VOA慢速英语2015 美国人吃更多的快速休闲食品

AS IT IS 2015-02-15 Americans Eating More 'Fast Casual,' Less Fast Food. 美国人吃更多的快速休闲食品 Plain Cheeseburger. Give me two of them. That is Ted Mistretta ordering food in Washington D.C. before boarding a train with his daughter

VOA慢速英语2015 弗兰克·劳埃德·赖特建筑被提名世界遗产名录

AS IT IS 2015-02-13 Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings Nominated for World Heritage List 弗兰克劳埃德赖特建筑被提名世界遗产名录 Frank Lloyd Wright is often called the father of American modern architecture. He designed buildings and home

VOA慢速英语2015 法国反移民政党获得更多支持

AS IT IS 2015-02-13 Anti-Immigration Party Gains Strength in France 法国反移民政党获得更多支持 The terrorist attacks in Paris have increased tensions in France between French citizens and immigrants. The anti-immigration National Front p

VOA慢速英语2015 埃德加·爱伦·坡短篇小说《泄密的心》

The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe 埃德加爱伦坡短篇小说《泄密的心》 Today we present the short story The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. Here is Shep O'Neal with the story. True! Nervous -- very, very nervous I had been and am

VOA慢速英语2015 保留5000年仍存活的石榴

Pomegranate: Still Healthy at 5,000 Years Old 保留5000年仍存活的石榴 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. The pomegranate is one of the oldest known fruits. Pomegranates are found in ancient writings and pictured i

VOA慢速英语2015 白宫证实在叙利亚的美国人质已死亡

White House Confirms Death of US Hostage in Syria 白宫证实在叙利亚的美国人质已死亡 U.S. officials have confirmed that an American woman held hostage in Syria is dead. Twenty-six-year old Kayla Mueller was kidnapped in August of 2013 w

VOA慢速英语2015 研究人员回忆发现露西骨架始末

Researchers Remember Discovery of Lucy Skeleton 研究人员回忆发现露西骨架始末 It has been more than 40 years since the discovery of the early human skeleton named Lucy. The old bones were found in Ethiopia. Lucy is one of the most famous

VOA慢速英语2015 WHO Names First Woman as Africa Director

AS IT IS 2015-02-12 WHO Names First Woman as Africa Director The World Health Organization has appointed a new regional director for Africa. For the first time, the director is a woman. Matshidiso Moeti promises to shake up the office, or make change

VOA慢速英语2015 Hate Crime Not Ruled Out in Muslim Students' Death

AS IT IS 2015-02-13 Hate Crime Not Ruled Out in Muslim Students' Death On Tuesday evening, a man shot and killed three Muslim students in the U.S. city of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Many American Muslims said the students deaths did not get widespr

VOA慢速英语2015 内罗毕的著名Matatu涂鸦又回来了

AS IT IS 2015-02-07 Nairobis Famed Matatu Graffiti Is Back 内罗毕的著名Matatu涂鸦又回来了 For the last 10 years, the Kenyan government banned any painting on matatus --- large public taxis in the capital, Nairobi. The vehicles could only

VOA慢速英语2015 美国研究空气污染与自闭症的关系

US Study Links Air Pollution to Autism 美国研究空气污染与自闭症的关系 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle Report. Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental disability. People with autism have trouble communicating

VOA慢速英语2015 担惊受怕的乌克兰难民试图在冲突中生存

AS IT IS 2015-02-05 Fearful Ukrainian Refugees Try to Survive Conflict 担惊受怕的乌克兰难民试图在冲突中生存 Hundreds of thousands of people in eastern Ukraine have fled their homes to escape fighting between government forces and Ru

VOA慢速英语2015 阿里巴巴面临监管机构的批评

Alibaba Faces Criticism From Regulators 阿里巴巴面临监管机构的批评 From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. Recently, a Chinese regulatory agency said that most of the goods sold on the Chinese website Alibaba are counter

VOA慢速英语2015 越南同性婚礼数量增多_

AS IT IS 2015-02-07 Number of Gay Marriages Increasing in Vietnam 越南同性婚礼数量增多_ Tang Ai Linh is a Vietnamese woman who has been married to another woman for 14 years. In the past few months she has seen an increase in the number of

VOA慢速英语2015 巴基斯坦和阿富汗共同打击毒品走私

AS IT IS 2015-02-08 Pakistan, Afghanistan Work Together to Fight Drug Trafficking 巴基斯坦和阿富汗共同打击毒品走私 Pakistan and Afghanistan are working together to fight terrorism and increase security along their common border. Exper

VOA慢速英语2015 《拉帕奇尼的女儿》纳撒尼尔·霍桑Ⅱ

Rappaccinis Daughter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, Part Two 《拉帕奇尼的女儿》纳撒尼尔霍桑Ⅱ Today, we complete the story Rappaccinis Daughter. It was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Here is Kay Gallant with the second and final part of Rap

VOA慢速英语2015 两名以色列士兵和一名联合国维和士兵死于炮火

Israeli Soldiers Killed in Exchange of Gunfire with Hezbollah 两名以色列士兵和一名联合国维和士兵死于炮火 Two Israeli soldiers and a United Nations peacekeeping soldier were killed Wednesday along the border between Israel and Leb

VOA慢速英语2015 美国国家航空航天局保持关注地球的健康

NASA Keeping Watch on the Earths Health 美国国家航空航天局保持关注地球的健康 The past year has been the busiest 12-month period for the American space agency in more than 10 years. The National Aeronautics and Space Administration,

VOA慢速英语2015 人权组织指责埃塞俄比亚打压媒体

AS IT IS 2015-01-29 Rights Group Accuses Ethiopia of Suppressing Media 人权组织指责埃塞俄比亚打压媒体 An international rights group is accusing the government in Ethiopia of systematically suppressing media before the countrys election

VOA慢速英语2015 黎巴嫩妇女开展“食物外交”_

AS IT IS 2015-01-29 Lebanese Women Make Peace One Meal at a Time 黎巴嫩妇女开展食物外交_ When you hear the words peace talks, what do you imagine? Perhaps you think of heads-of-state, diplomats or other high government officials sitting in