VOA慢速英语2017--谷歌翻译会做哪些你不知道的事情?

Eight Things You Didn't Know Google Translate Could Do As smartphones continue to get smarter, we can only expect Google Translate to stay one step ahead. Over 200 million people around the world now depend on the free application every day. And yet,

VOA慢速英语--同一张面孔可以解锁Phone X,但它会被骗吗?

A Face Can Unlock iPhone X, But Can It Be Fooled? Apples well publicized iPhone X finally went on sale in pre-orders last week. The device will be available in Apple stores this Friday, November 3. With a starting price of $999, the iPhone X has the

India’s Currency Ban Under Fire One Year Later

Its been a year since Indias government banned the use of high-value paper money. That decision is being heavily criticized by some individuals and groups. Prime Minister Narendra Modi who ordered the action in November 2016 has repeatedly defended h

VOA慢速英语--科学家在污水中发现大量的贵金属

Scientists Find Large Amounts of Precious Metals in Wastewater In recent months, stories about sewers getting clogged have made international headlines. For example, a so-called fatberg, a mass of grease and diapers, clogged London's sewers. A new st

Owner of New York Eatery Works for Egyptian TV

Hatem El-Gamasy owns Lotus Deli, a small business in Queens, New York. His store sells sandwiches, coffee, beer, cigarettes and other products. El-Gamasy, an Egyptian-American, is known as Timmy to his customers. But to people thousands of kilometers

VOA慢速英语--Smart Cameras to Help You Capture Better Photos

One of the newest smart devices is an old favorite, a camera. And smart cameras are getting smarter all the time. Some are now built with machine learning tools to help them think for themselves. Machine learning involves putting large amounts of dat

Americans Worry Robots Will Take Jobs, Leave Nothing to Do

Americans are worried about new technology. 美国人对新计划感到担忧。 They are concerned that machines, including robots, will take over work now done by humans. 他们担心包括机器人在内的机器会抢走人类目前从事的工作。

After Red October, Not a Lot Has Changed in Russia

On October 25, 1917, Vladimir Lenin ordered Bolshevik forces to attack the Winter Palace, the official home of Russias rulers, in Saint Petersburg. The raid started the Bolshevik Revolution, also called the Red October revolution. It led to the ouste

VOA慢速英语2017--William McRaven

00:00:02 OPRAH WINFREY: Hattie Mae, this child is gifted, and I heard that enough that I started to believe it. 00:00:08 ROGER BANNISTER: If you have the opportunity, not a perfect opportunity, and you don't take it, you may never have another chance

VOA慢速英语-- Young People in Puerto Rico Await a Return to School

Young People in Puerto Rico Await a Return to School nys Arroyo and her little brothers have been at a school in western Puerto Rico for weeks, but they are not in class. The Associated Press says they have been living in the school, which is now bei

:英国海军的潜艇设计像真正海洋生物

British Navy Submarine Designs Look Like Real Sea Creatures New images released by Britains Royal Navy show how future submarines could look and move like real sea creatures. The designs were created by young British engineers and scientists. They we

The Exact Science of Matrimony' by O.Henry

Jeff Peters and Andy Tucker could never be trusted. One day, the two men decided to open a marriage business to make some quick and easy money. The first thing they did was to write an advertisement to be published in newspapers. Their advertisement

VOA慢速英语2017 福布斯：特朗普的财富遭受重大下跌以来，总统

Forbes: Trumps Wealth Suffers Major Drop Since Presidency President Donald Trumps wealth saw a major drop in the last year, mainly because some of his properties decreased in value. 川普总统的财富去年大幅下滑，主要是因为他的一些房

VOA慢速英语2017--希拉里批评特朗普对朝鲜的推文

Clinton Criticizes Trump's North Korea Tweets, But Not Policies Former United States Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticized President Donald Trump this week on her visit to South Korea. Clinton, a former U.S. presidential candidate, said she d

西班牙官员将会见加泰罗尼亚地方领袖

Spanish Officials to Meet on Taking Local Powers from Catalonia Spain has called for a special cabinet meeting on Saturday that could start a process that would take away local powers from Catalonia. Spains Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy made the move

VOA慢速英语2017--美国司法部长呼吁改变庇护规则

US Attorney General Calls for Changes to Asylum Rules The United States has long offered asylum protection to people who have fled their own countries and fear they will face threats or harm if they go back. In the latest available report, over 26,00

VOA慢速英语2017-- The Word "That" in Everyday American English

The 1994 crime film Pulp Fiction tells the story of a gunman, played by Samuel L. Jackson. In the film, the gunman is growing tired of his life of crime. Near the end of the movie, he gives two other criminals a chance to leave a bad situation. -The

墨西哥城的“自行车市长”

Bicycle Mayor Program Shows Promise in Mexico City Her position is not official, but Areli Carreon of Mexico City is a mayor. She may be the bicycle mayor, but to her it is an important position. She works to make people in one of the worlds most con

肯尼亚警方枪杀两名要求重新大选的反对派

Kenyan Police Kill Two as Opposition Protests Presidential Revote Police in Western Kenya have killed two people during a protest against the planned revote of Augusts presidential election. The violence took place in Siaya County. The police chief o

印度高等法院暂时禁止在新德里放鞭炮

Indias High Court Temporarily Bans Firecrackers in New Delhi The air in the Indian capital, New Delhi, is among the most polluted of any city in the world. That is one reason Indias highest court has ordered a temporary ban on firecracker sales durin