2018-05-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The most famous horse races in America begin on May 5 with the running of the 144th Kentucky Derby. It is the first of a three part championship series. The other two races are the

2018-05-05 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Our story today is called "The Boarded Window." It was written by Ambrose Bierce. Here is Shep O'Neal with the story.In 1830, only a few miles away from what is now the great city

2018-05-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A high-level trade delegation from the United States arrived in Beijing Thursday to hold talks with Chinese officials on trade policies.The U.S. team includes Commerce Secretary Wi

2018-05-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

NASA, the American space agency, is sending a robotic scientist to Mars. It will dig deeper than ever before to study the planet's geological activity.The Mars InSight spacecraft

2018-05-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The United States government is studying reports that three Americans held in North Korea have been moved from a labor camp.Reuters news service reported that an unnamed American o

2018-05-04 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Imagine we are having a conversation about dance. Suddenly I say, "Because I love to dance!"You might learn something about me: that I love dancing. But you might also look at me s

2018-05-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

South Korea said on Wednesday that U.S. troops should stay in the country, even if a peace treaty is signed with North Korea.Kim Eui-kyeom is a spokesperson for South Korea's Pres

2018-05-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This is What's Trending Today...For more than 100 years, the Boy Scouts of America's main program has simply been known as the Boy Scouts.But with more and more girls hoping to j

2018-05-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Facebook has announced it will add a dating service to its growing list of new products.The announcement came Tuesday at Facebook's F8 conference in San Jose, California. The year

2018-05-03 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A desert in the American Southwest provides evidence of a hunt from long ago.Scientists found footprints from a hunt involving ancient human beings and a large prehistoric sloth. T

2018-05-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

U.S. President Donald has extended a period in which some countries will not pay import taxes, or tariffs, on some products.His administration says it is giving trade negotiators 3

2018-05-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

More than 2 million immigrants from sub-Saharan Africa live in the United States. A new study from the Pew Research Center finds that they are, on average, college-educated and emp

2018-05-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Nominees for the most important awards in American theater were announced Tuesday in New York City.Two musicals lead all the candidates with 12 nominations each. Both came from alr

2018-05-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Iran's government has ordered internet service providers to block the messaging service Telegram.Iranian state television said on Monday that the country's judiciary approved the

2018-05-02 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

India's Supreme Court has ordered high courts to guarantee speedier investigations in child rape cases.The Supreme Court announced the ruling on Tuesday. It follows public anger o

2018-05-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A group of nearly 200 Central Americans was stopped on the Mexican side of the United States border on Sunday.Their month-long march across Mexico was suspended when border inspect

2018-05-01 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.Nearly 2.4 billion people around the world used a smartphone in 2017. By the end of 2018, more than a third of the

2018-05-01 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The Islamic State (IS) militant group has claimed responsibility for two suicide bombings in Afghanistan's capital Kabul.The Associated Press reports that the suicide bombers kill

2018-04-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Scientists in Britain and the United States have designed a substance that eats plastic. They believe that, in the future, it could help reduce pollution.The enzyme is able to brea

2018-04-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A home invader is holding a woman hostage in her bedroom. A police officer immediately starts shouting commands, ordering the man to let the woman go. But the invader refuses and u

2018-04-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The number of Irrawaddy dolphins in one part of the Mekong River has increased for the first time tin 20 years.The dolphins, however, still face serious threats to their survival.

2018-04-30 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Technology is changing almost every industry, including fashion.Imagine wearing a computer in the form of clothing, like a jacket. Now it is possible.The clothing manufacturer Levi

2018-04-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Many American higher education officials agree on the need for a more balanced racial, ethnic and cultural mix at universities and colleges.In the past, American colleges and unive

2018-04-29 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 explain common expressions that we use in everyday life.The world celebrates Earth Day every year o

2018-04-29 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Last week, an American court ruled against three members of a militia in the state of Kansas.The jury found the three men – Curtis Allen, Patrick Stein and Gavin Wright -- gu