2018-02-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Learning to read provides a foundation for future learning in all areas of study. But reading is more than just sounding out words. Students need to understand what those words mea

2018-02-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The young people who experienced the recent school shooting in Parkland, Florida, were born in or after 1999. In that year, two students killed 13 classmates at Columbine High Scho

2018-02-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Scientists in Denmark have developed a venom test kit to help doctors treat victims of snake bites. The kit was created to be simple and has only two pieces of equipment: a centrif

2018-02-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Sweet Briar College is a small, private women's college in the American state of Virginia. In 2015, the school's governing board grew concerned about its financial future and con

2018-02-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories, our weekly show about common expressions in American English.Wind is a powerful force in nature. Wind energy is partl

2018-02-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The United States government agency that oversees immigration has changed its mission statement. The new version no longer describes the U.S. as a "nation of immigrants."The direct

2018-02-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

An 1830 law forced thousands of American Indians from their lands in the southern United States to areas west of the Mississippi River.Expressions of support for the law are part o

2018-02-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

African nations appear at the bottom of Transparency International's latest Corruption Perceptions Index.Transparency gave the East African nation of Somalia its lowest rating on

2018-02-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is What's Trending Today...Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the busiest airport in the world. With more than 2,500 flights coming and going each day, it se

2018-02-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

For years, Xavier Thompson of Albuquerque, New Mexico, has followed Marvel Comics superhero movies. But the 16-year-old student has always wanted to see a film with a black superhe

2018-02-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

American President Donald Trump is calling for stronger gun control measures.He commented one day after an emotional meeting with survivors of school shootings.Trump repeated his c

2018-02-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Imagine that you haven't seen a good friend in a month. In a telephone call, your friend tells you she would like to get together for dinner but can't think of a restaurant to go

2018-02-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

More Nigerian schoolgirls have been reported missing after the Boko Haram extremist group attacked a school in the northeastern state of Yobe.People with knowledge of the incident

2018-02-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The United States won its first Olympic medal in a men's luge singles event at the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.Chris Mazdzer won a silver medal last week – equaling the best

2018-02-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The Reverend Billy Graham died Wednesday at his home in the American state of North Carolina, a spokesman said.Graham had long suffered from health problems, including cancer. He w

2018-02-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are pressuring state lawmakers in Florida to consider gun control laws. The move comes after 17 students and teachers were killed

2018-02-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

On a recent program, we told you the stories of English words borrowed from other languages. Today, we will tell you about words that English has taken from Chinese.Many of the Chi

2018-02-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Ziad Doueiri's film The Insult has been nominated to receive the Academy Award for best foreign language film.The film explores the cultural, religious and political divides that

2018-02-20 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.Two United States government studies of cellphone radiation have found a weak link to an increased risk of cancer i

2018-02-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The American state of Kansas does not make it very easy for its citizens to vote.A person must show proof of American citizenship when registering to vote in an election. Once at t

2018-02-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The Oglala Lakota tribe on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota is close to regaining its traditional food supply.The Charging Buffalo Meat House will open for business soon.

2018-02-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Bats are the only mammals that can fly a great distance, but they have another ability. Many bats live a very long time for an animal their size.European researchers are studying b

2018-02-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Two scientists work together to test a geo-radar that was built to make a map of the planet Mars. They pull the flat box across rocky, sandy ground. They are wearing spacesuits, ju

2018-02-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The third Monday of February is known as Presidents' Day in the United States. For nearly 100 years, America honored its first president, George Washington, on February 22. That w

2018-02-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A ban on electric bicycles in New York City is hurting delivery workers who depend on them to earn a living. Many of the workers are immigrants.Electric bicycles, or "e-bikes," hav