2016-01-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The American seafood staple of Maine lobster, or "lobsta" as they say in Maine, is becoming very popular on Asian dining tables.Maine lobsters were a featured course at last year&r

2016-01-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Vyacheslav Stoyanov had dreamed of visiting America since he was a young child.Yana Melamed grew up visiting family in the United States. But she long dreamed of exploring South Am

2016-01-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

In Kenya, blind students and those with poor eyesight were still using Braille books for their studies until recently.Their books used the Braille system of raised dots to represen

2016-01-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Scientists are developing a medical device that could tell them more about the human body, and help them develop more-effective treatments for cancer, heart disease and brain disor

2016-01-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Tensions between North and South Korea have increased sharply since the North’s announcement that it tested a nuclear weapon for the fourth time.North Korea claimed that it c

2016-01-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Drug gang leader Joaquin Guzman was recaptured Friday by Mexican marines after six months on the lam.Many in America know that “on the lam” means on the run or hiding f

2016-01-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

There has been praise and condemnation for Hollywood star Sean Penn this week.Sean Penn has had controversial moments throughout his public life.But this week, the public learned t

2016-01-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Hello! Welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Each week, we explain how to use common words and expressions in American English.Today we talk about a

2016-01-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Strong writing is one of the most important skills for any college student.Many non-native English speakers have no idea what professors in the U.S. expect from a college paper.A c

2016-01-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Terrorist attacks last week in Indonesia, Turkey, Cameroon, Pakistan and other countries display the growing reach of terror groups.The Islamic State terror group took credit for t

2016-01-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Do you recognize that song? It is the opening to the show “The Addams Family.”But today we are talking about a different Adams family — one from the history books

2016-01-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report.Russia’s economy is struggling at the beginning of 2016. Low oil prices and Western sanctions against Russia continue

2016-01-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Bitcoin is a digital currency used by terrorists and drug dealers, as well as major companies like Microsoft and Overstock.com. In other words, everyone from private individua

2016-01-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Few rock and rollers have been as exciting, experimental and personable as British musical legend David Bowie. His death January 10 shocked many and saddened even more. Two days ea

2016-01-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Our story today is called "Benito Cereno." It was written by Herman Melville. We tell the story in three parts. Here is Shep O'Neal with part one of "Benito Cereno."Captain Beni

2016-01-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The survival epic “The Revenant” and the science fiction tale “The Martian” are among the top nominees for Academy Awards this year.The Oscar nominations we

2016-01-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is What’s Trending Today…#OscarsThe nominations for the year’s Academy Awards have been announced.“The Revenant” led the way, with 12 Oscar nomi

2016-01-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The Philippines agreed to allow the United States to operate eight military bases within the country.The announcement came as the U.S. and Philippines were given legal permission t

2016-01-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Editor’s note: This is the third episode of four-part series on verb tenses. Be sure to listen to part one and part two first.For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Gramm

2016-01-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The Internet service called Netflix, which delivers video programming online, is expanding worldwide.The company is now providing the service in 190 countries around the world. As

2016-01-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is What’s Trending Today…Apple’s virtual assistant, named Siri, can do all sorts of cool things.She can help you search for a contact. She can look up Donal

2016-01-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report.Does a manbun look good on top of a dadbod?Or would it be a good hairstyle for an ammosexual?And do you really want your kid

2016-01-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

If you are lucky enough to win America’s Powerball lottery jackpot Wednesday night, you could take home all or part of an estimated $1.5 billion.You can play the lottery in a

2016-01-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Crew members from two small U.S. Navy boats are being held by Iran.Pentagon officials said Tuesday that Tehran has promised them that the crew and boats will be "promptly" returned

2016-01-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is What’s Trending Today...The White House is officially on Snapchat. The announcement came ahead of President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address on T