2021-02-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

When Joe Biden became president on January 20, Jill Biden, his wife, took on an important job in American society. She became first lady of the United States.The position comes wit

2021-02-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The COVID-19 health crisis has made it harder for older Americans who are in assisted living homes to have physical contact with their families.The Juniper Village at Louisville is

2021-02-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A large conch shell brought little attention in a French museum for many years, but it is now quickly gaining attention.The shell is thought to be the oldest known seashell instrum

2021-02-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The island nation of Madagascar, off the east coast of Africa, may be home to the smallest kind of reptile in the world. The chameleon, at only 13-and-one-half millimeters long, co

2021-02-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English.February 14 is Valentine's Day in the United States!For many people, it is a romantic day. It's the day to show your lo

2021-02-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

How history should be taught in American schools is a subject forcefully argued by many different American groups.One example of the ongoing dispute was an effort by the administra

2021-02-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Israel's fast vaccination effort is providing important information about drug company Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine.Reporters with the Reuters news agency spoke to leading scientist

2021-02-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The sport of American football in the National Football League (NFL) is played by men. But more women are now teaching and training players how to do their jobs better as coaches.L

2021-02-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Tien, who is from Hanoi, Vietnam.Question:Dear VOA,I'm Tien. Nice to meet you.I read many ways to use verb "work." For exampl

2021-02-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Our story is called "A Pair of Silk Stockings." It was written by Kate Chopin. Here is Barbara Klein with the story.Little Missus Sommers one day found herself the unexpected owner

2021-02-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A French religious worker who survived COVID-19 celebrated her 117th birthday on Thursday.Sister Andre is a nun who lives in a retirement home in the southern city of Toulon. She a

2021-02-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Most people who keep animals choose to have dogs, cats, fishes or small birds. But, Recep Mirzan keeps a different animal on his farm in Western Turkey.The 63-year-old retired post

2021-02-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The Serene Haven private school in central Kenya is giving teenage mothers and pregnant girls a second chance to finish their education.Many of the girls, between the ages of 13 an

2021-02-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

On many Everyday Grammar programs, we have talked about a verb form called an infinitive.By now in your English learning journey, you have heard and used infinitives hundreds of ti

2021-02-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The coronavirus most likely first infected humans after jumping from an animal, a team of international and Chinese scientists said Tuesday.A team of World Health Organization (WHO

2021-02-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Claire Brennan Tillberg's 11-year-old daughter has been hospitalized twice in recent months after sharing that she was having suicidal thoughts. The Massachusetts girl has autism,

2021-02-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

U.S. rhythm and blues singer Mary Wilson has died at the age of 76. Wilson rose to fame as a member of the female, three-person singing group The Supremes in the 1960s.Wilson start

2021-02-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Protests in Myanmar against the military overthrow of the elected government have grown in recent days. But the country's military rulers have taken steps to make organizing the p

2021-02-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

American carmaker Tesla said on Monday that it had invested around $1.5 billion in bitcoin, an internet-based form of money.The company is expected to begin accepting the digital c

2021-02-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) says it will team up with a German company to develop new vaccines to target variants of the new coronavirus.The announcement comes as conce

2021-02-09 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.Throughout the coronavirus health crisis, health officials across the world have been advising people to take impor

2021-02-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Myanmar's military rulers on Monday ordered a curfew and banned gatherings in the country's two largest cities. The move follows days of protests against the military overthrow o

2021-02-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A new Israeli policy permits people in The Gaza Strip to sell old metal and send it to Israel for processing. Gaza is a Palestinian area bordering Israel and Egypt. The territory h

2021-02-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A Committee of Five, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston, worked together to write the U.S. Declaration of Independence. They are a

2021-02-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

In the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Lucenia Dunn was careful. She urged people in her area to wear face masks and keep a safe distance from one another.Dunn lives in Tus