女学生在加州学校攻读计算机科学

Women are under-represented in the technology industry around the world. At colleges and universities in the United States, women represent only one in six students of computer science. That number is changing at some schools, like Harvey Mudd Colleg

Computer Data and the Business of Mind-Reading

Big data is having an increasing effect on the way we live. Big data can be defined as information that is too big or complex to be contained or processed by any one machine or person. It can include which comments, photographs or stories you like on

多数亚利桑那州人支持特朗普总统

Many Americans do not trust opinion polls. They are not moved by recent polls on the presidency of Donald Trump. Studies show that, nationwide, 44 percent of those questioned approve of Trumps actions since taking office in January. But his favorabil

VOA慢速英语2017 高科技实验室使用飞机绘制亚马逊地图

Looking at a rainforest from high in the sky, you might think all the trees look about the same. 从天空高处向下看热带雨林，你可能会觉得所有的树木都是一样的。 But they are not. 但它们是不同的。 Take, for example,

乔治·华盛顿：不想当总统的总统

VOA Learning English presents America's Presidents. Today we are talking about George Washington. He was the first president of the United States. He served from 1789 to 1797. But he had many other accomplishments, too. He owned thousands of hectares

VOA慢速英语2017--美国非法移民害怕被驱逐出境

Cindy lives with her three children in a small bedroom in an apartment near a major American city. Two other adults also live in the apartment. Cindy asked VOA to use just her first name for this story. She is not in the United States legally. She wa

斯坦福学生使用5000之久的中国食谱酿造啤酒

Most college students would love to get an assignment like the one Madeline Ota recently received at Stanford University. She and her classmates were asked to make beer in their dorm rooms. But before you get too excited, you need to know that it was

VOA慢速英语2017--How Free Is 'Free College?'

Some people say the United States higher education system is the best in the world. But the cost of a college education in the U.S. can be very high -- about 70 percent of students graduate with some debt. In 2014, the total amount of that debt in th

VOA慢速英语--《厄舍古屋的倒塌》by 埃德加·爱伦·坡 Ⅰ

We present the first of three parts of the short story The Fall of the House of Usher, by Edgar Allan Poe. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. It was a dark and soundless day near the end of the year, and cl

VOA慢速英语--词汇典故:如何赢得选举

And now the VOA Learning English program -- Words and Their Stories. On this show, we explore common expressions in American English. Today we talk about expressions related to the biggest contest in the United States the election of the American pre

Giant Panda Bao Bao Prepares for China Move

Giant Panda Bao Bao Prepares for China Move This is Whats Trending Today. Bao Bao was born in the United States, but she was always destined to go to China. A giant panda named Mei Xiang gave birth to Bao Bao at Washingtons National Zoo in 2013. She

乘务员训练甄别人口贩卖

Flight attendant Sheila Fedrick says she knew something was wrong when she saw a teenage girl with greasy hair sitting on an airplane next to an older man. The girl had bruises, possible evidence that she had been hurt. The man, however, appeared ver

What Are ‘Leaks’ That So Anger President Trump?

President Donald Trump went on Twitter Thursday to talk about his continued concern about leaks. He wrote, The spotlight has finally been put on the low-life leakers? They will be caught! The president then said later Thursday that he called the Just

VOA慢速英语--委内瑞拉副总统驳斥了美国的制裁

The United States is accusing a top Venezuelan official of being a major international drug trafficker. The Trump administration has announced sanctions against Vice President Tareck El Aissami for his reported involvement in cocaine shipments from V

US Assures EU, Seeks ‘Common Ground with Russia”

Vice President Mike Pence says the United States will continue to hold Russia accountable. But he adds that President Donald Trump wants to find new common ground with Russia. Pences comments came Monday in Brussels, Belgium with European Union Counc

N. Korea, Malaysia Disagree over Kim's Death

Malaysia's Prime Minister Najib Razak said his government's investigation of the killing Kim Jong Nam will be objective. Kim Jong Nam was the half-brother of the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Un. We have no reason why we want to do something to paint

VOA慢速英语2017 民意调查显示，法国勒庞获得支持

Marine Le Pen, the far-right nationalist leader, has gained more support in her campaign to become the next president of France. 极右翼政党国民阵线领袖玛丽娜勒庞在法国下届总统竞选中，争取到了更多的支持率。 On Mon

VOA慢速英语2017 地中海植物有助治疗脑部疾病

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. 这是美国之音英语学习关于健康与生活的报道。 In the future, chemicals from plants found in and around the Mediterranean may be used to help treat people with brain dis

VOA慢速英语2017 拟建博物馆将有助于人们铭记奴隶制

In 1991, workers in New York City made a troubling discovery. 1991年，纽约市的工人有了一些令人不安的发现。 They found human bones. After examinations by experts, the remains were found to be of African-Americans, some of whom had

VOA慢速英语2017 美国的非洲移民数量不断上升

The United States remains a popular destination for immigrants from Africa, according to the U.S.-based Pew Research Center. 根据美国皮尤研究中心的统计，美国仍然是最多非洲移民前往的目的地。 The number of African immigr