2017-07-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A huge iceberg, seven times the size of New York City, broke off of Antarctica, scientists said Wednesday.The iceberg that broke away is 5,800-square-kilometers large. It is descri

2017-07-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

President Donald Trump’s administration is postponing a program that provides visas for foreign entrepreneurs to launch companies in the United States. It plans to review whe

2017-07-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Newly released emails show that a son of U.S. President Donald Trump wanted to meet with a Russian lawyer during the 2016 election campaign.Donald Trump Junior was hoping the lawye

2017-07-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A common belief is that people who write computer code must be good at math and logic. However, software engineers say that creativity is also an important quality for coding.Softw

2017-07-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

If you are like many language learners, you try to memorize lists of vocabulary words and grammar rules.Perhaps you test yourself by using flash cards or answering questions from a

2017-07-11 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 health value of a Mediterranean diet is widely known. Fruits, vegetables and fish are main foods in this diet.E

2017-07-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Mobile phones and satellites are becoming valuable farming tools in Pakistan.A new program there uses satellite information to estimate how much water a field needs. The satellite

2017-07-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

North Korea’s government has reduced school hours so students can water crops affected by a drought. The drought is affecting the country’s farms, according to two unna

2017-07-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Washington DC was the first city in the United States to issue gender neutral driver’s licenses and identification (ID) documents.The new policy went into effect June 27. It

2017-07-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Researchers say cats may have started spending time with humans about 10,000 years ago.French scientists studied the DNA of 209 ancient cats from Europe, Africa and Asia. They incl

2017-07-10 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 Rutherford B. Hayes. He took office in 1877 and was president during the end of what Americans c

2017-07-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Most people think of influenza as a common health problem -- not a serious condition.Yet an influenza infection can be deadly, especially in older adults, young children and people

2017-07-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Editor’s Note: This story is part of a continuing series about international student life at colleges and universities across the United States. Please join us over the next

2017-07-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Now, the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories.On this program we explore words and common expressions in American English.We communicate most commonly, of course,

2017-07-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

President Donald Trump raised concerns about possible Russian interference in the U.S. presidential election during his first face-to-face meeting with Russian President Vladimir P

2017-07-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Dubai is the commercial capital of the oil-rich United Arab Emirates in the Persian Gulf. But officials want to turn it into the world’s “smartest” city.Earlier t

2017-07-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Our story today is called "The Last Leaf." It was written by O. Henry. Here is Barbara Klein with the story.Many artists lived in the Greenwich Village area of New York. Two young

2017-07-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Volvo says all its new vehicles starting in 2019 will have electric motors.The Chinese-owned company is the first major car manufacturer to set a date for producing only electric p

2017-07-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar.English has many patterns. Basic grammatical patterns can explain the structure of around 95% of sentences in English, says Mart

2017-07-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Every July 4th, Americans celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1776.The document expressed the desire of the American colonies to separate from Great Britain

2017-07-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Traveling somewhere new can bring exciting adventures.But it can also bring unwelcome surprises.The difference between the two may be in the tools you use before and during your tr

2017-07-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The summer of 1967 forever changed American culture.It was a summer of anti-war protests, peace movements, love, flowers, drugs and rock and roll.It became known as the “Summ

2017-07-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A company in Mountain View, California, helps fund and advises new, or startup, technology companies. It is called Y Combinator, and it has helped launch many well-known companies

2017-07-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The United States has denied visas to a team of Gambian students to attend a major international robotics competition.The event takes place in Washington, D.C. later this month.Muc

2017-07-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A majority of Americans say they would change their choice of college, degree or field of study, if they could do it over again.Gallup, an American research-based company, and the