2015-12-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Some people collect stamps. Others collect coins. Noah Webster, Jr. collected words.He did not save just the words, of course, but also their meanings and spellings. His collection

2015-12-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Big stories grab headlines and capture people’s attention on social media channels like YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. 2015 is the year that social media sites turned trends

2015-12-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

If you’re dreaming of a white Christmas, don’t go to Key West.As winter spreads over the northern United States, tourists and retired “snowbirds” are headin

2015-12-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

As 2015 comes to a close, here are some of the top business stories of the year:The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) created the world’s largest free-trade zone among 12 natio

2015-12-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

E-commerce giant Alibaba Group announced last week that it is buying the South China Morning Post, SCMP.It is the leading English-language newspaper in Hong Kong.Joe Tsai is execut

2015-12-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Rich, heavy food is a major part of the end of the year holidays in the United States.People in the US celebrate Thanksgiving on the third Thursday of November. People around the w

2015-12-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all. And sixty cents of it in the smallest pieces of money - pennies. Pennies saved one and two at a time by negotiating with the men at

2015-12-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A 21-year-old man was pulled out alive Wednesday from the big landslide in southern China.Tian Zeming had been buried in piles of debris for 67 hours, said Chinese officials. It to

2015-12-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

In several hundred seconds, thousands of Adele concert tickets were bought throughout North America.An estimated 10 million people went online or stood in line last week for the op

2015-12-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Welcome to another episode of Everyday Grammar on VOA Learning English.English learners have difficulty with gerunds and infinitives. A gerund is the –ing form of a verb that

2015-12-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The video of the massive SpaceX rocket landing safely back on Earth was like the take-off, but in reverse. The rocket is called Falcon 9.And the safe landing is a big deal.It means

2015-12-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Technology can bring magic to the Christmas season and some fun too! Internet users can find out if they are naughty or nice, follow Santa's journey, and play fun Christmas games.

2015-12-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is What’s Trending Today.Black actress from England cast as HermioneFans of the “Harry Potter” books and movies got to know actor Emma Watson, who played the

2015-12-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The International Football Association’s ethics committee banned its president, Sepp Blatter, from the organization for eight years on Monday. The association is known as FIF

2015-12-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

For English learners, the top education topics of the year are tips, tests and, of course, everyday grammar.In 2015, the VOA Learning English Education article with more shares on

2015-12-22 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.Some men may think it is not their job to help with housework. They may think that it is a woman’s job to was

2015-12-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Officials in China say 91 people are missing after a landslide in the southern city of Shenzhen Sunday morning.The Ministry of Land and Resources said heavy rain soaked a 100-meter

2015-12-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Back in 1969, it was the Apollo 11 crew who flew to the moon in a spaceship. School children watched it on small black-and-white televisions.When U.S. astronauts Neil Armstrong and

2015-12-20 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.It is the holiday season in many parts of the world. Christmas is one of the most celebrated of those

2015-12-20 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.Students in the United States usually start their college search by looking at rankings.Which are best academically? Which h

2015-12-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The United States says it is concerned about the Islamic State group attracting recruits and acquiring resources in North Africa.The forces fighting against IS in Syria and Iraq ar

2015-12-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The United States announced an arms deal with Taiwan Wednesday that includes ships, vehicles and assorted weapons.The arms deal – worth nearly $2 billion - includes U.S. mili

2015-12-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Can’t get to Washington, D.C. for the holidays? Luckily, we did the walking for you. Let’s head out on this holiday tour.The National Botanic Garden is a living plant m

2015-12-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Editor's note: If you are tired from doing year-end gift shopping, relax and think about the poor man in this story.Our story today is called “A Piece of Red Calico.”

2015-12-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The United States central bank has raised an important interest rate by one-fourth of 1 percent.The move may have been small, but it marks the first time since late 2008 that the F