VOA慢速英语2015 报道称朝鲜海外务工者薪水微薄

AS IT IS 2015-03-21 Report: North Korea Foreign Workers Receive Little Pay 报道称朝鲜海外务工者薪水微薄 A new report describes abuses suffered by North Koreans who are sent to work outside the country. A South Korean human rights organi

VOA慢速英语2015 马克吐温 跳蛙

The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County by Mark Twain 马克吐温 跳蛙 Editor's note: This story includes some of the informal dialect that Mark Twain liked to include in his writing. We have provided explanations of some of the expression

VOA慢速英语2015 韩国安全法限制自由还是保护国家?

AS IT IS 2015-03-20 Does a South Korean Law Limit Speech or Protect the Nation? 韩国安全法限制自由还是保护国家? The United States ambassador to South Korea continues to recover from a knife attack. Mark Lippert was released from a hosp

VOA慢速英语2015 IS组织是真正的伊斯兰教吗?

AS IT IS 2015-03-20 Is the Islamic State Truly Islamic? IS组织是真正的伊斯兰教吗? Destroying important cultural artifacts in the name of religion is not new. Protestants destroyed statues they considered idolatrous, or against their Christ

VOA慢速英语2015 “灰姑娘”对于孩子们来说不仅仅是一部电影那么简

'Cinderella' Is More Than Just a Movie for Kids 灰姑娘对于孩子们来说不仅仅是一部电影那么简 Years ago, the American writer Kurt Vonnegut often said there was one story that would always make a million dollars: Cinderella. In Holly

VOA慢速英语2015 突尼斯官员称22人死于博物馆枪击案

Tunisian Officials: 22 People Killed in Museum Attack 突尼斯官员称22人死于博物馆枪击案 Reports from Tunisia say more than 20 people are confirmed dead following an attack in the capital, Tunis. Gunmen fired on visitors to the Bardo Mus

VOA慢速英语2015 德国慢慢对世界大事有着更大的影响力

AS IT IS 2015-03-21 Germany Slowly Having More Influence on World Events 德国慢慢对世界大事有着更大的影响力 Some observers say Germany has the makings of a world power. They note the German governments lead in trying to solve the Eur

VOA慢速英语2015 废金属分离技术成本可能会降低

AS IT IS 2015-03-25 Scrap Metal Separation May Become Less Costly 废金属分离技术成本可能会降低 Recycling, or re-using, metals is much less costly than making them from raw materials in the Earth, called ore. But when old cars, household

VOA慢速英语2015 联合国建议非洲国家改变“追捕”法律

AS IT IS 2015-03-27 UN: African Nations Should Change 'Pursuit' Laws 联合国建议非洲国家改变追捕法律 A United Nations committee is calling on some African countries to change their laws so police can cross national borders when they are

VOA慢速英语2015 卫星关注太阳风暴并向地球发送警报

Satellite Will Watch Sun Storms, Send Warnings to Earth 卫星关注太阳风暴并向地球发送警报 A new satellite is travelling 1.5 million kilometers over a 110-day period to enter an orbit of the sun. It is called DSCOVR -- the Deep Space Cl

VOA慢速英语2015 在法国坠毁客机黑匣子已被调查人员解读

Investigators Listen to Final Words from Pilots in Plane Crash in France 在法国坠毁客机黑匣子已被调查人员解读 French officials say they have gathered usable sound recording from the black box of the airplane that crashed in France T

VOA慢速英语2015 尼日利亚总统选举中的政党政治

AS IT IS 2015-03-26 Party Politics in Nigerias Presidential Election 尼日利亚总统选举中的政党政治 Nigeria is holding elections Saturday following two years of political unrest. Voters will elect both a president and parliament. The ruli

VOA慢速英语2015 过度捕捞反对者获得环境奖

AS IT IS 2015-03-26 Overfishing Opponent Wins Environment Prize 过度捕捞反对者获得环境奖 A leading American supporter of a method to prevent overfishing has won a major environmental prize. Jane Lubchenco served as head of the National Oc

VOA慢速英语2015 Too Much Gaming is a Pain in the Neck

Too Much Gaming is a Pain in the Neck From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle report. Most children have heard their parents at one time or another yell sit up straight! or dont slouch! In the past, this was usually heard at the d

VOA慢速英语2015 French Officials Say All on Plane Dead in Crash

French Officials Say All on Plane Dead in Crash An airplane carrying 150 passengers and crew crashed Tuesday in the French Alps. French officials said all on the plane were killed. The victims include 16 schoolchildren. The plane was traveling from B

VOA慢速英语2015 监狱监管组织关注美国监狱

AS IT IS 2015-03-25 Prison Watchdog Group Watching US Jails 监狱监管组织关注美国监狱 The United States has almost a fourth of the world's prison population -- more than two million people, to be exact. That number comes from the Internati

VOA慢速英语2015 也门寻求外界帮助对抗南下胡塞叛军

Yemen Asks for Help As Rebels Head South 也门寻求外界帮助对抗南下胡塞叛军 Soldiers loyal to Yemens president fought off Houthi rebels early Monday. Militia and security officials said the rebels had been sent toward the southern city

VOA慢速英语2015 河内数百人抗议砍伐树木

AS IT IS 2015-03-24 Hundreds in Hanoi Protest Tree Cutting 河内数百人抗议砍伐树木 Many people in Hanoi have expressed anger about the governments plan to cut down thousands of the citys trees. They have protested around the city and on soc

VOA慢速英语2015--新加坡“国父”李光耀逝世 享年91岁

AS IT IS 2015-03-24 Singapore's Founding Father Lee Kuan Yew Dies at 91 新加坡国父李光耀逝世 享年91岁 Former Singapore Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew died early Monday. He was 91 years old. Mr. Lee was Singapores leader from 1959 until 1990

VOA慢速英语2015 戴维营举办的阿富汗会议或达里程碑协议

AS IT IS 2015-03-24 Landmark to Close as Camp David Hosts Afghan Meeting 戴维营举办的阿富汗会议或达里程碑协议 Since the 1950s, American presidents have been going to Camp David in the mountains of Maryland, just outside Washington,