From Monkeys to Potatoes

Welcome to Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On todays program we will talk about several very common expressions. Even though these expressions use simple language, English learners may find them difficult to understand. In fact, n

VOA慢速英语2017 科学家表示没有发现“雪人”

Scientists Find No Evidence of Yeti For decades, a large creature called a Yeti has been talked about in Western popular culture. It has appeared in films, cartoons, video games and more. 几十年来，西方流行文化一直提到了一种名为雪人

VOA慢速英语2017 美国插手巴以事务 惹穆斯林方面恼火

Muslim Group Rejects and Condemns US Jerusalem Decision Islamic leaders united on Wednesday to reject and condemn the U.S. decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israels capital. 伊斯兰多位领袖于周三会晤，以拒绝并谴责美国认可耶路撒

VOA慢速英语2017 比特币期货正式挂牌交易 盘中大涨

Bitcoin Futures Rise on Financial Exchange Trading The future prices of bitcoin increased 18 percent to more than $18,000 on Monday morning on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. 周一上午，比特币在芝加哥期权交易所的期货价格上涨了

VOA慢速英语2017 马拉维女性拒绝早婚:让女孩儿们上学

Malawi Woman Resists Early Marriage, Provides Education to Girls Girls on the Move Secondary School is a symbol of hope for girls from poor families in Malawi. The school is free and welcomes young girls who would traditionally be forced to marry. 马拉

VOA慢速英语2017 法国下令全球召回部分婴幼儿奶粉

France Orders International Recall of Baby Food France and a French food manufacturer have ordered a major international recall of several food products for babies. 法国政府以及法国一家食品生产商下令召回出口的部分婴幼儿奶粉

VOA慢速英语2017 美国时代广场地铁站炸弹爆炸,4人受伤

Small Bomb Explodes in New York Subway, 4 Injured A small bomb exploded near an underground train station in New Yorks Times Square on Monday. The explosion during rush hour injured the suspected bomber and three other people. 周一，纽约时代广场

VOA慢速英语2017 巴西、美国发现防治柑橘黄龙病分子

Researchers have identified a molecule that attracts an insect which carries citrus greening disease. 研究人员确认一种分子可吸引携带黄龙病病毒的昆虫。 This development is expected to help farmers control a disease that has des

VOA慢速英语2017 马拉维女性拒绝早婚：让女孩儿们上学

Malawi Woman Resists Early Marriage, Provides Education to Girls Girls on the Move Secondary School is a symbol of hope for girls from poor families in Malawi. The school is free and welcomes young girls who would traditionally be forced to marry. 马拉

VOA慢速英语--US, Canadian Universities Aim to Make Student Jobs More Meaningful

Steve Tracy was not looking for a job at the Community College of Baltimore County when he started taking classes there in August. But the 25 year-old from Catonsville, Maryland did find a job, almost by accident. One day while walking to class, Trac

Pollution, Overfishing Threaten Important Cambodian Lake

A rich fishery in Southeast Asia is at risk because of overfishing, pollution and hydroelectric dams. The Tonle Sap is a freshwater lake in the middle of Cambodia. The lake shrinks and expands by thousands of kilometers, depending on the season. The

VOA慢速英语2017 政府机构投票结束“网络中立”规则

Government Agency Votes to End Net Neutrality Rule A government commission has voted to end the internet policy known as net neutrality. 美国政府一家委员会投票废除了被称之为网络中立的互联网政策。 The Federal Communication

VOA慢速英语2017 大批委内瑞拉难民涌入巴西 引恐慌

Migrants from Venezuela May Cause Problem in Brazil 近日，越来越多的委内瑞拉人搬离了这里，以求逃离祖国的经济困难和居高不下的犯罪率。 An increasing number of Venezuelans have moved out of the country recently. T

What Effect Will Cuts to UN Peacekeeping Have?

One of the foreign policy goals of United States President Donald Trump's administration has been to reform United Nations peacekeeping. 川普总统领导下的美国政府的外交政策目标之一是对联合国的维和行动进行改革。 The

VOA慢速英语2017 比特币期货价格大涨

Bitcoin Futures Rise on Financial Exchange Trading The future prices of bitcoin increased 18 percent to more than $18,000 on Monday morning on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. 周一上午，比特币在芝加哥期权交易所的期货价格上涨了

'Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth'

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we explore the origins and usage of common expressions in American English. Sometimes we tie the show to an event or special time of the year. This show could be tied to any

VOA慢速英语--Learn 10 Separable Phrasal Verbs

Welcome back to Everyday Grammar from VOA Learning English. Today we return to a very common verb form in English phrasal verbs. You will find one phrasal verb in every 192 words of written English. They will make your English sound more natural once

VOA慢速英语2017 时装秀给刚果带来希望

Fashion Show Brings Hope to Congo Miki Sikabwe is a fashion designer from Congo. She has trained in Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya. She has never had the chance to show her work in Congo because of security issues. 米琪斯卡碧唯是一名刚果时装设

90%的肯尼亚学生考试不及格

90 Percent of Kenyan Students Failed Secondary Exams In Kenya, some 90 percent of students who took the 2017 secondary education exams failed. Opposition lawmakers are calling on the government to investigate why so many students did not pass. The mi

VOA慢速英语2017 乌克兰与亲俄武装换囚庆新年

Ukraine, Pro-Russian Forces Trade Prisoners to Mark the New Year Ukraine and pro-Russian separatist rebels had the largest exchange of prisoners on Wednesday since the start of the conflict in 2014. 乌克兰同亲俄分离主义反叛分子周三进行