2018-09-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Fear is growing in financial markets around the world.First, it was Argentina. Then came Turkey, South Africa and IndonesiaInvestors and policy-making officials are worried about t

2018-09-07 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

India's Supreme Court has struck down the country's long-standing ban on gay sex.In a decision announced Thursday, all five judges who considered the case agreed that the ban sho

2018-09-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The United States' trade deficit with other countries rose to a five-month high in July.At the same time, the U.S. trade deficit with China hit a record high.Economists say the la

2018-09-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A South Korean company is operating the country's largest indoor "smart farm" inside a former road tunnel.The farm produces fruits and vegetables hydroponically, which means the p

2018-09-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Pakistan's newly-elected Prime Minister Imran Khan met with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Islamabad Wednesday.Khan said he hoped he could reset relations with the United

2018-09-06 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A powerful ocean storm has killed at least 11 people and forced the closure of one of Japan's busiest airports.Typhoon Jebi struck Japan's western island of Shikoku on Tuesday. W

2018-09-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

United States lawmakers began a hearing today on a new candidate for the Supreme Court. President Donald Trump has nominated Brett Kavanaugh to replace Anthony Kennedy, who retired

2018-09-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation is providing $92 million in assistance in a new effort to help minority and low-income students succeed.The assistance will come in the form o

2018-09-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The wives of two news reporters jailed in Myanmar said on Tuesday the men were innocent and called for them to be released.A court found the reporters guilty on Monday of violating

2018-09-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The president of USA Gymnastics, Kerry Perry, resigned under pressure Tuesday. The move came days after the U.S. Olympic Committee questioned her ability to lead the organization.P

2018-09-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Brazil is the largest exporter of soybeans, chicken and beef in the world. It is also a major producer of pork and corn.The Reuters news agency says Brazil's success is partly a r

2018-09-04 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.Many people take aspirin to help ease pain in the head or muscles. But there is another use for this pain-relieving

2018-09-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

As Americans and observers try to make sense of the country's current political situation, many are looking back to events 50 years ago.The year 1968 was a difficult and dramatic

2018-09-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Parts of Chile are facing a growing water crisis.The Reuters news agency reports the government is taking steps to protect the country's water supplies from mining operations. But

2018-09-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A new study shows that guns are responsible for about 250,000 deaths worldwide every year.It also found that the United States is among just six countries in which half of all gun

2018-09-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A new study suggests that ancient periods of cold and dry climate helped our species take the place of Neanderthals in Europe.Researchers found that such cold periods happened at t

2018-09-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

British media say government officials have been turning to Japan for help in avoiding American sanctions on Iran.Britain is asking the United States for permission to be exempted

2018-09-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A group of artists and filmmakers plans to recreate Germany's historic Berlin Wall.The Berlin Wall was built by communist East Germany. It divided Berlin from 1961 to 1989.Organiz

2018-09-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The U.S. Air Force is getting close to completing a base in northern Niger for armed drones that will target militant groups operating in the area.Auburn Davis, a spokesman for U.S

2018-09-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Since 1964, colleges and universities in the United States have used the Test of English as a Foreign Language, or TOEFL, to measure an international applicant's level of English.

2018-09-02 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.Today we will talk about two of the world's most popular drinks -- coffee and tea.Now, many people are loyal coffee d

2018-09-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A few weeks ago, Russian Orthodox Church officials in Eastern Russia announced a project they called "Bells Over Kamchatka."The announcement appeared on the website of the church'

2018-09-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Welcome to Ask a Teacher – a new program where readers ask questions and teachers answer them.Some of the first words English students learn are "I" and "me." But even native

2018-09-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Five American teenagers were officially named the 2018 National Student Poets on Thursday at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The award is the highest honor for young poets in the Un

2018-09-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

We present the short story "A Retrieved Reformation," by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State.In the prison shoe-shop, Jimmy Vale