2019-07-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Almost one in four Americans say they do not plan to retire.That is a finding of a survey released this week. The survey was a project of The Associated Press-NORC Center for Publi

2019-07-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Fredric Roi Marquez joined a program to serve food to people at a Washington, D.C. retirement community when he was 15 years old.By doing so, the high school student hoped to earn

2019-07-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Two-thirds of all mass public attacks in the United States last year were carried out by someone with mental health problems. In more than one-third of the attacks, the attacker ki

2019-07-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Could a robot dog help people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia?American entrepreneur Tom Stevens thinks so. He recently presented a test version of a yellow La

2019-07-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

In California's Napa Valley, light shines from the windows of a large house built in the 1800s. Inside, visitors study old tools and taste new wine products.1881 Napa, a wine hist

2019-07-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Ivanka Trump is supporting an initiative to give women more financial power around the developing world. The effort by the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump recently an

2019-07-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Californian officials say they will spend more than $40 million on an earthquake early warning system.The announcement comes after two powerful earthquakes shook parts of the state

2019-07-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The World Economic Forum, or WEF recently published its list of top emerging technologies for 2019.Each year, the not-for-profit group's experts create a report listing the techno

2019-07-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Kenyans affected by dwarfism are using sports to bring attention to the condition.A group called the Short Stature Society of Kenya formed the first dwarf football team in East Afr

2019-07-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The Chesapeake Bay is the largest estuary in the United States.To nature lovers, the bay is a national treasure. Its waters are perhaps best known for blue crabs and oysters.For ma

2019-07-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Gary George was a college student when he bought reels of videotape from the United States space agency NASA at a government surplus auction in 1976. He spent $218 for more than 1,

2019-07-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Americans are drinking less milk today than they did 40 years ago. In fact, Americans are drinking about 40 percent less than they did in 1975.This decrease has led the United Stat

2019-07-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The United Nations Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, meets each year to choose the latest additions to its World Heritage list.Over the past few days, the World Heritage Committee

2019-07-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Iran's nuclear energy agency says the country has broken limits set in its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers.The agency reported on Monday that Iran began enriching uranium to 4

2019-07-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Working at a desk all day may not be as bad for your health as sitting in front of a television after work.That is a finding of a new study done in the United States. It also sugge

2019-07-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

American fans loudly cheered to victory the United States women's soccer team in the World Cup final Sunday in France."USA USA"The U.S. women beat the team from The Netherlands 2-

2019-07-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

African leaders have officially launched a trade agreement for the entire continent.The agreement is called the African Continental Free Trade Area. It removes tariffs on most good

2019-07-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Former Pink Floyd musician David Gilmour sold his guitar collection last month for $21.5 million at an auction to raise money for needy organizations. The collection included his w

2019-07-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Sometimes modern problems require ancient solutions.A 1,400-year-old Peruvian method of diverting water could supply up to 40,000 Olympic-size swimming pools' worth of water to Li

2019-07-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Mohammed Awwad and his fiancée are both Muslims. The two recently found an apartment for rent online in a Lebanese town southeast of Beirut.Awwad, a 27-year-old reporter, de

2019-07-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Inflation started reducing the value of Libyan assistant professor Seham Saleh's state-paid earnings. So, she started selling drawings over the internet to help pay bills.Saleh jo

2019-07-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A new study has found that replacing fossil fuel power systems in the United States could cost up to $4.7 trillion.The study was released by energy research company Wood Mackenzie.

2019-07-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Titan, a moon around the planet Saturn, has the right materials for life, NASA research has shown. The US space agency's newly announced Dragonfly mission will explore the icy spa

2019-07-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Editor's Note: This report is part of a continuing series offering advice to students at colleges and universities on how to be successful throughout their educational experience.

2019-07-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Now, it's time for Words and Their Stories, a program from VOA Learning English.Today our show is about control: Not self-control, but instead controlling others.We begin with a s