2021-03-13 所属栏目:AS IT IS

We present the last of four parts of the short story "William Wilson," by Edgar Allan Poe. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State.As I ended

2021-03-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This week, we answer a question from our reader Nyinye, who says:Question:Hi, I keep getting confused with the words "then" and "than." I know that "than" is used in comparisons bu

2021-03-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

U.S. lawmakers from both major political parties are supporting legislation that makes it easier for media companies to negotiate deals with internet companies.The bill is aimed at

2021-03-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A piece of art that exists only on a computer, created by BEEPLE, sold Thursday for nearly $70 million. BEEPLE's real name is Mike Winkelmann.His artwork is a collection of 5,000

2021-03-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The $1.9 trillion spending plan signed into law by United States President Joe Biden Thursday provides more than just aid for the coronavirus health crisis. Some experts say it cou

2021-03-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Many of Brazil's hospitals face severe overcrowding as another version, or variant, of the new coronavirus spreads in the country.Over the past week, Brazilian governors have trie

2021-03-12 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Parents always have concerns about the way their children speak. Personally, I am unhappy when I hear my children saying things like,Me and Eric will be there soon.Now, I am learni

2021-03-11 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

In India, International Women's Day has been marked by sit-ins and hunger strikes led by female farmers against the country's new agricultural laws. Local media reported that at

2021-03-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Researchers say that a highly infectious variant of the new coronavirus is 30 percent to 100 percent more deadly than earlier strong variants.The variant was first found in Britain

2021-03-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Google has announced plans to stop supporting tools designed to follow internet users across the web in order to target them with specific advertising.Such tools are known as cooki

2021-03-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The United Nations believes about 17 percent of the world's food goes to waste each year. That amounts to 931 million metric tons of food being thrown away from homes, stores and

2021-03-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Across the United States, COVID-19 vaccinations are changing older Americans' lives. The coronavirus health crisis forced many people in the high-risk group to be separated from f

2021-03-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

On March 11, 2011, Toshiharu Onoda had just finished preparing pottery at his workshop in the town of Namie close to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant when a huge earthquak

2021-03-11 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Three years ago, agents from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) were digging in a rural area in the American state of Pennsylvania. No one knew why.Now, recently released em

2021-03-10 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

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2021-03-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

People vaccinated against the coronavirus in the U.S. can now gather in small groups indoors without restrictions a U.S. health agency said.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and

2021-03-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Members of South Korea's K-pop band BTS say they feel honored to be competing for a Grammy at Sunday's award ceremony. The group will also perform during the 2021 Grammy Awards s

2021-03-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Two Iraqi women are working as engineers in Iraq's oil industry to help develop their country's economy.Zainab Amjad is a 24-year-old engineer who works on an oil rig for six wee

2021-03-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Lawmakers in the American state of Mississippi passed a measure last week to ban transgender athletes from joining competitive female sports teams. Similar bills are under consider

2021-03-10 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Do you wish you could attend a live music performance sometime soon?If you have received a coronavirus vaccine in some countries, you might be able to. It usually takes a ticket to

2021-03-09 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

This is VOA news. Via remote, I'm Marissa Melton. Jury selection begins Monday in the second degree of murder and manslaughter trial of Derek Chauvin, the Minneapolis police offic

2021-03-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Meghan, the wife of Britain's Prince Harry, and her husband spoke to American Oprah Winfrey Sunday on American television.Meghan accused Britain's royal family of being worried a

2021-03-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

First lady Jill Biden, the wife of President Joe Biden, helped the U.S. State Department honor 21 women for their "courage" and "intentional decisions" in 2020.The women were recog

2021-03-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

An American professor is facing criticism after suggesting that Korean women kept as sex slaves in wartime Japan willingly took part in sex work.Harvard University professor J. Mar

2021-03-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report.In many parts of the world, cold weather may mean one kind of vegetable is on your table -- root vegetables!Root ve