VOA慢速英语2018--什么是美国参议院？

What Is the US Senate? The Senate is one of the two parts of the United States Congress, the legislature that makes the countrys laws. The Congress has two parts because the men who wrote the U.S. Constitution could not agree on details of the new fo

VOA慢速英语2018 神秘生物威胁巨型地中海蛤蜊

Mysterious Organism Threatens Huge, Mediterranean Clam A microscopic organism is causing a huge clam of the Mediterranean Sea to disappear and ocean scientists are worried. 一种微生物正在导致地中海的一种巨型蛤蜊消失，这令海洋科

VOA慢速英语--新自由女神像博物馆纪念移民经历

New Statue of Liberty Museum Honors the Immigrant Experience A new 2,400 square-meter museum is set to open on New York States Liberty Island next year. The museum celebrates the world famous Statue of Liberty. The statue was a gift from the people o

贸易摩擦或损害美国啤酒行业

Tariffs Could Hurt US Beer Industry Dan Katt opened his beer company, Good City Brewing, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 2016. At the time, it was a presidential election year. He did not think about the possibility of a trade dispute between President Do

VOA慢速英语2018 斯里兰卡旅游业因政治危机遇冷

Political Crisis Hurting Sri Lankan Tourism Industry The month of December usually marks the beginning of tourism season in Sri Lanka. Visitors come to the Indian Ocean island nation to enjoy its beaches, historic places, interesting nature and tasty

New Exercise Trend Also Helps Environment

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. For some people, walking or running outdoors is a great way to exercise. What may not be so great is seeing trash all over the ground. Well, some people are doing something about it. The

VOA慢速英语2018 人工智能可以帮助医生更好地做决策吗?

Can Artificial Intelligence Make Doctors Better? Artificial intelligence (AI) technology may soon be a useful tool for doctors. It may help them better understand and treat diseases like breast cancer in ways that were never before possible. 人工智能

Church Repairs Renew Christian Attention to Bethlehem

Major repairs to the Church of the Nativity are lifting spirits in the town of Bethlehem just before Christmas. Many Christians around the world celebrate Christmas on December 25. That is the day they believe Jesus was born. Many believe the Church

Iraq Marks Anniversary of Islamic State Defeat

Iraq has celebrated the anniversary of its costly victory over the Islamic State group. The government declared victory last December after a three-year war that killed tens of thousands of Iraqis and forced hundreds of thousands from their homes. Th

Robots in the Field: Farms Turning to Autonomous Technology

Farmer Jamie Butler is testing a new worker on his farm in Englands Hampshire countryside. Butler hopes the new worker will help the 180-hectare farm produce more wheat and not harm the environment. The laborer does not say a thing while inspecting B

新一波非洲移民冒生命危险涌向欧洲

New Wave of African Migrants Take to Deadly Ocean A fisherman in Dakar, Senegal is getting ready to make a trip that may kill him and his passengers. Assane Diallo will travel more than 1,600 kilometers across the ocean to the Canary Islands. He expe

VOA慢速英语--女艺人在格莱美提名中“步步高升”

Women Artists 'Step Up' in Grammy Nominations The music from the film Black Panther -- and its artist Kendrick Lamar -- received more 2019 Grammy Award nominations than anyone else. But the big news is the high number of women nominees, after being l

VOA慢速英语--“活珊瑚”:2019年度色彩来自海洋

Living Coral: 2019 Color of the Year Comes from the Sea A company known for shaping trends in color design has announced its color of the year for 2019. The winning color is called Living Coral. It is based on the look of healthy coral reefs in the w

VOA慢速英语2018--猫的粗糙舌头如何深层清洁

How a Cats Sandpapery Tongue Deep Cleans Cat lovers know that the animals spend a lot of time cleaning themselves. Cats use their tongues to remove dirt from their fur and smooth out their hair. Scientists are now learning how the rough, sandpaper-li

VOA慢速英语2018 特朗普宣布新的司法部长和联合国大使人选

Trump Announces New Attorney General and UN Ambassador Picks United States President Donald Trump announced Friday that he will nominate former attorney general William Barr to lead the Justice Department. Trump told reporters that Barr was my first

Study: Most US College Administrators Are Liberal

For some time now, critics of higher education in the United States have claimed that many U.S. colleges and universities are centers of liberal thinking. Politically conservative observers argue that the information college professors present to stu

VOA慢速英语2018--'Break a Leg' Means 'Good Luck'

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this program we explore words and expressions in American English. Today, we take another trip to the exciting world of live theater. For many performers -- dancers, singers and actors

VOA慢速英语--海平面上升威胁历史悠久的灯塔

Rising Sea Levels Threatening Historic Lighthouses The threat of rising sea levels and erosion have many people worried about the future of lighthouses in the United States and around the world. Lighthouses are built on or near the shore. Their power

VOA慢速英语2018 宝马加入改善刚果采矿条件的项目

BMW Joins Project to Improve Mining Conditions in Congo German carmaker BMW is exploring ways to improve working conditions at cobalt mines in Congo. 德国车企宝马正在寻找方法以提升刚果钴矿的工作环境。 Cobalt is a hard, shiny

美国陆军利用外骨骼打造“超级战士”

US Army Looks to Exoskeletons to Build 'Super Soldiers' The United States Army is spending millions of dollars in experimental exoskeleton technology to make soldiers stronger. It is what experts say is part of a push into cutting-edge equipment for