2017-09-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

More and more people in America are celebrating the Indian holiday Diwali.Diwali is Hindi for “row of lights.” It is the most important holiday in India. Although it be

2017-09-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

We present the third 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.My

2017-09-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

South Korean President Moon Jae-in says his government is increasing efforts to take back wartime operational control of its military.Wartime operational control, known as OPCON, d

2017-09-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

President Donald Trump plans to sharply reduce the number of refugees permitted in the United States.The move comes at a time when humanitarian groups say more people than ever sho

2017-09-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner has died.He was 91 years old.Hefner died of natural causes at his home surrounded by family on Wednesday, Playboy said in a statement.Hefner la

2017-09-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Popular culture can teach you about English grammar. You might be surprised to know that music and films can show you how to use difficult grammatical structures.How so?Consider th

2017-09-28 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Switzerland is the world’s most competitive economy, the World Economic Forum (WEF) reported on Wednesday.It said the Swiss economy has been more competitive than the economi

2017-09-28 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The bristlecone pine is the longest-living thing on Earth. These trees, with their strangely shaped, wind-beaten limbs, can live up to 5,000 years.But experts worry that a warming

2017-09-28 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Last week Apple released iOS 11, the update to its mobile operating system for iPhone and iPad. This update has features that may make your current device feel like a new one.iOS 1

2017-09-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Military experts say North Korea does not have the ability or the desire to attack United States warplanes near the Korean Peninsula.However, North Korea’s foreign minister s

2017-09-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Clowns are almost everywhere these days in popular culture. They can be seen in movies, on television shows, at musical performances, and sometimes just walking in the streets.Clow

2017-09-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Two heads are better than one.Or so the expression goes. It means that two people working together have a better chance of solving a problem than one person alone. But not everyone

2017-09-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Travelers to the United States from eight countries face new restrictions under a document that President Donald Trump signed on Sunday.The new restrictions are to take effect on O

2017-09-26 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 World Health Organization (WHO) says progress is being made in reducing deaths from non-communicable diseases (

2017-09-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

American colleges are deciding whether to change how they investigate sexual assaults after a directive from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.Last Friday, DeVos withdrew official gu

2017-09-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho says the United States has declared war on his country.Ri made the statement to reporters in New York City on Monday. He added that his cou

2017-09-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Did you ever have to say “no” to somebody? Such as a classmate who asks to go to lunch with you, or a roommate who asks if you would like to continue living together in

2017-09-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Research subjects who have lived with limited human contact since January recently completed an experiment.The six, four men and two women, lived near the top of a volcano on the P

2017-09-25 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 Herbert Hoover. He took office in 1929.Hoover was president for the early years of what American

2017-09-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Russia has unveiled a monument to Mikhail Kalashnikov, creator of one of the most famous firearms in the world.The 7.5-meter tall statue features Kalashnikov holding his famous rif

2017-09-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Now, it is time for Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English.On this program we explain the meaning and usage of common expressions in American English.Today we will talk

2017-09-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Now more than ever, higher education is one of the most important tools many people have as they seek a bright economic future.The Georgetown University Center on Education and the

2017-09-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Earlier this month, the Italian city of Pisa held the First International Festival of Robotics.During the festival, a robot did something incredible at Pisa's Verdi Theater. It li

2017-09-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A war of words is rising between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.The two leaders have been exchanging unusually personal insults as international pr

2017-09-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

American actress Emma Stone admits she has never played tennis.So to play the role of tennis champion Billie Jean King in the new film Battle of the Sexes, she prepared her body us