Trump's Former Adviser Pleads Guilty to Lying to FBI

The United States former national security adviser pleaded guilty Friday to making false statements to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or FBI. Michael Flynn is the first official from President Donald Trumps administration to plead guilty in an

VOA慢速英语--庆祝10月4号世界动物日

Animal Lovers Celebrate World Animal Day This is Whats Trending Today World Animal Day has been celebrated on October 4 for many years. The World Animal Day website says it was first celebrated in 1925 in Berlin, Germany on a different date. It moved

VOA慢速英语2017 网站致力于帮助青年完成大学申请

Website Helps Students Hoping to Attend College When looking for stories with the words college application help, Googles search engine identifies over 500 million examples on the World Wide Web. 当搜索关键字大学申请协助搜索时，谷歌搜

VOA慢速英语2017-不要陷入困境之中

Now, its time for the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show we explore the origins, meanings and usage of common expressions in everyday English. Today we talk about a very common place a corner. This word has many uses a

VOA慢速英语--叙利亚孩子在黎巴嫩工作养活自己的家庭

Syrian Children in Lebanon Work to Feed Their Families Child labor was a problem in Lebanon before the arrival of Syrian refugees Now, it's worse. As money for humanitarian aid begins to run out, some observers fear child labor could become even more

联合国研究:政府行动是导致非洲极端主义的首因

UN Study: Government Action a Main Cause of Extremism in Africa Several African leaders recently spoke to the United Nations General Assembly about the growing threat of violent extremism in Africa. The leaders called on the international community t

VOA慢速英语2017 柬埔寨裔美国人认为选举偏向白人

Cambodian-Americans Compete in Local Elections This November, Lowell, Massachusetts will hold city council elections. Lowell is home to the second-largest Cambodian population in the United States. Four Cambodian-Americans are competing for positions

VOA慢速英语2017--Franklin D. Roosevelt: Powerful

VOA Learning English presents Americas Presidents. Today we are talking about Franklin Delano Roosevelt. He was related to an earlier president with same last name, Theodore Roosevelt. Many Americans call Franklin Roosevelt by the first letter of eac

VOA慢速英语2017 :飓风玛丽亚重创波多黎各巨型望远镜

Hurricane Maria Hit Puerto Ricos Giant Telescope Hurricane Maria severely damaged Puerto Ricos electricity and communications systems. Millions of people there are without power, water or food. 飓风玛利亚严重破坏了波多黎各的电力和通信

VOA慢速英语2017--NBA国际球员数量创纪录

Before last season, the National Basketball Association (or NBA) announced it had more international players than ever before. And that number only continues to grow. When the 2016-2017 season started, the NBA said it had 113 international players. T

VOA慢速英语--智障男子面临被驱逐出美国

Mentally Disabled Man Faces Expulsion from US Guillermo Peralta Martinez does not know how old he is or where he was born. He does not even know his mothers name. He also does not know if he is a legal resident of the United States. Martinez appears

警察与抗议者在肯尼亚选举中发生冲突

Police, Protestors Clash in Kenyas Election On Thursday, Kenyan police fired bullets and tear gas at stone-throwing protesters who were against a repeat of the countrys disputed presidential election. In Kenyas third largest city, Kisumu, gunfire kil

VOA慢速英语2017--动词和日常用语中的不定式

Verbs and Infinitives in Everyday Speech The 1977 movie Star Wars is an American classic, with many memorable lines and characters. At one point in the film, the character C-3PO says the following words: We seem to be made to suffer. It's our lot in

VOA慢速英语--Kurds in Iraq Offer to Suspend Independence Effort

Iraqi Kurds offered on Wednesday to suspend the results of an independence vote and to start talks with the government in Baghdad. However, an Iraqi military spokesman suggested that, regardless of talks, an offensive would continue to capture territ

VOA慢速英语2017 Airlines Begin New Security Measures for Flights to US

Five airline companies plan to question all passengers on flights going to the United States starting Thursday. 五家航空公司计划从周四开始对所有前往美国的乘客进行提问。 The companies are beginning the security interviews a

Helping America's Homeless with Socks

Tom Costello Jr. was once afraid of homeless Americans. I was so afraid that if I saw a homeless person walking down the street, Id cross the street, he said. That changed seven years ago after his wife, a volunteer at a homeless shelter, persuaded h

VOA慢速英语--电脑能教孩子们读书写字吗?

Can A Computer Teach Children to Read and Write? The Global Learning XPrize competition is looking at ways in which children can teach themselves reading, writing and mathematics with only a tablet computer. The XPrize Foundation and its supporters a

塞拉利昂拍卖世上最大钻石济贫

Sierra Leone to Sell Multi-million Dollar Diamond to Help Poor Sierra Leone hopes to raise millions of dollars for development projects by selling a large uncut diamond. It is believed to be one of the largest diamonds in the world. The public sale w

《佛罗里达计划》探索迪士尼阴影下贫困儿童的生活

'The Florida Project' Explores the Lives of Poor Kids in Disney's Shadow Millions of children dream of going to Disney World, the most famous theme park in America. Families travel to the Orlando, Florida site from all around the United States and th

VOA慢速英语2017--卡尔文·库利奇：沉默

Calvin Coolidge: Silent VOA Learning English presents Americas Presidents. Today we are talking about Calvin Coolidge. He was the vice president under Warren Harding. When Harding died suddenly a little more than two years into his term, Coolidge bec