2016-01-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

People who listen to Joey Alexander play the piano say they are listening to the future of jazz.And Joey is only 12 years old.But musicians who work with the 12-year-old are the fi

2016-01-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

When you are sick with a cold or the flu, you may have a runny nose. Why is it called a runny nose? Because of the mucus flowing and dripping from your nose.Yucky! But, guess what?

2016-01-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Armed protesters continue to occupy a U.S. national wildlife refuge in the western state of Oregon.Some experts say the protesters have been influenced by the extremist militia mov

2016-01-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

President Barack Obama is making final preparations for his State of the Union address to Congress.The address is the last State of the Union speech he will give as president. In a

2016-01-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Stars from the year’s top movies and television shows gathered Sunday in Beverly Hills, California for the 73rd Golden Globe Awards.“The Revenant" and “The Marti

2016-01-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The U.S. made its first export of crude oil in four decades last Thursday.The exports were banned in the mid-1970s. That ban was lifted a few weeks ago.The Arab Oil Embargo began i

2016-01-11 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.The competition was more youthful, more hipster, more urban, even naughtier. But in the end, “they” won.The pron

2016-01-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

U.S. officials are asking how a Hellfire missile used in a training mission in Europe has ended up in Cuba.The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that U.S. officials have asked

2016-01-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Why is it that when dogs drink, water seems to go everywhere?When my dog drinks from her bowl, there is no question, water will end up on the floor. It looks like a sloppy, unorgan

2016-01-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Better jobs, pay and economy are the top issues for voters, a Voice of America informal study revealed.VOA listened to the questions that voters ask presidential candidates. These

2016-01-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories.This is a program about the history of words and how we use them in conversation. Today we talk about

2016-01-10 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Abigail Adams was like a modern woman, even though she lived in colonial times.She strongly supported the American Revolution, women’s rights and education. She worked to get

2016-01-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

German officials say 18 asylum-seekers are among the suspects in thefts and sexual assaults on women in Cologne on New Year's Eve.Interior Ministry official Tobias Plate spoke to

2016-01-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Fugitive drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman has been captured six months after his bold escape from prison.He was one of the most wanted men in the world.Guzman was ar

2016-01-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

If you think that the most powerful man on earth would have time to tape a 19-minute comedy about nothing, some would say that you are crazy.But, American President Barack Obama di

2016-01-09 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Our story today is called "The Last Leaf." It was written by O. Henry. Here is Barbara Klein with the story.Many artists lived in the Greenwich Village area of New York. Two young

2016-01-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

China stopped trading on its stock market Thursday for the second time this week.Stock shares fell seven percent in value before trading was halted. The China Securities Regulatory

2016-01-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is What's Trending Today....Netflix CEO Reed Hastings announced this week that the streaming platform is expanding its services to 130 more countries. Before the expansion, t

2016-01-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Editors note: This is the second of a four-part series on verb tenses. Click here to see part one.For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar.Today we are going to look at t

2016-01-08 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

In 2008, two big Wall Street firms, or companies that trade money and investments, collapsed.The U.S. economy plunged into “the Great Recession.” That meant the economy

2016-01-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

North Korea says it tested a hydrogen bomb on Wednesday.The U.S. Geological Survey reported a 5.1 magnitude earthquake early Wednesday (UTC) near the site of previous North Korean

2016-01-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Most people agree that eating healthy food is important. But sometimes making good food choices can be tough. Now, there are apps that can help people learn about the food they eat

2016-01-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Hundreds of children in American military families are sexually abused each year, reports the Associated Press.The Defense Department confirmed at least 1,584 cases of sexual abuse

2016-01-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

U.S. stock prices fell sharply Monday, following conflicts in the Middle East, and weaker economies in China and in Europe.U.S. stocks started the new year with the most selling of

2016-01-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is What's Trending Today...U.S. President Barack Obama became tearful Tuesday as he remembered the children who died in a mass shooting three years ago in Newtown, Connecticu