2017-11-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Accusations of sexual wrongdoing by film producer Harvey Weinstein and other famous people are having an effect on American businesses.What is being called the “Weinstein Eff

2017-11-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A new study suggests that the timing of a wound affects the speed at which it heals.Wounds suffered during the day heal around 60 percent faster than those sustained at night.The s

2017-11-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Now, it’s time for Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English.In the United States, it is almost time for something else. In a few days, smells of roasting turkey, but

2017-11-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Michigan State University has long worked with and competed against other colleges and universities in the United States.Michigan State, a public research university, often works o

2017-11-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe made his first public appearance since the military placed him under house arrest this week.Zimbabwe’s long-time leader attended a gr

2017-11-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Washington D.C. is a city full of museums. Visitors have a large choice of places to go to learn about United States history, culture and art.The latest one to open in Washington i

2017-11-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

We present the short story “The Ransom of Red Chief” by O. Henry. This story was adapted for VOA Learning English by Shelley Gollust. It was produced by Lawan Davis. He

2017-11-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A painting of Jesus Christ by Leonardo da Vinci has sold for a record $450 million. That is the most money ever paid for an artwork.The painting is called “Salvator Mundi,&rd

2017-11-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is What’s Trending Today…The line of people stretches out the door at Munch’s Burger Shack in Tokyo. The tiny eatery serves American-style hamburgers, among

2017-11-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

In the 1964 action film Goldfinger, actor Sean Connery plays the British secret agent James Bond.Bond, also called agent 007, is well-known for his drink of choice -- a martini. He

2017-11-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

As the United States pulls back from large free trade deals in the Asia-Pacific, Japan is competing with China for influence in the area.Japan is discussing deals to build a train

2017-11-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Mozilla has released a new update of its Firefox browser that it says is much faster and provides a better overall user experience. But can the new version – called Firefox Q

2017-11-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Scientists have long believed that a star explodes when it reaches the end of its life.This explosion is called a supernova. NASA, the American space agency, describes a supernova

2017-11-15 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.Recently, two leading heart organizations changed the definition of what it means to have high blood pressure. Beca

2017-11-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

For the first time in 12 years, the number of new international students attending American colleges and universities has dropped.That information comes from the 2017 Open Doors Re

2017-11-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is What’s Trending Today…Billionaire Bill Gates has made a $100-million investment to help researchers find a cure for Alzheimer’s. The brain disease causes

2017-11-14 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.There is an old saying: “You are what you eat.”When you eat the right foods, you feel better physically

2017-11-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Scientists say they have discovered a new species of orangutans on Indonesia’s island of Sumatra.The population differs in several ways from the two existing orangutan specie

2017-11-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

In the coming months, about 300 children across Lebanon will escape their daily struggles and learn to sing from an expert.Selim Sahab is an internationally celebrated Lebanese mus

2017-11-13 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 Richard Nixon.Nixon is well-known to many Americans for one reason: he was the only president to

2017-11-12 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.On this program we often talk about the origins of words and expressions that we use in American English. We also talk about

2017-11-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Everyone who has been a student has probably experienced something like this:It is the night before a big test in one of your most difficult classes. You tried your best to study a

2017-11-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Tecumseh was a leader of the Shawnee Tribe in the early 1800s. He led the Shawnee and other tribes in fighting American expansion into what is now the Northwestern United States. I

2017-11-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Pocahontas is one of the most famous figures in American history. Many books and films portray her as a beautiful American Indian “princess” who made sacrifices to serv

2017-11-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The National Archives in Washington has released more than 2,800 secret files related to the killing of President John F. Kennedy.The release late Thursday of the Kennedy files was