2020-08-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Officials in the Florida Keys plan to release genetically modified mosquitoes next year in an effort to fight insect-borne diseases.Genetically modified means an organism's geneti

2020-08-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Wisconsin officials are readying for more violence after two nights of unrest in the city of Kenosha. The unrest began after police shot a Black man in the back as his three sons w

2020-08-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Convalescent plasma, which has long been used to treat diseases, has become the latest issue in the race to find treatment for COVID-19.On Sunday, President Donald Trump announced

2020-08-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

German officials say Russian dissident Alexei Navalny is being held under guard at a Berlin hospital while recovering from a suspected poisoning.Navalny is an opposition leader, co

2020-08-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Two large lakes in the western United States have white rings around them. These circles show how sharply water levels are dropping. They are a warning that the 40 million people w

2020-08-25 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.On Google, one of the most-searched questions related to the coronavirus is: "Can it spread through the air?"The an

2020-08-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The United States is facing a coin shortage, yet another side effect of the coronavirus health crisis.Coins are in short supply because many businesses have been closed and many Am

2020-08-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The coronavirus health crisis has caused a major drop in birth control services, including abortions -- operations to end pregnancies. Millions of women and girls around the world

2020-08-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The postponement of the Tokyo Olympics has created a big problem for buyers of millions of tickets to the 2020 summer games.The games were delayed because of travel restrictions an

2020-08-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Scientists say they have rediscovered in Africa a small creature related to the elephant that disappeared about 50 years ago.The mouse-sized animal, called the Somali sengi, is als

2020-08-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

And now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English!When the sun shines brightly, it provides a great chance to get outdoor things done. Like making hay! At least, that is w

2020-08-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This week the International Space University, based in Strasbourg, France, ended its first virtual Interactive Space Program, or ISP.The ISP is an online development program for sc

2020-08-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A list of food to go. Directions for attending a funeral. A note to cancel local summer celebrations.These simple, everyday objects of life in the pandemic have found a home in the

2020-08-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

There is a new divisive issue in the U.S. presidential election: the ballot drop box.The issue has taken on new urgency following cost-cutting measures at the U.S. Postal Service.

2020-08-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

China says a new set of U.S. trade restrictions on Chinese technology company Huawei will hurt world trade.The new U.S. rules block suppliers from using American technology to prod

2020-08-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

President Donald Trump's administration declared this week that teachers in the United States are "critical infrastructure workers."The declaration means that school officials cou

2020-08-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Question:This week, we answer a question from Evelio in Colombia. He writes:Why is a sort of men's underwear called "long johns"? Thank you.-- Evelio, ColombiaAnswer:Dear Evelio,W

2020-08-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Hollywood has been slow to get its cameras rolling again as California starts easing coronavirus restrictions.Only a small number of movie and television (TV) productions have rest

2020-08-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

President Donald Trump's former chief strategist Steve Bannon was arrested Thursday on charges of illegally taking money from a fundraising plan to build a southern border wall.Au

2020-08-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Foreign worker Yulia Endang says she is saddened by the quick growth of COVID-19 cases among foreigners in Singapore. The increase started in April.Endang says she believes poor ho

2020-08-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The U.S. airline industry continues to face major financial losses after a sharp drop in air travel caused by the coronavirus crisis.The airlines are attempting to persuade America

2020-08-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Clint Parry looked through every part of his kitchen during the stay-at-home period in Detroit, Michigan. He was looking for different foods and leftovers to put together meals.The

2020-08-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Theater director Pavel Latushko saw detainees come out of prison with bruises. The detainees told him of punishment beatings. Angry, he decided to join demonstrations against the B

2020-08-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Joseph Ortiz walked to the home of a man who was tested COVID-19. The test showed the man has the disease.Ortiz was unsure what to expect during his visit.The person had not answer

2020-08-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

At Mendy and Joe McNulty's home in Mount Juliet, Tennessee, coronavirus testing supplies are in the kitchen. The parents gather there with their two sons to do home tests in a new