VOA慢速英语2017 叙利亚在库尔德地区成立女性军队

The Syrian government has created an all-female military unit in a mostly Kurdish city in the northeastern part of the country. It is the same city in which American-led Kurdish forces have been fighting Islamic State militants. 叙利亚政府在该国

VOA慢速英语2017 大毒枭在纽约接受审判

United States officials are preparing to try a Mexican man who has been called the worlds most powerful drug trafficker. 美国官员正准备审问全球最厉害的毒品贩子。 Joaquin Archivaldo Guzman Loera, better known as El Chapo, will be t

VOA慢速英语--Common Adverbs in Conversation: Amplifiers, Downtoners

From VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Imagine you are at a business meeting. You have just presented a plan to your business partners. They want to give suggestions for how to make your plan better. The conversation might sound like th

Traffic Court Video Goes Viral

This is Whats Trending Today. Judge Frank Caprio is a celebrity in the city of Providence, Rhode Island. And, he is starting to get noticed around the world, too. Caprio is an 80-year-old judge in the capital city of Rhode Island, the smallest state

VOA慢速英语2017 联合国呼吁为也门筹集21亿美元紧急援助

The United Nations has asked for $2.1 billion to help Yemen where millions of people are caught in a two-year-old civil war. 联合国呼吁各方筹集21亿美元，为两年中遭受内战冲击的千万也门人提供帮助。 A Saudi Arabian-led

VOA慢速英语--苹果公司新的太空飞船总部将近完工

Apples New Spaceship Headquarters Almost Complete 苹果公司新的太空飞船总部将近完工 Apple is nearing completion of its new spaceship headquarters in northern California. The company has been secretive about the project, just as it is a

印度发射火箭 创下将104颗卫星送入太空纪录

A single Indian rocket launch Wednesday morning sent a record 104 satellites into space. The government-run Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) said the rocket launched from Sriharikota in eastern India. It broke Russias record of launching 37

No Love Lost: Stolen Pictures Used to Trick Singles

Millions of single people turn to the Internet to meet other singles. Many use dating websites in hopes of finding that special someone. But there are some people who want nothing more than to trick singles, using their desire for a loving relationsh

VOA慢速英语--白宫工作毫无安全保障

Andrew Puzder has withdrawn as President Donald Trumps nominee for labor secretary. Just two days earlier, Michael Flynn resigned from his position as national security adviser. Puzder faced united Democratic opposition. And some Senate Republicans w

:龙虾笼制造商扩大生产

A small American manufacturing company is growing and hoping to expand -- in part because of what it learned making lobster traps. The company could use that information to develop other products, including fencing for the border between the United S

VOA慢速英语2017 游戏粉丝投票选择将顶针移除《地产大亨》

This is Whats Trending Today. 欢迎收听今日流行。 Toy maker Hasbro announced on Thursday that it was removing an iconic piece of its famous board game, Monopoly. 玩具制造商孩之宝公司周四宣布，其计划移除著名棋盘游戏《地

VOA慢速英语2017--Businesses Close in U.S. to Mark 'Day Without Immigrants'

Columbia Heights is the heart of Washington, D.C.s Hispanic community. The neighborhoods busy streets are lined with popular immigrant-owned businesses, from taquerias to Salvadoran pupusa shops to Latino food markets. But on Thursday some of them we

Disagreements in Everyday Conversation

For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Imagine that you are walking down the street in an American city. You might hear short conversations as you pass people. One such short conversation might sound like this: A: Should we try that rest

Tuhin Das: Poet, Activist and Writer in Exile

I dont know how I can express myself, as feelings become obtuse from fear. Soldiers of darkness caught me like an animal and butchered me in dreams. You know the feelings of dreaming are like reality. It is midnight in my Bangladesh. Tuhin Das is fro

After-School Program May Hold Secret to Success

After-School Program May Hold Secret to Success In Washington, DC, only 69 percent of public school students graduate from high school on time. Many factors influence that low rate. One of the most important ones is whether the people around the stud

如何修复你的Facebook新闻提要

How to Fix Your Facebook News Feed 如何修复你的Facebook新闻提要 Has your Facebook News Feed become a mess of political stories, unwanted videos and angry rants? Are you wishing for the days when your feed was filled with posts from friends

VOA慢速英语2017 迪拜将于七月份推出自动飞行的空中出租车

Dubai officials say they plan to use Chinese-made drones to launch a self-flying air taxi as soon as July. 迪拜官员称他们计划引进中国制造的无人机，在七月推出自动飞行的空中出租车。 The Chinese-made EHang 184 drone h

'The Masque of the Red Death,' by Edgar Allen Poe

We present the short story The Masque of the Red Death, by Edgar Allen Poe. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. The Red Death had long been feeding on the country. No sickness had ever been so deadly so grea

VOA慢速英语2017--金边新交通工具 残疾人士的福音

Reaksmey Mary was disabled with a serious illness when she was six months old. She is confined to a wheelchair and lives with her family on an island in the Mekong River in Cambodia. As a young child, Reaksmey traveled only to see the doctor near her

VOA慢速英语--特朗普致信中国国家主席习近平

U.S. President Donald Trump sent a letter Wednesday to Chinese President Xi Jinping. He wrote that he is looking forward to working with Xi to develop a constructive relationship that benefits both countries, the White House said in a statement. The