2019-02-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The traditional dragon and lion dances greeted several hundred Asian-Americans over the weekend at Fair Oaks Shopping Center in northern Virginia.They had gathered to ring in the Y

2019-02-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Pope Francis has become the first pope in history to visit the Arabian Peninsula, the birthplace of Islam.Francis opened his official visit Monday in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the

2019-02-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Many of America's national parks remained open during the country's longest-ever government shutdown. But few had enough National Park Service employees working to protect the ar

2019-02-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A United Nations agency says the United States, China and Japan are leading the world in developing artificial intelligence, or AI, technology.The three countries were named in a n

2019-02-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Record cold weather in the United States is forcing schools and businesses to close. The "polar vortex," as it is called, has also canceled flights and suspended mail delivery.The

2019-02-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

When we think about people with cancer, the images that usually come to our minds may be dark and sad. But that is not what Linda McCarthy sees.

2019-02-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Belgium has long struggled to deal with its colonial past.The small European country controlled large parts of Central Africa from the early 1900s to the 1960s. During colonial rul

2019-02-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Patrick Mdluli considered himself to be a healthy person for most of his life.Then, two years ago, the 35-year-old South African moved to Middleburg, a town in Mpumalanga province.

2019-02-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

When Grant Cornwell became the 15th president of Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida, in 2015, he understood the challenges he would face. He had already served as president of

2019-02-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories.Each week, we explain where American English expressions come from and how to use them.Today, we turn once again to th

2019-02-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Portuguese archaeologists have discovered a large Roman burial place holding 2,000-year-old human remains in Lisbon.The scientists were digging near Solar dos Presuntos, a very fam

2019-02-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Visitors to a Native American reservation's famous waterfalls deep in the Grand Canyon will now have to visit without professional guides.An estimated 40,000 people visit the Hava

2019-02-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

ModernWell is a shared workspace in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Outside the building, the city is covered with snow and the temperature is well below freezing.But ModernWell is warm an

2019-02-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

We present the last of four parts of the short story "Love of Life," by Jack London. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State.In the afternoon

2019-02-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The Internet can be a dark, oppressive place. Readers sometimes do not show their true identities and feel free to leave cruel comments.So naturally, a schoolteacher in the U.S. st

2019-02-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The University of Farmington described itself on its website as a school for science and business that dates back to the 1950s. The school, near the city of Detroit, Michigan, said

2019-02-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Scientists are preparing to lead the first-ever major exploration operation in the Indian Ocean.The exploration team is currently in Germany's northern city of Bremerhaven. The sc

2019-02-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The United States is pushing for peace in Afghanistan. But a new report says Afghan government security forces are shrinking. It also warns that security risks across the country a

2019-02-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

An Indonesian form of durian has been sold in a store on the island of Java for what might be a record price: $1,000 for a single fruit.Durian is enjoyed across many parts of Asia.

2019-01-31 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A new report predicts up to 25 percent of American jobs face a "high risk" of disappearing due to future machine automation.The report was recently released by the Washington-based

2019-01-31 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

In the year 1807, a wealthy scholar was captured in West Africa, brought to the United States and sold into slavery. His name was Omar Ibn Said. He was 37 years old at the time, an

2019-01-31 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A German government-appointed group has proposed that Germany stop burning coal to make electricity by the year 2038 at the latest. The proposal is part of the nation's efforts to

2019-01-31 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Countries like Hungary and Turkey are growing more corrupt as they turn to governments under the control of a single person or political party.That claim comes from a new report. I

2019-01-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The guards in charge of protecting Pope Francis and the Vatican grounds have received new high-tech helmets. The new helmets are made of plastic material created through 3-D printi

2019-01-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Environmental experts warn that our planet is drowning in plastic.The world's cities produce 2 billion tons of trash every year. By the year 2050, that number is expected to rise