VOA慢速英语2014 Legality of Vietnamese Blogger’s Release Questioned

AS IT IS 2014-10-26 Legality of Vietnamese Bloggers Release Questioned This week, the Vietnamese government released one of the countrys best known political bloggers from prison. The government then sent the man, Nguyen Van Hai, to the United States

VOA慢速英语2014 美国最高法院批准德州选民身份法

AS IT IS 2014-10-25 US Supreme Court Allows Texas Voter ID Law 美国最高法院批准德州选民身份法 The United States Supreme Court says the southwestern state of Texas can keep in place a new voting law. The law says voters must show identi

VOA慢速英语2014 传奇设计师奥斯卡德拉伦塔去世享年82岁曾为第一夫人和女星设计礼服

Oscar de la Renta Dressed First Ladies and Movie Stars 传奇设计师奥斯卡德拉伦塔去世享年82岁曾为第一夫人和女星设计礼服 Clothing designer Oscar de la Renta died Monday at his home in the American state of Connecticut. He w

VOA慢速英语2014 Gunman Identified in Canadian Capital

Gunman Identified in Canadian Capital Police in Canada have identified the suspected gunman in yesterdays deadly attack in Ottawa as Michael Zehaf-Bibeau. The 32-year-old man had a criminal record. He had recently converted to Islam. Canadian officia

VOA慢速英语2014 美国警方越来越多地使用身体摄像机

US Police Increase Use of Body Cameras 美国警方越来越多地使用身体摄像机 Police officers in Washington, DC, and New York City are wearing cameras on their bodies as part of a test. The goal of the program is to reduce the use of force

VOA慢速英语2014 对参议院的控制权取决于北卡罗来纳州

AS IT IS 2014-10-26 Control of US Senate Depends on North Carolina 对参议院的控制权取决于北卡罗来纳州 U.S. congressional elections are less than two weeks away. A small number of races will decide if the Democratic party keeps contro

VOA慢速英语2014 US Congressional Candidates Recognize Voters’ Fears

AS IT IS 2014-10-28 US Congressional Candidates Recognize Voters Fears Opinion surveys show feelings of unease among likely American voters as they prepare for congressional, state and local elections next month. The Gallup organization recently aske

VOA慢速英语2014 研究人员3D打印生物活组织

Science in the News - Researchers Work on 3-D Printing of Living Tissue 研究人员3D打印生物活组织 Three-dimensional printers are fast becoming everyday devices in the United States. Three-D printers are used to make everything from automobi

VOA慢速英语2014 长期干旱影响到美国西南部的农民

As It Is - Long Drought Affects Farmers in Southwestern US 长期干旱影响到美国西南部的农民 Parts of the southwestern American states of Texas and Oklahoma have experienced severe dry weather for several years. This droughthas affected t

VOA慢速英语2014 世界自然基金会:地球面临危险

AS IT IS 2014-10-27 WWF: Health of Planet Is at Risk 世界自然基金会:地球面临危险 The World Wildlife Fund says more than half of the worlds wildlife population has been lost. The conservation group says this has placed the health of the p

VOA慢速英语2014--加纳金矿或许存在危险

AS IT IS 2014-10-26 Gold Mining in Ghana Can Be Dangerous 加纳金矿或许存在危险 The rivers in Ghanas Ashanti area have a sickly brown color. The land has gashes, holes cut by excavators. The air is filled with the sound of mining equipment.

VOA慢速英语2014--申请美国大学的几点建议

Tips for Applying to US Colleges 申请美国大学的几点建议 Editor's note: Here at VOA Learning English we get a lot of questions from our audience about higher education in the United States. So we visited several universities and spoke with

VOA慢速英语2014 巴西下一任总统会是谁?

AS IT IS 2014-10-25 Who Will Be Brazil's Next President? 巴西下一任总统会是谁? Brazilians will choose a president Sunday. Two candidates will be on the ballot -- Dilma Rousseff and Senator Aecio Neves. President Rousseff won the most votes

VOA慢速英语2014 马纳萨斯结束对短暂的战争期待

Manassas Ends Hope for a Short War 马纳萨斯结束对短暂的战争期待 From VOA Learning English, this is The Making of a Nation. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. And Im Christopher Cruise. Within the first few weeks of the Civil War, the Confederate Cong

VOA慢速英语2014 Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga 'Cheek to Cheek'

Tony Bennett, Lady Gaga 'Cheek to Cheek' Singers Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga are sitting on top of Billboards Top Two Hundred Albums list. Their joint album of long-standing jazz hits Cheek to Cheek was released September 23rd. Tony Bennett is now the

VOA慢速英语2014 美国取消了严禁对越南出售致命武器的禁令

AS IT IS 2014-10-03 US Eases Ban on Lethal Weapons to Vietnam 美国取消了严禁对越南出售致命武器的禁令 The United States has partially ended a ban on sales of lethal weapons to Vietnam. Lethal weapons are those that can cause great h

VOA慢速英语2014 埃博拉病毒将造成毁灭性的经济影响

Economics Report - Ebola: Economic Impact Could Be Devastating 埃博拉病毒将造成毁灭性的经济影响 From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语经济报道。 The World Bank is warning that t

VOA慢速英语2014 红色棉布的连衣裙

A Piece of Red Calico 红色棉布的连衣裙 Frank Stockton Now, the VOA Special English program AMERICAN STORIES. Our story today is called A Piece of Red Calico. It was written by Frank Stockton. Stockton was a popular writer in the second half o

VOA慢速英语2014 身体健康的孩子在学校的表现更好

Physically Fit Children Do Better in School 身体健康的孩子在学校的表现更好 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Overweight. Out-of-shape. Fat. Whatever you want to call it, many studies show that children around the wo

VOA慢速英语2014 美国官员称多达100人接触过埃博拉患者

US Officials: 100 People in Dallas May Have Had Contact with Ebola Patient 美国官员称多达100人接触过埃博拉患者 U.S. health officials say as many as 100 people may have had contact with an Ebola patient in Texas. Liberian national Thom