2018-07-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Recently, Baltimore, Maryland, became the largest city in the United States to ban restaurants from including sodas and other sugary drinks on their menus for children.Now, Baltimo

2018-07-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

When Betabrand recognized that knitwear was becoming a popular look in running shoes, the company asked users of its website what kinds of footwear they liked.Using their answers,

2018-07-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A severe lack of rain in the western part of the United States is threatening wild horses.The dry conditions have led several groups to use extreme methods to protect the animals.V

2018-07-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has signed a law to give greater self-rule to Muslims living in the country's south.The legislation received full congressional approval befor

2018-07-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Young people graduating from colleges and universities in the United States face increasing amounts of debt.Some colleges however are now offering students another way to pay for t

2018-07-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The combined California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are the largest in the United States.An estimated $417 billion worth of goods pass through the two ports each year. Abou

2018-07-29 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 program we explore common expressions in American English.Today we are talking about two things that at first

2018-07-28 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

It was a battle of two very different sequels in American movie theaters last weekend. The action film The Equalizer 2 narrowly won out over the musical Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

2018-07-28 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Cambodians vote Sunday for all 125 seats in the country's National Assembly.Prime Minister Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party is expected to stay in power. The party has won eve

2018-07-28 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A new report says killings of land and environmental activists rose in 2017.The environmental and human rights group Global Witness reports that Mexico and the Philippines register

2018-07-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Facebook share prices dropped almost 20 percent Thursday. That is believed to be the largest one-day drop of any company on the American stock market.The stock value drop amounted

2018-07-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A huge lake of salty water appears to be buried deep in Mars, scientists reported this week. The presence of water raises the chances of finding life on the red planet.The discover

2018-07-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Marie Kondo is an internationally-known expert on cleaning. Her first book, called the "The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up," was published in Japanese in 2011. It has sold more

2018-07-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Three large airlines have given in to pressure from China and changed the way they identify the island of Taiwan on their websites.The three companies -- American, Delta and United

2018-07-27 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Former cricket star Imran Khan has declared victory for his political party in Pakistan's general elections.Pakistani television stations say Khan's PTI party, has a commanding l

2018-07-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

North Korea's state media have greatly reduced criticism of the United States and South Korea while the countries are involved in diplomatic talks. But North Korea has increased s

2018-07-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

American education officials have sought new ways to make schools more secure following several deadly shootings in recent years.One of them took place in February at Marjory Stone

2018-07-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Chinese steamed buns. Italian ravioli. Indian samosas. No matter where you live, chances are there is a local dumpling – a small mass of dough usually cooked with meat and ve

2018-07-26 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A German court has sent to prison a Vietnamese man for helping his country carry out a kidnapping in Berlin last year.German officials identified the man as Long N.H. He appeared b

2018-07-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

North Korea appears to have started dismantling important parts of its main satellite launch center.The activity appears to fulfill a promise to United States officials by North Ko

2018-07-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The College Board has answered criticism about proposed changes to the Advanced Placement World History exam. Educators and others had objected to its plans to make the exam cover

2018-07-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The boys rescued from a flooded cave in Thailand earlier this month have cut all the hair off their heads. Their coach, who also was rescued, has done the same. The head shaving ce

2018-07-25 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A dam built to create electricity has collapsed in Laos. Reports say several people are dead and hundreds are missing.State media reported the collapse Monday night caused a wall o

2018-07-24 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

U.S. President Donald Trump says Iran risks serious consequences if it makes more threats against the United States.Trump's words were written in large letters as part of a Twitte

2018-07-24 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.The 19th-century American writer and naturalist Henry David Thoreau knew the importance of nature. Thoreau filled h