2017-10-09 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 Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Earlier we told about his rise to power, and his health problems. Whe

2017-10-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

About half of teenagers in the United States and Japan say they are “addicted” to their smartphones.To be addicted means an individual is unable to stop doing something

2017-10-08 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 talk about words and expressions that we use in everyday conversation. Today we are going to talk about my

2017-10-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

When students around the word think about higher education in the United States, a few images are likely to appear in their minds.They probably see beautiful old buildings, librari

2017-10-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A group seeking an international ban on nuclear weapons has won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize.The Norwegian Nobel Committee is giving the prize to the International Campaign to Abolis

2017-10-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Americans are remembering rock musician Tom Petty.Petty died on Monday after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu, California. He was 66 years old.Petty's family said

2017-10-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

We present the fourth of five parts of the short story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," by Edgar Allen Poe. The story was originally adapted and recorded by VOA Learning English.Mu

2017-10-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Kazuo Ishiguro, the Japanese-born English writer, has won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature.The Swedish Academy made the announcement Thursday in Stockholm.Sara Danius, the academ

2017-10-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

China has ordered all North Korean-owned businesses in the country to close by early January.The decision supports sanctions placed by the United Nations on North Korea for its con

2017-10-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The 2014 film Whiplash tells the story of a young man who wants to be a great jazz musician. He has a music director who often says cruel things to him.At one point in the film, th

2017-10-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize for chemistry for their work to simplify and improve the imaging of biomolecules.Goran Hansson is Secretary General of the Royal Swedish A

2017-10-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The Global Learning XPrize competition is looking at ways in which children can teach themselves reading, writing and mathematics with only a tablet computer.The XPrize Foundation

2017-10-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Before last season, the National Basketball Association (or NBA) announced it had more international players than ever before.And that number only continues to grow.When the 2016-2

2017-10-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Three scientists have won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physics for their work in measuring gravitational waves.The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced the prize winners on Tuesd

2017-10-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Chances are that today’s college graduates will get jobs not directly connected to their majors.A 2014 study by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York found that only 27 percen

2017-10-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Once again someone has carried out a deadly mass shooting.On Sunday night in Las Vegas, Nevada, a man opened fire from high above a huge crowd at an outdoor music show. At least 58

2017-10-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A gunman killed more than 50 people and wounded at least 500 others Sunday night in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.The attack took place at an outdoor country m

2017-10-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

For VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report.No matter where they live, children get a strong message about what is expected of them as they grow up.And, in most

2017-10-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Three American scientists have won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.The three were recognized for their work on the body’s daily rhythms -- the biological proce

2017-10-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Hurricane Maria severely damaged Puerto Rico’s electricity and communications systems. Millions of people there are without power, water or food.The storm also caused damage

2017-10-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Tashitaa Tufaa grew up in the Oromia region of Ethiopia. He worked on his family’s farm with his 13 brothers and sisters, until he left to become a school teacher.In time, Tu

2017-10-02 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 Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was related to an earlier president with same last name, Theodore

2017-10-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

When looking for stories with the words “college application help,” Google’s search engine identifies over 500 million examples on the World Wide Web.It is hard t

2017-10-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Now, it’s time for the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show we explore the origins, meanings and usage of common expressions in everyday English

2017-09-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Western countries again top Reuters’ yearly list of the World’s Most Innovative Universities. The media group ranks educational centers based on scientific gains, inven