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

VOA慢速英语2018--印尼发生强震 游客逃离

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 off the waters of Lombok Island. The quake also shook th

VOA慢速英语--NASA Spacecraft to Study the Sun Up Close

The United States space agency will launch a spacecraft to explore the sun more closely than ever before on Saturday. NASAs Parker Solar Probe will fly through the hot solar atmosphere and come within just 6 million kilometers of the suns surface. Th

VOA慢速英语2018--阿根廷民众抗议堕胎合法化法案

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2018--俄罗斯谴责美国新制裁是非法的

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--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 special Google Doodle on its homepage. Ross was born on

All Passengers Survive Plane Crash in Mexico

This is Whats Trending Today. All 103 passengers and crew members have survived a plane crash in Mexico. The Aeromexico-operated jet had just taken off Tuesday in the Mexican state of Durango when it smashed into the ground near the runway. All the p

VOA慢速英语--You Don't Need a Snake to Be 'Snakebit'

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we explore American idioms and expressions. We try to help you understand common expressions and how to use them in everyday speech. You know, at times in life, things just

VOA慢速英语--休斯顿仍在努力从飓风影响中恢复

Houston Still Recovering from Hurricane Harvey The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season started two months ago, but many Texas families are still struggling to recover from the damage caused by a major storm last year. The storm, named Hurricane Harvey, hi

格鲁吉亚批准大麻合法化

Georgia Is First Former Soviet Republic to Legalize Marijuana Use Georgia has become the first former member of the Soviet Union to legalize use of marijuana. Yet Georgians are still barred from growing, storing or selling the drug. Georgias constitu

VOA慢速英语2018 弗吉尼亚商店出售珍稀昂贵的鹦鹉

Rare and Costly Parrots for Sale at Virginia Store Small or large, costly and even rare birds can be found at a pet store in the American community of Falls Church, Virginia. And it is clear from the name of the store what kind of birds are available

VOA慢速英语--英国退出欧盟是世界末日吗？

Will Britain's Withdrawal from the EU Be the End of the World? Britains withdrawal from the European Union (EU) is coming soon and so is the end of the world, if you believe the British newspapers. Those reports tell of possible food shortages, groun

津巴布韦总统选举 反对派拒绝承认结果

Zimbabwe Elects President, Opposition Rejects Results Zimbabwe election officials have declared Emmerson Mnangagwa winner of the countrys presidential election. Mnangagwa received 50.8 percent of the vote, compared to 44.3 percent for his opponent Ne

VOA慢速英语--专家称以色列在世界的领导地位正在崛起

Experts Say Israeli Leader Is Rising in World Standing The Trump administration is considering setting up a military partnership with the Sunni Muslim leaders of Arab Gulf states. The proposed partnership would include the U.S., Egypt and Jordan. The

美国阿巴拉契亚山脉音乐节纪念移民往事

Appalachian Music Celebrates Modern Culture, Immigrant Past To me the difference between a violin, and a fiddle, is that a violin never had a beer spilled on it... That is the difference. Will Fanning laughs at his joke as he rocks on his chair outsi

VOA慢速英语2018 3D打印枪支引发法律问题

3D Guns Raise Legal Questions In the U.S. this month, Americans are discussing whether 3D [three-dimensional] guns are legal. 这个月，很多美国人都在讨论3D枪是否应该合法化的问题。 Cody Wilson says yes. He first used a website

VOA慢速英语2018-- 'Hearts and Crosses,' by O. Henry, Part One

Baldy woods reached for a drink and got it. When Baldy wanted something, he usually got it. He but this is not Baldys story. Now he took his third drink, which was larger than the first and the second. Baldy had been listening to the troubles of a fr

VOA慢速英语2018--What Do Colleges Want?

For many people, the college admissions process can seem mysterious. But what college admissions officials want is not a secret. Schools present what they want in the form of big data. That information is available to anyone online. Students can use

VOA慢速英语2018--你可能脱水的征兆

Signs You May Be Dehydrated From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Drinking enough water is important to our health. If we want to operate at our highest level and feel great both mentally and physically, we need to stay hydr

VOA慢速英语2018--特朗普前助手承认犯有罪行

Trump's Former Aides Admitted, Convicted of Crimes President Donald Trumps former lawyer has told a court in New York that he is guilty of campaign-finance violations and other charges. Michael Cohen said he was guilty of eight crimes in all, includi