VOA慢速英语2014 70多人在密苏里抗议中被捕

More Than 70 Arrests in Missouri Protests 70多人在密苏里抗议中被捕 Police arrested more than 70 protestors and reporters Monday night and early Tuesday in the central U.S. town of Ferguson, Missouri. The demonstrators were protesting the s

VOA慢速英语2014 学着在乌干达种植传统食物

AS IT IS 2014-08-20 Learning to Grow Traditional Foods in Uganda 学着在乌干达种植传统食物 The Slow Food movement is growing in most of the western world. The movement supports small, local farms. It works against huge farms led by interna

VOA慢速英语2014 AS IT IS 2014-08-20 Diners Increase Business with Healthy Food

AS IT IS 2014-08-20 Diners Increase Business with Healthy Food Restaurants called diners can be found throughout the United States. They make simple, low-cost food. But traditional diner food is often unhealthy. One group of diners is cooking healthi

VOA慢速英语2014 美国警方行动引起众怒

AS IT IS 2014-08-19 Police Actions Cause Anger 美国警方行动引起众怒 Many Americans are angry about the police use of military practices and equipment, like rubber bullets and tear gas, against protestors in Ferguson, Missouri and New York C

VOA慢速英语2014 “绿色贷款”帮助肯尼亚农民

AS IT IS 2014-08-19 Green Loans Help Kenyas Farmers 绿色贷款帮助肯尼亚农民 One quarter of the 40 million people who live in Kenya are farmers. But few of them have ever been shown how to increase their crops or use loans to make their farm

VOA慢速英语2014- 博拉病毒所杀害的不仅仅是人类

AS IT IS 2014-08-19 Ebola Kills More Than Humans 埃博拉病毒所杀害的不仅仅是人类 The Ebola virus has killed more than 1,000 people in West Africa. But it also threatens wildlife, like the severely endangered western lowland gorilla. VOA

VOA慢速英语2014 比特摩尔庄园让游客进入历史

Biltmore Estate Takes Visitors Back in Time 比特摩尔庄园让游客进入历史 From VOA Learning English, welcome to This is America. Im Katherine Cole. And Im Jonathan Evans. Today on our program, we take you to the Biltmore Estate. This huge h

VOA慢速英语2014 人工智能研究获大突破

AS IT IS 2014-08-18 A Big Step Forward in Artificial Intelligence Research 人工智能研究获大突破 The American computer company IBM says it has developed a microprocessor -- a computer chip -- that works much like the human brain. IBM calls t

VOA慢速英语2014 烟叶能制成喷气材料

AS IT IS 2014-08-18 Tobacco Plant to Make Jet Fuel 烟叶能制成喷气材料 An airplane maker, an airline and a biofuel company are working together to make fuel from tobacco plant seed oil. The companies are Boeing, South African Airways and SkyN

VOA慢速英语2014 英语电影:罗宾·威廉姆斯

English at the Movies: Robin Williams 英语电影:罗宾威廉姆斯 Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. Im Caty Weaver. People around the world were shocked and saddened by the death of entertainer Robin Williams. Many of you comm

VOA慢速英语2014 红色高棉领导人获刑

With Sentencing of Khmer Rouge Leaders, Memories Return 红色高棉领导人获刑 The recent court decision and sentencing of two aging Khmer Rouge leaders holds deep personal meaning for survivors of the 1970s genocide in Cambodia. Two of these su

VOA慢速英语2014 在困难时期,伊拉克改变最高领导层

Iraq Changes Top Leadership at a Difficult Time 在困难时期,伊拉克改变最高领导层 From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. Nouri al-Maliki said Thursday that he would leave his position as prime minister of Iraq. His decision open

VOA慢速英语2014 美国调查人员和国民警卫队到达弗格森

US Investigates, National Guard Arrives in Ferguson 美国调查人员和国民警卫队到达弗格森 President Barack Obama says the United States Justice Department has opened a civil rights investigation into the shooting of a teenager in Missou

VOA慢速英语2014 伊拉克总理马利基决定下台

Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki to Step Down 伊拉克总理马利基决定下台 Obama Promises Support for Iraqis, Maliki Agrees to Step Aside The Iraqi state television network Iraqiya reported late on Thursday that Nouri al-Maliki has relinquished th

VOA慢速英语2014 研究人员说现在正测试新的埃博拉病毒药物

AS IT IS 2014-08-15 Researcher Says Test New Ebola Drugs Now 研究人员说现在正测试新的埃博拉病毒药物 A man who discovered the Ebola virus says now is the time to test drugs that could help people infected with the dangerous disease.

VOA慢速英语2014 S. Africa School Keeps Pregnant Teens in Class

AS IT IS 2014-08-14 S. Africa School Keeps Pregnant Teens in Class In some ways, the high school girls at the Pretoria Hospital School seem like many other girls their age. But there is a major difference -- most of them will become mothers by the en

VOA慢速英语2014 越南努力发展国内经济

AS IT IS 2014-08-14 Vietnam Working to Improve Its Economy 越南努力发展国内经济 Gabor Szendroi has traveled a lot between Hungary and Vietnam. He tries to connect companies in both countries. He seeks to do that through merger and acquisiti

VOA慢速英语2014 世卫组织称实验药物治疗埃博拉合乎伦理

AS IT IS 2014-08-13 WHO Says Experimental Drugs Ethical for Ebola Patients 世卫组织称实验药物治疗埃博拉合乎伦理 Officials in Liberia say they expect to receive an experimental drug from a U.S. company to treat Ebola patients. The dr

VOA慢速英语2014 喜剧巨星罗宾·威廉姆斯去世,享年63岁

Movie Star, Comedian Robin Williams Dead at 63 喜剧巨星罗宾威廉姆斯去世,享年63岁 Actor and comedian Robin Williams has died in an apparent suicide. Police said the 63-year-old entertainer was found dead in his home in Tiburon, Californ

VOA慢速英语2014 作为死人与外界沟通桥梁的女人

AS IT IS 2014-08-16 Woman Works as Bridge to the Dead 作为死人与外界沟通桥梁的女人 All humans share two life events birth and death. However, people deal with death in many different ways. Culture, religion, personal beliefs and fear al