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00:00:02 OPRAH WINFREY: Hattie Mae, this child is gifted, and I heard that enough that I started to believe it. 00:00:08 ROGER BANNISTER: If you have the opportunity, not a perfect opportunity, and you don't take it, you may never have another chance

VOA慢速英语2017--南瓜有益于健康

Health Benefits of Pumpkins From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. There is one food that takes center stage during autumn the pumpkin! Many people use this orange gourd as a decoration at Halloween. But we also use it in man

VOA慢速英语--朝鲜慢慢打开网络大门

North Korea Slowly Goes Online Slowly, North Korea is entering the online world. Thanks to technology, North Korean doctors can talk to patients through online video conferencing. Speeches given at Kim Il Sung University in Pyongyang, the capital, ca

VOA慢速英语--美国女性试图打破演艺界的壁垒

American Women Try to Break Barriers in Show Business Chelsea Shorte is telling jokes on a cold Wednesday night at an eatery in Alexandria, Virginia. Shorte tells the restaurant-goers, many of them women, about her decision to perform stand-up comedy

科学家表示今年二氧化碳含量将上升

Scientists: CO2 Levels Will Rise This Year International scientists think the amount of carbon dioxide emissions released into Earths atmosphere will rise by two percent in 2017. The number represents the first increase in worldwide carbon emissions

VOA慢速英语2017--Gerald Ford: Unelected

VOA Learning English presents Americas Presidents. Today we are talking about Gerald Ford. Ford was the 38th president, but he was never elected to the position. Instead, an unusual series of events brought him there. Many historians have described F

US Service Industry Workers Training to Stop Sexual Harassment

US Service Industry Workers Training to Stop Sexual Harassment Accusations of sexual wrongdoing by film producer Harvey Weinstein and other famous people are having an effect on American businesses. What is being called the Weinstein Effect has men i

VOA慢速英语2017 白天的伤口更易愈合

Daytime Wounds Heal Faster A new study suggests that the timing of a wound affects the speed at which it heals. 一项新研究表明，受伤的时间点会影响伤口愈合的速度。 Wounds suffered during the day heal around 60 percent faster t

VOA慢速英语--Expressions From a Thanksgiving Meal

Now, its time for Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. In the United States, it is almost time for something else. In a few days, smells of roasting turkey, buttery mashed potatoes and pumpkin pie will fill homes from coast to coast. Wi

VOA慢速英语2017 旅游开发过度了吗?

Too Much Tourism? Cities particularly in Europe are increasingly taking steps against tourists. 各个城市，尤其是欧洲的城市都开始越来越多地对游客采取措施。 Venice, Italy, for example, is planning to bar some large passenge

VOA慢速英语--Program Offers Job Experience, Pay for High Schoolers

Program Offers Job Experience, Pay for High Schoolers At the start of the school year, Aelina Pogosian could not wait to tell her friends about the most interesting thing she had done over the summer. The 16-year-old did not want to talk about a trip

VOA慢速英语2017 Leonardo da Vinci Painting Sells for Record $450 Million

A painting of Jesus Christ by Leonardo da Vinci has sold for a record $450 million. That is the most money ever paid for an artwork. 达芬奇的一副耶稣画像以创纪录的4.5亿美元成交，这是有史以来成交价最高的艺术作品。

VOA慢速英语--难民当选蒙大拿州小城市

Small Montana City Elects Former Refugee as Mayor Voters in Helena, Montana, have elected Wilmot Collins as their new mayor. Collins is a former refugee from Liberia. He is also the first black mayor in the state of Montana. The story of his success

VOA慢速英语2017-- Indian Hindus Attacking Muslims, Stealing Their Cows

The beating that ended Pehlu Khans life in April was captured on video. A group of men hit the 55-year-old man, threw him to the ground and stepped on him in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan. He asked them to stop but they refused. As the b

VOA慢速英语2017-- 'Trump' Hamburger Popular in Tokyo

This is Whats Trending Today The line of people stretches out the door at Munchs Burger Shack in Tokyo. The tiny eatery serves American-style hamburgers, among other things. Many of the people who line up have come from far away to try the food. Haru

Fewer New International Students Attending US Colleges

For the first time in 12 years, the number of new international students attending American colleges and universities has dropped. That information comes from the 2017 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. The report is a project o

VOA慢速英语--Understanding Adverbs: Always

The film Casablanca is one of the most famous American movies of all time. At the end of the film, the actor Humphrey Bogart says a heartbreaking farewell to the woman he loves. Bergman: But what about us? Bogart: We'll always have Paris. Besides aff

Verbs and Gerunds in Speech and Fiction Writing

The American rock group Journey released the song Don't Stop Believin' in 1981. This song, still popular in karaoke music bars, can help you learn about English grammar. Let's listen to some words from the song: Don't stop believing Hold on to that f

VOA慢速英语2017 美国修改高血压标准

US Changes Definition for High Blood Pressure 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。 Recently, two leading heart organizations changed the definition of what it means

VOA慢速英语--5个尝试Firefox量子浏览器的理由

5 Reasons to Try Firefox Quantum Browser Mozilla has released a new update of its Firefox browser that it says is much faster and provides a better overall user experience. But can the new version called Firefox Quantum compete with the worlds curren