Wives of Reuters Reporters Jailed in Myanmar Call for Their Release

The wives of two news reporters jailed in Myanmar said on Tuesday the men were innocent and called for them to be released. A court found the reporters guilty on Monday of violating the countrys Official Secrets Act. They were sentenced to seven year

VOA慢速英语2018 美国立法者召开最高法院新候选人的听证会

US Lawmakers Begin Hearing on New Supreme Court Candidate United States lawmakers began a hearing today on a new candidate for the Supreme Court. President Donald Trump has nominated Brett Kavanaugh to replace Anthony Kennedy, who retired earlier thi

VOA慢速英语2018 美国体操协会主席迫于压力辞职

USA Gymnastics President Resigns Under Pressure The president of USA Gymnastics, Kerry Perry, resigned under pressure Tuesday. The move came days after the U.S. Olympic Committee questioned her ability to lead the organization. 周二，美国体操协

VOA慢速英语--Demand for Lithium Creates ‘Water War’ in Chile

Parts of Chile are facing a growing water crisis. The Reuters news agency reports the government is taking steps to protect the countrys water supplies from mining operations. But for many years, the Chilean government approved water extraction right

VOA慢速英语2018 路透社称巴西的发展危及地球环境

Reuters: Development in Brazil Putting Earths Environment at Risk Brazil is the largest exporter of soybeans, chicken and beef in the world. It is also a major producer of pork and corn. 巴西是世界上最大的大豆、鸡肉和牛肉出口国，也

VOA慢速英语--塞尔维亚致力于在互联网时代保护斯拉夫语

Serbia Aims to Protect Cyrillic in the Age of the Internet When visitors arrive in Serbia, they find that all official signs are written in Cyrillic script. But while the internet is becoming a popular way to supply information to many Serbs, use of

VOA慢速英语--'Benito Cereno,' by Herman Melville, Part One

We present the first of three parts of the short story Benito Cereno. It was written by Herman Melville. Here is Shep O'Neal with the story. Captain Benito Cereno hurried aboard his ship. It was ready to sail. A bright sun and a soft breeze promised

How Two Programs Altered Music and Photography

BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS, in VOA Special English. Today we talk about two hugely influential computer software tools. Auto-Tune is a software program that can correct the sound quality of musi

VOA慢速英语2018--Smithsonian Exhibits Mark 30th Anniversary of AIDS

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Im Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today we visit three current exhibits in Washington D.C. Two of the exhibits are in the Smithsonian Institutions National Museum of Ameri

Scientists Call for Quieter Ships to Protect Whales

BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Our subject today is whales. We discuss a report on the effect of noise from ships on the behavior of whales. And, we visit a whaling museum on

Eleanor Creesy Helped Guide One of the Fastest Sailing Ships Ever Built

STEVE EMBER: Im Steve Ember. SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: And Im Shirley Griffith with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Today, we tell about Eleanor Creesy. She helped to guide one of the fastest sailing ships ever built. (MUSIC) STEVE EMBER: The name Elean

VOA慢速英语2018--For Many Americans Summertime is Reading Time

SHIRLEY GRIFFITH: Im Shirley Griffith. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. Our subject today is books. For many Americans, summer is a good time to catch up on reading, whether the book is serious or fun. Some po

Exploring the Art of Glass Through History and Around the World

BARBARA KLEIN: Im Barbara Klein. STEVE EMBER: And Im Steve Ember with EXPLORATIONS in VOA Special English. At the Smithsonian American Art Museum, you can see a large heart-shaped sculpture made of blown glass. The deep red colored heart is topped wi

VOA慢速英语2018 俄"前间谍中毒案嫌疑人"接受媒体采访

Russians Accused of Poisoning Former Spy Appear on Russian TV Two men sought by Britain for the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter appeared on Russian television Thursday. They denied involvement in the attack. 涉嫌向前俄罗斯间谍

VOA慢速英语--建立鲸鱼保护区的提议未获通过

Proposal to Create Whale Sanctuary Defeated A proposal to create a whale sanctuary in the South Atlantic Ocean was defeated this week at a meeting in Brazil of the International Whaling Commission, or IWC. Whales are mammals that live in the sea and

VOA慢速英语2018--巨大的设备旨在捕获太平洋的塑料垃圾

Huge Device Aims to Capture Pacific Oceans Plastic Garbage Engineers have launched a huge garbage collection device to gather plastic material floating in the Pacific Ocean between California and Hawaii. The plastic makes up what is called the Great

VOA慢速英语2018--Foods We Count...or Don't

You probably know a lot of food words, such as bread, apple and rice. But knowing which foods are countable and which are not can be tricky. In todays Ask a Teacher, Abdo from Sudan writes: Question: How do I know which foods can be plural? For examp

VOA慢速英语2018 特朗普的前竞选负责人接受调查

Trumps Former Campaign Chief to Cooperate with Investigation President Donald Trumps former campaign chairman Paul Manafort has agreed to cooperate with the government and admitted guilt to charges linked to his work in Ukraine. 川普总统前竞选主

VOA慢速英语--阿根廷小女足运动员面临性别难题

Girl Soccer Player Faces Gender Rule in Argentina She wears loose, white team clothing from Huracn de Chabas, her hometown, a little less than 400 kilometers north of the capital, Buenos Aires. Her player number is four. She uses white shoes and leg

Parents, Leaders Work to End 'Hazing' at US Colleges

Tim Piazza and Marquise Braham told their parents they just wanted to make some new friends by joining college social groups called fraternities. Neither of them got much of a chance. The two young men died after taking part in extreme rituals for ad