2017-07-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

One of the latest trends in technology is the creation of personal robots to help people with day-to-day activities.Some companies are testing driverless robots to bring food and o

2017-07-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Comedian George Carlin is famous for talking about language. He is famous for criticizing indirect or overly pleasant speech. Consider these lines from one of his performances:"I d

2017-07-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning voters say American colleges and universities have a negative effect on the United States.That is one of the findings of a new repo

2017-07-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

One of the best uses of technology is to make life easier.A new product from Microsoft Corporation can do just that for people who have trouble seeing. They may be blind or visuall

2017-07-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is What’s Trending Today.Brazilian soccer player Neymar is one of the world’s best.But he is not the best player on his team, Barcelona.That title belongs to Argen

2017-07-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

For many English learners, speaking is the most difficult part of the language to master. To improve your speaking skills, you need to be able to practice with other English learne

2017-07-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Many Native American artists are quitting their trade because they cannot compete with the low prices of fake artwork.William Woody is the top law enforcement official at the Fish

2017-07-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) will make an additional 15,000 H-2B visas available for American companies to hire low-wage foreign workers.In a written statement on Mond

2017-07-18 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.A mind filled with fear and bad thoughts is an unquiet mind. When you are worried, it can be hard to direct your at

2017-07-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Venezuela’s opposition leaders called for more street protests Monday. The call for action came after more than seven million Venezuelans voted in an unofficial referendum at

2017-07-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A new study explores the custom of tipping in the United States.Many Americans give tips to people who perform a job for them, especially workers in the service industry. They pay

2017-07-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Microbeads are tiny pieces of plastic used in many products to help clean skin or teeth. They are a kind of microplastic, which are pieces of plastic less than 5 millimeters in siz

2017-07-17 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 James Garfield. He was the 20th president of the United States.Garfield is not one of the best-k

2017-07-16 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 explore common expressions in American English.On another Words and Their Stories, we went to the high se

2017-07-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Editor's Note: This report is part of a continuing series about international student life at colleges and universities across the United States. Join us over the next several wee

2017-07-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Computer programs called apps are helping people avoid violence in the streets of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.Rio de Janeiro has an average of 15 gun battles every day. Innocent people

2017-07-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The Sahel is one of driest areas in Africa, but that may change if Earth’s surface temperatures rise more than two degrees Celsius.Scientists say the Sahel could turn greener

2017-07-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

When Betsy DeVos was selected by President Donald Trump to head the U.S. Education Department, some said she would do more to help charter and private schools than public schools.D

2017-07-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Whisky has grown popular around the world in the last 10 years. New distilleries are opening, and old distilleries are trying to produce more whisky.But as people make more whisky,

2017-07-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

We present part one of the short story "Hearts and Crosses," by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State.Baldy woods reached for a dr

2017-07-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is What's Trending Today...Five years ago this week, South Korean music artist Psy put his official “Gangnam Style” music video on Youtube.It went on to become th

2017-07-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

For nearly 200 years, scientists have wondered about the Giant Red Spot on Jupiter. This week, pictures of the planet show dark clouds moving around, and through, a large red oval

2017-07-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

President Donald Trump gave a team of female Afghan students permission to travel to the United States for a worldwide robotics competition.The three-day competition begins Sunday

2017-07-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Many Americans consider Red House, a song by Jimi Hendrix, to be a great piece of Rock and Roll music."There's a red house over yonder (baby)..."Today we will show you how one lin

2017-07-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Your telephone is running low on power while you wait to fly out of an airport.Other people have connected their cell phones and other devices to electrical outlets in the waiting