2016-07-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

U.S. attorney general Loretta Lynch says billions of dollars were stolen from an investment fund run by the government of Malaysia.The thieves may be high-ranking officials in the

2016-07-24 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.Each week we explore the meaning and origin of American English expressions.Today, I want you to look at your hand. The

2016-07-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Freedom of speech is protected in the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution. But universities across the U.S. are debating if they will tolerate all kind of speech on campus &nd

2016-07-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Donald Trump accepted the Republican nomination for president Thursday and vowed to end growing violence in America if elected.Trump spoke during the final day of the Republican Pa

2016-07-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Clearly, there was no social media or television to spread the word when America declared its independence from Britain in 1776.Information about the American Revolution came from

2016-07-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

In 1968, Richard Nixon accepted the Republican presidential nomination promising a war against crime.Forty-eight years later, Donald Trump did the same thing as he accepted the Rep

2016-07-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

We present the short story "A Retrieved Reformation," by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State.In the prison shoe-shop, Jimmy Vale

2016-07-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Ten London start-up businesses have made inquiries about moving to Berlin since Britain voted to leave the European Union.The business development group Berlin Partner made the ann

2016-07-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Donald Trump officially became the Republican nominee for president at the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, this week.Trump defeated 16 other candidates to win th

2016-07-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Have you ever been in a conversation and wanted to check your understanding? That is the time to use a tag question in English.A tag question is a short question added to a stateme

2016-07-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Saudi Arabia’s top religious officials decided there is no place for Pokémon Go in the Arab kingdom.The officials made their ruling in a Fatwa, or a finding of Islamic

2016-07-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

It would be an understatement to say that Ernestine Shepherd is in better condition than most people. The 80-year-old bodybuilder lives by the words "determined, dedicated and disc

2016-07-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Two United States senators released a commentary this week saying America will continue to support its Asian allies.Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona and Democratic Senator

2016-07-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Sherlock Holmes may be the most famous private investigator of them all.Holmes is also one bookstore owner’s first choice when a new English reader asks him to recommend a my

2016-07-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The scene is very troubling.White lines mark the place on the floor where a person has fallen -- dead. There is blood covering the floor. There is blood on the walls.Police officer

2016-07-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Ralph Alvarado became the first Hispanic elected to state office in Kentucky when he won his state Senate race in 2014.On Wednesday night, Alvarado, a medical doctor, will give a s

2016-07-19 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 International AIDS Conference is being held this week (July 18 – 22) in Durban, South Africa. It is the l

2016-07-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Editor's note: The audio for this story will be added as soon as it is available.Young supporters of Republican Donald Trump or Democrat Hillary Clinton agree improving the econom

2016-07-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

American officials are increasing security for the upcoming Republican and Democratic political conventions. This comes after five police officers were shot and killed in Dallas.FB

2016-07-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

There is big news about the environment: Scientists say a hole in Earth’s protective ozone layer is starting to heal.A new study confirms the hole is getting smaller. A repor

2016-07-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

“Let us love not with words or speech, but with actions and in truth.”President Barack Obama turned to the Bible to describe what is needed to heal racial divisions in

2016-07-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The Roman Catholic Church is making plans to honor Mother Teresa during a special ceremony at the Vatican.Mother Teresa was a religious worker. She spent most of her working life h

2016-07-17 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 new ongoing series about international student life at colleges and universities across the U.S. Please join us over the next several weeks

2016-07-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Welcome back to Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English!Each week we explore the roots and meaning of common American expressions.Today let’s talk about apples.The

2016-07-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A driver killed more than 80 people and injured others when he crashed a large truck into a crowd in Nice, France Thursday night.People had gathered in Nice for a celebration of Ba