VOA慢速英语2018--研究表明教室太热影响学习

Study Finds Hot Classrooms Hurt Learning Some American students recently completed the school year and others are preparing to end soon. But as students in some parts of the country already deal with hot classrooms, the summer break cannot come soon

VOA慢速英语--美国半数青少年抛弃Facebook 转用YouTube、IG等平台

U.S. Teens Dropping Facebook for YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat A new study has found that the number of American teenagers using Facebook is dropping. Many turn instead to YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat. The study by the U.S.-based Pew Research Ce

VOA慢速英语--Can President Trump Pardon Himself?

President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter Monday that he has the absolute right as president of the United States to pardon himself. Trump also criticized the U.S. Justice Department for deciding to appoint a special counsel to investigate possible wro

More Than 60 Dead in Guatemala Following Volcanic Explosion

Rescue workers pulled at least 10 people alive from ash and mud flows around Guatemalas Volcan de Fuego on Monday. The countrys national disaster agency reported at least 62 people have died since the volcano exploded Sunday. Officials say the number

Westminster Abbey to Open More Space to Visitors

Westminster Abbey is one of the most famous tourist sites in Britains capital, London. Now, officials have decided to open another area of the building to help teach its history. The Queens Diamond Jubilee Galleries are about 16 meters above the floo

VOA慢速英语--帕克兰德的学生活动家会定义美国的年轻一代吗?

Will Parkland Student Activists Define Americas Younger Generation? More than three months after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, the survivors who became gun-control activists may be deciding how their generation will be remembered. Carolyn

US Patent and Trademark Office Issues 10-Millionth Patent

The United States has issued its 10 millionth patent. President George Washington signed the first almost 228 years ago. A patent is an official document that gives an individual or company the right to be the only one that makes or sells a product.

VOA慢速英语2018--特朗普夫人的衣着遭批评

Melania Trump's Jacket Choice Criticized This is What's Trending Today... American first lady Melania Trump wore a piece of clothing that read I really dont care, do u? on her way to visit migrant children at a holding center in Texas. Some of the yo

美国军方计划无限期关闭关塔那摩监狱

US Military Plans for Guantanamo to Stay Open Indefinitely A new place for guards to eat at the United States-operated detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba will stand for 20 years. Planned housing structures for soldiers at the U.S. Naval base in

VOA慢速英语--70年前LP唱片改变了音乐产业

70 Years Ago, LP Records Changed Music Industry Seventy years ago this week something important happened in music history: the first LP, or long-playing vinyl record, was introduced. At the time, the LP was a new kind of record that let people listen

'The Blue Hotel,' by Stephen Crane, Part Three

We present the third of four parts of the short story The Blue Hotel, by Stephen Crane. The story was originally adapted by the U.S. Department of State. The audio was recorded and produce by VOA Learning English. The men prepared to go out. The East

俄罗斯汉堡王对性别歧视和污蔑女性广告表示道歉

Burger King Apologizes for Sexist Russian World Cup Ad This is Whats Trending Today The American fast-food company Burger King has apologized for offering free hamburgers to Russian women if they got pregnant by World Cup soccer players. Burger King

Koko, the Gorilla Who Knew Sign Language, Dies

Koko, the gorilla who became famous for learning sign language, has died in the United States. The California-based Gorilla Foundation that kept and studied Koko announced that she had passed away in her sleep on Tuesday. She was 46 years old. Koko t

奥兰多国际机场扫描美国市民面部

Orlando International Airport to Scan Faces of US Citizens Floridas busiest airport will be the first in the country to require a face scan of passengers on all arriving and departing international flights. Officials there say all passengers, includi

VOA慢速英语2018--美国确定朝鲜导弹试验区

US Identifies North Korean Missile Test Area The United States has identified the test site that President Donald Trump said North Korea promised to destroy. A U.S. official said the site is the Sohae Satellite Launching Ground in the western part of

VOA慢速英语--Before Fearing Adverb Phrases, Read This

When you woke up this morning, you probably did at least five things before you left your home for school or work. Maybe you ate breakfast, took a shower, brushed your teeth, put on your clothes, and looked at the news or internet. For each thing you

VOA慢速英语--美国人在家庭分离政策上存分歧

US Has Separated Families Throughout History Many Americans are expressing shock at the Trump administrations policy of separating children from their parents at the United States border with Mexico. But throughout U.S. history, officials have taken

Divers Search Indonesian Lake for Nearly 200 Missing after Ferry Sinks

Relatives of the more than 190 people missing after a boat sank on Lake Toba in Sumatra have asked government officials for a bigger search. The families also criticized the Indonesian government for ignoring unsafe conditions on passenger boats. Dis

VOA慢速英语--2018年国际瑜伽日:数百万人一起瑜伽

Millions Take Time to Breathe on International Day of Yoga The number of people who do yoga around the world has been growing steadily in the last 40 years. People in more than 180 countries will do the breathing and movement exercise on this years I

Trump Signs Order to End Family Separation Policy

United States President Donald Trump signed an executive order Wednesday to end the process of separating children from families that have crossed into the country illegally. The executive order marks a major change for the president and his administ