2017-12-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Felicia Luna had a really bad headache. She said the painful pressure felt “like someone was squeezing my head really tight.”The pain became so bad that the 41-year-old

2017-12-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Researchers have identified a molecule that attracts an insect which carries citrus greening disease.This development is expected to help farmers control a disease that has destroy

2017-12-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents.Today we are talking about George Herbert Walker Bush.Before he became president in 1989, Bush had a lot of experience in g

2017-12-10 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.The United States is a big country with many, many roads. Many, if not most, of Americans depend on motor vehicles to get fro

2017-12-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Kara Rowells enjoys hard work. The native of Tarpon Springs, Florida learned to love being busy from her father.“My dad … always had a lot of different jobs at once, a

2017-12-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A new study suggests that dark markings on the planet Mars represent sand – not water.Research in 2015 had suggested that lines on some Martian hills were evidence of water.

2017-12-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Every year as southern Arizona cooled, architect Frank Lloyd Wright and his students would travel there to escape the cold of winter in Wisconsin.Wright’s students built shel

2017-12-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Firefighters continue to fight wildfires in southern California, including a new fire just north of San Diego.In the past five days, the fires have destroyed at least 500 buildings

2017-12-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Cities all across the United States are dressing up for the Christmas season with trees, lights and holiday magic. Today, we look at a few of them.New York CityIn New York City, on

2017-12-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The southern U.S. state of Mississippi turns 200 years old on Sunday.The day before, the state will open two museums that examine its history. The museums are in Jackson, the state

2017-12-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

We present the second of three parts of the short story "Benito Cereno." It was written by Herman Melville.Last week, we told how African slaves on a Spanish ship rebelled in seven

2017-12-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Palestinians took to the streets Thursday to protest U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.Trump announced the action Wednes

2017-12-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A new study has found that babies have a higher chance of dying in their first few weeks of life if their mothers live close to an oil spill.Researchers studied information about b

2017-12-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

American Senator Al Franken of Minnesota said he will resign from Congress in the coming weeks. The Democrat announced his decision Thursday.Over several weeks, eight women have ac

2017-12-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The American television series "Seinfeld" was famous for its unusual and often strange conversations. These conversations often took place in a diner - a kind of small, informal re

2017-12-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

United States President Donald Trump has declared that the U.S. recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.Trump made the announcement Wednesday at the White House. He said the

2017-12-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

For the first time, Facebook is opening its service to children under age 13.The social media giant has launched a new app allowing young children to send messages through Facebook

2017-12-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Climate change has had a number of effects on cities around the world, including rising sea levels. And, this has become an especially big problem for coastal cities. City official

2017-12-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

U.S. President Donald Trump told Palestinian and Jordanian leaders on Tuesday that he intends to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.A Palestinian spokesman

2017-12-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The International Olympic Committee, or IOC, has banned Russia from the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.Some Russian athletes, however, can participate in the games as

2017-12-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

If you are interested in studying at an American college or university, you have probably heard about the Test of English as a Foreign Language.The test is widely known as the TOEF

2017-12-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The World Health Organization (WHO) says one of every 10 medicines sold in developing countries is either fake or of poor quality.In a report this week, WHO officials said fake or

2017-12-05 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.The year 2018 will mark the 100th anniversary of the deadliest influenza outbreak in history.Scientists estimate th

2017-12-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The US Navy is answering criticisms that its combat ships are fast but lack the firepower and armor to survive a battle at sea. It says it wants new ships that are slower and small

2017-12-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Japanese officials are trying to decide what to do with thousands of tons of radioactive water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant.More than six years have passed since