Hollywood Recognizes Iranian Film Director

Political statements are not new to the Academy Awards ceremony. A number of award-winning actors and movie directors have made such comments over the years. On Sunday, Americas movie industry recognized an Iranian film, The Salesman, as the best for

Researchers Find Way to Reduce Methane from Cows

Scientists in Mexico say they may have found a way to cut production of methane, a gas linked to rising temperatures on the Earths surface. The scientists say their method may help reduce the methane released by cows, one of the main producers of the

特朗普顾问史蒂夫·班农其人

Who Is Top Trump Adviser Steve Bannon? President Donald Trumps chief political strategist, Steve Bannon, has received much media attention since starting his job at the White House. Last week, Trump reorganized his National Security Council to give B

VOA慢速英语2017 公司帮助留学生获得美国信用卡

Company Helps International Students Get American Credit Cards More than one million international students are studying in the United States. Many of them find it helpful to have a smartphone and an American credit card. These things make it easy to

VOA慢速英语--奥斯卡颁奖闹乌龙 《月光男孩》赢得最佳影片

This is Whats Trending Today. Theres a mistake. Moonlight, you guys won best picture. And with those words, producer Jordan Horowitz of La La Land, told the cast and crew of a competing film that it had won the Oscars biggest award. Presenters Warren

VOA慢速英语--只有少数基督徒返回伊拉克

Millions of people in developing countries have to be on guard against contaminated food and medicine. Some products could be harmful -- even deadly. In Nigeria, brake fluid was found in a product designed to reduce teething pain in babies. A few yea

Scientists Create Method to Test Food and Drugs for Purity

Scientists Create Method to Test Food and Drugs for Purity Millions of people in developing countries have to be on guard against contaminated food and medicine. Some products could be harmful -- even deadly. In Nigeria, brake fluid was found in a pr

VOA慢速英语2017--迪士尼魔法:全屋家电隔空无线充电

The Walt Disney Company has built a room that it says can wirelessly power and charge any devices inside it. Wireless charging usually only works when a device is touching a power source. But researchers say they have found a way to provide wireless

VOA慢速英语--Trump Continues Tradition with Speech to Congress

President Donald Trump will give his first speech to the U.S. Congress on Tuesday. He is expected to discuss his plan to increase military spending by nearly 10 percent, or $54 billion, offset by equal cuts in non-defense spending. The cuts will like

VOA慢速英语--马来西亚指控两名妇人暗杀金正男

Malaysia has charged two women with the killing of the half-brother of North Koreas leader at the Kuala Lumpur airport last month. Siti Aisyah, a 25-year-old Indonesian, and Doan Thi Huong, a 28-year-old woman from Vietnam, appeared at a court in Kua

VOA慢速英语--大学董事会计划增加入学考试的安全性

The group responsible for a widely used college admissions test cancelled scores for a number of students who took the test in January. Those students took the international SAT, formerly known as the Scholastic Aptitude Test. The College announced i

VOA慢速英语2017--少吃会帮助你活得更久吗？

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. If you want to slow aging, you might want to eat less. Researchers in the United States say eating less can slow the aging process of cells in the body. This finding is good news if you

VOA慢速英语207 Paczki——肥胖星期二的甜食

This is Whats Trending Today. 欢迎收听今日热点节目。 For Christians around the world, Wednesday is the beginning of Lent. It is the first day of a six-week religious observance before the Easter holiday. 对于全世界的基督徒来说，周

VOA慢速英语--Snapchat启动IPO融资 估值200亿美元

The owner of messaging service Snapchat is preparing for the technology industrys biggest initial public offering, or IPO, since 2014. Snap Inc. recently filed for the IPO, which will allow the company to offer stock shares to the public on the New Y

VOA慢速英语2017--美国矿业公司搁置与印尼政府的争议

An American mining company has suspended work at the worlds largest gold mine in West Papua, New Guinea in a dispute with the Indonesian government. Indonesia wants changes to the mining company Freeport-McMoRans business. It also wants a majority ow

Netflix更改电视节目用户评级方式

The media streaming business Netflix is changing how users can rate and find shows. The new method is designed to better connect viewers with shows they might like. The changes may save you some time as you binge-watch your favorite shows. Netflix Us

'William Wilson,' by Edgar Allan Poe, Part Three

We present the third of four parts of the short story William Wilson, by Edgar Allan Poe. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. You will remember that in the last part of my story I told of my experiences in m

VOA慢速英语--Million-Dollar Coin Stolen from Museum in Berlin

This is Whats Trending Today. The Bode Museum in Berlin, Germany is known for its collection of 540,000 rare coins. As of this week, however, it is down to 539,999. The collections largest coin has been stolen. The giant coin weighs 100 kilograms and

Death Rates Rising for Middle Age Whites with Little Education

A new study from Princeton University economists says white middle-aged Americans without college educations are dying at higher rates. Professors Anne Case and Angus Deaton wrote the study. It finds that men and women older than 45 but younger than

FBI Has Long History Investigating US Presidents

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director James Comey recently confirmed an investigation into Russian involvement in the 2016 United States elections. Comey said his agency is studying possible links between Russian officials and the election c