奥运会难民代表队引起了注意，可是这样就足够了么？

AS IT IS 2016-08-11 Refugee Olympic Team Gets Notice, But Is It Enough? 奥运会难民代表队引起了注意，可是这样就足够了么？ This is Whats Trending Today. It should come as no surprise that some of the top trending stories and nam

VOA慢速英语2016 美国政府批准私人登月计划

US Government Approves Private Moon Shot 美国政府批准私人登月计划 The United States government has given a private American company permission to send a commercial flight to the moon. 美国政府批准了私人航天公司向月球表面发

美国官员返回学校帮助学生处理暴力

US Officials Turn to Schools to Help Students Deal with Violence 美国官员返回学校帮助学生处理暴力 When students return to the J.J. Hill Montessori School in Minnesota next month, they will find counselors ready to help them. The stude

VOA慢速英语2016 这就是奥运精神： 朝韩运动员罕见共同自拍

AS IT IS 2016-08-10 Olympic Spirit Captured in North and South Korean 'Selfie' 这就是奥运精神： 朝韩运动员罕见共同自拍 This is Whats Trending Today. 这里是《正在发生》节目。 Lee Eun-ju is a South Korean gymnast. She is

VOA慢速英语2016--全球变暖致美国冷战基地再现

AS IT IS 2016-08-10 Cold War Waste Could Reappear Due to Global Warming 全球变暖致美国冷战基地再现 Melting ice on Greenland could expose an unused U.S. military base that contains hazardous waste, scientists warn. Camp Century was built

VOA慢速英语--特斯拉希望内华达州Gigafactory燃料汽车大卖

AS IT IS 2016-08-10 Tesla Hopes Nevada Gigafactory Fuels Car Sales 特斯拉希望内华达州Gigafactory燃料汽车大卖 The American company Tesla Motors recently showed off a huge factory that will produce battery packs for its electric cars. Th

Improve Your English by Practicing Effectively

Improve Your English by Practicing Effectively English learners can improve their ability to use different words by practicing. One way to practice effectively is through repetition doing something over and over again. Repetition, however, does not m

联合国促澳大利亚带头打击亚洲毒品走私

UN Wants Australia to Take Lead Against Asian Drug Traffic 联合国促澳大利亚带头打击亚洲毒品走私 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. United Nations officials say they have recently seen an increase in the

叙利亚内战中,库尔德人享有学习语言的自由

AS IT IS 2016-08-09 In Syria's Civil War, Kurds Enjoy Language Freedoms 叙利亚内战中,库尔德人享有学习语言的自由 Syria's civil war and the rise of militancy have left Syrian Kurds with a chance to control areas in the north and nort

VOA慢速英语2016 伊朗处决为美从事间谍活动的核科学家

AS IT IS 2016-08-09 Iran Executes a Nuclear Scientist for Spying for the US 伊朗处决为美从事间谍活动的核科学家 Last week Iran executed a nuclear scientist on charges of spying for the United States, an official said Sunday. 上周六，

VOA慢速英语2016--日本天皇公布退位意欲

AS IT IS 2016-08-09 Japanese Emperor: Too Old to Rule? 日本天皇公布退位意欲 Japanese Emperor Akihito made a rare televised speech to his nation Monday. He told Japanese citizens that he is getting too old and weak to carry out his duties. T

VOA慢速英语2016 新公司将开发小型电子医疗方法

AS IT IS 2016-08-08 New Company Plans Very Small Electronic Medical Treatments 新公司将开发小型电子医疗方法 A new company has been created to research and develop medical treatments using bioelectronics. 一家新成立的公司旨在利用

足球员创办的非营利组织在非洲支持初创企业

AS IT IS 2016-08-08 Football Player's Non-Profit Supports Start-ups in Africa 足球员创办的非营利组织在非洲支持初创企业 While recovering from a football injury, an American college student named John Cefalu decided to use his free

VOA慢速英语2016 美国即将实现接收一万名难民的目标

AS IT IS 2016-08-08 US May Reach Goal of Accepting 10,000 Syrian Refugees 美国即将实现接收一万名难民的目标 The United States is working to reach its goal of bringing 10,000 Syrian refugees to the country by the end of September. There

Tell Them You 'Heard it Through the Grapevine'

Tell Them You 'Heard it Through the Grapevine' Hello and welcome to another episodes of Words and Their Stories, a VOA Learning English program. Each week we explore the stories behind common American words and expressions. We try to give you useful

Who Are the Libertarian and Green Party Presidential Candidates?

Who Are the Libertarian and Green Party Presidential Candidates? Most attention in the U.S. presidential race is going to Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton. But two other candidates Libertarian Gary Johnson and Jill Stein of the Gr

College Students with Children Work Hard to Succeed

College Students with Children Work Hard to Succeed Nearly 5 million undergraduate students in the U.S. are parents. Their path is not easy. In addition to the demands of school, student-parents face the high cost of childcare and the stress of worki

硅谷不仅仅是一个地方更是一种文化

AS IT IS 2016-08-07 More Than a Place, Silicon Valley Is a Culture 硅谷不仅仅是一个地方更是一种文化 Monisha Perkash and her parents moved to the United States from Nepal. She never imagined that one day she would be heading a company

科特迪瓦欲增加巧克力产量

AS IT IS 2016-08-07 Ivory Coast Hopes to Increase its Chocolate Production 科特迪瓦欲增加巧克力产量 Ivory Coast is the world's top producer of cocoa. Cocoa beans are used to make chocolate. But, little chocolate is produced in the West Af

VOA慢速英语2016 美国女子篮球队：剑指冠军

US Women's Basketball Team Aims for More Olympic Gold 美国女子篮球队：剑指冠军 At the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, the U.S. womens basketball team will work to win a sixth gold medal. The U.S. team has won the championship at every su