VOA慢速英语2015 米歇尔·奥巴马在亚洲宣传女童受教育的必要性

AS IT IS 2015-03-19 Michelle Obama to Publicize Need for Girls Education in Asia 米歇尔奥巴马在亚洲宣传女童受教育的必要性 The wife of President Barack Obama is on a five-day trip to Asia. First Lady Michelle Obama is visiting Japa

VOA慢速英语2015 美国与以色列的关系将何去何从?

What Is Next for US-Israeli Relations? 美国与以色列的关系将何去何从? Israelis elected a new parliament this week. The results gave 30 seats in the 120-member parliament to the Likud Party of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The Zionis

VOA慢速英语2015 中国将持续庞大政府开支提振经济?

AS IT IS 2015-03-23 Will China's Continued Big Spending Lift its Economy? 中国将持续庞大政府开支提振经济? From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. Chinese officials have predicted lower economic growth again this year.

VOA慢速英语2015 一个马鞍制作者的秘密

Secrets of a Saddle-Maker 一个马鞍制作者的秘密 People began riding horses thousands of years ago. Saddles for horseback riding were invented soon after. Today, many companies manufacture saddles. But it is rare to find someone who designs a

VOA慢速英语2015 绿色代表着春天和其他事物

Green Means Spring and Other Things 绿色代表着春天和其他事物 Now, the VOA Special English program, Words and Their Stories. 这里是美国之音慢速英语词汇典故。 Green is an important color in nature. It is the color of grass a

VOA慢速英语2015 养活人口还是拯救地球?

Feed the People or Save the Planet? 养活人口还是拯救地球? Americans are not eating as much meat as they used to. Price is certainly a major reason. But people also say there are other reasons, such as health and ethics. For the first time,

VOA慢速英语2015 数字还是印刷?你怎样读书?

AS IT IS 2015-03-22 Digital or Print? How Do You Read Books? 数字还是印刷?你怎样读书? A South African technology expert says huge numbers of book readers in his country are using electronic reading devices. He says the rising popularity of

VOA慢速英语2015 伊斯兰国使用手机应用传播消息

AS IT IS 2015-03-22 Islamic State Uses App to Broadcast Message 伊斯兰国使用手机应用传播消息 The writers of a new book about the Islamic State group say it is using technology developed by an American company to spread its message. Hass

VOA慢速英语2015 乌干达英语有了自己的词典

'Uglish' Gets Its Own Dictionary in Uganda 乌干达英语有了自己的词典 The official language in Uganda is English. But visitors to this African country soon recognize that the English spoken here is different from British or American English

VOA慢速英语2015 报道称朝鲜海外务工者薪水微薄

AS IT IS 2015-03-21 Report: North Korea Foreign Workers Receive Little Pay 报道称朝鲜海外务工者薪水微薄 A new report describes abuses suffered by North Koreans who are sent to work outside the country. A South Korean human rights organi

VOA慢速英语2015 马克吐温 跳蛙

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain 马克吐温 跳蛙 Editor's note: This story includes some of the informal dialect that Mark Twain liked to include in his writing. We have provided explanations of some of the expression

VOA慢速英语2015 韩国安全法限制自由还是保护国家?

AS IT IS 2015-03-20 Does a South Korean Law Limit Speech or Protect the Nation? 韩国安全法限制自由还是保护国家? The United States ambassador to South Korea continues to recover from a knife attack. Mark Lippert was released from a hosp

VOA慢速英语2015 IS组织是真正的伊斯兰教吗?

AS IT IS 2015-03-20 Is the Islamic State Truly Islamic? IS组织是真正的伊斯兰教吗? Destroying important cultural artifacts in the name of religion is not new. Protestants destroyed statues they considered idolatrous, or against their Christ

VOA慢速英语2015 “灰姑娘”对于孩子们来说不仅仅是一部电影那么简

'Cinderella' Is More Than Just a Movie for Kids 灰姑娘对于孩子们来说不仅仅是一部电影那么简 Years ago, the American writer Kurt Vonnegut often said there was one story that would always make a million dollars: Cinderella. In Holly

VOA慢速英语2015 突尼斯官员称22人死于博物馆枪击案

Tunisian Officials: 22 People Killed in Museum Attack 突尼斯官员称22人死于博物馆枪击案 Reports from Tunisia say more than 20 people are confirmed dead following an attack in the capital, Tunis. Gunmen fired on visitors to the Bardo Mus

VOA慢速英语2015 德国慢慢对世界大事有着更大的影响力

AS IT IS 2015-03-21 Germany Slowly Having More Influence on World Events 德国慢慢对世界大事有着更大的影响力 Some observers say Germany has the makings of a world power. They note the German governments lead in trying to solve the Eur

VOA慢速英语2015 废金属分离技术成本可能会降低

AS IT IS 2015-03-25 Scrap Metal Separation May Become Less Costly 废金属分离技术成本可能会降低 Recycling, or re-using, metals is much less costly than making them from raw materials in the Earth, called ore. But when old cars, household

VOA慢速英语2015 联合国建议非洲国家改变“追捕”法律

AS IT IS 2015-03-27 UN: African Nations Should Change 'Pursuit' Laws 联合国建议非洲国家改变追捕法律 A United Nations committee is calling on some African countries to change their laws so police can cross national borders when they are

VOA慢速英语2015 卫星关注太阳风暴并向地球发送警报

Satellite Will Watch Sun Storms, Send Warnings to Earth 卫星关注太阳风暴并向地球发送警报 A new satellite is travelling 1.5 million kilometers over a 110-day period to enter an orbit of the sun. It is called DSCOVR -- the Deep Space Cl

VOA慢速英语2015 在法国坠毁客机黑匣子已被调查人员解读

Investigators Listen to Final Words from Pilots in Plane Crash in France 在法国坠毁客机黑匣子已被调查人员解读 French officials say they have gathered usable sound recording from the black box of the airplane that crashed in France T