2019-10-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This week we answer a question from Ngan.Question: Ngan writes, "What is the difference between ‘how do you feel?' and ‘how are you?'"Answer:Dear Ngan,Thank you for w

2019-10-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

North Korean state media recently showed pictures of leader Kim Jong Un riding a white horse on the country's highest mountain.The photographs were posted by the Korean Central Ne

2019-10-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This month, members of South Africa's parliament will debate something on many people's minds: health care. They will decide the future of the National Health Insurance bill.The

2019-10-19 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A wooden building stands next to a highway in the mountains of northern Georgia.Once it was a restaurant. Now it serves a less ordinary purpose.Welcome to Expedition: Bigfoot! The

2019-10-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

British and European Union officials say they have reached a deal on amended terms for Britain's withdrawal from the EU. The deal was announced Thursday, more than three years aft

2019-10-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The world famous Empire State Building opened a new visitors' center last weekend.The new observatory can be found on the building's 102nd floor, high above New York City.The obs

2019-10-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Fans of long-distance racing might not be able to see the marathon event next year at the 2020 Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan.Instead, they might have to travel to Sapporo on

2019-10-18 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Back when the Mississippi River flowed wild, its ever-changing waters moved soil across the North American continent. It picked up sand and dirt in the north and brought it to the

2019-10-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Thailand plans to set up a center to fight the spread of fake news on social media and the internet. Government officials have said they expect the center to open by next month.Tha

2019-10-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Google has released new Pixel smartphones that have motion sensing technology.At an event in New York City on Tuesday, Google announced the release of its new Pixel 4 smartphone. T

2019-10-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Margaret Atwood's book The Testaments and Bernardine Evaristo's Girl, Woman, Other both won the Booker Prize this week.Judges recognized the prize's oldest and first black woman

2019-10-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Uzbek singers are expressing their unhappiness over a law limiting the number of performers at marriage ceremonies.The measure is part of new rules aimed at cutting back big spendi

2019-10-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Typhoon Hagibis struck Japan with unusual force and wind speeds last week.The storm produced heavy rainfall and flooding in many areas. The water caused landslides as well as flood

2019-10-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

For 30 years, Alaska's northern fur seal population has not increased. But the ocean mammals are appearing in growing numbers in one unlikely place -- a small island that forms th

2019-10-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Teacher Koat Reath is a refugee from South Sudan. His students are, too. They smile as they sing along with him in their classroom.Koat and his students are living at the Jewi refu

2019-10-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Ecuadorean President Lenín Moreno has officially canceled his own law to cut government subsidies on fuel prices.Moreno signed a declaration overturning the law on Monday. T

2019-10-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

United States health officials say the number of twin births nationwide has dropped to their lowest level in 10 years.The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, repo

2019-10-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The U.S. space agency NASA has set a goal to return humans to the moon by 2024.As part of preparations NASA plans to send exploration vehicles to the moon to examine the planet's

2019-10-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Nathan Wallick is a firefighter in the American city of Peoria, Illinois. He also likes to use bows and arrows for sport. Now, that sport is helping him make extra money and improv

2019-10-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A new device is helping those who are blind to see. It does this in a new way by helping them experience the world around them.Jason Esterhuizen lost his eyesight after a car accid

2019-10-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This Monday, the United States celebrates Columbus Day.The government established Columbus Day as a national holiday long ago to honor the Italian explorer Christopher Columbus. It

2019-10-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The planet Saturn is being recognized as the "moon king" of our solar system.Jupiter used to hold the record for most moons orbiting around it. It has 79. But scientists in the Uni

2019-10-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Thousands of people have headed to an area in the western United States to search for a hidden treasure.A wealthy art collector and businessman from the area named Forrest Fenn say

2019-10-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Hello and welcome to Words and Their Stories.Each week, we tell the story of English language words and expressions – some old, and others new.Today we talk about a proverb o

2019-10-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The college years in the United States are a time for students to experiment. Many U.S. colleges and universities urge their students to explore a variety of ideas, interests and e