2021-02-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Archaeologists in Israel say they have discovered the remains of an early mosque in the northern city of Tiberias. The Islamic prayer center is believed to date back to the earlies

2021-02-02 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.During the COVID-19 pandemic, pets have only become more important. They have added enjoyment and humor to lives li

2021-02-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Officials in California say criminals stole over $11 billion in unemployment benefits last year. But that amount could grow far larger as billions more in payments are investigated

2021-02-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

You may have noticed brighter night skies recently as we experienced a full moon. NASA reports the event, called the Wolf Moon, began Thursday afternoon and ended Saturday morning.

2021-02-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Greek scientists on the volcanic island of Lesbos say they have found a 20-million-year-old fossilized tree.The rare find was discovered during roadwork near an ancient forest on t

2021-02-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Before writing her most recent novel, Maaza Mengiste began researching the Ethiopian resistance in the 1935 invasion by Italian forces. She discovered photographs of women dressed

2021-01-31 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

People involved in higher education are asking: Will universities require students to get the coronavirus vaccine before they come back to school?Many universities already request

2021-01-31 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Each year, the city of New Orleans in the State of Louisiana holds a celebration known as Mardi Gras. This year, traditional activities have been canceled because of the coronaviru

2021-01-31 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.There are many ways to get people to do what you want.You can boss them around. "Do this!" "Do that!" You can also threat

2021-01-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The Antiquarium was created in the 1870s as a place to keep the findings. For many years, visitors were able to see some of the frescoes unearthed by archaeologists as well as ever

2021-01-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

American drugmaker Johnson & Johnson said Friday that its one-shot vaccine prevented COVID-19 in a large trial around the world. The vaccine, however, was less effective in South A

2021-01-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Today's story is called "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. It is about something strange that happened long ago in a valley called "Sleepy Hollow". It was written by Washington Irving.

2021-01-30 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 Jack who is in China.Question:Hello! We use the word "strong" to describe a person and a team. Can we use it to describe a cou

2021-01-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

For the first time, scientists have found the remains of babies from the group of meat-eating dinosaurs that includes Tyrannosaurus rex.Researchers said recently that the jaw and c

2021-01-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A Russian court on Thursday rejected opposition leader Alexei Navalny's appeal of his arrest. At the same time, Russian officials detained several of his allies and warned social

2021-01-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

In the past, right-wing extremism incidents mostly took place in rural parts of the United States.They include when right-wing extremists occupied a federal bird sanctuary in Orego

2021-01-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Imagine that verbs, nouns, and other parts of language are competing with each other. One verb form or noun might beat a competing verb form or noun. Much like in the World Cup, th

2021-01-28 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and Japanese organizers are set to publish a rulebook for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games.The book will be released next week. It will ex

2021-01-28 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Boston Dynamics is an American technology company that has developed a series of robots designed to move in ways similar to humans and animals.The company has spent years building

2021-01-28 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Worldwide coronavirus cases passed 100 million Wednesday as countries struggle with new variants of the virus and a limited supply of vaccine.The worst-affected countries include t

2021-01-28 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A woman in the Netherlands was unhappy that a king is more valuable than a queen in a deck of playing cards.Indy Mellink, 23, went to school to study psychology. She wondered if th

2021-01-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Twitter has announced a new tool that permits users to identify information they believe is false or misleading.The program is called Birdwatch. Twitter is first testing the progra

2021-01-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

New research suggests Earth's ice is melting faster today than in the 1990s.An estimated 28 trillion metric tons of ice have melted away from the world's sea ice, ice sheets and

2021-01-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

German researchers have found a way to regrow nerves of mice that could not walk, permitting them to walk again. The mice had been paralyzed because of injuries to their spinal cor

2021-01-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

When we are learning a new language, carrying on a conversation can be difficult. It is even harder when there is the added pressure of doing a job well using the new language. One