2017-04-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Tim Ma’s parents came to the United States from Taiwan in the 1970s. They opened a restaurant. It was not a success. They found success in America, however, in computers and

2017-04-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Three days after a passenger was dragged off a plane, the head of United Airlines went on television Wednesday to apologize for the incident.On Sunday, passenger David Dao refused

2017-04-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is What’s Trending Today.Airline passengers around the world were upset when videos of a man being dragged off a United Airlines flight came out on Sunday night. The vid

2017-04-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Imagine you have a test in school. It could be for a class in history or mathematics. Even worse, you could have an English test. How should you prepare for this terrible event? Wh

2017-04-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A presidential election will take place in South Korea next month. The results could produce a change in policy that may reduce tensions with North Korea and worsen them with the U

2017-04-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The United States Navy has sent a group of warships to waters near the Korean Peninsula as a show of force to North Korea.The strike group is led by the USS Carl Vinson aircraft ca

2017-04-11 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.April is Autism Awareness Month in the United States.Autism, also known as Autism Spectrum Disorder, is a complex d

2017-04-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The Earth is losing some of its major freshwater supplies.But these water resources are not lakes or rivers. They are called “aquifers.” They formed deep underground as

2017-04-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Should American high school students know at least as much about their country’s historic documents as immigrants seeking citizenship? Many states and schools are asking that

2017-04-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Human exploration of Mars is now an official goal of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).Last month, U.S. President Donald Trump signed a bill to increase NASA

2017-04-10 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 Martin Van Buren. He was sworn in as the eighth president of the United States in 1837.Van Buren

2017-04-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The fifth-tallest building in the world, the Lotte World Tower, has opened in Seoul, South Korea.The event was celebrated in a ceremony with a fireworks display that lit up the bui

2017-04-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

From VOA Learning English, this is Words and Their Stories! On this program, we talk about origins and usage of common expressions in American English.Today we explore the word &ld

2017-04-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Each year, millions of students complete their study programs at the colleges and universities across the United States.The new graduates receive an official piece of paper from th

2017-04-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

An unusual, new program is becoming the norm at a technology company in Sweden.The company, called Epicenter, offers to place a microchip in its workers. It asks them for permissio

2017-04-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Editor's Note: April 7 is World Health Day! To celebrate, we are talking about exercise on this week's Words to the Wise.Today’s ‘Words to the Wise’ may leave u

2017-04-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Today we tell a traditional American story called a “tall tale.” A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life. The descriptions in the story are exagge

2017-04-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

American allies have praised the United States for launching airstrikes on Syrian military targets to answer a chemical weapons attack in Syria.U.S. Navy destroyers fired 59 Tomaha

2017-04-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The congressman leading an investigation into reported Russian interference with last year’s presidential election has temporarily stepped down from the investigation.Congres

2017-04-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Britain officially informed the European Union (EU) of its plans to leave the group last week.The move came at a time when Britain is involved in a heated dispute with the EU and S

2017-04-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Imagine you are watching an old American movie -- the crime film “Dirty Harry.”You have heard that one part of the film is very famous in American culture.You watch the

2017-04-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This week, the U.S. Senate will vote on whether to accept Donald Trump’s nomination for the Supreme Court.The president has asked Congress to approve federal judge Neil Gorsu

2017-04-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

If you are a fan of emojis, you might enjoy Memoji. The new app turns photos of faces into emojis. If your friends are fans of emojis, you can turn their photos into emojis, too.Bu

2017-04-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Walk into most any classroom, and you will see a large world map hanging somewhere on the wall.Teachers use maps for subjects like geography and social studies.In the United States

2017-04-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The smell of smoke from cooking fires has stayed in the memory of Ravindra Sunku.While growing up in Hyderabad, India, Sunku smelled too much oil and wood burning in his neighborho