Improve Your Listening Skills by Transcribing

Improve Your Listening Skills by Transcribing In our Education Tips series, education experts in the United States offer advice on how you can improve your knowledge of American English. This week, Pascal Hamon, the Academic Director at the English L

VOA慢速英语2016 孩子大脑发育既需要食物,也需要关爱

A Childs Growing Brain Needs Love as Much as Food 孩子大脑发育既需要食物,也需要关爱 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Fewer babies and very young children are dying today compared to 20 years. 与20年前相

VOA慢速英语2016--IMAX 3D下的美丽星球

A Beautiful Planet in IMAX 3D IMAX 3D下的美丽星球 Astronauts onboard the International Space Station have recorded a new IMAX 3D film, A Beautiful Planet. Just as the name says, it shows the great beauty of the planet we all live on Earth. One

行走在美国乡村的宗教人士

AS IT IS 2016-07-05 Traveling Religious Workers in Rural America 行走在美国乡村的宗教人士 In the early years of American life, traveling religious workers called preachers helped to spread Protestant Christianity westward as the territory

VOA慢速英语2016--加纳经商的女人们

AS IT IS 2016-07-05 Ghana Women in Business 加纳经商的女人们 In Ghana, some people believe certain jobs are only for men. But some Ghanaian women are starting to do traditionally male work, such as carpentry or jobs that require physical stre

VOA慢速英语2016 2015年环保人士死亡数量创纪录

AS IT IS 2016-07-05 Record Number of Environmental Activists Killed in 2015 2015年环保人士死亡数量创纪录 Global Witness says 2015 was the most dangerous year yet for environmental activists. 全球目击者组织称2015年对于环保人士

VOA慢速英语--美国穆斯林市长谈及宗教与宽容

AS IT IS 2016-07-05 Muslim American Mayor Talks Religion Tolerance 美国穆斯林市长谈及宗教与宽容 Mohamed Khairullah describes himself as an American mayor who happens to be Muslim. Khairullah was born in Syria. He settled in the small Am

VOA慢速英语2016 电视观众抱怨烟火秀节目

AS IT IS 2016-07-06 Television Viewers Complain About Fireworks Broadcast 电视观众抱怨烟火秀节目 This is Whats Trending Today 以下是今日新鲜事。 Monday was Independence Day in the United States.July 4 is an important holiday every

VOA慢速英语2016 孩子们和“人们最好的朋友”一起学习

AS IT IS 2016-07-25 Kids Learn With 'Man's Best Friend 孩子们和人们最好的朋友一起学习 In American English we have an expression: A dog is a man's best friend. 在美式英语里有句话是这么说的：狗是人类最好的朋友。

Is Pasta Good for You?

Is Pasta Good for You? From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. The Italian actress Sophia Loren reportedly once said, Everything you see I owe to spaghetti. What we see is her great figure a figure she credits to eating pasta.

VOA慢速英语2016 威讯通信以50亿美元收购雅虎

AS IT IS 2016-07-26 Verizon Buys Yahoo for $5 Billion 威讯通信以50亿美元收购雅虎 This is Whats Trending Today. 这里是《正在发生》节目。 Many Americans are reacting to news that Verizon Communications will buy Yahoo, one of the

VOA慢速英语2016 俄罗斯代表队摆脱奥运禁令

AS IT IS 2016-07-26 Russian Team Escapes Olympic Ban 俄罗斯代表队摆脱奥运禁令 The International Olympic Committee, known as the IOC, will not ban all Russian athletes from the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games in August. 国际奥林匹克委员

研究发现美国人希望出台更严格的枪支管制法

AS IT IS 2016-07-26 Study Finds Americans Want Stronger Gun Laws 研究发现美国人希望出台更严格的枪支管制法 A shooting in the American state of Florida has left two young men dead. The shooting took place early Monday outside a nigh

VOA慢速英语--克林顿奋力赢得桑德斯的支持者

AS IT IS 2016-07-26 Clinton Struggles to Win Over Sanders Supporters 克林顿奋力赢得桑德斯的支持者 Efforts to unite the Democratic Party behind Hillary Clinton suffered a setback as the party began its four-day convention in Philadelphia

威胁在东南亚仍在持续上升

AS IT IS 2016-07-25 IS Mostly Ineffective, But Threat Is Rising in SE Asia 威胁在东南亚仍在持续上升 The Islamic State terrorist group is not very effective in Southeast Asia right now. But, terrorism experts warn, the group could become s

女性领导人,世界新趋势?

AS IT IS 2016-07-25 New Trend in Women World Leaders? 女性领导人,世界新趋势? Britains Theresa May recently took office as the first woman prime minister since Margaret Thatcher. This week, Hillary Clinton will become the first American woma

VOA慢速英语2016--Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down?

Thumbs Up or Thumbs Down? Now the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Each week we explore the meaning and origin of American English expressions. Today, I want you to look at your hand. The hand is an amazing tool. With it, we huma

VOA慢速英语--大学生与教授因“言论自由”冲突

University Students, Professors Clash over 'Free Speech' 大学生与教授因言论自由冲突 Freedom of speech is protected in the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution. But universities across the U.S. are debating if they will tolerate all k

美国在马来西亚调查数十亿美元失窃资金

AS IT IS 2016-07-24 US Investigates Missing Money in Malaysia 美国在马来西亚调查数十亿美元失窃资金 U.S. attorney general Loretta Lynch says billions of dollars were stolen from an investment fund run by the government of Malaysia. T

VOA慢速英语2016 展览探索18世纪出版的力量

Exhibit Explores Power of Press in 18th Century 展览探索18世纪出版的力量 Clearly, there was no social media or television to spread the word when America declared its independence from Britain in 1776. 在美国1776年从英国宣告独立的