2018-05-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

California has become the first U.S. state to approve plans to require newly-built homes to include solar equipment.The state's Energy Commission voted 5-0 to approve the new rule

2018-05-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Britain's Prince Harry and American actor Meghan Markle are set to marry Saturday in the British city of Windsor. For many fans, it is a fairy-tale romance.The 36-year-old Markle

2018-05-17 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

United States President Donald Trump said, "We'll have to see," when asked if a planned meeting with North Korea's leader will take place.On Wednesday, North Korea threatened to

2018-05-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is What's Trending Today....A Chinese airplane made an emergency landing Monday after its front window broke and one of its pilots was partly pulled out of the plane.The Sich

2018-05-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A new report says a United States government program for foreign students has been expanding in recent years.The government's Optional Practical Training, or OPT program was set u

2018-05-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

North Korea has cancelled a high-level meeting with South Korea over its joint military exercises with the United States.The North also is raising questions about the upcoming meet

2018-05-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Ramadan is beginning for the world's Muslims.The month-long observance is a time to fast, to think and to spend time with friends and family.In the United States, people of differ

2018-05-16 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Russian President Vladimir Putin has opened a new bridge linking southern Russia to Crimea.Putin drove a large truck Tuesday across the bridge, which Russia is calling the Crimean

2018-05-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Tensions over trade between the United States and China have now involved telecommunications equipment and soybeans.U.S. President Donald Trump surprised government officials on Su

2018-05-15 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.There may be something in your food that you cannot see and cannot taste. But it could be killing you.It is an arti

2018-05-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The United States has said it may let American businesses invest in North Korea if the two sides reach a nuclear agreement. But even if U.S. economic restrictions against the North

2018-05-15 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The United States officially moved its Israeli embassy from the city of Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on Monday.The move came as Israeli forces and Palestinians clashed along Israel's bor

2018-05-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The battle to free the Iraqi city of Mosul from the Islamic State (IS) group lasted nine months.The military operation involved hundreds of airstrikes and a difficult Iraqi-led gro

2018-05-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Storms and tides are uncovering long-hidden human remains on New York's Hart Island.The island is a place where New Yorkers who have little money when they die have been buried fo

2018-05-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Brown versus Board of Education is one of the country's most important cases. It overturned an earlier Supreme Court decision, and it helped launch the civil rights movement.At th

2018-05-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Mas Yamashita does not remember when he and his family left their small home in Oakland, California.But he does remember where they went: the Tanforan Assembly Center in San Bruno,

2018-05-14 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The U.S. government is now accepting volunteers for a huge new nationwide health project. The government hopes to find one million people who will share their DNA and 10 years of h

2018-05-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Dogs can be trained to use their sense of smell to recognize illegal drugs and explosives. So Mark Ruefenacht wondered if the animals also could recognize changes in the blood suga

2018-05-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Standardized testing is a major part of applying for admission to colleges and universities in the United States.SAT or ACT results, for example, are just one measure admissions of

2018-05-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Now, it's time for Words and Their Stories, a program from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore common expressions in American English.Every year in the United States,

2018-05-13 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

On May 1, an electrical problem started a fire in a large, former police building in Sao Paolo, Brazil. Officials say at least two people died as a result.The building was home to

2018-05-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

American President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have agreed to meet in Singapore on June 12.Singapore's position in Asia, and diplomatic ties with the U.S. and

2018-05-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

When it comes to blockbusters, bigger and bolder is Hollywood's plan for this summer. Movie studios are counting on new and improved sequels to make up for last summer's poor sho

2018-05-12 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

We present the short story "Doctor Heidegger's Experiment" by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Here is Barbara Klein with the story.That very unusual man, old Doctor Heidegger, once invited f

2018-05-11 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Israel said Thursday its fighter planes struck dozens of Iranian military targets inside of Syria overnight. The move answered rockets attacks by Iranian forces on the Israeli-occu