国际货币基金组织调高中国经济增长预期

The International Monetary Fund last Tuesday upgraded its forecast for China's economic growth in 2017 and 2018, reflecting the stronger-than-expected momentum of the Chinese economy in 2016. 上周二，国际货币基金组织(IMF)上调了2017年和

一名高中教师在德克萨斯枪杀9名学生

Gunman Kills 9 Students, One Teacher at High School in Texas A gunman killed at least 10 people, most of them students, at a high school near Houston, Texas, on Friday state officials said. At least ten others are wounded. It was the deadliest attack

汉语首次成为意大利高中毕业考试科目

Chinese has been added to the graduation exam list by an Italian high school and 29 students will take the test this year, the Guangming Daily reports quoting Italian local media. 《光明日报》援引意大利当地媒体的报道称，意大利一

科比高中母校失窃 球衣、奖杯和签名鞋被盗

Former Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant's Philadelphia-area high school was broken into and the thieves made out with quite a haul of the NBA legend's memorabilia. Or so they thought. 前洛杉矶湖人队传奇球星科比布莱恩特位于费城的

五名高中生被提名为2018年全国学生诗人

Five High School Students Named 2018 National Student Poets Five American teenagers were officially named the 2018 National Student Poets on Thursday at a ceremony in Washington, D.C. The award is the highest honor for young poets in the United State

VOA慢速英语2017--美国最好的高中是哪间?

What Are the Best US High Schools? It Depends Sometimes, deciding the best is difficult. For example, deciding the 10 best public high schools out of 24,000 in America. Two publications put together lists of the top 10. But the website Niche.com and

设定合理的目标提高你的英语发音

Improve Your Pronunciation By Setting Reasonable Goals 设定合理的目标提高你的英语发音 In the Education Tips series, education experts in the United States give you ideas about how you can improve your English skills. This week, Eli Hin

VOA慢速英语--科学家称美国西部高温天气加剧野火

Scientists Say Hotter Weather Worsens Wildfire in Western US As temperatures rise in the western part of the United States, wildfires grow in size as well. The Associated Press has studied information on weather and wildfires from the last 35 years.

VOA慢速英语--为寻找濒危动物而训练的狗

Dogs Trained to Find Endangered Animals Many dogs are very hard-working animals. They have been helping people for thousands of years. Dogs protect our homes. They help people with disabilities. They team up with rescue workers in search-and-rescue o

VOA慢速英语2018--新视频显示亚马逊部落与外界没有联系

New Video Shows Amazon Tribe with No Contact to Outside World Video has been released for the first time showing an Amazon tribe in Brazil with no known contact to the outside world. The video, shot by a drone, provides the first-ever images of 16 tr

VOA慢速英语2018--Fishing for More Than Fish

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this program we talk about common expressions and phrases in American English. Today, grab your poles and bait. We are going fishing! Fishing is a popular outdoor activity you can do i

VOA慢速英语--Study Suggests Many College Graduates are ‘Underemployed’

A new study suggests that in the United States, college and university students must think carefully about their first jobs after graduation. People who take a job that does not require a degree can find themselves in lower-paid positions than their

VOA慢速英语--Critics Say India Citizenship Test Unfairly Targets Muslims

India's government is requiring documentation from people to prove they are legal citizens. Some critics of the policy say it discriminates against a local minority Muslim population. The policy is being carried out in Indias northeastern state of As

VOA慢速英语2018--美国参议员麦凯恩决定放弃治疗脑癌

Senator John McCain Decides to End Cancer Treatment American Senator John McCain has chosen to discontinue his medical treatment for brain cancer. The family of the Republican Party's 2008 presidential nominee and former prisoner of war announced the

Egyptian Star Returns to Film, Removes Head Cover

Egyptian actor Hala Shiha left the film industry 10 years ago for a more religious life. She began to wear the traditional Muslim head cover, or hijab, along with loose clothes that covered most of her skin. Later, the Egyptian movie star was seen we

US Supreme Court Rules Same-Sex Marriage Is Legal in 2015

The Supreme Court often looks at a major social issue over a series of cases. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, it considered the rights of gay people. At the time, voters in many states had approved laws strongly limiting gay rights. For example, p

VOA慢速英语--加州死亡谷创下最热月份新纪录

California's Death Valley Sets New Record for Hottest Month This is Whats Trending Today Californias Death Valley may have just set a world record for hottest month ever. The areas average temperature for the month of July was 42.28 degrees Celsius.

Bouquinistes of Paris Seek UNESCO Recognition

Bouquinistes is the French word to call sellers of old books along the Seine River in Paris. The tradition has existed for over 400 years. However, modern technology like electronic book readers and sellers of books online are now hurting their profi

Pope Francis Says Death Penalty 'Inadmissible'

The leader of the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Francis, has changed Church teaching about the death sentence. The new teaching says that the earlier policy was outdated and that the church should work to end the death penalty. The Vatican said the Pop

VOA慢速英语2018--联合国:阿富汗鸦片产量下降

UN: Afghan Opium Production Has Dropped A new United Nations report finds that opium-poppy cultivation in Afghanistan is now 20 percent lower than it was in 2017. The report noted a lack of rainfall and falling prices of dry opium across the country.