VOA慢速英语--Saudi Arabia Changes Its Story of Khashoggi Disappearance

CNN television has reported about a new video linked to the disappearance and suspected killing of Jamal Khashoggi. The video appears to show a man wearing Khashoggis clothes leaving Saudi diplomatic offices on October 2 with another person. CNN said

VOA慢速英语2018 谁想成为亿万富翁？

Who Wants to Be a Billionaire? This is Whats Trending Today Who wants to be a billionaire? 谁想成为亿万富翁？ For a $2 ticket, people have a chance to win the Mega Millions record-breaking lottery jackpot of $1.6 billion. The drawing is on T

VOA慢速英语--韩国济州岛：治愈之地

South Koreas Jeju Island: A Healing Place South Koreas Jeju Island has been compared to the Hawaiian islands of the United States. The so-called Hawaii of Korea is off the countrys southern coast. The island is especially popular among newly married

VOA慢速英语2018 沙特密谋杀害了记者

Turkish President: Saudis Plotted Journalists Killing Turkeys president says Saudi officials plotted for days to kill reporter Jamal Khashoggi in Saudi Arabias diplomatic offices in Istanbul. 土耳其总统表示，密谋多日的沙特官员在驻伊

VOA慢速英语--Thousands of Migrants Enter Mexico Seeking Way to US

A large group of mostly Honduran migrants has crossed Guatemala and is entering Mexico in an effort to reach the United States. U.S. President Donald Trump has warned the group not to seek to cross the U.S.-Mexico border. On Sunday, the group, some a

VOA慢速英语--盲人运动员徒步穿越大峡谷

Blind Athlete Hikes the Grand Canyon Shawn Cheshire is a blind cyclist who competed in the 2016 Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She hopes to take part again in 2020 in Tokyo, Japan. But before that, she had a different goal: hiking the Grand C

VOA慢速英语--研究人员发现入侵物种的“善良”一面

Researchers Find Bright Side to Some Invasive Species Non-native species present threats to natural environments across the world by pushing out native organisms. Their presence can seriously damage ecosystems that provide clean water, food and other

VOA慢速英语2018--Study or Learn?

English language learners use the verbs study and learn all the time. Yet, they often are unsure which to choose in a situation. Our subject today comes from Salah of Yemen. The writer asks: Question: I would like to know the difference between study

VOA慢速英语--'William Wilson,' by Edgar Allan Poe, Part Three

You will remember that in the last part of my story I told of my experiences in my first school; I spoke of my early meetings with a boy who looked and behaved as I did whose name was even the same as mine: William Wilson. I told of the night when I

VOA慢速英语--巴西总统候选人称金属铌有助巴西经济腾飞

Presidential Candidate Says a Rare Metal Important to Brazils Future Public opinion studies suggest that Brazilian presidential candidate Jair Bolsonaro is likely to win Sundays election. The candidate believes he knows of a resource that may help hi

VOA慢速英语--First AI-Created Art Work Sells for $432,500 in New York

A work of art created by artificial intelligence (AI) has been sold by a major art seller for the first time. The print sold for an unexpectedly large amount of $432,500. The artwork was bought during an auction Thursday at Christies, an art house, i

VOA慢速英语2018--俄罗斯的军事情报局

Russias Military Intelligence Service: A Closer Look The Russian military intelligence service GRU is not as famous as other Russian government agencies, like the KGB or the FSB. But the GRU has been getting more attention as other countries accuse i

VOA慢速英语--移民家庭将西非舞蹈带到美国

Family Brings West African Dance to American City In West Africa, dancing is an important part of many family traditions. An ocean away, in the United States, a German-Jamaican-American family has made performing those dances part of their tradition.

VOA慢速英语--委内瑞拉少年的画作显示了该国的问题

Venezuelan Teens Drawings Show Countrys Problems Nearly two million people have fled Venezuela in recent years as the country grows poorer and faces increasing hunger and crime. The United Nations recently estimated more than 4,000 Venezuelans are cr

VOA慢速英语--一名男子涉嫌邮件炸弹事件被捕

Man Arrested in Mail-Bomb Scare U.S. federal agents have arrested a man in Florida in connection with a series of mail bombs sent to critics of President Donald Trump, including Democratic Party politicians. U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions identi

VOA慢速英语2018 美国连环“炸弹包裹”针对民主党人及批评特朗普的人

More Bombs Directed at Democrats, Trump Critics More pipe bombs targeting members of the Democratic Party and a critic of U.S. President Donald Trump were discovered Thursday. 周四又现多起针对民主党成员及批评美国总统唐纳德特朗普

VOA慢速英语2018 研究发现,海水变暖导致生成更多大型飓风

Study: Warming Waters to Cause More Major Hurricanes A new study predicts that warmer waters in the Atlantic Ocean will continue to increase the number of major hurricanes. 一项新研究预测，大西洋中较暖的水域将继续增加形成大型飓

VOA慢速英语--天主教女性呼吁教会改革教规

Women in Catholic Church Call for Change Some Catholic women are calling to remove the barriers that prevent them from reaching the highest positions in their churchs leadership. They say women should be able to vote in major policy meetings. They wa

Have We Found the First Moon outside the Solar System?

Scientists say they may have found the first moon outside our solar system. Many planets are known to exist beyond our solar system. But there has been no confirmation of a moon on the outside. The possible moon appears considerably larger than Earth

It's Time to 'Play Possum'

It's Time to 'Play Possum' Now, it's time for Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English. On this program, we talk about words and expressions in American English. And today we will talk about defense mechanisms. These are different ways the b