2016-02-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Students in American schools learn from an early age to give presentations as part of their regular classroom activities. Children as young as five years old often give brief talks

2016-02-16 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.Willpower is a mysterious force that helps us to control our actions and achieve our goals. We also call willpower

2016-02-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The best educated Americans live mainly in the northeastern United States or in California, a new study finds.Zippia.com, a career resource website, studied education levels in all

2016-02-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

American filmmakers are actively luring Chinese movie fans to the cinema with more Chinese plots and characters.The motion picture, Kung Fu Panda 3, is a prime example of Hollywood

2016-02-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Nigeria is Africa’s biggest oil producer. But the fall in crude oil prices has Nigerians preparing for a below average economy this year.Nigeria’s economy has long been

2016-02-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

It took 100 years, but finally, scientists proved Albert Einstein’s theory that gravitational waves exist.The waves were predicted as part of Einstein’s General Theory

2016-02-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Benjamin Banneker was born in Baltimore County, Maryland in 1731. His mother was a free black. His father was a freed slave.At the time, the American colonies were heavily engaged

2016-02-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A history of Presidents' DayThe third Monday of February is known as Presidents’ Day in the United States. For almost 100 years, America officially honored the birthday of i

2016-02-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

From VOA Learning English, this is Words and Their Stories.In English, some people like to say that “Love makes the world go ‘round.” This means that of the many

2016-02-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

As refugees and migrants flood Europe, Finland is teaching its new arrivals about appropriate behavior.Over 1 million migrants arrived in Europe in 2015. Most were fleeing struggli

2016-02-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report.What is your first language? French? Chinese? Russian? Or English?How about none of the above?The first language

2016-02-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Candidates for president are talking a lot about their religious beliefs.Senator Ted Cruz, a Texas Republican, recently asked New Hampshire supporters “to commit to lift this

2016-02-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

New York City may be the most popular place to visit in America, but the country has many small towns that are worth exploring, too. Here are the 2016 “Destinations on the Ri

2016-02-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Researchers in Slovenia say they have found some evidence of a link between the Zika virus and an increase in some birth defects.They published the study this week in the New Engla

2016-02-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Andra Day's life changed when Stevie Wonder called her on the telephone. The music superstar asked Day if he could work with her.That was almost six years ago. Stevie Wonder had h

2016-02-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Our story today is called "Paul's Case." Willa Cather wrote it. Donna de Sanctis​ adapted it for VOA Learning English. "Paul's Case" will be told in two parts. Here is Ka

2016-02-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

United States President Barack Obama will host the leaders of the 10 ASEAN members next week in California.ASEAN is the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Its 10 member countr

2016-02-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is What's Trending Today...The hashtag #ImNotKiddingMaddi is everywhere on social media this week. The hashtag comes from an email sent by former U.S. Secretary of State Hill

2016-02-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Russia is proposing talks about a ceasefire in Syria, but European diplomats have expressed concerns about the offer.The Europeans see the proposal as a way to delay agreement on h

2016-02-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This week, we are going to talk about the past unreal conditional. Past unreal conditionals are often used to express wishes about the past. They often show regret, or sad feelings

2016-02-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders easily won the New Hampshire presidential primary election Tuesday night. Businessman Trump is seeking the Republican Party nomination. Senator San

2016-02-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Facebook has been making changes that may affect the way you use its popular social network service.You may have seen friends use some of the new Facebook features and wondered wha

2016-02-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Adele’s song “Hello,” off her latest album, “25,” is one of the top-selling songs of all time.The music publication Billboard reported that it is the

2016-02-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

An American photographer is making copies of great artwork available for blind individuals and those with very poor eyesight. At least 285 million people worldwide are either blind

2016-02-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The leading measure of Japanese stock prices dropped more than 5 percent Tuesday.It was the biggest one-day loss in Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average in nearly three years.In Euro