VOA慢速英语2018 美国国会大厦的建筑是什么?

What Is the US Capitol Building? In 1863, the American poet Walt Whitman wrote approvingly about the United States Capitol building in Washington, DC. 1863年，美国诗人惠特曼赞美了华盛顿特区的国会大厦。 Whitman described the bui

VOA慢速英语2018 小议美国国会

United States Congress Explained In the United States, voters choose members of Congress every two years. But what is Congress? 美国的选民每两年选一次国会议员。然而国会是什么呢？ Imagine that the U.S. government is a chair wi

VOA慢速英语2018 母乳是早产儿最理想的食品

Mother's Milk Is Best for Smallest Humans From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. 这里是VOA慢速英语健康生活报道。 They are the worlds smallest human beings. 他们是世界上最小的人类。 A premature baby i

VOA慢速英语2018 打孩子屁股会造成长期伤害

Spanking Children Causes Long-term Harm From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康和生活方式报道。 For some parents, spanking a child who misbehaves is a common punishment. In fact,

VOA慢速英语2018 牛津辞典2018年年度词汇是“有毒的”

Oxfords Word of the Year IsToxic The Oxford Dictionaries Word of the Year istoxic. 牛津词典的年度词汇是toxic。 The British publisher defines the adjective toxic as poisonous. The word first appeared in English in the 1650s. It came from th

VOA慢速英语2018 委内瑞拉选美选手代表其他国家参赛

Venezuelan Beauty Contestants Represent Other Countries The 67th Miss Universe beauty pageant will take place December 16 in Bangkok, Thailand. 第67届环球小姐选美比赛将于12月16日在泰国曼谷举行。 The competition will include youn

VOA慢速英语2018 人道主义组织寻求减少对援助人员的袭击

Humanitarian Groups Seek Ways to Reduce Attacks on Aid Workers Humanitarian aid workers are often the target of armed groups in conflict areas. 人道主义援助人员经常成为冲突地区武装组织的目标。 Recently in Nigeria, Boko Haram m

VOA慢速英语2018 美国万圣节最受欢迎的糖果

The Most Popular Halloween Candies Across America The Halloween holiday is October 31. Tens of millions of children will put on costumes that night and visit their neighbors homes. The neighbors will give them candy. 10月31日是万圣节。数以千万

VOA慢速英语2018 随着全球变暖，山地鸟类将会灭绝

Mountain Birds Will Die Out as Planet Warms Scientists have recreated a 1985 study of birds in Peru that shows climate change is pushing them from their natural environment. 科学家再现了1985年在秘鲁进行的一项鸟类研究，这次研究表

US Space Agency Returns to Mars with InSight Lander

The American space agencys lander InSight is to arrive on Mars Monday. The event will mark the space agencys return to the planet. Unlike NASAs Curiosity rover, which arrived in 2012, InSight will not move across the planets surface. Instead it will

VOA慢速英语2018 瑞士将就牛是否应该留角进行公投

Swiss to Vote on Cow Horn Removal Issue Swiss citizens will vote Sunday on an issue involving cows that has divided the country. 瑞士市民将于周日进行投票，投票内容关于牛，而全国对这个问题的意见很分化。 Voters will

VOA慢速英语2018 苹果股票市值达一万亿美元

Apples Stock Value Reaches $1 Trillion Total Apple has become the first American company to have the total value of its publicly traded stock reach $1 trillion. Stock in the technology company reached the huge number during trading on Thursday. 苹果公