2016-04-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A second powerful earthquake struck southern Japan early Saturday.The quake caused the Japan Meteorological Agency to give and then cancel a tsunami warning for the area.The magnit

2016-04-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

EDITOR'S NOTE: This year, the U.S. National Park Service turns 100. American’s 28th President, Woodrow Wilson, formed the National Park Service in 1916 to “protect the

2016-04-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Our story this week is "Keesh." It was written by Jack London. Here is Shep O’Neal to tell you the story.Keesh lived at the edge of the polar sea. He had seen thirteen suns

2016-04-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is What’s Trending Today.The regular National Basketball Association, or NBA, season ended on Wednesday night with two memorable games.In one, the Golden State Warriors

2016-04-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The World Bank Group plans to invest close to $2.5 billion over five years in education projects to help girls between the ages of 12 and 17.The bank says that about 75 percent of

2016-04-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Russian military airplanes flew over an American warship in international waters earlier this week.The Russian Defense Ministry said Thursday that its SU-24 planes were performing

2016-04-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

We often need to tell others what someone else said. There are two ways to do this. One is to say the same words and use quotation marks. That is "direct speech." The other method

2016-04-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This year, the U.S. National Park Service turns 100. American’s 28th President, Woodrow Wilson, formed the National Park Service in 1916 to “protect the wild and wonder

2016-04-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Does your mobile phone’s battery die more quickly than it once did? Apps may be the problem. Even if you did not add new apps to your phone, an app update alone can use lots

2016-04-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Teachers of English may hesitate to teach debate because they think it is beyond their students’ language ability, or proficiency.But debate can be a powerful tool. It can he

2016-04-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Place names in the United States are a hodgepodge, a seemingly random collection, of different languages.This can make pronunciations a bit difficult, even for people who live here

2016-04-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The dreamy 10-day California music festival, Coachella, opens Friday, starring three very different artists.Electronic rock band LCD Soundsystem headlines Friday nights.The classic

2016-04-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Ousting Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi without a strategy for what followed was his worst mistake, says President Barack Obama.In 2011, NATO-led forces ousted the Libyan dictator.

2016-04-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Top health officials in the U.S. say the Zika virus is “scarier” than first thought.The Zika virus is transmitted by mosquitoes. It can cause birth defects, such as an

2016-04-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A new report says there are now more obese people in the world than there are underweight people.Researchers from Imperial College London wrote the report. Their findings were publ

2016-04-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Ukraine’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk said Sunday he is resigning. His decision may permit a new government to be formed, possibly ending the country’s political c

2016-04-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The language used by scientists to explain complex ideas can be difficult and -- well, let’s face it -- sometimes boring.The language, with its Latin words and long scientifi

2016-04-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

“One person, one vote” is a guiding principle of American democracy. But its exact meaning continues to be debated.The U.S. Supreme Court recently decided one dispute.I

2016-04-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

For VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report.Hunter Bliss, like more and more American students, left the United States to go to college.He told the BBC that the cost of

2016-04-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Hello! From VOA Learning English, this is Words and Their Stories.Have you ever talked to someone who only wants to talk about themselves? It’s “me, me, me” or &l

2016-04-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Should the life of one innocent be sacrificed to save many others? That is the thematic question of director Gavin Hood’s new film. "Eye in the Sky."The movie is set in 2015.

2016-04-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

EDITOR'S NOTE: This year, the U.S. National Park Service turns 100. American’s 28th President, Woodrow Wilson, formed the National Park Service in 1916 to “protect the

2016-04-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Our story today is called "The Cask of Amontillado." It was written by Edgar Allan Poe. Here is Larry West with the story.Storyteller: Fortunato and I both were members of very o

2016-04-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

When emergency workers arrive at an old firehouse in New York City, the way they greet each other is not what you might expect.These first responders say, "Ni Hao!”“Ni

2016-04-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

In this week’s episode of Everyday Grammar, we are going to discuss the relative pronouns who, that and which.A relative pronoun relates to the noun it is describing. Relativ