2020-05-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Today on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Igor in Russia. He writes,Question: I'd like to speak with an American accent. Could you give me advice on how to improve it? Tha

2020-05-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

American technology companies are looking ahead to the future of office work after the coronavirus crisis. Some are considering whether to permit employees to keep working from hom

2020-05-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The new coronavirus has hit South Africa harder than any other African nation. So far, the country has reported more than 23,000 cases of COVID-19 and more than 480 deaths. But the

2020-05-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

In Japan, many small medical centers are at risk of going out of business as a result of the coronavirus crisis. Even as the government eases COVID-19 restrictions, people continue

2020-05-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

In the film A League of Their Own, actor Tom Hanks plays the coach of an American baseball team. He oversees an all-female team called the Rockford Peaches.In one famous scene at a

2020-05-28 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A historic launch to return American astronauts to space on a private spacecraft has been postponed because of weather.The launch of SpaceX's Crew Dragon was called off Wednesday

2020-05-28 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

SpaceX is making history by aiming to be the first private company to launch American astronauts into orbit. But the company is breaking new ground in other ways, too. It has desig

2020-05-28 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The last time musician Jon Jones performed in public with his group Eli Young Band was March 8. The spread of COVID-19 in the United States forced a halt to the large crowds that g

2020-05-28 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Parents around the world often urge children over and over – wash your hands!This advice was already common before the coronavirus crisis. Now there is added pressure on chil

2020-05-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Two studies show that museums are another part of the world economy that has been greatly weakened by the coronavirus pandemic.The studies report that 90 percent of museums worldwi

2020-05-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Growing numbers of U.S. colleges and universities are saying they will reopen before autumn. There will be, however, big changes to college life to prevent the spread of the corona

2020-05-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Spain urged foreign visitors on Monday to return starting in July, as the country eased one of Europe's strictest lockdowns. But many tourism businesses still worry about saving t

2020-05-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Scientists say that measuring coronavirus levels in wastewater could help them estimate the number of infections in communities.The method could be used around the world to identif

2020-05-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The New York Racing Association announced this week that the Belmont Stakes will take place on June 20.The Belmont is one of three major races for three-year-old thoroughbred horse

2020-05-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Operators of one of the country's most famous restaurants say mannequins can add some fun and help with social distancing in public places. The Inn at Little Washington has placed

2020-05-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The spread of the new coronavirus has brought attention to the sharp differences in how wealthy countries -- such as the United States and those in Europe -- take care of their cit

2020-05-26 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 ReportMore people around the world have been tested for the new coronavirus and found to have COVID-19. As a result, docto

2020-05-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

For centuries, people have kept large amounts of cash at home during difficult times. But in the coronavirus crisis, things are different. These metal coins and paper bills can be

2020-05-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Two American space agency astronauts are making final preparations for the first crewed space flight to launch from American soil since 2011.Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley - bot

2020-05-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The spread of the coronavirus has placed severe pressure on the world's health care system. It also has shown worldwide dependence on China for medical supplies and drugs.China ho

2020-05-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

They fly at speeds of over one-and-one-half kilometers a second, sometimes faster. They move in ways that make them extra difficult to find and destroy in flight.United States Pres

2020-05-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The world cut its carbon dioxide releases by 17 percent at the height of the COVID-19 shutdown last month, a new study says.But now, as life returns to more usual operations, carbo

2020-05-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus crisis have forced many bars and nightclubs in the United States to close temporarily.A century ago, bars across the country were also fo

2020-05-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The coronavirus crisis has taken much of the university experience away from students in the class of 2020.It has ended their study early, disconnected friendships and taken away t

2020-05-24 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.Are you feeling overworked? Are you so concerned with moving up in your career that you feel stressed and unhappy? If so