新的NASA火星任务将深入研究行星表面

New NASA Mars Mission Will Study Deep Under Planets Surface NASA, the American space agency, is sending a robotic scientist to Mars. It will dig deeper than ever before to study the planets geological activity. The Mars InSight spacecraft launches Ma

VOA慢速英语2018--Can You Find the Clauses?

Imagine we are having a conversation about dance. Suddenly I say, Because I love to dance! You might learn something about me: that I love dancing. But you might also look at me strangely since I told you only a reason for something, but I didnt tell

Big Immigration Raid Takes Place in Tennessee

Early on the morning of April 5, United States law enforcement officials raided a meat processing factory in the state of Tennessee. Agents of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) led the raid on the Southeastern Provisions meatpacking

South Korea Wants US Troops to Stay

South Korea said on Wednesday that U.S. troops should stay in the country, even if a peace treaty is signed with North Korea. Kim Eui-kyeom is a spokesperson for South Koreas President Moon Jae-in. Kim was responding to reporters questions about a re

Boy Scouts Gets New Name to Include Girls

This is Whats Trending Today For more than 100 years, the Boy Scouts of Americas main program has simply been known as the Boy Scouts. But with more and more girls hoping to join, that will soon change. The organization has announced a new name for t

VOA慢速英语--New Mexico Desert Captures Evidence of Sloth Hunt

A desert in the American Southwest provides evidence of a hunt from long ago. Scientists found footprints from a hunt involving ancient human beings and a large prehistoric sloth. They discovered the footprints in what is now the White Sands National

美国众议院在8年内通过了第一项主要的监狱改革措施

US House Passes 1st Major Prison Reform Measure in 8 Years The rate of imprisonment in the United States is the highest in the world. Many lawmakers and policy experts have called the situation a prison epidemic. But, Representative Hakeem Jeffries,

VOA慢速英语2018--Benefits of Eating Together

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. We all need to eat. So, meals could be a chance to stop what were doing and spend time with the people in our lives. But sometimes they are not. It does not matter if a person is married

Strong Demand in Illegal Pangolin Trade Leads Countries to Take Action

You may be surprised to learn that the worlds most trafficked endangered mammal is a strange-looking animal. It is the pangolin, also known as the scaly anteater. An adult pangolin can be almost 100 centimeters in length, although the smallest are on

Fasting May Help Your Brain

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. More than one billion Muslims around the world observe Ramadan, Islams holy month. Fasting during Ramadan is a requirement for believers. This means they are barred from having sex, smok

Turkish Ambassador’s Home Has Deep Jazz Roots

Washington D.C. is home to many embassies and diplomatic offices representing the nations of the world. Many ambassadors in Washington live in large, beautiful buildings with rich, interesting histories. One of them is home to Turkeys ambassador, Ser

Facebook Adds Dating App, Launches Oculus Go

Facebook Adds Dating App, Launches Oculus Go Facebook has announced it will add a dating service to its growing list of new products. The announcement came Tuesday at Facebooks F8 conference in San Jose, California. The yearly event is for app develo

VOA慢速英语--“政教分离”意味着什么?

What 'Separation Between Church and State' Means One of the things the United States is known for is a separation between church and state. But those exact words do not appear in the U.S. Constitution. Instead, Americans point to a line in the First

VOA慢速英语--阵亡将士纪念日:讲述二战飞行员的故事

Memorial Day: Family of Lost WW II Flier Brings His Story to Life Memorial Day in the United States is a time for remembering the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. armed forces. Families especially want to remember the stories of relat

VOA慢速英语--特朗普不支持关税计划

Trump Is 'Not Backing Down' on Tariffs Plan U.S. President Donald Trump said he is not backing down on his plan to raise taxes, known as tariffs, on imported steel and aluminum. However, members of his Republican Party and leaders around the world ar

VOA慢速英语2018--韩国官员会见朝鲜领导人

South Korean Officials Meet with North Korean Leader Kim Special envoys for South Korean President Moon Jae-in reportedly met with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un Monday. Moons office said the envoys were to meet with North Korean officials and to at

VOA慢速英语2018 木头能比钢铁更坚硬吗?

Can Wood Be Stronger Than Steel? Researchers say they have created a new super-material in the laboratory. They say it is stronger, lighter and costs less than steel. 研究人员表示，他们在实验室中造出了一种新的超级材料。他们称

A Window to the World Through an American Classroom

Writer Helen Thorpe spent one school year in a classroom in Denver, Colorado. There, she observed immigrant and refugee students who had come from different cultures. All the students were just learning to speak English. Thorpe saw the young people d

VOA慢速英语2018--Let's Talk Oscars!

Caty Weaver: Welcome, Penelope Poulou, our VOA movie correspondent! How are you doing? Penelope Poulou: Im great, its great to be here. CW: Well, thank you very much for doing it. Our listeners really love American movies. Watching them is one of the

A Crisis in Pain Drugs Leads to Greater Use of Acupuncture

A Crisis in Pain Drugs Leads to Greater Use of Acupuncture American veteran Jeff Harris was one of the first people to ask for acupuncture when veterans hospital in Providence, Rhode Island began to offer it. I don't like taking pain medication. I do