2020-12-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The coronavirus health crisis has changed how Santa Claus meets with American children.Santa now wears a face covering over his white beard. He stays behind a barrier and keeps dis

2020-12-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

People seeking U.S. citizenship will now be required to take a longer and more complex test.The test centers on civics, a study of the rights and duties of citizenship. There are n

2020-12-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Cool air blows through New Delhi in the mornings, and the sun is partly hidden by pollution. It is winter in India's capital city, where 29 million people live. But along the city

2020-12-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Governments and officials around the world are hoping COVID-19 vaccines can create "herd immunity" to protect large populations.Some experts predict that giving a vaccine to just t

2020-12-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

International mining officials say the coronavirus crisis has led to increased automation in the industry.The changes are likely to lead to lower costs and smaller, cleaner mines w

2020-12-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

American researchers say they have created the first full-size human heart model using 3D printing technology.The model was made with a specially developed 3D printer that uses bio

2020-12-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

2020 has been an extreme year for hurricanes, wildfires and heat waves around the world. New reports from United Nations agencies list this year's record-breaking weather and the

2020-12-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Recently, someone asked us, "Can you please tell me who is the highest authority or is the most respected resource regarding writing rules?" There are several excellent sources on

2020-12-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English.There are many ways to get people to do what you want. You can threaten them with punishment. You can also entice others

2020-12-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Singapore's government has approved the sale of a laboratory-grown chicken meat. The American company that invented the product, Eat Just, says it is the first time lab-grown meat

2020-12-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Turkey and Brazil are among the countries hard hit with coronavirus infections. Both are moving forward with plans to use an unproven COVID-19 vaccine developed by China's Sinovac

2020-12-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

It is not surprising that people have turned to TikTok for 60 seconds of relief in a year marked by the COVID-19 health crisis and social and political unrest.This week, the social

2020-12-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

More than 100 years ago, the New York Times published a story titled "No New ‘Movies' Till Influenza Ends." The story described the spread of the Spanish Flu across the Unit

2020-12-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

We present "The Outcasts of Poker Flat" by Bret Harte. Here is Jim Tedder.John Oakhurst was a gambler. He had lived in the small western town of Poker Flat for only a short time. H

2020-12-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

China recently landed its third spacecraft on the moon and says the explorer vehicle successfully collected material from the lunar surface.The effort marks the first time in more

2020-12-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Today, we answer a question from Jorge in Colombia. He writes:Question:I'd like to know the difference between "how long" and "how much time." When should I use them?Thank you &nd

2020-12-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

China's effort to win an international certification for Pao Cai, a pickled vegetable dish from Sichuan, is turning into a large disagreement on social media.The disagreement is b

2020-12-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Scientists studying the remains of ancient creatures say that large dinosaurs did not grow at the same rate.Some dinosaurs grew slowly and steadily. Others experienced a growth spu

2020-12-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Six migrants listen closely as Mbaye Babacar Diouf speaks to them.The 33-year-old man has faced his own difficulties as a migrant from Senegal to Spain. Today, Babacar is a nurse i

2020-12-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Security researchers at the tech company IBM say they have found a cyber effort to collect information on the worldwide distribution of COVID-19 vaccine.The researchers said the ef

2020-12-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Britain has approved Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use.Developed by the American drug-maker Pfizer and Germany's BioNTech, it is the world's first COVID-19 vaccine to

2020-12-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A shiny piece of steel about 3.4 meters tall appeared last month in the red-rock desert of the American state of Utah. Just ten days later, it disappeared. Only a few rocks remaine

2020-12-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

There is little to do in Norcatur, Kansas. It has a service station, a building for storing grain, and a weekend place where the locals play pool, eat pizza and drink beer.Yet COVI

2020-12-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A U.S. government study has found that facial recognition technology is getting better at identifying people wearing masks.The study is part of ongoing research by the U.S. Commerc

2020-12-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Vietnam reported two new coronavirus cases on Tuesday. The new community transmissions happened in Ho Chi Minh City. They come one day after the country reported its first local tr