2017-02-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Two vaccines developed by a Maryland company are showing promise in the fight against malaria.One vaccine was 100 percent effective in preventing the deadly disease malaria. That i

2017-02-27 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 John Adams. In 1796, he was elected as the country’s second president.Being second can be diffi

2017-02-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Scientists have found living organisms trapped in crystals that could be 50,000 years old.The organisms were found in a hot, but beautiful cave system in Naica, Mexico. These ancie

2017-02-26 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 tell about common expressions in American English and explain how to use them.Today we talk about

2017-02-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The idea of tenure has long been important to American higher education.In the 1700s, religious groups operated most colleges in the United States and, before that, Britain’s

2017-02-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Republican Party activists and Republican voters mostly approve of Donald Trump’s first actions as president of the United States.But the new president has low approval ratin

2017-02-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The owner of technology company Google has reported progress in its plan to offer Internet service to rural areas around the world.Google’s parent company, Alphabet, calls th

2017-02-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Scientists in Mexico say they may have found a way to cut production of methane, a gas linked to rising temperatures on the Earth’s surface.The scientists say their method ma

2017-02-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Columbia University’s Mailman School of Public Health recently emailed good news to 277 applicants.The emails said the Ivy League school is “delighted to welcome”

2017-02-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

We present the second of three parts of the short story "The Fall of the House of Usher," by Edgar Allan Poe. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department o

2017-02-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is What’s Trending Today.A few days ago, we told you about a young giant panda named Bao Bao.She spent the first three years of her life at the National Zoo in Washingto

2017-02-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Excitement was in the air and on the grounds of Mount Vernon, home of George Washington, the first president of the United States.Friends and family gathered there to watch loved o

2017-02-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Many Americans do not trust opinion polls. They are not moved by recent polls on the presidency of Donald Trump.Studies show that, nationwide, 44 percent of those questioned approv

2017-02-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar.Imagine you are at a business meeting in the United States. The meeting is held one day after a major sporting event, like the S

2017-02-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

For the first time ever, astronomers have discovered a system of seven Earth-sized planets orbiting around a single star.The finding was announced Wednesday by officials from NASA

2017-02-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Have you wanted to try an ebook? Would you like to keep ebooks handy to read on your phone or tablet? Has the cost of ebooks stopped you? Well, there are ebooks out there that you

2017-02-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The United States remains a popular destination for immigrants from Africa, according to the U.S.-based Pew Research Center.The number of African immigrants coming to the U.S. has

2017-02-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Women are under-represented in the technology industry around the world.At colleges and universities in the United States, women represent only one in six students of computer scie

2017-02-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Big data is having an increasing effect on the way we live.Big data can be defined as information that is too big or complex to be contained or processed by any one machine or pers

2017-02-21 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.In the future, chemicals from plants found in and around the Mediterranean may be used to help treat people with br

2017-02-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Vice President Mike Pence says the United States will “continue to hold Russia accountable.” But he adds that President Donald Trump wants to find “new common gro

2017-02-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Most college students would love to get an assignment like the one Madeline Ota recently received at Stanford University.She and her classmates were asked to make beer in their dor

2017-02-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Cindy lives with her three children in a small bedroom in an apartment near a major American city. Two other adults also live in the apartment.Cindy asked VOA to use just her first

2017-02-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Looking at a rainforest from high in the sky, you might think all the trees look about the same.But they are not.Take, for example, the Amazon rainforest in South America. Research

2017-02-20 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 George Washington.He was the first president of the United States. He served from 1789 to 1797.But he