VOA慢速英语2017 旧书的新用途

A New Use for Old Books Some people are using old books to create works of art, including sculptures. 有人用旧书来做艺术品，比如雕塑。 They can change the shape of a hardcover book so it becomes three-dimensional, for example. The res

VOA慢速英语2017--A Desert Turns Green

On the eastern side of the Arabian Peninsula, the desert turns green as clouds cover it like a blanket. This is the country of Oman's monsoon season. The natural event, which lasts for three months, draws hundreds of thousands of tourists with cool w

日本无惧于机器人取代人类工作

Japan Not Worried About Robots Taking Their Jobs In a factory near Tokyo, thousands of cans are filled with beer, capped, washed, and put into boxes at speeds of 1,500 cans a minute. However, there are hardly any people in sight as the cans speed thr

VOA慢速英语2017--William Taft: Heavy

VOA Learning English presents Americas Presidents. Today we are talking about William Howard Taft, who took office in 1909. In some ways, the story of Tafts presidency is also a story about Theodore Roosevelts presidency. Roosevelt had been president

Native American Tribes Consider Entering Marijuana Market

Native American tribes want to begin growing and selling marijuana. They hope it will help end poverty on reservations, the large areas where many Native Americans live. However, there is uncertainty about the future of US marijuana policy. Cannabis

VOA慢速英语2017 越来越多美国人死于毒品

More Americans Died From Drugs Than Ever Before From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康和生活报道。 In 2016, more than 60,000 people died in the United States because of drugs. Tha

Calls for End of Hate, Racism at MTV Awards

This is Whats Trending Today. The MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night in Los Angeles included performances by popular musicians of the last 12 months. A number of musicians also denounced racism and discrimination after recent violence in Charlott

Can Computer Programs Help Students, Teachers?

Junior Alvarado was worried when he began his first year at a public charter high school in Washington, DC. He often struggled in his math classes and earned poor grades in middle school. But the teachers at the Washington Leadership Academy used com

Arctic Warming Means Battles for Shipping and Riches

At the top of the world, under the ice, lies a large number of natural resources. Gas, coal, uranium and other minerals, even diamonds, sit under the ice inside the Arctic Circle. As climate change pushes the cold and ice farther north each year, dis

Houston Faces Worsening Flooding Conditions

Houston, a city in the American state of Texas, will face worsening flooding conditions as Tropical Storm Harvey continues to rain on the city. On Friday, Harvey, the strongest storm to strike Texas in 50 years, came ashore near Corpus Christi, about

研究人员利用脑细胞延缓老鼠衰老

Researchers Use Brain Cells to Control Aging in Mice It is a question people have been asking forwell-- ages. Is there a way to turn back the aging process in people? For centuries, people have been looking for a fountain of youth. The idea is that i

VOA慢速英语--马来西亚370航班搜索结束,但是仍旧神秘

The search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 has officially ended, nearly three years after the plane mysteriously disappeared. Transport ministers from Malaysia, Australia and China announced Tuesday the search had officially been suspended. The Boei

VOA慢速英语2017 抗击病毒，疫苗是希望

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. In 2016, three viruses made news, and they present difficult problems for health officials in the New Year. One virus threatens babies in many parts of the world. Another has reappeared

VOA慢速英语2016 以色列——美国关系在定居问题上继续发展

The United States and Israel have exchanged criticism over the issue of Israeli settlements in the West Bank. 美国和以色列就以色列人在约旦河西岸定居问题互相指责。 On December 23, the Obama administration allowed the United N

美国大学学生报纸面临压力

Student Newspapers at U.S. Colleges Face Pressure 美国大学学生报纸面临压力 Freedom of the press is one of the most valued rights protected under the United States Constitution. Among other things, the constitutions First Amendment bars cr

Mystery at The Ice Castle Inn: The End

And now the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. This week we finish the three-part story Mystery at The Ice Castle Inn. You will learn not only the ending of the mystery but also more English expressions that deal with cold. At the

VOA慢速英语2016--Can People Die of a Broken Heart?

Debbie Reynolds son, Todd Fisher, said his mother told him that the death of her daughter, Carrie Fisher, was too much for her. On Wednesday, one day after Fishers death, Reynolds, 84, died. I want to be with Carrie, is what she said just before her

VOA慢速英语20116--纽约司机连续通过236个绿灯成网红

This is Whats Trending Today. Noah Forman is an Uber driver in New York City. He is an experienced driver in a city known for its severe traffic jams. Forman started driving a taxi in 2005. Then, he switched to the ride-sharing service. He said he go

VOA慢速英语2016 巴林十名恐怖袭击罪犯越狱

Officials in Bahrain are searching for ten escaped prisoners charged with terrorism. The prisoners escaped after armed gunmen attacked Jaw prison, located south of the capital city Manama, on Sunday. The Bahrain interior ministry described the attack

欧洲担心俄罗斯网络攻击期2017年选举

Some European leaders are worried that Russia will try to influence their elections this year. The concerns come as possible Russian interference in the United States presidential election last year continues to be debated. There will be national ele