VOA慢速英语2018--Dead as a Doornail

Believe it or not, the English language has about 25,000 idiomatic expressions. And some of the oldest ones have very interesting histories. Today our question involves an expression from early English literature. It comes from Dimitrije in Serbia. H

VOA慢速英语2018 哈佛被指控歧视亚裔美国人

Harvard Accused of Discriminating Against Asian-Americans A United States federal court in Boston, Massachusetts, is hearing a discrimination case against the oldest university in the country. 马萨诸塞州波士顿市的一家联邦法院正在审理

VOA慢速英语--Four Adverbs: Just, Already, Still, Yet

Sometimes, the most common words in the English language can cause the most trouble. Today, we will talk about four adverbs that are often unclear to English learners. All four words relate to time in some way. They are just, already, still and yet.

澳大利亚科学家推出一种望远镜来观察地下深处

Australian Scientists Propose a Telescope to Look Deep Underground Scientists in Australia want to build what they describe as a downward looking telescope to look for mineral wealth under the Earths surface. The telescope is really a project aimed a

VOA慢速英语2018 仿真机器人"佩珀"亮相英国议会

Humanoid Pepper Appears in Britains Parliament A robot appeared with British lawmakers earlier this week to demonstrate how machines are being engineered to act like human beings. 本周初，一个机器人与英国议员一起示范了机器是如何

VOA慢速英语2018 韩国和朝鲜开始移除边境地雷

South, North Korea Begin Removing Landmines from Border South and North Korea are reported to have started removing landmines from along their heavily defended border. 据报道，韩国和朝鲜已开始移除重兵把守的边境区域地雷。 Sou

VOA慢速英语2018 两位科学家获2018年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖

Two Scientists Win Nobel Medicine Prize for Cancer Discoveries Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for research leading to new successful cancer treatments. 两位科学家获得了诺贝尔医学奖，因为他们的研究成功导致了

VOA慢速英语2018 美国、法国、加拿大科学家获诺贝尔物理学奖

American, French, Canadian Scientists Win Nobel Physics Prize Two men and a woman have won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for their inventions in the field of laser physics. 两位男士和一位女士因为他们在激光物理领域的发明获得了

VOA慢速英语--美第一夫人开始为期五天的非洲之行

Melania Trump Begins Five-Day Visit to Africa Melania Trump has begun her first solo international trip as the first lady of the United States. She arrived Tuesday in the West African country of Ghana. Ghanas first lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, welcomed

缅甸修建昂山素季父亲的的雕像引少数民族抗议

Myanmar Statue Building Risks Tensions with Minorities A movement in Myanmar to build statues of independence hero General Aung San risks renewed tensions with the countrys ethnic minorities. It could also affect the ruling partys chances in planned

VOA慢速英语2018--:关于英语偏好的各种表达

How to Talk About Preferences Imagine that you are at a restaurant for breakfast. You want something to drink, but you are not sure what. When the server walks over to your table, he says: Let me help. Do you prefer coffee or tea? You answer: I prefe

研究称美国10%的Airbnb主人是教师

Study: Nearly 10 Percent of US Airbnb Hosts Are Teachers People across the world use Airbnb to offer their homes to travelers usually for a nightly fee. The home-sharing service provides some people a way to make extra money while they work other job

New Technology Provides Early Warning for Heart Attacks

Researchers say they have developed technology that could predict heart attacks years before they happen. The researchers report using mathematical algorithms to examine computed tomography, or CT, images of a patients heart. A CT scan uses X-rays an

VOA慢速英语--:美国携带梅毒的新生儿数量不断上升

Number of American Babies Born with Syphilis Rising From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Years ago, syphilis was nearly defeated as a public health threat in the United States. American doctors used antibiotic drugs to figh

VOA慢速英语--谷歌推出新手机、平板电脑、家庭集线器

Google Launches New Phones, Tablet, Home Hub Google has launched the latest versions of its Pixel smartphone, as well as a new tablet computer and a smart home controller. The new products were announced during an event Tuesday in New York. Google la

VOA慢速英语2018--阿富汗官员:塔利班干扰脊髓灰质炎疫苗接种工作

Afghan Officials: Taliban Interfering in Polio Vaccination Efforts Afghan health officials say militants are interfering in their effort to protect children in western Afghanistan against polio virus. Abdul Jabar Shayeq is head of the health departme

《一个明星的诞生》伦敦首映

Message of New Film A Star Is Born Sings True for Cast When actor Bradley Cooper saw singer Lady Gaga perform at the home of businessman Sean Parker, it was not just one of the important moments toward making the movie A Star Is Born. It was, Cooper

VOA慢速英语2018 范冰冰缴纳巨额税款罚金

Chinas Fan Bingbing to Pay Huge Tax Fine This is Whats Trending Today 这里是本期今日热点节目。 Chinese officials have ordered X-Men actor Fan Bingbing to pay $130 million in taxes and fines.The move ends the mystery over her disappearance

VOA慢速英语--美英三位科学家因酶定向进化获诺贝尔奖

Americans, Briton Win Nobel Chemistry Prize for Directed Evolution Two Americans and one Briton have won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for developing new processes used to create drugs, chemicals and biofuels. Frances Arnold of the California In

科学家警告称不久的将来会有灾难性的全球变暖

Scientists Warn of Disastrous Global Warming in Near Future The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is warning that the world is heating faster than predicted. The group says a major slowing of warming is critical to avoid