Trump: Meeting with Kim to Take Place as Planned

U.S. President Donald Trump says a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place as planned in Singapore on June 12. The announcement reversed an earlier decision from Trump to cancel the meeting on the Norths nuclear program. The pres

VOA慢速英语2018 全美拼字比赛落幕 14岁男孩夺冠

US National Spelling Bee Has a Surprise Winner Fourteen-year-old Karthik Nemmani of Texas won the Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night. His victory was a surprise even to him. 周四晚，德克萨斯州14岁的卡西克(Karthik Nemmani)赢得了

Study: Humans Know How to Throw Their Weight Around

When you consider all life on Earth, billions of human beings are a relatively small number when compared to trees, earthworms or even viruses. But humans really know how to use what little power we have, a new study found. The study is said to be th

VOA慢速英语2018 美国关税引发与美国盟友贸易战的担忧

US Tariffs Raise Fears of Trade War with American Allies The United States says it will require tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Europe, Mexico and Canada. 美国表示将对从欧洲、墨西哥和加拿大进口的钢铁和铝材征收关税

巴基斯坦或封锁美国对阿富汗的补给线

Minister: Pakistan Could Block US Supply Lines to Afghanistan A Pakistani official says his country may block supply lines into Afghanistan if relations with the United States do not improve. In an interview with VOA, Foreign Minister Khurram Dastgir

VOA慢速英语2018--少量游客重返福岛灾区

In Small Numbers, Visitors Are Returning to Fukushima It has been more than seven years since the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan. Now, tour organizers are bringing tourists to the area. People are slowly returning to the area where the disaster

VOA慢速英语--The Many Uses of 'Would' in Everyday Speech, Part 1

Imagine that you are visiting a friend in Washington, D.C. Your friend takes you to a popular restaurant. You look at the menu and decide what you want: crab cakes. Your friend is taking a little longer to decide. So, when the server comes to your ta

Oxford English Dictionary Adds ‘Brencheese,’ ‘Spoiler Alert’

In June, the Oxford English Dictionary, or OED added about 1,000 words and new definitions to its website. The changes are to help users understand a mix of terms, some dating back many centuries. The additions include words such as brencheese deaths

VOA慢速英语--下一个“神奇药物”是蛆?!

The Next 'Wonder Drug' Is ... a Maggot? From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. The next superhero that saves the world may not be strong, powerful or good-looking. In fact, that hero may be a wriggling, squirming faceless cre

VOA慢速英语2018--医护人员已控制住埃博拉疫情

Healthcare Workers Contain Ebola Outbreak From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Ebola is back in Africa -- this time in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). On its website the World Health Organization (WHO) states that,

VOA慢速英语2018--利用人工智能追踪世界上的野生动物

Artificial Intelligence Used to Track World's Wildlife Scientists have long struggled with how to measure the effects of climate change on wildlife. This is especially true for birds flying in and out of coastal areas bordering the Arctic Ocean. In t

VOA慢速英语2018--“公民科学家”寻求解决大黄蜂问题的方法

Citizen Scientists Seek Solutions to Bumblebees Problems Hundreds of amateur citizen scientists have begun studying the Pacific Northwest area of the United States. They are seeking to learn more about the nearly 30 species of bumblebees that live th

VOA慢速英语--日本航天器到达小行星表面进行研究

Japanese Spacecraft Arrives at Asteroid to Study Surface A Japanese spacecraft arrived at an asteroid Wednesday after traveling for more than three years. The Hayabusa2 spacecraft is to perform a new experiment. It will create a crater on the asteroi

VOA慢速英语--美国法官下令30天内让离散家庭团聚

US Judge Orders Reuniting of Separated Families in 30 Days This week, a judge in the United States gave the federal government 30 days to reunite detained migrants with their children. The deadline was set Tuesday by a judge in San Diego, California.

VOA慢速英语--美国面临濒危的11处历史景点

America's 11 Most 'Endangered' Places Route 66, a town square in Colorado, and hurricane-damaged sites in the Caribbean are among Americas most endangered historic places. The National Trust for Historic Preservation recently released its endangered

VOA慢速英语2018 马里兰州报社遭遇枪击

Newspaper Suffers Deadly Attack, Publishes the Next Day Employees at a small newspaper in Maryland published their paper on Friday, the day after a gunman killed five of their co-workers. At least two others were injured in the attack. 马里兰州一家

VOA慢速英语2018 美国国务院称缅甸人口贩卖情况持续恶化

Myanmar Drops in US Human Trafficking Report The American State Department says Myanmars human trafficking situation has worsened. It lowered the countrys position on the State Departments yearly human trafficking report. 美国国务院称，缅甸人

VOA慢速英语--取消驾驶禁令后,沙特女性或从事司机工作

After Driving Ban Ends, Saudi Women See New Job as Drivers Women drivers took to the streets of Saudi Arabia this week as a ban against them driving was lifted. Now a new job possibility has arisen for Saudi women: professional driver. Traditionally,

VOA慢速英语--'The Blue Hotel,' by Stephen Crane, Part Four

We present the fourth 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 Swedes face, fresh from Johnnie

VOA慢速英语--烟草:那些你不知道的致死原因

Tobacco: What You Don't Know Can Kill You From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. It is widely known that smoking tobacco can damage the lungs. But many people do not know that it can also cause heart disease and stroke. That