Marble of Michelangelo’s Dreams Still Being Mined Today

In 1517, the great Italian artist Michelangelo climbed Mount Altissimo in Tuscany. There, he found the marble of his dreams. Michelangelo thought the marble might even be better than that from nearby Carrara the place where he got marble for some of

Animals Like Video Games, Too

At the Aquarium of the Pacific in California, the penguins have something in common with bird keeper Sara Mandel's cats. Both animals like games on a tablet computer. I had actually purchased this game in the app store for my cats, said Mandel. Then,

VOA慢速英语2107--William McKinley: Imperial

VOA Learning English presents Americas Presidents. Today we are talking about William McKinley. He took office in 1897 and was re-elected in 1900. He led the United States into the 20th century. One way to think of McKinley is as a transition preside

National Food Days: An American Tradition

If you look on the Internet, you will see that almost every day of the year celebrates some kind of food. These holidays have become very popular across the United States. They often are trending stories on Twitter, and described in the U.S. media. T

A Woman Police Chief Breaks Barriers in Pakistan

Pakistani Rizwana Hameed made history last month when she became the first woman chief of a male police station in Khyber Pukhtunkhwa province. The area is known for its conservative cultural and religious traditions. Women are rarely even permitted

Scientists Discover Fossil of Strange Sea Worm

Scientists found a prehistoric ancestor of an arrow worm among a group of fossils at two national parks in Canada. The fossils were found in what is now British Columbia, but was once an ocean. The sea worm was 10 centimeters long and had 50 spines o

When Do We 'Eat Crow?'

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we explore the origins and usage of expressions we use in every day American English. Okay, nobody likes to be wrong. But when it turns out that we are, in fact, wrong, the

Preparing Students for Professions with Few Jobs

College teachers are finding new ways to help students find jobs in occupations where there are few openings. Some help their students reach out to people who can help them find hard-to-get jobs. This person-to-person method is known as networking. T

Overweight Asian-Americans Seen As More American

What does an American look like? Nearly 1,300 Americans, mostly college students, were asked that question for a recent study in Psychological Science. They were shown pictures of people and asked by University of Washington researchers who looked Am

Can US Politicians Legally Block People on Twitter?

American civil liberties groups want politicians to stop blocking people from their social media accounts. And those politicians include President Donald Trump. The American Civil Liberties Union, known as the ACLU, filed a lawsuit against the govern

VOA慢速英语2017 奥巴马一家送女儿上哈佛

Malia Obama Moves in for First Year at Harvard This is Whats Trending Today 这里是《今日热点》节目。 While many people were busy looking at the solar eclipse on Monday, something else happened at Harvard University in the state of Massach

VOA慢速英语2017 美国女童子军指责男童子军招募女孩

Girl Scouts Accuse Boy Scouts of Stealing New Members The Girls Scouts of America is accusing the Boy Scouts of America of secretly trying to recruit girls. 美国女童子军指责美国男童子军企图秘密招收女孩。 Girl Scouts President K

VOA慢速英语2017--UN Officials: Libyan Unrest Harming Children

The United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) says more than 500,000 children in Libya are in need of some kind of humanitarian assistance. The UN agency notes that migrant children passing through Libya are especially at risk of abuse. Competing govern

Reporter’s Arrest Increases Concerns about Bangladeshi Law

Abdul Latif Morol's problems started after he wrote on social media about a dead goat. Morol, a Bangladeshi journalist, had reported on a donation from a government official. The official had given a number of farm animals to a rural community southw

VOA慢速英语2017 乌干达议会为女议员开设母乳哺育中心

Breastfeeding Center Helps Ugandan Lawmakers with Work, Motherhood The World Health Organization (WHO) says breastfeeding is very important for the health of babies. 世界卫生组织(WHO)表示，母乳哺育对于婴儿的健康非常重要。 WHO

Seeing an Eclipse Is Good! Being Eclipsed Is Not

Hello and welcome to Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program we explore the origin and usage of common expressions in American English. We always give examples or dialogues using the expressions. Sometimes we even use the w

VOA慢速英语--College Admissions: Identifying Helpful Resources

It is never too late to ask for help. This advice can be useful for anyone in their day-to-day life. It can also be important for someone hoping to get a college education one day. Seeking admission to a college or university can be a complex process

VOA慢速英语2017 恐怖分子再次利用汽车发动袭击

errorists Again Using Vehicles to Carry Out Attacks Once again, terrorists have used vehicles to carry out deadly attacks this time in Spain. 恐怖分子再次使用汽车发动致命袭击，这次是在西班牙。 At least 14 people were killed i

为什么有些美国人还在搞内战

Why Some Americans Are Still Fighting the Civil War General Robert E. Lee, who led the Confederate Army during the United States Civil War, died in 1870. But in some ways, he lives today. Americans are having a heated debate about whether to remove s

VOA慢速英语-- 'From the Cabby's Seat,' by O. Henry

The cabby has his own special place from which he looks at life. His view of people is simpler, perhaps, than the view of a man who does any other kind of work. From the high seat of his cab, he looks down upon everybody. People are not important to