美国大学在所有学生宿舍配备电子助理

US University Puts Electronic Assistants in All Student Housing One American university is putting electronic voice-controlled assistants in every student housing room on campus. Saint Louis University recently announced it will equip every student l

VOA慢速英语2018 美国年轻人不如父母有钱

Young Americans Are Less Wealthy Than Their Parents The cost of living in the United States is going up, notes writer Alissa Quart. As reported in the New York Post, Quart points to the costs of housing, education, health care and child care in parti

VOA慢速英语2018 谷歌纪念美国本土第一位女性工程师

Google Honors First Native American Woman Engineer This is Whats Trending Today The search engine Google celebrated on Thursday what would have been the 110th birthday of the first Native American woman engineer. Google honored Mary Ross with a speci

VOA慢速英语--俄罗斯谴责美国新制裁属于非法行为

Russia Condemns New US Sanctions as Unlawful The Russian government has criticized the United States for ordering new sanctions against Russia. The government said Thursday it has begun working on ways to answer the measures. U.S. officials say the o

VOA慢速英语--阿根廷立法者拒绝使堕胎法案合法化

Argentina Lawmakers Reject Bill to Legalize Abortion Argentinas Senate has rejected a measure that would have legalized ending a pregnancy during the first 14 weeks for any reason. The Senate voted against the measure 38 to 31 on Thursday. The propos

VOA慢速英语--印尼强烈地震导致度假者逃离

Powerful Indonesian Earthquake Sends Vacationers Fleeing More than 130 people are now confirmed dead from a powerful earthquake that hit Central Indonesia on Sunday. The numbers of dead and injured have risen since the 6.9 magnitude earthquake struck

VOA慢速英语2018 堪萨斯州17岁少年无缘州长竞选

Kansas Teenagers Out of Governor Race The American state of Kansas held its primary election on Tuesday. Results from primaries determine which candidates will represent political parties in the general election in November. 美国堪萨斯州周二举

VOA慢速英语--Report: Russia Set Up Secret Oil Shipments to North Korea

A South Korean research group says Russia exported more oil to North Korea than previously reported. A new report by the Seoul-based Asan Institute for Policy Studies suggests Russia set up a secret trading system to get around United Nations economi

第一个女性穆斯林成为美国国会议员候选人

Candidate Likely to Become First Muslim Female in US Congress Rashida Tlaib is one step closer to becoming the first Muslim female member of the United States Congress. With almost all ballots counted, Tlaib led all candidates for the Democratic Part

VOA慢速英语2018--美国重新启动对伊朗的限制

US Restarts Restrictions on Iran The United States is taking action to pressure Iran over its nuclear program and activities across the Middle East. President Donald Trump announced economic sanctions against Iran Monday night. The measures went into

社交媒体禁止电台主持人亚历克斯·琼斯发表仇恨言论

Social Media Ban Radio Host Alex Jones for Hate Speech In the U.S. this week, a number of technology companies banned controversial radio host Alex Jones from using their services. The companies say Jones violated their policies against hate speech.

VOA慢速英语2018--南非反移民政党兴起

South Africans See Rise of Anti-Immigrant Policies A new political party in South Africa wants the government to expel all foreigners. The African Basic Movement party claims that foreigners bring crime into the country. It also says they are respons

VOA慢速英语--美国国会或出现首位穆斯林女性候选人

Candidate Likely to Become First Muslim Female in US Congress Rashida Tlaib is one step closer to becoming the first Muslim female member of the United States Congress. With almost all ballots counted, Tlaib led all candidates for the Democratic Part

VOA慢速英语2018--委内瑞拉搜捕无人机攻击者

Venezuela Hunts for Drone Attackers Venezuelan officials are searching for people responsible for an attack on President Nicholas Maduro. Drone aircraft carrying explosives flew close to Maduro. He was giving a speech in Caracas on Saturday. The pres

VOA慢速英语--日本学生利用虚拟现实技术重建原子弹爆炸前后的广岛

Students Recreate Hiroshima Before, After Atomic Bomb Japanese high school students have created a virtual reality program to mark the 73rd anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. 日本高中生创建了一个虚拟现实程序，以纪念广岛

VOA慢速英语2018--柬埔寨成为一党专政国家

Cambodia Set to Become One Party State The Cambodian Peoples Party (CPP) says it has won every seat in the countrys parliament. The party released the statement after national elections on Sunday. The results would effectively make Cambodia a one-par

Researchers Ask: What Makes People Cooperate? Or Not?

The president of the European Commission appealed for cooperation between the European Union and the United States. Here is what Jean-Paul Juncker said to U.S. President Donald Trump during their talks in Washington, DC: We are close partners allies,

VOA慢速英语2018--Is Burning the American Flag Legal?

The United States constitution guarantees a number of rights to U.S. citizens. One of the most famous is the right to free speech. But what if people say or do horrible things? The Supreme Court struggled with this idea in 1989. The case related to a

VOA慢速英语--软件教机械手如何在现实世界中移动

Software Teaches Robot Hand How to Move in the Real World Researchers have found a way to use software to teach a human-like robotic hand new skills. The discovery could one day make it less costly to train robots to do things that are easy for human

VOA慢速英语2018--堪萨斯青少年放弃州长竞选

Kansas Teenagers Out of Governor Race The American state of Kansas held its primary election on Tuesday. Results from primaries determine which candidates will represent political parties in the general election in November. Tyler Ruzich was one of t