Deadly Brain-Damaging Virus Outbreak in India

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. An outbreak of a brain-destroying virus is currently happening in the Kerala state of India. The number of people who have died from Nipah is relatively small. Officials from Indias Mini

VOA慢速英语--莱昂纳多电影中网红的泰国海滩闭门谢客

Thai Beach Made Famous in DiCaprio Film Closes to Tourists The Thailand beach made famous in the Leonardo DiCaprio film The Beach is being closed to give it a break from tourists. The beach sits on Maya Bay on Phi Phi Leh island, off the coast of Tha

Cooking with Phrasal Verbs

In a recent program, we told you about phrasal verbs related to food. The program centered on eating food: what, how much and when. You will remember that a phrasal verb is a verb made of two or more words: a verb plus a preposition or adverb, or bot

美国军事探索利用人工智能寻找隐藏的核导弹

US Military Exploring Use of Artificial Intelligence to Find Hidden Nuclear Missiles The United States military is reported to be increasing spending on a secret research effort involving artificial intelligence (AI). The Reuters news agency says mil

VOA慢速英语--音乐会卡车运送古典音乐给新观众

Concert Truck Transports Classical Music to New Audiences Classical music is sometimes thought of as high art, performed in beautiful music centers to serious and wealthy crowds, wearing fine clothes. But two young musicians are working hard to make

VOA慢速英语2018 伊朗计划扩大铀浓缩能力

Iran Plans to Expand Ability to Enrich Uranium Iran's nuclear chief says his country has launched plans to increase its ability to enrich uranium. 伊朗核项目负责人表示，伊朗已经启动了提高铀浓缩的计划。 Such a move would int

VOA慢速英语--设计师Kate Spade在纽约寓所自杀身亡

Designer Kate Spade Found Dead From Apparent Suicide American fashion designer Kate Spade was found dead Tuesday in her New York City home. Police said the cause of death appears to be suicide by hanging. Spade was 55. Police said a housekeeper disco

VOA慢速英语2018 把你的英语学习放在“聚光灯下”

Put Your English Studies in the 'Limelight' Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we talk about expressions that Americans use in every day speech. 在本节目中，我们会讨论美国人在日常口语中用到

VOA慢速英语--毕业演讲讨论世界问题,寻找解决办法

Graduation Speeches Discuss World Problems, Look for Solutions Speeches have long been an important tradition at college and university graduation ceremonies in the United States. Every spring, schools honor students who have successfully completed t

VOA慢速英语2018--研究表明教室太热影响学习

Study Finds Hot Classrooms Hurt Learning Some American students recently completed the school year and others are preparing to end soon. But as students in some parts of the country already deal with hot classrooms, the summer break cannot come soon

VOA慢速英语--美国半数青少年抛弃Facebook 转用YouTube、IG等平台

U.S. Teens Dropping Facebook for YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat A new study has found that the number of American teenagers using Facebook is dropping. Many turn instead to YouTube, Instagram and Snapchat. The study by the U.S.-based Pew Research Ce

VOA慢速英语--Can President Trump Pardon Himself?

President Donald Trump wrote on Twitter Monday that he has the absolute right as president of the United States to pardon himself. Trump also criticized the U.S. Justice Department for deciding to appoint a special counsel to investigate possible wro

More Than 60 Dead in Guatemala Following Volcanic Explosion

Rescue workers pulled at least 10 people alive from ash and mud flows around Guatemalas Volcan de Fuego on Monday. The countrys national disaster agency reported at least 62 people have died since the volcano exploded Sunday. Officials say the number

Westminster Abbey to Open More Space to Visitors

Westminster Abbey is one of the most famous tourist sites in Britains capital, London. Now, officials have decided to open another area of the building to help teach its history. The Queens Diamond Jubilee Galleries are about 16 meters above the floo

VOA慢速英语--帕克兰德的学生活动家会定义美国的年轻一代吗?

Will Parkland Student Activists Define Americas Younger Generation? More than three months after the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, the survivors who became gun-control activists may be deciding how their generation will be remembered. Carolyn

US Patent and Trademark Office Issues 10-Millionth Patent

The United States has issued its 10 millionth patent. President George Washington signed the first almost 228 years ago. A patent is an official document that gives an individual or company the right to be the only one that makes or sells a product.

VOA慢速英语2018--特朗普夫人的衣着遭批评

Melania Trump's Jacket Choice Criticized This is What's Trending Today... American first lady Melania Trump wore a piece of clothing that read I really dont care, do u? on her way to visit migrant children at a holding center in Texas. Some of the yo

美国军方计划无限期关闭关塔那摩监狱

US Military Plans for Guantanamo to Stay Open Indefinitely A new place for guards to eat at the United States-operated detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba will stand for 20 years. Planned housing structures for soldiers at the U.S. Naval base in

VOA慢速英语--70年前LP唱片改变了音乐产业

70 Years Ago, LP Records Changed Music Industry Seventy years ago this week something important happened in music history: the first LP, or long-playing vinyl record, was introduced. At the time, the LP was a new kind of record that let people listen

'The Blue Hotel,' by Stephen Crane, Part Three

We present the third 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 men prepared to go out. The East