玻利维亚总统签署法律 合法种植古柯的土地面积翻倍

Bolivians have a new law that nearly doubles the amount of land where coca plants can be legally grown. President Evo Morales signed the measure into law on Wednesday. We want to guarantee coca supplies for life, he said. The measure raises the limit

A Growing Rap, Fashion Scene in Northern Nigeria

In Sub-Saharan Africa, Lagos has long been known as Nigeria's center for pop culture. It is home to Nigeria's film industry, Nollywood. And many of the countrys most well-known musicians and artists live there. But a group of rappers and fashion desi

洛杉矶允许人们在人行道上出售货物

People sell goods and food on the streets of many American cities, often without permits. Many of these sellers are immigrants, and some are in the United States without government permission. Street vending is illegal in Los Angeles, California. Peo

机器人对人类工作力的影响

Technology activists are appealing to tech companies and their leaders to build a future in which the effect of machinery on humans is lessened. Some workers have long feared that machines are coming to take away their jobs. Robots now are doing more

VOA慢速英语--美国马戏团的未来在哪里?

Many Americans think a circus must have elephants, lions, dancing bears and acrobats. But circuses are changing. In May, after traveling the country for almost 150 years, the large Ringling Brothers and Barnum Bailey Circus will close. But different

VOA慢速英语--韩国总统朴槿惠被迫离开办公室

The South Korean Constitutional Court has removed President Park Geun-hye from office. All eight members of the court agreed with a National Assembly measure calling for her removal. The eight worked to rule on the case by Friday before term limits r

研究表明数百万亚洲人曾在公共服务中行贿

A study released this week shows corruption remains a big issue in East Asia. The group Transparency International spoke with more than 20,000 people about their recent experiences with corruption in 16 Asian and Pacific countries. The study finds th

太空旅游的商业展望

It was a surprising announcement: SpaceX, a private company, said it will fly two people to the moon next year. This has not been attempted since NASAs Apollo moon landings about 45 years ago. The news came from SpaceX founder and chief executive off

Kenyan Students Win Prize for Solar Power Project

From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. A group of students from Kenya was among winners of the 2017 Zayed Future Energy Prize. The 10-member team is receiving a $100,000 award to make their school a green energy institution. The Zay

维基解密称中情局可以利用电子设备从事间谍活动

WikiLeaks has published documents it says show how the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) collects information from electronic devices. The anti-secrecy group did not say how it received the 8,700 documents and files connected to the CIAs Center

March 8 Marks 'A Day Without a Woman'

This is Whats Trending Today March 8 is International Womens Day. In the United States, some people will be marking the day by protesting. Wednesday is being called A Day Without a Woman. Organizers of the Womens March on Washington proposed the demo

VOA慢速英语2017--烤吐司会致癌吗？

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Many Americans have toasted bread first thing in the morning. For some, the morning meal also includes hash browned potatoes. Or later in the day, they might enjoy potato chips or crispy

研究表明改善住房条件有助于抗击疟疾

A new study shows that improving housing conditions may help in the fight against malaria at a time when other efforts be may slowing. The World Health Organization reports that more than 400,000 people died of malaria in 2015. Most of them were chil

VOA慢速英语2017 联合国外交官探望在尼日利亚流离失所的难民

Representatives of United Nations Security Council member countries visited a target of Boko Haram militants on Sunday. 联合国安全理事会成员国的代表于周日访问了博科圣地组织武装分子袭击的地方。 The diplomats travele

谷歌涂鸦LOGO庆祝印尼科莫多国家公园成立37周年

This is Whats Trending Today. The internet search company Google celebrated the 37th anniversary of Indonesias Komodo National Park with its latest Google Doodle. Google Doodles are special, short-term changes of the Google homepage that mark special

美国总统特朗普签署修改后的旅行限制令

President Donald Trump signed a new executive order Monday that bars travelers from six Muslim-majority nations from entering the United States. The temporary ban removes Iraq from the list of countries covered in a previous order announced January 2

VOA慢速英语2017--俄罗斯纪念俄国革命100周年

The Russian Revolution took place 100 years ago. The revolution ended a political system based on the leadership of a single person. It also led to the rise of the Soviet Union. A century ago, Russias Tsar Nicholas the Second was forced to give up po

More than Half of the World’s Primates Disappearing

Scientists who study primates say that we are moving towards a time when species like gorillas will no longer be found in the wild . They say Orangutans would be gone too. And Madagascar would lose its lemurs. Jo Setchell is a primatologist at Durham

为防员工上班偷懒,瑞典公司将为其植入微型芯片

An unusual, new program is becoming the norm at a technology company in Sweden. The company, called Epicenter, offers to place a microchip in its workers. It asks them for permission to inject the electronic device in the employees body. Each microch

VOA慢速英语2017--Show Your Team Spirit!

From VOA Learning English, this is Words and Their Stories! On this program, we talk about origins and usage of common expressions in American English. Today we explore the word spirit. Spirit is one of those words that has many different definitions