VOA慢速英语--俄罗斯敦促留学生回国

Russia Urges Study-Abroad Students to Come Back Home Russia has launched a campaign to urge students studying abroad to return home to continue their education. 俄罗斯发起了一项运动，督促海外留学生回国继续学业。 The campaign

为支持生命,美国太空总署扩大对遥远行星的搜索

US Space Agency Expands Search for Distant Planets Able to Support Life The search for worlds orbiting distant stars will intensify in the coming weeks when the American space agency NASA launches a spacecraft. Scientists hope the spacecraft will enl

VOA慢速英语2018 科研人员：银河系中心存在许多黑洞

Researchers: Many Black Holes in Center of Milky Way Galaxy Astronomers say the center of our galaxy has plenty of strange, super gravity objects. For years, scientists believed that circling the center of galaxies, including our own Milky Way galaxy

日光将薄的塑料屏障变成了杀菌材料

Daylight Turns Thin Plastic Barrier into Germ-Killing Material Daylight-powered germ-killing equipment may someday help protect health workers from deadly microorganisms like Ebola virus disease. That is a finding from a study published in the journa

VOA慢速英语--立法者讨论监管Facebook的可能性

Lawmakers Raise Possibility of Regulating Facebook U.S. lawmakers have demanded that Facebook take more steps to protect the privacy of its users. Some even raised the possibility of regulating social media networks. The demands came during two days

西南航空出事航班飞行员被赞“钢铁般的意志”

Southwest Airlines Pilot Praised for Her 'Nerves of Steel' This is Whats Trending Today An American pilot who made an emergency landing Tuesday after the plane lost an engine is being praised for her nerves of steel. The pilot, Tammie Jo Schults, was

US Army Lowers Target for New Soldiers

The United States Army will not meet its target of adding 80,000 active duty soldiers this year and has officially lowered that goal. But Army leaders say they have been able to persuade many experienced soldiers to stay in the military to satisfy a

VOA慢速英语2018--刚果艺术家们为获得认可而奋斗

Congos Artists Struggle for Recognition The arts world in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is very active. But talented local artists still struggle for international recognition. One of those artists is 26-year-old Eddy Kamuanga Ilunga. Kamuan

组织培养年轻的非洲科学家成为“下一个爱因斯坦”

Organization Urges Young African Scientists to Become the Next Einstein Researchers from all over Africa presented their work at the recent Next Einstein Forum conference in Rwanda. Conference organizers set up the event to provide support for the de

VOA慢速英语--印度政府被迫放弃打击假新闻

Indian Government Forced to Drop Move Against Fake News Media supporters reacted very strongly last week to an order by Indias Information and Broadcasting Ministry. The government threatened to suspend the work documents of any reporter accused of s

我们最大的保护者:我们的皮肤!

Our Greatest Protector: Our Skin! Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this program we explore common expressions in American English. Today we explore the human body. Specifically, we take a tour of our largest organ: th

VOA慢速英语--新技术从河流和潮汐运动中获取能量

New Technology Harvests Energy from River and Tidal Movement A number of companies have used the wind and sun to produce energy. Now, one company is using the force of flowing rivers and ocean currents. The company is based in the U.S. state of Maine

US College Students Choose Diversity Over Free Speech

Paula Molina-Acostas concerns for her own safety on her college campus first started to grow over a year ago. Molina-Acosta studies at the University of Maryland, or UMD, in College Park, Maryland. In the fall of 2016, students began seeing the words

一项新的研究表明,每天只能喝一杯酒

Limit Alcohol to Just One Drink a Day, New Study Says This is Whats Trending Today A huge international study has found that adults should not drink more than, on average, one alcoholic drink a day. That means drinking advisements in many countries a

VOA慢速英语--沙特阿拉伯现在允许妇女骑自行车

Saudi Arabia Now Permits Women to Ride Bicycles Life for women in Saudi Arabia is changing quickly. They are now experiencing new freedoms, such as riding a bicycle. The government announced the new policy earlier this month. These freedoms are impor

尼日利亚企业家将塑料废料转变成可用物品

Nigerian Entrepreneur Turning Plastic Waste into Usable Items Olayemi Samson is a Nigerian entrepreneur. He is turning plastic waste into useful things like clothing, school bags, car covers and shoes. Samson says he is doing his part to fight pollut

迈阿密小海地社区再次繁荣起来

Making Miami's Little Haiti Neighborhood Great Again Haitians are worried about changes taking place in the Little Haiti area of Miami, Florida. Little Haiti is considered the cultural heart of the Haitian diaspora in the United States. Many Haitians

VOA慢速英语2018--湄公河流域太阳能项目有所增加

Solar Projects Increase in the Mekong River Area Solar and wind power projects are increasing in the area around the Mekong River in Southeast Asia. One energy expert said that the developments call into question the financial viability of major hydo

“智能农场”高科技追踪奶牛的行为

Smart Farm Technology Tracks Behavior of Cows Artificial intelligence (AI) has arrived on the farm. A Dutch company has developed technology to follow the movements and activities of cows. The high-tech system, powered by AI and motion sensors, is ca

Party Official Faces Test as Cuba’s Next President

Cubas National Assembly chose First Vice President Miguel Mario Diaz-Canel Bermudez as the only candidate for president of Cuba. Current President, 86-year-old Raul Castro, is set to resign Thursday. Diaz-Canel would become the first person outside t