VOA慢速英语2012 Words and Their Stories: Mayday

Words and Their Stories: Mayday Now, the VOA Special English program WORDS AND THEIR STORIES. A listener from Venezuela sent us a question about the meaning of the expression mayday. He wrote that he often hears this expression in movies. Mayday is a

VOA慢速英语2012 Technology Report - India Dismisses Charges of Internet Censorship

Technology Report - India Dismisses Charges of Internet Censorship This is the VOA Special English Technology Report. The government in India is defending itself against charges of Internet censorship. The move comes after the government last week as

VOA慢速英语2019--磁极的移动速度比科学家预想的快

Magnetic North Pole Moving Faster Than Scientists Expected Earths north magnetic pole is moving, researchers say. It has moved so much, so quickly that a group of scientists hurried to change a model that helps guide shipping, airplanes and submarine

VOA慢速英语2019 地球最早可移动生物追溯至21亿年前

Earths Earliest Mobile Organism Lived 2.1 Billion Years Ago Scientists have discovered the oldest fossil evidence of organism motility, or the ability of an organism to move independently. The discovery shows that development of motility began more t

VOA慢速英语2019 机器人能作画,艺术家“艾达”将问世

Meet Ai-Da, the Robot Artist Can robots be creative? 机器人能有创造力吗？ British art gallery owner Aidan Meller thinks so.He hopes to begin answering that question with a robot called Ai-Da. 英国美术馆馆长艾丹梅勒是这么认为的

VOA慢速英语--'Hearts and Crosses,' by O. Henry, Part Two

One day, a man named Bartholomew, not an important man, stopped at the Nopalito ranch house. It was noon and he was hungry. He sat down at the dinner table. While he was eating, he talked. Mrs. Yeager, he said, I saw a man on the Seco Ranch with your

VOA慢速英语2019--Travel, Trip or Journey?

In todays Ask a Teacher, our reader Leopoldo asks about three commonly confused travel words. Here is the question: Question: Hi! Can you explain when it is correct to use trip, journey or travel? Thank you for your answer. Leopoldo Answer: Hello, Le

VOA慢速英语2019 以色列登月太空飞船成功发射

Israeli Spacecraft Makes History with Successful Moon Launch An Israeli spacecraft is on its way to the moon. 一艘以色列太空飞船正在飞向月球。 The unmanned moon landing vehicle was launched Thursday night from Cape Canaveral Air Force

VOA慢速英语--越南欢迎特朗普与金正恩

Vietnam Welcomes Trump and Kim In Hanoi, Vietnam Friday, cars stopped and tourists took a second look at what appeared to be North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and American President Donald Trump. In front of the historic Metropole Hotel, Kim hugged Tru

VOA慢速英语--霹雳舞有望加入2024年巴黎奥运会

Olympic Organizers Want Breakdancing for Paris 2024 Organizers of the 2024 Paris Olympics have called for breakdancing to be added as an official sport. Paris organizers also proposed Thursday that climbing, surfing and skateboarding be included in t

VOA慢速英语--各州希望加强对陷入困境的大学的管理

States Look to Increase Governance of Struggling Colleges For 185 years, Green Mountain College has been educating students in the small town of Poultney, Vermont. The college announced last month it is closing at the end of the current school year.

安全问题推迟了美国重新开始载人航天飞行的努力

Safety Concerns Delay US Effort to Restart Human Spaceflight NASA reportedly has warned SpaceX and Boeing of its concerns over the design and safety of their astronaut launch systems. The Reuters news agency says the problems could threaten efforts b

Airplanes Need Better Information over Conflict Areas

More than four years after a Malaysian passenger plane was shot down in eastern Ukraine, airlines still need better information to fly safely over conflict areas. The Dutch Safety Board made the comment in a report about the downing of Malaysia Airli

美国、加拿大、墨西哥努力阻止北美洲的猪瘟

US, Canada, Mexico Work to Keep Swine Fever from North America The United States is working with Canada and Mexico to guard against African swine fever. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says all three countries are trying to keep swine fever f

VOA慢速英语2019--What Is a 'Feather in Your Cap?'

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Our world is home to thousands of different kinds of birds. No two bird species are the same. Each one has its own unique qualities like its feathers! Feathers keep a bird warm and dry. F

VOA慢速英语--美代理防长:阿富汗人必须自己决定未来

Acting US Defense Chief: Afghans Must Decide Own Future During a trip to Afghanistan, Americas acting defense chief said that the Afghan people must be a part of peace negotiations to shape the countrys future. Acting U.S. Secretary of Defense Patric

VOA慢速英语--欧盟召回有严重隐私风险的儿童手表

EU Recalls Child Smartwatch Over Serious Privacy Risks The European Commission has ordered a recall of a smartwatch for children because of what is calls a serious privacy risk. The watch, called Safe-KID-One, is a product of the German electronics m

VOA慢速英语2012 People in America - Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962: She Was the Most Influential Wife of Any American President

People in America - Eleanor Roosevelt, 1884-1962: She Was the Most Influential Wife of Any American President STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with People in America in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about t

VOA慢速英语2019--Questions to Ask Before You Marry

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Marriage. Is it a romantic situation with some practical parts? Or it is a practical situation with some romantic parts? Couples and cultures differ. But experts on marriage warn that, i

VOA慢速英语--College Textbooks Moving from Print to Digital

The rising cost of attending a college or university in the United States has been an issue of much concern and debate in recent years. But what often does not get discussed is the hidden costs related to higher education, says Michael Hansen. He is