English language words and expressions – some old, and others new.Today we talk about a proverb o

2019-10-13 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

The college years in the United States are a time for students to experiment. Many U.S. colleges and universities urge their students to explore a variety of ideas, interests and e

2019-10-13 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

An escalating rebel movement, attacks on political campaigners and a frightened population have people worrying about Mozambique's elections.The voting takes place this Tuesday, O

2019-10-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Turkey's new controls on internet use have taken effect.The Turkish government says all broadcasters now have to follow the rules required for all radio and television stations on

2019-10-12 所属栏目:voa标准英语|美国之音常速英语下载|在线收听

From a farm, Skylands looks like an ordinary farm,
yet the animals that live here aren’t destined for the slaughterhouse.
They’re living their best life thanks to Mik

2019-10-12 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

Apple is saying goodbye to iTunes: once the company's revolutionary music program.iTunes software made buying songs for 99 cents easy and available to everyone on the internet.The

2019-10-12 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

Before she could even talk, Ellie Heath spent hours drawing pictures. When she grew older, the 15-year-old discovered the joy of sewing. She says she finds it calming.She started o

2019-10-12 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has won the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his efforts to end his country's border conflict with Eritrea.The Norwegian Nobel Institute mad

2019-10-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Today we answer a question from Alan in China. He writes:Question: "I ... know that people always say ‘Certainly!' or ‘Of course'... So what's the difference? Thank

2019-10-11 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

The Swedish Academy has named Polish writer Olga Tokarczuk winner of the 2019 Nobel Prize for Literature.It also announced that it was honoring Austrian Peter Handke with the 2018

2019-10-11 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

A United States Secret Service dog that fought off a White House intruder in 2014 has received a top honor in Britain.The dog, named Hurricane, is a Belgian Malinois. He was honore

2019-10-11 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

Robert Kaplan is the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. It is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that make up the U.S. Federal Reserve System, America's central bank.Kaplan

2019-10-11 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Do you ever hear a story and think to yourself, "I knew that" or "it's not surprising to me?"This week on Everyday Grammar, we will look at different ways to say that you are not