VOA慢速英语--美国民间故事《佩科斯•比尔》

'Pecos Bill,' An American Folk Tale Today we tell a traditional American story called a tall tale. A tall tale is a story about a person who is larger than life. The descriptions in the story are exaggerated much greater than in real life. Long ago,

VOA慢速英语2018--亚洲菜在美国飞速增长

Asian Cuisine Fastest-Growing in U.S. Asian food is the fastest-growing cuisine in the United States. Between 1999 and 2015, sales of Asian fast food rose 135 percent, beating Latin and Middle Eastern cuisines. That information comes from market rese

VOA慢速英语--New Company Puts Robots in Seniors' Homes

The United States will have more adults aged 65 and over than children by the year 2035, the U.S. Census Bureau says. The agency provides information about the U.S. population. As the American population ages, the demand for services and care for old

VOA慢速英语2018 欧盟对谷歌开出创纪录的50亿美元罚单

EU Fines Google a Record $5 Billion The European Union has fined Google $5 billion for having too much control of software that goes into mobile phones. 由于过度控制手机上安装的软件软件，欧盟对谷歌开出了50亿美元的罚款。

VOA慢速英语2018--学生步行32公里为到工作

Student Walks 32 Kilometers to New Job This is Whats Trending Today How far would you go to make a good impression at a new job? A college student in Alabama walked 32 kilometers in the dark to get to his new job. The story begins with Walter Carrs c

VOA慢速英语2018 科学家冒死研究夏威夷火山

Scientists Risk Heat, Gas to Study Hawaii Volcano Wearing heavy cotton clothing, head protection and a device to help her breathe, Jessica Ball recently spent the night observing lava coming out of Hawaiis Kilauea volcano. 不久前，杰西卡鲍尔（

VOA慢速英语2016--泰国男孩谈论被淹在洞穴里的经历

Thai Boys Talk About Experience in Flooded Cave The 12 boys and their soccer coach rescued from a flooded cave in northern Thailand appeared in public for the first time on Wednesday. The boys are ages 11 to 16. They waved, smiled and offered the tra

VOA慢速英语--活动家赢得发布3D打印枪指南的权利

Activist Wins Right to Publish Instructions for 3D Printed Guns The United States has settled a case with a gun rights activist that permits him to publish instructions for making guns with a 3-D printer. Activist Cody Wilson began legal action again

VOA慢速英语2018 'Dive Into' English Expressions

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this program we explore common expressions in American English. Today we are going to talk about a favorite physical activity. 在这个节目中我们将会探索美式英语的常见表

VOA慢速英语--离散家庭在美国法庭赢得小小的胜利

Separated Families Win Small Victory from US Court A U.S. federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to stop immediate deportations of immigrant families. The order, which is enforced until at least July 24, would give families time to decide

VOA慢速英语2018--The Exciting World of Participial Adjectives

The English language has a lot of adjectives. Some estimates put the number at several thousand. And while those numbers may sound frightening, adjectives can be exciting! In English, many adjectives come from verbs. In todays program, we will tell y

VOA慢速英语2018 探索木偶创作者的生活

Show Explores Life of Muppets Creator For many years, the Muppets have captured the imagination of children and adults worldwide. 多年来，木偶吸引了世界各地的儿童和成年人的想象力。 The Muppets were the creation of the America

VOA慢速英语--'Mammon and the Archer' by O. Henry

Old Anthony Rockwall, who made millions of dollars by making and selling Rockwalls soap, stood at the window of his large Fifth Avenue house. He was looking out at his neighbor, G. Van Schuylight Suffolk-Jones. His neighbor is a proud member of a pro

VOA慢速英语--Close to Finland, NATO Troops Train for Battle

The drive from the Russian border to the Tapa military base in Estonia is only three hours by tank. And that concerns the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or NATO. The military base once belonged to the Soviet Union. Now, it has 1,000 NATO soldiers

VOA慢速英语--科学家:蜘蛛利用电场在空气中移动

Scientists: Spiders Use Electric Fields to Move through Air Scientists have long wondered how spiders can use the webbing they make to fly. The 19th century English naturalist Charles Darwin commented on their behavior when very small spiders landed

VOA慢速英语--美国农民为应对贸易战的长期影响做准备

US Farmers Preparing for Long-Term Effects of Trade War Brian Duncan slowly moves his hands over the waves of grain growing behind his home in rural Illinois. Images like this make one think of the good life on a successful American farm. But it hide

VOA慢速英语2018 马拉多纳签约出任白俄罗斯球队当俱乐部主席_

Diego Maradona Signs with Belarus Football Team Diego Maradona is widely believed to be one of the best football players ever. He helped lead Argentina to victory in the 1986 World Cup. But like many former star players of the sport known as soccer i

VOA慢速英语2018 专家称脊髓灰质炎可能会卷土重来

Experts: Polio Could Again Spread Worldwide Thanks to an effective vaccine, the polio virus has disappeared from most of the world. But, a few cases remain in areas that are among the most difficult to reach. 得益于一种有效的疫苗，脊髓灰质

VOA慢速英语2018--又是一个动漫的大年

Another Big Year for Largest Comic Book Event of its Kind Comic book and movie heroes are coming to life this week at Comic-Con International. The four-day long event is held once every year in San Diego, California. Comic-Con celebrates popular cult

VOA慢速英语2018 密苏里州鸭船事故造成17人死亡

Duck Boat Accident Kills 17 Seventeen people have died after a duck boat overturned and sank in a lake in the Midwestern American state of Missouri. 一艘鸭子游船在美国中西部的密苏里州的一个湖中倾覆并沉没，造成17人遇难。