2016-06-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The day after 49 people were killed at a nightclub in Orlando, U.S. President Barack Obama called on the nation to make it harder for people who might be a threat to get guns -- ju

2016-06-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The non-profit company that gives the ACT college entrance exam canceled plans to give the test last Saturday in South Korea and Hong Kong.Spokesman Edward Colby said the company c

2016-06-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Brazil now faces its own Occupy Movement in public schools.High school students have taken over more than 300 public spaces and formed committees to demand meetings with state offi

2016-06-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

As experts warn of a coming food crisis, the vertical farming industry aims to create plants that offer more nutritional value and require fewer resources.In vertical farms, plants

2016-06-14 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.An estimated two million people around the world have multiple sclerosis, a disease commonly called MS.The disease

2016-06-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Each year, the Tony Awards honor the best actors, entertainers, writers and producers from New York City’s Broadway theaters.James Corden, a white comedian, opened the Tony A

2016-06-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Robots are not new to the industrial world. But as technology keeps getting better, more robots are helping humans in the workplace.Some of the world’s top robot innovators r

2016-06-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Nigeria has a federal budget following months of debate between President Muhammadu Buhari and lawmakers.Officials are calling the new $30.4 billion spending plan the “Budget

2016-06-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Is it your dream to fly and to work in space?Do you want to be a NASA astronaut?Like many jobs, the first thing would be to fill out the application.A recording-breaking 18,300 peo

2016-06-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The Philippine president-elect has a new program to fight crime.President-elect Rodrigo Duterte said people should go after drug dealers themselves.In a speech, he said people with

2016-06-12 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.This is the show that explains the origin and usage of common American English expressions.Today, we are going to make

2016-06-12 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 series about international student life at colleges and universities across the U.S. Please join us over the next several weeks as we bring

2016-06-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Hundreds of places across the U.S. use the word “squaw,” including Squaw Creek, Squaw Flat, Squaw Meadows and Squaw Springs, for example. In 1960, the Winter Olympics t

2016-06-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Four new chemical elements have been officially added to the periodic table.The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry announced names of the new elements earlier this w

2016-06-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Speak up! Put yourself out there!American society generally places high value on being friendly and speaking freely. That can can worry introverts. Introverts are people who tend t

2016-06-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Today, we visit one of the most famous national parks in America. You can find it high in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of the western state of California. It is one of the most stun

2016-06-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

We present the short story "The Cop and the Anthem," by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State.Soapy moved restlessly on his seat i

2016-06-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

U.S. President Barack Obama has officially endorsed Hillary Clinton, his former secretary of state, for president.Obama gave his endorsement in a video published online.“I wa

2016-06-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar.This week we will give you some tips on how to use modals to make requests and give permission.Some common modals for expressing

2016-06-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Tennis star Maria Sharapova said she will appeal the two-year suspension by the International Tennis Federation, or ITF.The ITF said Sharapova was responsible for failing a test ea

2016-06-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The social media website Twitter has announced major updates to its service.Some changes will make it easier to add words and images to a tweet. Other changes will affect how tweet

2016-06-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump are running for president facing historically negative views from voters.Larry Sabato of the Center for Politics at the Univers

2016-06-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The world is remembering Muhammad Ali, a man who transcended sports, culture and religion to become a worldwide icon."I Am Ali" is a 2014 documentary film by Clare Lewis. It used a

2016-06-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Athena Zhe grew up in Ukraine wanting to paint for the rest of her life.Her parents, however, wanted her to become a lawyer or a doctor.When she was 14, Athena moved to the United

2016-06-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A car bomb in Istanbul killed 11 people and wounded 36 others during morning rush hour Tuesday.A police bus was the target. Seven police officers were killed.The blast happened on