VOA慢速英语2015 Blacks, Latinos Score Lower on Tests than Whites, Asians

Blacks, Latinos Score Lower on Tests than Whites, Asians White and Asian students continue to do better on tests than black and Latino students, says the U.S. Department of Education. This information, which comes from the governments 2015 Nation's R

VOA慢速英语2015 粉虱可以食用废塑料

Mealworms Can Eat Plastic Waste 粉虱可以食用废塑料 Styrofoam is a plastic with a bad reputation. It cannot be recycled without releasing dangerous pollution into the air. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says it is the fifth-largest

VOA慢速英语2015 美国探讨是否继续接纳叙利亚难民

AS IT IS 2015-11-18 US Debates Admitting Syrian Refugees 美国探讨是否继续接纳叙利亚难民 Since the Paris terrorist attacks, a growing number of U.S. lawmakers want to close the door to Syrians. 巴黎发生恐怖袭击之后，越来越多

巴黎哀悼恐袭遇难人员

AS IT IS 2015-11-17 As Paris Mourns, So Does Beirut 巴黎哀悼恐袭遇难人员 The colors of the French flag -- blue, white and red -- dominated social media following Friday evenings terrorist attacks in Paris. The attacks killed 129 people and

一名美国留学生死于巴黎恐袭

AS IT IS 2015-11-17 American Killed in Paris Attacks 一名美国留学生死于巴黎恐袭 A study-abroad student from the U.S. was one of the 120 people killed in the Paris terror attacks. Nohemi Gonzalez was 23 and a design student at California

VOA慢速英语2015 巴黎恐袭案主谋浮出水面

AS IT IS 2015-11-17 Moroccan-Belgian Named Leader of Paris Attack 巴黎恐袭案主谋浮出水面 French officials say the man who is suspected of organizing Fridays terrorist attack in Paris is Belgian citizen Abdelhamid Abaaoud. 法国政府官员称

将欧洲变成一个堡垒?

AS IT IS 2015-11-17 Is Europe a Fortress? 将欧洲变成一个堡垒? The terrorist attacks that killed more than 100 people in Paris on Friday night complicate the refugee situation. Europe is overwhelmed with how to register and integrate hundreds

VOA慢速英语2015 IS发视频 威胁袭击华盛顿

AS IT IS 2015-11-17 Islamic State Video Threatens Washington IS发视频 威胁袭击华盛顿 News reports say the militant group Islamic State has released a video in which it threatens it will attack Washington, D.C. 最新消息，伊斯兰国极端

你的下一辆车可以自动驾驶吗?

Will Your Next Car Drive Itself? 你的下一辆车可以自动驾驶吗? You know how much your telephone has changed over the past 10 years? Your car will change even more than that in the next 10 years. One of the big changes is that cars will dri

VOA慢速英语2015 朝鲜划设禁航区 引发导弹测试担忧

AS IT IS 2015-11-20 North Korea's 'No-Sail Zone' Raises Missile Concerns 朝鲜划设禁航区 引发导弹测试担忧 North Korea has declared a no-sail zone off its eastern coast and raised concerns that it will carry out a missile test. 朝鲜已经

‘Trumbo’ Tells the Story of Blacklisted Screenwriter

Trumbo Tells the Story of Blacklisted Screenwriter In 1950, the United States Congress tried to end the career of Dalton Trumbo, the highest-paid screenwriter in Hollywood. Now, that story is being told in the new movie, Trumbo. In 1947, Dalton Trumb

六年后,菲律宾袭击者仍未受到惩罚

AS IT IS 2015-11-25 Six Years Later, Philippines Attackers Still Not Punished 六年后,菲律宾袭击者仍未受到惩罚 Six years after almost 60 people were killed in the southern Philippines during elections, no one has been sentenced to priso

科学家们声称饮酒与吸烟似乎密切相关

Drink and Smoke Go 'Hand-in-Hand,' Scientists Say 科学家们声称饮酒与吸烟似乎密切相关 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Many people who drink alcohol also like to smoke cigarettes. Drinking and smoking se

韩国庆祝泡菜节

AS IT IS 2015-11-24 Korea Celebrates Kimchi-Making Tradition 韩国庆祝泡菜节 Some people will start to sweat just hearing the word kimchi. Kimchi is made from a vegetable called cabbage. And it is an important part of Korean culture. So importa

克里米亚电力供应系统被炸毁

AS IT IS 2015-11-24 Power Out in Crimea After Lines Blown Up 克里米亚电力供应系统被炸毁 Crimea is trying to restore power after two of its main electricity lines were blown up Sunday. By late Sunday, power was restored to more than a qua

VOA慢速英语2015 马克里赢得阿根廷总统大选

AS IT IS 2015-11-24 Macri Wins Argentina Presidential Election 马克里赢得阿根廷总统大选 Conservative Mauricio Macri has won Sundays presidential election in Argentina. 阿根廷保守党候选人马里西奥马克里上周日赢得了总统

VOA慢速英语2015 巴黎气候变化大会探讨冰川融化

Melting Glaciers on Climate Talk List in Paris 巴黎气候变化大会探讨冰川融化 Terrorist attacks in Paris are not expected to stop the United Nations from hosting a major climate conference in that city. Next week nearly 120 heads of state

Bless You!

Bless You! Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Thanksgiving. Just as it sounds, Thanksgiving is a holiday when people give thanks for all the good in their lives. Americans celebrate the holiday of Thanksgiving on the fourt

VOA慢速英语2015 用苏格兰威士忌制造新燃料

AS IT IS 2015-11-23 Scottish Whisky Tested as Alternative to Fossil Fuels 用苏格兰威士忌制造新燃料 Waste products from a popular alcoholic drink could be used in the future to make biofuel. 不久的将来，人们就可以利用威士忌的

教皇弗朗西斯首次非洲访问

AS IT IS 2015-11-23 Pope Francis Makes First Africa Visit 教皇弗朗西斯首次非洲访问 Pope Francis will make his first trip to Africa on November 25 to 30, visiting Kenya, Uganda and the Central African Republic. The Vatican said the pope ha