2018-11-27 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.Most of us know that physical activity leads to better health. That is nothing new.But for the first time in 10 yea

2018-11-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The website Dictionary.com has chosen the term ‘misinformation' as its word of the year. The announcement comes less than two weeks after Oxford Dictionaries chose ‘to

2018-11-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

For almost 200 years, the House of Representatives – part of the United States Congress – has barred lawmakers from wearing hats. But this year, voters in Minnesota ele

2018-11-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This may seem impossible, but an American company is seeking to change farm animals by cutting or adding to their genes.By using a process called gene-editing, the company, Recombi

2018-11-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The United States Capitol is one of the most famous buildings in Washington.The Capitol building is also one of the best-known symbols of the U.S. government. And it has been aroun

2018-11-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

In earlier times, healers and health workers used strangely-named plants for medicinal purposes. Plants with names such as dragon's blood, mandrake root and devil's snare could b

2018-11-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The American space agency's lander InSight is to arrive on Mars Monday. The event will mark the space agency's return to the planet.Unlike NASA's Curiosity rover, which arrived

2018-11-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Mental health is no small issue at colleges or universities around the world, including the United States.The youngest students at U.S. colleges are just out of high school. Most f

2018-11-25 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.On this show, we explore the world of American English. We talk about common expressions, where they come from and, mo

2018-11-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Here at VOA, I am a teacher. But outside of work, I am a language learner, too. Having studied three languages, I know that sometimes the simplest words can be the most elusive.Tod

2018-11-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

American reporter Marie Colvin told important stories about the suffering of civilians in war.Starting in the late 1980s, Colvin traveled to some of the most dangerous and horrifyi

2018-11-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

We present the short story "Two Thanksgiving Day Gentlemen," by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State.There is one day that is our

2018-11-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

France aims to bring more foreign students to its universities by offering more classes taught in English.French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe announced the plan on Monday. He sa

2018-11-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Burning coal for energy adds planet-warming carbon dioxide, or CO2, to Earth's atmosphere. As the planet heats up, experts warn that simply cutting greenhouse gas emissions will n

2018-11-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The use of bitcoin has decreased sharply in 2018.Chainalysis is a company that researches bitcoin, a digital form of money that is not controlled by a state. The company said that

2018-11-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Africa's mountain gorilla population has been decreasing for many years. But now, wildlife groups say their numbers are finally rising.The mountain gorillas live in protected fore

2018-11-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Three years after closing its beloved toy store on Fifth Avenue, FAO Schwarz has returned to New York City.A new FAO store opened last Friday in world famous Rockefeller Center. It

2018-11-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Technology is forever changing the way we get our news. Many people now get a lot of their news on electronic devices, instead of traditional media, such as newspapers, television

2018-11-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

President Donald Trump has publicly thanked Saudi Arabia for holding down world oil prices."Oil prices getting lower," Trump wrote. "Great! Like a big Tax Cut for America and the W

2018-11-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

People from two towns in the eastern state of Connecticut are arguing again about which is the oldest continuously inhabited town in the state.Connecticut, which was one of the Bri

2018-11-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A United States federal judge has barred the Trump administration from changing asylum laws. The judge stopped a presidential order that would have blocked immigrants from seeking

2018-11-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Neanderthals are extinct, but they were the closest relative of modern humans.Up until about 30,000 years ago, human beings shared the Earth with Neanderthals. The two species were

2018-11-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Oumuamua is the first interstellar object scientists have found passing through our solar system. Interstellar means it came from another star system like our own.In November 2017,

2018-11-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has proposed new guidelines on a law that protects against sexual violence in schools.The plan, announced last week, would change earlier guide

2018-11-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced he is donating $1.8 billion to his former school, Johns Hopkins University on Sunday.Bloomberg said he is doing so to increas