2021-03-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A massive container ship got stuck in the Suez Canal and blocked all traffic in the important waterway for more than a day.The Suez Canal Authority said the 400-meter-long ship, ca

2021-03-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Ozlem Tureci started the German drug company BioNTech with her husband Ugur Sahin in 2008.The two are now known for doing important work on the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine against the

2021-03-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A new study suggests lightning strikes that hit Earth after its formation may have unlocked a necessary chemical element to support the beginning of life.Researchers say the lightn

2021-03-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Ten people, including a police officer, were shot and killed at a food store in the American state of Colorado Monday night. The attack followed a mass shooting that killed eight p

2021-03-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A new study says a mysterious, cookie-shaped object that entered our solar system likely broke off from a distant planet.Arizona State University astronomers reported earlier this

2021-03-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A United States health agency said Tuesday that drug-maker AstraZeneca might have included "outdated information" on its latest U.S. vaccine test. The action again raised questions

2021-03-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Have you ever thrown a camel?Camels are large and heavy animals, so it would be hard to do.But in the French-speaking Democratic Republic of the Congo, "to throw a camel" is a way

2021-03-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Drug-maker AstraZeneca said Monday its vaccine provided strong protection against COVID-19. The two-shot vaccine also stopped hospitalizations and deaths for all age groups, includ

2021-03-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

An artwork jointly created by a robot and a human artist will go on sale this week.The artwork -- known as an NFT -- is to be sold during an online auction on Tuesday. NFT stands f

2021-03-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A fire in Bangladesh Monday destroyed hundreds of shelters at the Rohingya refugee camp near Cox's Bazar. Thousands of people are now without homes, officials and witnesses said.M

2021-03-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Young male songbirds usually learn their songs from adult songbirds. But when those young birds do not have older ones to teach them, they have less success attracting mates.For fi

2021-03-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

In the Iraqi desert, a 72-year-old woman carefully digs in the sand for treasure."Here it is, the truffle, a blessing from God!" says Zahra Buheir.In her hands, she holds a truffle

2021-03-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

American Rachel Van Lear developed signs, also called symptoms, of COVID-19 on March 11, 2020. That same day, medical experts declared the disease a pandemic, meaning the new coron

2021-03-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Mayra is a 17-year-old migrant from Guatemala who recently crossed the Rio Grande River with her small child Marvin on her back. The river marks the border between the U.S. state o

2021-03-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Scientists say that for the first time, they have developed early human-like embryo structures in a laboratory. The research could lead to new methods in reproductive technology. I

2021-03-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A new product from Google may help people solve their sleep problems, but some privacy rights groups are concerned.Google showed off its newest Nest Hub home assistant device on Tu

2021-03-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The administration of President Joe Biden is moving forward with its plans to help schools reopen this spring.The administration is making money available to expand coronavirus tes

2021-03-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A hotel that calls itself the world's first "polar bear hotel" has opened in northeastern China.The Polar Bear Hotel is part of the Harbin Polarland amusement park in Harbin, the

2021-03-21 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.Colors are often connected to the feelings we have. Many expressions in English link colors and emotions. Take for examp

2021-03-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The large college basketball tournament in the U.S., known as "March Madness" begins this week. The men's tournament is being held in the state of Indiana and the women's tournam

2021-03-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

It is a year of diversity and firsts for Oscar nominations.The Oscars given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are widely considered the top awards for Hollywood an

2021-03-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This week, we answer a question from a reader about the many words used for different kinds of roads. Here's the question:Question:What are the differences between avenues, roads,

2021-03-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The European Union's drug control agency says the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine is safe.The European Medicines Agency (EMA) on Thursday announced its findings from an examination o

2021-03-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Additional booster vaccines against the coronavirus will be needed in the future, said a leading British scientist who is studying the virus. A booster is an extra shot that increa

2021-03-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

In Japan, some workers who regularly drink beer at the end of the day are giving their livers a rest and turning to beer that is free, or nearly free, of alcohol.Because of the cor