VOA慢速英语2018 印第安纳波利斯:美国中西部的“硅谷”

Indianapolis: Silicon Valley in the US Midwest Indianapolis, the capital of the state of Indiana, is not often thought of as a technology center. One city official, however, believes the citys image is changing. 印第安纳州首府印第安纳波利斯

委内瑞拉购买4.4亿美元石油送古巴寻求其外交支持

Venezuela Buys Oil for Cuba as Venezuelans Suffer Venezuelas state-operated oil company reportedly has bought nearly $440 million worth of foreign crude oil and shipped it directly to Cuba. The Reuters news agency says this information comes from com

VOA慢速英语2018 刚果民主共和国埃博拉疫情蔓延

Ebola Outbreak in Democratic Republic of Congo Spreads The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement Friday that it is raising its assessment of the public health risk from Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak from high to very hig

The Story of an Eyewitness by Jack London

The western American city of San Francisco, California suffered a huge earthquake on April 18th, 1906. More than three thousand people are known to have died. The true number of dead will never be known. Two hundred fifty thousand people lost their h

Scientists: Ozone-Eating Chemical Mysteriously Rising

Scientists have found that levels of a now-banned chemical are rising again in Earths atmosphere. The chemical is called CFC-11. It is the second most common kind of CFC, short for chlorofluorocarbon. Chlorofluorocarbons were once widely used in many

Trump Joins ‘Laurel’ vs. ‘Yanny’ Debate

This is Whats Trending today The great internet debate over Laurel versus Yanny continues. Now United States government officials are commenting on the audio recording that is dividing people on social media. Late Thursday, a White House-produced vid

College Admissions: Showing Your Best Side on Social Media

Social media has found its way into almost every part of everyday life. It has even affected college and university admissions. Many colleges and universities in the United States are now using social media to share information with applicants, says

科学家利用技术改变生物基因

Imagine storing digital information in deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), the substance that carries genetic information in the cells of living things. What about wearing a device that makes you more intelligent or creating new materials by changing the ge

美国博物馆展示了牙齿和牙医工具的历史

Most people do not look forward to going to the dentist. But they might actually enjoy visiting an American museum that explores the history of teeth and dentistry. The Dr. Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry is at the University of Marylan

世界银行行长呼吁改善贫困地区卫生和教育状况

The fight against poverty needs to work aggressively on improving the health and education of young people and the defenseless. That was the opinion of non-government organization and development officials who spoke at the Milken Institute Global Con

Why Is 'Tongue-in-Cheek' So Funny?

Now, its time for Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English! On this program, we explore the meaning and usage of everyday expressions American English. Today, we will talk about two parts of your head: the tongue and cheek. When you put them

VOA慢速英语2018 木星的卫星欧罗巴可最可能有生命

Jupiters Moon Europa May Be Top Candidate for Life A fresh look at old data is giving scientists a new reason to consider Europa, a moon orbiting the planet Jupiter, as a leading candidate in the search for life beyond Earth. 对老数据的一次重新

Former For-Profit College Students Demand Full Debt Relief

A group of past students at the former Corinthian Colleges are taking legal action against the United States Department of Education. In early March, the former students made the claim that the department illegally gained information about how much m

Trump, Biden Continue to Exchange Fighting Words

This is Whats Trending Today American President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are both over the age of 70. But they recently exchanged insults that some say make them seem like school-aged children. During the 2016 presidential cam

Brazil: Water Is an International Problem

A Brazilian official says water restrictions in Brasilia will end by December, when an expanded supply system will be completed. United Nations officials say Brasilia, the capital of Brazil, is one of a growing number of cities with water shortages.

'Black Panther' Breaks Twitter Record

This is Whats Trending The superhero movie Black Panther has already broken records at the box office. Now, it has broken a record on Twitter, too. The social media company says Black Panther is officially the most-tweeted-about movie ever. Twitter s

Texas Bombing Suspect Blew Himself Up

The suspect in the series of deadly bombings in the American state of Texas killed himself in an explosion early Wednesday. Police ended the three-week search for the suspect but warned that there might be more unexploded bombs out there. An official

Boko Haram Returns Kidnapped Nigerian Schoolgirls

Boko Haram kidnappers have returned almost all the 110 girls they seized from a Nigerian school a month ago. The Islamist militants also gave the town of Dapchi a warning before leaving, witnesses said Wednesday. The extremists said, We did it out of

US-Russia Tensions, Not in Space

Two American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut are on their way to the International Space Station (ISS). The three were launched from the Baikonur space port in Kazakhstan on Wednesday. The launch comes at a time of increased tensions between Russi

VOA慢速英语2018--Can I, Could I, May I?

Can I, Could I, May I? For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. This week we will give you some tips on how to use modals to make requests and give permission. Some common modals for expressing permission are may, can, and could. But these