Barcelona’s Cathedral Gets Building Permit 130 Years Later

Barcelonas Sagrada Familia cathedral in Barcelona, Spain, is finally getting a building permit, more than 130 years after work on the structure began. City officials announced the permit agreement earlier this month. It ended a long argument over the

Bolsonaro Win Could Strengthen Brazil-US Relations

Jair Bolsonaro was elected Sunday to be the next president of Brazil. Results showed that the Social Liberal Party candidate won 55 percent of the vote over Workers Party candidate Fernando Haddad. His presidency may help build stronger relationships

VOA慢速英语2018--'A Retrieved Reformation,' by O. Henry

In the prison shoe-shop, Jimmy Valentine was busily at work making shoes. A prison officer came into the shop, and led Jimmy to the prison office. There Jimmy was given an important paper. It said that he was free. Jimmy took the paper without showin

VOA慢速英语2018-- 'I' or 'Me'?

Welcome to Ask a Teacher ? a new program where readers ask questions and teachers answer them. Some of the first words English students learn are I and me. But even native English speakers do not always know which one to use in a sentence. In todays

Newest Hockey Team Leading the Stanley Cup Finals

The newest professional hockey team in the United States is leading the series for the championship of North American hockey. The Vegas Golden Knights of Las Vegas, Nevada, defeated the Washington Capitals of D.C., Monday night in Game One. The score

美国最大港口担忧中美贸易战

Users of Americas Largest Ports Fear US-China Trade War The combined California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach are the largest in the United States. An estimated $417 billion worth of goods pass through the two ports each year. About $362 billio

美国广播公司删除罗斯福的种族歧视言论

ABC Cancels 'Roseanne' Show over Racist Remark The American television network ABC has canceled its top-rated show, Roseanne. The network made its decision shortly after the shows star, Roseanne Barr, published a racist tweet. Early Tuesday, Barr wro

VOA慢速英语2018--International Musicians Create Harmony

Twenty-five young musicians from around the world have come to California to train and perform this month. They will take part in an international program called iPalpiti. The name comes from the Italian word for heartbeats. Eduard Schmieder is the p

VOA慢速英语2018--Flip-Flop: Not Just for Your Feet

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this program we explore common expressions in American English. Today we are talking about two things that at first seem unrelated -- changing your mind, and shoes. Okay, first shoes.

Some Colleges Ask for Part of Future Salary Instead of Loans

Young people graduating from colleges and universities in the United States face increasing amounts of debt. Some colleges however are now offering students another way to pay for their studies. They pay for a students education in return for a perce

VOA慢速英语2018 Facebook市值大幅缩水的一天

Facebook Suffers Huge One-Day Drop in Market Value Facebook share prices dropped almost 20 percent Thursday. That is believed to be the largest one-day drop of any company on the American stock market. 脸书网股价周四大跌了近20%，这被认为

这个周末美国电影院会再次采取行动吗?

Will Action Rule Again at American Movie Theaters This Weekend? It was a battle of two very different sequels in American movie theaters last weekend. The action film The Equalizer 2 narrowly won out over the musical Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Equa

VOA慢速英语--柬埔寨执政党无挑战胜出大选

Ruling Party Faces Little Challenge in Cambodia's Election Cambodians vote Sunday for all 125 seats in the country's National Assembly. Prime Minister Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party is expected to stay in power. The party has won every election f

VOA慢速英语--水瓶座卫星监测海水盐度

NASAs Aquarius Satellite Will Help Scientists Learn About Salt Levels in the Sea 探索发现 - 水瓶座卫星监测海水盐度 STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. DOUG JOHNSON: And Im Doug Johnson with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we tell a

Study: Breaking Blood-Brain Barrier to Treat Brain Diseases

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Our brains are protected by our skull. But that is not the only protection it has. A natural barrier around our brains prevents germs and other damaging substances in the blood from ente

VOA慢速英语2018--BTS: K-Pop in America

In English, the full name of BTS, the hugely popular Korean pop group, means Bulletproof Boy Scouts. And the group calls its growing base of love-struck fans its army. If the past week of record-breaking moments is any sign, BTS may just be leading t

VOA慢速英语--沃尔玛为员工支付大学学费

Walmart Offers to Pay for Employees College Degree The American company Walmart is offering something new to its employees: help with earning a college degree. Walmart is the largest private employer in the United States. In the past, the company has

VOA慢速英语--库尔德人批评土耳其移动投票箱计划

Kurds Criticizes Turkeys Plan to Move Ballot Boxes Turkey has announced plans to move voting stations in some areas with a high Kurdish population. The government says the move is designed to stop threats against Kurdish voters. But the main pro-Kurd

VOA慢速英语2018--'Athenaise' by Kate Chopin

Our story today is called Athenaise. It was written by Kate Chopin. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. Athenaise went away one morning to visit her parents, ten miles back on the Bon Dieu River in Louisiana. She did not return in the evening, and

Pill Combines Biology, Electronics to Recognize Diseases

Researchers say a pill could soon send radio signals from inside your stomach to help doctors recognize signs of disease. Scientists have developed a small pill for patients to swallow. It mixes synthetic biology and electronics to find bleeding in t