美国企业着眼于太空商业开发

American Businesses Look to Space The United States government is trying to help private companies in their efforts to use space for business purposes. Last week, President Donald Trump signed a space policy directive aimed at easing rules on commerc

VOA慢速英语--推广“生活图书馆”以消灭歧视

A Push to Fight Discrimination through Living Libraries Father Mick Ngundu has survived waves of violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Today the Roman Catholic clergyman is actively working for poor people. He is a critic of corruption that h

VOA慢速英语2018--如果你在美国被捕了怎么办?

What Happens If You Are Arrested in the US If you have ever watched an American crime show, you know about this Supreme Court case. Listen to what the police officer says. You do have the right to remain silent. You also have the right to be represen

VOA慢速英语2018--你有没有“刮过桶底”?

Have You Ever 'Scraped the Bottom of the Barrel?' Now, Words and Their Stories, a program from VOA Learning English. Today we talk about a problem we have all faced. It is when you have to make a decision, but the choices you have are not very appeal

VOA慢速英语2018 特朗普和普京将在赫尔辛基会面

Trump and Putin to Meet in Helsinki American President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold their first summit July 16 in Helsinki, Finland. 美国总统川普和俄罗斯总统普京将于7月16日在芬兰赫尔辛基举行他们

VOA慢速英语--通用电气发生了什么事？

What Happened to General Electric? This week, General Electric was officially removed from the Dow Jones Industrial Average, a leading measure of stock prices for major American businesses. GE was replaced by Walgreens Boots Alliance, a company that

Trump’s Party Makes Gains With U.S. Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of the United States ended its term this month with a striking, almost dramatic finish. In recent days, the court announced major decisions that relate to immigration, labor unions and a womans right to end her pregnancy. It also ru

VOA慢速英语2018 德国从世界杯出局,墨西哥在韩国队帮助下晋级

Germany Out of World Cup, Mexico Advances with Help from S. Korea This is Whats Trending Today Germany is out of the World Cup. The defending champions lost to South Korea 2-0 on Wednesday. 德国队从世界杯出局。这支卫冕冠军队周三以

大赦国际将缅甸军方对罗兴亚的罪行联系起来

Amnesty International Links Myanmar Military to Crimes Against Rohingya Amnesty International says it has evidence linking 13 Myanmar officials to crimes against humanity for their part in operations against the countrys Rohingya minority. The offici

VOA慢速英语2018--美国最高法院批准特朗普旅行禁令

US Supreme Court Approves Trump's Travel Ban The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday approved President Donald Trumps travel ban that targets several Muslim-majority countries. Five of the nine judges called justices agreed that the president has authority

VOA慢速英语2018 世界杯主播因念对球员名字遭批

World Cup Reporter Criticized for Correctly Pronouncing Players Names This is Whats Trending Today 这里是《今日热点》节目。 Lucy Zelic is an Australian television presenter. She is currently covering the World Cup in Russia for Australias

VOA慢速英语2018 欧盟与中国讨论改革世界贸易组织

EU, China Discuss Reforming the World Trade Organization The European Union (EU) and China have agreed to launch a working group that aims to propose reforms to the World Trade Organization. 欧盟和中国已经同意成立一个工作组，向世贸组

VOA慢速英语--拉丁美洲球迷期待世界杯决赛

Latin American Football Fans Looking Forward to World Cup Finals Tens of thousands of people from Central and South America are spending part of their summer in Russia. They have gone to Moscow and 10 other Russian cities for the championship of inte

Many Animals Staying Awake at Night to Avoid People

Lions, tigers and other mammals are staying awake at night to avoid human beings, a new study finds. Scientists have long known that human activity can lead to changes in nature. Many mammals may move around less or travel to distant places to avoid

Enjoying the Familiar and Unfamiliar at Brigham Young University

It did not take long for Louise Rosa Paulsen to recognize that she needed something other than the traditional Danish higher education experience. Paulsen is from Copenhagen, Denmark. The now 27-year-old started seeking a bachelors degree at the Univ

VOA慢速英语--Separation Stress May Permanently Hurt Migrant Children

At least 2,300 children are living in government shelters after being separated from their parents who were trying to enter the United States without permission. Last week President Donald Trump signed an order directing officials to keep families to

First Ever Live Computer-Human Debate: Who Won?

Computers are increasingly competing against humans to see whether man or machine is smarter. In the latest demonstration of artificial intelligence or AI, a computer went up against humans in live, public debates. The debates held this week in San F

Japan Defeats Colombia 2-1 in World Cup

An early penalty goal by Shinji Kagawa helped lead Japan to a surprising 2-1 win over Colombia in the 2018 FIFA World Cup on Tuesday. The victory marks the first time an Asian team has beaten a South American team in a World Cup match. Soon after the

Recording of Children Crying Adds to Anger over US Policy

An audio recording was published Monday that appears to capture the voices of young children crying out for the parents at a U.S. immigration detention center. The audio file was first published by the nonprofit news group ProPublica. The recording a

2017 Sets a New Record for Refugees

The United Nations refugee agency reported Tuesday that nearly 69 million people were displaced last year. Each of the last five years has set a record. This years number tops all of them. The U.N. estimates that about 44,000 people become refugees e