罗辛亚难民与美国之间的紧张关系

Tensions Follow Rohingya Refugees to United States As she tightens her traditional head covering, Bibiasha Mohamad Tahirs thoughts move between the present and the past. She watches her daughter playing on the living room floor of their apartment hom

VOA慢速英语--欧盟邀请白俄罗斯参加东部伙伴关系会议

EU 'Ready to Welcome' Belarus President to Eastern Partnership Meeting The European Union is reportedly ready to welcome President Alexander Lukashenko of Belarus to its Eastern Partnership (EaP) meeting next month. It is the first time EU officials

VOA慢速英语2017--Harry Truman: Atomic

VOA Learning English presents Americas Presidents. Today we are talking about Harry S. Truman. He became president of the United States in 1945, a few weeks before the end of World War II in Europe. Truman took office after Franklin Roosevelt died su

蜂蜜携带农药毒素 世界蜂蜜多受影响

Bees are Carrying Pesticides into the Worlds Honey Bees are responsible for about 30 percent of the world's food supply. Our fruits and vegetables would not grow without bees. Many farmers use chemical products known as pesticides to protect food pla

VOA慢速英语2017 戴森公司拟2020年前推出电动汽车

Vacuum Company Dyson to Launch Electric Car by 2020 British company Dyson is known for inventing new vacuum cleaner technology and producing other devices for the home. 英国戴森公司以发明了新型吸尘器技术和生产其它家用设备而闻

VOA慢速英语2017--城市农场获得支持

Urban Farms Gain Support New York City is known for its tall buildings, financial markets and centers for the arts. But Americas most populated city is becoming known for something you might not expect -- farms. New York Citys government announced la

VOA慢速英语2017--喀麦隆英语区的教师继续罢工

Teachers in English-speaking Areas of Cameroon Remain on Strike Thousands of teachers celebrated World Teacher's Day in Yaounde, Cameroon's capital on October 5. Ernestine Tabe, a teacher, came to the capital in September to look for a job. She used

VOA慢速英语2017--Learn How to 'Get a Clue'

Now, Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program we talk about words and expressions that we use in everyday conversation. Today we are going to talk about mysteries. And, more importantly, how to solve them. So, what are the k

VOA慢速英语--高校招生:寻求超越大牌学校

College Admissions: Looking Beyond Big Name Schools When students around the word think about higher education in the United States, a few images are likely to appear in their minds. They probably see beautiful old buildings, libraries full of books

VOA慢速英语2017--Coach (K) Mike Krzyzewski

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 2017年诺贝尔和平奖颁给反核武器组织

Nobel Peace Prize Goes to Anti-Nuclear Weapons Group A group seeking an international ban on nuclear weapons has won the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. 一家寻求国际性禁止核武器的组织获得了2017年诺贝尔和平奖。 The Norwegian Nobel Co

联合国:越来越多的国家利用难民实现政治目的

UN: States Increasingly Using Refugees for Political Purposes For years, people fleeing from war and oppression have sought asylum in nearby countries. Now, the United Nations is warning that countries are increasingly using refugees as tools to supp

VOA慢速英语2017--美国摇滚巨星汤姆佩蒂去世

Remembering Rock Music Star Tom Petty Americans are remembering rock musician Tom Petty. Petty died on Monday after suffering a cardiac arrest at his home in Malibu, California. He was 66 years old. Petty's family said he was taken to a hospital earl

VOA慢速英语2017--'The Murders in the Rue Morgue,' by Edgar Allen Poe, Part Four

Murder had come to the old house on the street called Rue Morgue! Murder had come and gone and left behind the dead bodies of an old woman and her daughter. It was a perplexing crime scene. The damage to the daughters body suggested a killer of super

VOA慢速英语--英国作家石黑浩(Kazuo Ishiguro)获得诺贝尔文学奖

English Writer Kazuo Ishiguro Wins Nobel Prize in Literature Kazuo Ishiguro, the Japanese-born English writer, has won the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature. The Swedish Academy made the announcement Thursday in Stockholm. Sara Danius, the academys secr

Cambodian Opposition Leader Urges Action to ‘Save Democracy’

A Cambodian opposition lawmaker says she fled the country to avoid arrest. She accuses the government of continuing a campaign of repression against her partys leadership. Mu Sochua told Reuters news agency she decided to leave Tuesday after learning

VOA慢速英语--China Orders North Korean Businesses to Close

China has ordered all North Korean-owned businesses in the country to close by early January. The decision supports sanctions placed by the United Nations on North Korea for its continued development of nuclear weapons and missiles. The move was anno

VOA慢速英语2017 Asian Americans Are a Fast-Growing, Diverse Group

The Asian American population is growing faster than any other major ethnic or racial group. 美国亚裔人口的增长速度比其它任何主要种族都要更快。 From 2010 to 2016, 42 percent of the 8.1 million people who came to the United St

VOA慢速英语--U.S. Defense Secretary: For First Time, Afghan Military Fully Involved in Conflict

United States Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has announced that, for the first time, the Afghanistan military is fully involved in the war with Al-Qaeda and the Taliban. Mattis spoke with members of the U.S. Senate this week about the Trump administrat

VOA慢速英语--Good and Nice: Common Adjectives with Many Uses

Good and Nice: Common Adjectives with Many Uses The 2014 film Whiplash tells the story of a young man who wants to be a great jazz musician. He has a music director who often says cruel things to him. At one point in the film, the music director make