VOA慢速英语--爱沙尼亚政府欲实现100%无纸化工作

Estonian Government Aims to End Paperwork Three-day-old Oskar Lunde sleeps in a small bed at an Estonian hospital. Across the room, his father turns on a laptop computer. Now we will register our child, Andrejs Lunde says, as he lifts his identificat

VOA慢速英语2019 美国宇航局的“新视野”号发回雪人状物体的图像

NASAs New Horizons Shows Image of Snowman-Like Object Scientists say images from NASAs spacecraft New Horizons show a snowman-like object in the cold, icy part of our solar system. 科学家表示，美国宇航局新视野号宇宙飞船传回的图片

VOA慢速英语--AI for Fun: Machine Learning Makes Caricature Faces

A team of machine learning developers has created a system for making caricatures of peoples faces. In a caricature, the artist creates a drawing of a face, with different parts of it greatly enlarged, or exaggerated, in other ways. The pictures or i

VOA慢速英语2019--2018年顶尖科技故事

Top Technology Stories of 2018 During 2018, we reported on many inventions and new technologies aimed at making machines smarter. We also covered stories on how some technologies threaten user privacy. Artificial intelligence There was a lot of news

美国官员称与塔利班的会谈使双方接近结束阿富汗战争

US Official: Talks with Taliban Bring Sides Closer to Ending Afghan War The United States official working to bring peace to Afghanistan says significant progress was made during his latest talks with the Taliban. U.S. special representative Zalmay K

VOA慢速英语-- '章鱼语者'感觉与海洋生物有着密切的联系

You might have heard of a whisperer a person who has special skills to calm and train animals. Some of the most well-known whisperers work with horses or dogs. American Wilson Menashi discovered long ago that he too had this kind of gift. However, th

VOA慢速英语2019 实现目标的方法

Ways to Achieve Your Goals From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. 这里是VOA慢速英语健康生活报道。 If you are like millions of people around the world, the New Year brings with it new goals. 如果你和全世界数

VOA慢速英语--委内瑞拉总统有两个 食物却太少

Two Presidents, Too Little Food for Venezuelans The United States says recognition of opposition leader Juan Guaido as Venezuelas interim president is the only way to restore democracy in that country. Russia and China, however, continue to support P

VOA慢速英语--在树林里发现的一个小男孩说他和熊一起'闲逛'

Little Boy Found in Woods Says He Hung Out with Bear A 3-year-old boy who was lost in the woods for two days is now safe at home with his family. But Casey Hathaway told his rescuers that he was not alone in the rainy, freezing cold woods. He said he

VOA慢速英语2019 巴西大坝垮塌造成60人遇难,300人失踪

60 Dead, 300 Missing After Dam Collapse in Brazil Rescue workers confirmed on Monday that at least 60 people are dead after a dam collapsed in Minas Gerais state in Brazil. 救援人员周一证实，巴西米纳斯吉拉斯州大坝垮塌造成至少

Study: Speaking ‘Parentese’ Helps Baby’s Language Learning

It is common for adults to use baby talk when interacting with very young children. This way of speaking attempts to copy the sounds babies make when they first try to talk. But is this form of communication helpful to a childs development? Several s

VOA慢速英语--美国公司推出“零浪费”购物模式

Environmental experts warn that our planet is drowning in plastic. The worlds cities produce 2 billion tons of trash every year. By the year 2050, that number is expected to rise to 3 billion tons. The World Bank estimates that the largest amount of

US Intelligence Contradicts Trump on N. Korea, Iran, IS Threats

Americas national intelligence chief says North Korea is unlikely to give up all of its nuclear weapons. The statement contradicts President Donald Trumps claim of progress on denuclearization. Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats spoke to mem

Vatican Guards Get New 3D Printed Helmets

The guards in charge of protecting Pope Francis and the Vatican grounds have received new high-tech helmets. The new helmets are made of plastic material created through 3-D printing technology. Previously, guard members wore handmade helmets made of

'Don't Cry Over Spilt Milk'

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Okay, who here has never made a mistake? The answer is, of course, no one. Mistakes are not just a fact of life, they are an important part of the learning process. However, regretting ou

Scientists Produce Gene-Edited Chickens to Stop Spread of Flu Virus

Scientists Produce Gene-Edited Chickens to Stop Spread of Flu Virus British scientists are developing gene-edited chickens designed to be fully resistant to the influenza, or flu virus. Wendy Barclay is one of the leaders of the gene-editing project.

VOA慢速英语--大学小组致力于收集有关入学

College Group Works to Gather Data on Access, Completion Unlike many other countries, the United States does not have one single governing body that sets education policy for the entire nation. The Department of Education creates some rules. But the

VOA慢速英语2019 :特朗普与国会达成短期协议 结束美政府史上最长停摆

Trump, Congress to End US Government Shutdown U.S. President Donald Trump said that he has reached a deal with Congressional leaders to reopen the government for three weeks. 美国总统川普表示，他已经同国会领导人达成协议重新开放

VOA慢速英语--黎巴嫩的电影明星创造了奥斯卡的历史

Lebanons Star Filmmaker Makes Oscars History Lebanese filmmaker Nadine Labaki has become the first female artist in the Arab world to be nominated for an Academy Award, or Oscar. Labaki directed the film Capernaum, a film about a Syrian refugee boy a

VOA慢速英语--House or Home - Which Is It?

A house or a home? That is the question. How do we know when to use one or the other? In todays Ask a Teacher, we answer this question from one of our readers on Facebook. Answer: Hello and thanks for asking! Both house and home are nouns that refer