2019-06-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

U.S. officials have approved the costliest medicine in history – a $2.1-million gene therapy that treats a rare childhood disease.Gene therapy is a medical treatment in which

2019-06-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Marguerite Cottrell remembers the summer day almost 75 years ago when a note was brought to her family's farm.Her mother opened the note, read it, sat down and cried.The note info

2019-06-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Suicide rates among young people in the United States have been on the rise for almost 10 years, with the sharpest increase found among girls. That information comes from a new stu

2019-06-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English.From birth to death, the word "kick" has an important part in the human experience. In the very beginning, a happy mother-to-

2019-06-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Armed with incentives, Singapore has been increasing its efforts to get technology businesses and investors interested in the country.Companies and government officials say the goa

2019-06-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This week we answer a question we received in an email last week from Mohamad from Iran. He writes,Question: "I get confused by the meanings of the verb ‘deal with.' Please

2019-06-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Chewbacca climbed into the pilot seat of the Millennium Falcon as fireworks exploded above Disneyland in Anaheim, California, Wednesday.Chewbacca is an imaginary creature born in t

2019-06-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Eight young "super-spellers" beat the dictionary to share victory at the 92nd Scripps National Spelling Bee.The final part of the historic bee began on Thursday night with sixteen

2019-05-31 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Israel's parliament voted Thursday to dissolve itself after long-time Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to form a coalition government.The lawmakers voted 74 to 45 to end t

2019-05-31 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A university in the U.S. state of Georgia this month dismissed two Chinese-American scientists for not disclosing sources of overseas financing and research ties in China.Emory Uni

2019-05-31 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A United Nations report says many North Koreans are forced to pay bribes to receive food and other necessities of life.The U.N. Human Rights office published the report this week.

2019-05-31 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Technology is shaping the way Muslims spend Ramadan.Islam requires followers to go without food, water and other liquids between sunrise and sunset during the Muslim holy month. Th

2019-05-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The launch of 60 small satellites last week led to many people reporting they had seen unidentified flying objects, or UFOs.The American technology company SpaceX launched a rocket

2019-05-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Special Counsel Robert Mueller has made his first public comments on his office's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 U.S. presidential election.The United States De

2019-05-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

El Negrito is a feared street criminal who sleeps with a gun under his head.He says he cannot remember how many people he has killed. He also is quick to complain about how Venezue

2019-05-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Almost half of all Russian families say that have enough money only for food and clothing. They say they cannot buy other things they need for their houses, such as furniture and a

2019-05-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz left office on Tuesday after parliament voted out his provisional government.The vote was the latest in a political crisis brought on by a video

2019-05-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

At a Roman Catholic high school in the United States, students divide into groups to discuss once-restricted issues: abusive relationships and consent.Central Catholic High School

2019-05-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Crowds will gather in two forests in the United States in coming weeks to see light shows created by a rare species of firefly.These fireflies have the ability to light up with oth

2019-05-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Millions of farmers in the United States are losing money because China is not buying the crops they grow. But garlic growers are making more money because Chinese garlic now costs

2019-05-28 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The United States Postal Service, or USPS has begun tests with self-driving trucks to transport mail.The Postal Service is partnering with a California based company, called TuSimp

2019-05-28 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Scientists made a big discovery in Canada, but it is something so small you need a microscope to see it.The scientists reported discovering what they believe is the remains of the

2019-05-28 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The active chemicals of commonly-used sunscreens end up in a wearer's blood. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, reported recently that the chemicals are present at muc

2019-05-28 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Big cities in the United States are not growing like they used to.Most of the largest cities grew last year by a much smaller amount than they did 10 years ago, estimates the U.S.

2019-05-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

In the western American state of Utah, drone aircraft are flying near avalanches to watch snow crashing down from mountains.Drones are also being used in the southeastern United St