VOA慢速英语2018 Worldwide Cancer Rates Rising

Worldwide Cancer Rates Rising Around the world, one is six deaths is from cancer. And a new study notes an increase in cancer rates around the world. 在世界各地，1/6的死亡案例是因为癌症。一项新的研究指出，全球癌症发病率

VOA慢速英语2018 研究:运动量不足会导致重大疾病

Study: Not Enough Exercise Leads to Sickness From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. 你正在收听的是美国之音英语学习节目健康和生活方式报告。 About 1.4 billion people around the world do not get enough

VOA慢速英语2018 研究证实怪异古化石可能来自某种动物

Study Confirms Unusual Fossils Came from an Animal Scientists say they have confirmed that strange-looking fossils from more than 500 million years ago are remains of an animal. 科学家们表示，他们已经证实来自5亿多年前的怪状化石是

VOA慢速英语2018--意大利与欧盟的预算之争

Italy, the EU Prepare for Budget Battle The European Union (EU) and Italy are disputing which side has control over the countrys budget. Recently, the EU ordered Italy to change its proposed budget for 2019. The EU wants the Italian government to pro

日本在遥远的小行星上部署了跳跃机器人

Japan Deploys Jumping Robots on Distant Asteroid Two small Japanese robots landed on a distant asteroid last weekend. The robots took small jumps, making it the first time that any device from our planet has moved on the surface of an asteroid. The t

VOA慢速英语2018--试验性治疗瞄准耐药细菌

Experimental Treatment Targets Drug-Resistant Bacteria You probably have heard about the Trojan Horse. Tradition says the ancient Greeks used a large wooden horse to trick enemy forces and capture the city of Troy. Now, researchers say a similar plan

Inventors Win Award for Machine that Creates Water from Air

Water is a necessary resource for the health and survival of living things. But the availability of fresh water is decreasing for much of the worlds population. The United Nations estimates that about 3.6 billion people currently live in areas that f

Native Americans Say Law That Protects Children at Risk

An American law that blocks placement of Native American children with non-native American families was ruled illegal earlier this month. A federal judge in Texas announced the decision, surprising many native groups. The judge said the Indian Child

VOA慢速英语2018--越南希望发展电影业

Vietnam Wants to Grow Film Industry Vietnams movie business is growing quickly. New theaters are being built across the country. Young filmmakers are entering the market. In the past, movies about Vietnam centered on Hollywoods ideas about the Vietna

VOA慢速英语--Let's Talk About 'Meat-and-Potatoes'

Let's Talk About 'Meat-and-Potatoes' Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Food expressions are popular with language learners. They combine two things important to every culture: food and language. Today we are going to talk

China's Melting Glacier Brings Visitors, Adds to Climate Concerns

Each year, millions of people visit the 4,570-meter-high Baishui Glacier in southern China. Scientists say it is one of the worlds fastest-melting glaciers. The huge body of ice is in the southeastern edge of a Central Asian region called the Third P

VOA慢速英语--为什么一些美国人仍在谈论1968的芝加哥

Why Some Americans Keep Talking About Chicago 1968 As Americans and observers try to make sense of the countrys current political situation, many are looking back to events 50 years ago. The year 1968 was a difficult and dramatic time in the U.S. --

VOA慢速英语--晚到5个月的美国劳动节

American Labor Day Arrives Five Months Late September 3 is Labor Day in the United States. The national holiday began more than 100 years ago to honor low-paid factory workers. Labor Day also informally marks the end of summer. Many students return t

VOA慢速英语2018 德国首都将重建柏林墙

Berlin Wall to Be Recreated in Germanys Capital A group of artists and filmmakers plans to recreate Germanys historic Berlin Wall. 一些艺术家和电影制作者计划重建德国历史上的柏林墙。 The Berlin Wall was built by communist East

冷却、干燥的气候可能是导致尼安德特人消失的原因

Cooling, Drying Climate May Have Led to Neanderthal Disappearance A new study suggests that ancient periods of cold and dry climate helped our species take the place of Neanderthals in Europe. Researchers found that such cold periods happened at the

VOA慢速英语2018--Coffee or Tea?

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Today we will talk about two of the worlds most popular drinks -- coffee and tea. Now, many people are loyal coffee drinkers. They cannot imagine starting their morning without -- what so

VOA慢速英语2018--英国寻求与伊朗继续贸易的途径

Britain Seeks Ways to Continue Trading with Iran British media say government officials have been turning to Japan for help in avoiding American sanctions on Iran. Britain is asking the United States for permission to be exempted from some of the mea

VOA慢速英语2018 研究发现世界范围内每年枪支死亡人数达到25万人

Study Finds Worldwide Gun Deaths Have Reached 250,000 Yearly A new study shows that guns are responsible for about 250,000 deaths worldwide every year. 一项新的研究表明，全球每年有大约25万人死于枪支。 It also found that the Uni

VOA慢速英语2018 美国在尼日尔建设无人机基地

US Building Air Base for Drones in Niger The U.S. Air Force is getting close to completing a base in northern Niger for armed drones that will target militant groups operating in the area. 美国空军即将建在尼日尔北部建成无人机基地，

VOA慢速英语--New English Tests Beyond TOEFL, IELTS

New English Tests Beyond TOEFL, IELTS Since 1964, colleges and universities in the United States have used the Test of English as a Foreign Language, or TOEFL, to measure an international applicants level of English. Universities in English-speaking