2018-02-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A sister of North Korea's leader shook hands with the South Korean president as representatives of the two countries sat together at the opening of the 2018 PyeongChang Olympics.S

2018-02-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The Louisiana city known as the Big Easy is celebrating a big birthday this year. New Orleans turns 300 years old.The celebration began December 31 with a huge fireworks show over

2018-02-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Our story today is called "One Thousand Dollars." It was written by O. Henry. Here is Steve Ember with the story."One thousand dollars," said the lawyer Tolman, in a severe and ser

2018-02-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Researchers in Japan and Australia say they have made progress in developing a blood test that could one day help doctors identify who might get Alzheimer's disease.The scientists

2018-02-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The government of Myanmar has answered a report by the Associated Press that said there are mass burials in a village in Rakhine state.The AP's report on February 2 said that memb

2018-02-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

North Korea held a military parade in Pyongyang Thursday, one day before the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in South Korea.South Korean sources say tens of thousands of

2018-02-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A powerful earthquake struck Taiwan late Tuesday, killing at least seven people and leaving several buildings leaning, near total collapse.The U.S. Geological Survey said the 6.4 m

2018-02-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Genetic material from a 10,000-year-old skeleton suggests the oldest-known Briton had dark skin and blue eyes.Scientists from Britain's Natural History Museum and University Colle

2018-02-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Machines powered by artificial intelligence, or AI, are increasingly used to help people perform many different jobs. One area where AI is currently being used is in the American c

2018-02-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is not ruling out a meeting with North Korean officials during his trip to South Korea to attend the Winter Olympics.Pence was asked about the possib

2018-02-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Child development experts are urging Facebook to remove its new messaging app designed for kids.In a letter sent recently to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg, the group of experts argu

2018-02-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

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

2018-02-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Pope Francis reportedly received a letter in 2015 that describes a Chilean church cover-up of sexual abuse by a priest there.The pope had said recently that no victims had reported

2018-02-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Cambodia's government has ordered internet service providers to block online access to The Cambodia Daily newspaper.In a letter dated Sept. 28, 2017, recently made public, the Min

2018-02-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is What's Trending Today ...The "underdog" Philadelphia Eagles football team has won its first Super Bowl. The team defeated the favored New England Patriots in the National

2018-02-06 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.In recent decades, countries around the world have made great progress against malaria. However, a new report from

2018-02-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Turkey says its forces have set up a military position near the Syrian city of Aleppo for the first time ever.The Turkish army described the camp as the deepest post its forces hav

2018-02-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

SpaceX's huge rocket makes its first launch this week. It will leave from the same launch pad that sent men to the moon almost 50 years ago.The rocket, called the ‘Falcon He

2018-02-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

It can be difficult to live in the 21st century without using the internet, a smartphone or other digital device.A new report shows that electronic banking, internet marketing and

2018-02-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The world's oceans are sick, and getting sicker every day.Two new studies show the warming of Earth's atmosphere is removing oxygen from ocean waters and harming coral reefs.Oxyg

2018-02-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Las Vegas, Nevada is a city famous for its exciting nightlife.One of the main streets is called The Las Vegas Strip. It has many large hotels and casinos, places where people can w

2018-02-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Vaccines. Popular sports drinks. Computers.Each one of these subjects is different from the others. But all three have something in common: they were all invented by researchers wo

2018-02-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Now, Words and Their Stories, a weekly program from VOA Learning English.Today we will be talking about a hated but misunderstood animal – the rat.The sight of a rat might fr

2018-02-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Actor Helen Mirren says her new film Winchester is not a horror movie, but a ghost story. She says the film has foreign roots and also something very American: an understanding of

2018-02-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

North Korea is sending a 230-member all-female cheerleading squad to the Olympics in South Korea.Some observers are using the term "army of beauties" to describe the group.North Ko