2017-09-17 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

What do all of the over 4,000 colleges and universities in the United States have in common? The answer is not a lot.These schools are all different in many ways. The same is true

2017-09-17 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

Two pilots recently set a new altitude world record for gliders.A glider is an aircraft that does not have an engine. They are pulled into the air by powered airplanes and then rel

2017-09-17 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

Sixteen years after the United States launched its war on terrorism, there are concerns that parts of the war have not succeeded.Some experts and U.S. government officials believe

2017-09-16 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

The spacecraft Cassini ended its 20-year mission on Friday with a final death dive into the planet Saturn.NASA scientists and officials gathered at California’s Jet Propulsio

2017-09-16 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

In the United States, September is Suicide Prevention Month. The World Health Organization says that every year about 800,000 people commit suicide around the world.September 10 wa

2017-09-16 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

“I look at blues as the way of life… it’s a story, a story told with music.”That voice belongs to Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, a blues musician. He is

2017-09-16 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

We present the first of five parts of the short story "The Murders in the Rue Morgue," by Edgar Allen Poe. The story was originally adapted and recorded by VOA Learning English.Par

2017-09-15 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

The United States has barred federal agencies from using computer security products made by the company Kaspersky Lab.Elaine Duke is the Acting Secretary of the U.S. Department of

2017-09-15 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

The number of young people who play American football decreased from 2008 to 2016 according to the Aspen Institute, a research center.There are many reasons for this decrease.But s

2017-09-15 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

United States lawmakers stood with undocumented Asian-American immigrants earlier this week to show support for the young students and workers living in the country.Their future is

2017-09-15 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

In the 1998 film “Saving Private Ryan,” actor Tom Hanks plays the part of Captain Miller. The fictional Captain Miller was an English teacher before becoming a soldier

2017-09-14 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

A newly released study finds that London is still considered the most attractive financial center in the world.London was followed by New York City. The study showed that the Briti

2017-09-14 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

Whether you are trying to read a menu in a dark restaurant, the warning label on your medicine, or the fine print on a contract you possibly should not be signing, a magnifying gla

2017-09-13 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

The number of Americans who identify as white and Christian now represents less than 50 percent of the United States population.A new study says immigrants have driven the decrease

2017-09-13 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

Now is the time that students and teachers are supposed to be beginning a new year together. But those affected by Hurricane Harvey, which struck Texas earlier this month, have to

2017-09-13 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

Nations are expressing support for new United Nations restrictions placed on North Korea in reaction to its sixth nuclear test.The U.N. Security Council voted 15-0 to approve new s

2017-09-12 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

Hurricane Irma has weakened to a tropical storm after causing widespread damage on Caribbean islands and the U.S. state of Florida.Irma’s winds eased to about 100 kilometers

2017-09-12 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report.It is back-to-school time in the United States, which for many is bittersweet. The bitter part is for saying goodby

2017-09-12 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

United States congressional committees have rejected proposals to sharply cut spending for U.S. diplomatic and foreign assistance programs.In his first budget, President Donald Tru

2017-09-11 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

In August, the United States began renegotiating the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) with Canada and Mexico.As a candidate for president, Donald Trump called for talks

2017-09-11 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

Living things cannot survive without water.Yet more than 700 million people worldwide have trouble getting clean, safe water. That number comes from the Water Project, a non-profit

2017-09-11 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

VOA Learning English presents America’s Presidents.Today we are talking about Warren Harding. He was the 29th president of the United States.Harding was very different from t

2017-09-10 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

China will again lay claim to operating the fastest bullet train service in the world.According to Chinese media, the Beijing to Shanghai train will once again be allowed to reach

2017-09-10 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

The United States Secretary of Education plans to change the way colleges and universities deal with accusations of sexual assault.“The era of ‘rule by letter’ is

2017-09-10 所属栏目:VOA慢速英语|美国之音慢速英语听力下载

A small experiment shows that mindfulness training exercises may help people who drink large amounts of alcohol.Mindfulness is a method of quietly, but fully, experiencing what is