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Resounding Earth: Creating Music from Metal 地球回声:用金属创造的音乐 Sometimes you can feel the ring of a bell from your head to your feet. Take that idea and expand it and you may have an idea of what American composer Augusta Read Thom

VOA慢速英语2015 亚马逊获得无人机送货专利

Amazon Receives Patent for Drone Delivery System 亚马逊获得无人机送货专利 Amazon.com has received patent rights to send its products to customers by unmanned drone aircraft. The company is the largest U.S.-based online seller of products.

VOA慢速英语2015 US Coalition Targets Islamic State Group in Ramadi

US Coalition Targets Islamic State Group in Ramadi A coalition led by the United States has increased airstrikes targeting Islamic state militants in the city of Ramadi. And Shiite Muslim forces are also preparing to deploy to the city. Over the week

VOA慢速英语2015 WHO:抗生素抗药性威胁日益增加

AS IT IS 2015-05-19 WHO: Growing Threat from Antibiotic Resistance WHO:抗生素抗药性威胁日益增加 The World Health Organization says an increasing number of infections cannot be treated because of growing resistance to antibiotic drugs. Thi

VOA慢速英语2015 30名30岁以下的越南精英能帮助越南吗?

AS IT IS 2015-05-19 Will Vietnamese 30 Under 30 Help Their Country? 30名30岁以下的越南精英能帮助越南吗? Each year, the U.S. business magazine Forbes reports on young people seen as the best and most creative of their generation. Recent

VOA慢速英语2015 收集秘密的男人

The Man Who Collects Secrets 收集秘密的男人 Some people collect postage stamps -- the small pieces of paper you place on letters or postcards before mailing them. Other people collect works of art, antiques or musical instruments. But a man in

VOA慢速英语2015 迈克尔乔丹在中国最高法院争姓名权

AS IT IS 2015-05-20 Michael Jordan Fights for His Name in Chinas Highest Court 迈克尔乔丹在中国最高法院争姓名权 Basketball star Michael Jordans lawyers said last Friday they will take a case to China's supreme court. The case deals wi

VOA慢速英语2015 美国能源部发起能源奖竞争

US Agency Announces Wave Energy Prize Competition 美国能源部发起能源奖竞争 Experts say that sun and wind are the richest sources of clean, renewable energy. But ocean waves also create powerful, clean energy. So, the U.S Department of Ene

VOA慢速英语2015 蓝调之王B.B. King去世享年89岁

AS IT IS 2015-05-18 Blues Music Great B.B. King Dead at 89 蓝调之王B.B. King去世享年89岁 A great master of blues guitar, B.B. King, is dead. King died Thursday night at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was 89 years old. B.B. King was in the

VOA慢速英语2015 词汇典故:美式英语中的常用法语单词

Common French Words in American English 词汇典故:美式英语中的常用法语单词 Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Bonjour! Just kidding. We are speaking English. But today we are featuring French words that we u

VOA慢速英语2015 How We Date: Here, There and Everywhere

How We Date: Here, There and Everywhere If you are in Uganda, what quality could most hurt your chances for getting a date? As a tourist in Myanmar, what is the worst way to meet someone? To answer these questions and many more, VOA talked to an inte

VOA慢速英语2015 阿巴拉契亚山道发现之旅

Discover America's Appalachian Trail 阿巴拉契亚山道发现之旅 Hello, Im Ashley Thompson with VOA Learning English and Im here today in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The historic town is the halfway point of the 3,400-kilometer-long Appalachi

VOA慢速英语2015 年轻人应该在户外活动中学习领导技能

AS IT IS 2015-05-17 Young People Learn Leadership in the Great Outdoors 年轻人应该在户外活动中学习领导技能 The Cottonwood Institute is a nonprofit group that works with teenagers in the U.S. city of Denver, Colorado. It helps them le

VOA慢速英语2015 戛纳电影节18部影片角逐最高荣誉

18 Films Seek Top Prize at Cannes Film Festival 戛纳电影节18部影片角逐最高荣誉 The 68th Festival de Cannes opened Wednesday in France. Many in the movie-making business consider the 12-day event to be the most important film festival in

VOA慢速英语2015 美国考虑在中国南海采取行动

US Considering Action in South China Sea 美国考虑在中国南海采取行动 United States officials say the Defense Department is considering sending military ships and aircraft to test Chinese claims in the South China Sea. Officials say the U.

VOA慢速英语2015 美-土达成协议共同解决"圣战公路"问题

AS IT IS 2015-05-16 US-Turkey Agreement Could Slow 'Jihadist Highway' 美-土达成协议共同解决圣战公路问题 The United States and Turkey are said to be close to signing an agreement to improve cooperation in fighting groups like the self-

VOA慢速英语2015 每日语法:代词和词性的问题

Everyday Grammar: Problems with Pronouns and Gender 每日语法:代词和词性的问题 When I was on the train yesterday, I heard someone say this: Someone left their bag on the train. Can you find anything wrong with the sentence? If you looked i

VOA慢速英语2015 成功的辩论就像盖一所房子

Successful Debate is Like Building a House 成功的辩论就像盖一所房子 As an English learner, you want to be able to understand and to discuss a subject. You want to have the ability to express your opinions, and to support that opinion with

VOA慢速英语2015 亚马逊部落发现抗生素耐药性

Antibiotic Resistance Found in Amazon Tribe 亚马逊部落发现抗生素耐药性 There are some people who have never come into contact with Western civilization. These people have microbes, tiny organisms, on and in their bodies that can do somet

VOA慢速英语2015 奥巴马称美国和沙特之间有着特殊的友谊

Obama: US, Saudi Arabia Have 'Extraordinary Friendship' 奥巴马称美国和沙特之间有着特殊的友谊 U.S. President Barack Obama praised U.S.-Saudi ties Wednesday as he welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and Deputy Crown Prince