VOA慢速英语2014 Let's Play Ball!

Let's Play Ball! Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. American English is full of colorful expressions. One such expression is to touch all bases. It comes from the sport of baseball. There are four bases in baseball -- first

VOA慢速英语2014 词汇典故: 走开，你别烦我!

Go Away! You're Buggin' Me! 走开，你别烦我! Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. 这里是美国之音慢速英语词汇掌故故事。 There are many American expressions about insects -- like bees, for example. Bees

VOA慢速英语2014 It's an Emergency in Any Language

AS IT IS 2014-08-31 It's an Emergency in Any Language In most countries, people can make a telephone call to ask for medical or police help using just three numbers. In the European Union, the number is 1-1-2. Some Asian countries use 9-9-9. In North

VOA慢速英语2014 Hold Up or Held Up?

Hold Up or Held Up? Now, Words and Their Stories, a VOA Special English program about American expressions. Im Rich Kleinfeldt with expressions made using the word hold. Cant hold a candle to is a popular expression. It is from the time before electr

VOA慢速英语2014 红色高棉领导人获刑

With Sentencing of Khmer Rouge Leaders, Memories Return 红色高棉领导人获刑 The recent court decision and sentencing of two aging Khmer Rouge leaders holds deep personal meaning for survivors of the 1970s genocide in Cambodia. Two of these su

VOA慢速英语2014 美国警方行动引起众怒

AS IT IS 2014-08-19 Police Actions Cause Anger 美国警方行动引起众怒 Many Americans are angry about the police use of military practices and equipment, like rubber bullets and tear gas, against protestors in Ferguson, Missouri and New York C

VOA慢速英语2014 越南人抵制中国产品

AS IT IS 2014-08-08 Vietnamese Boycott Chinese Products 越南人抵制中国产品 China recently withdrew an oil rig from a disputed area in the South China Sea. Vietnam claims the same area. For Vietnamese, the waterway is known as the East Sea. C

VOA慢速英语2014 这真的不重要

It's Not Worth a Hill of Beans 这真的不重要 Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. In the early days of human history, people survived by hunting wild animals, or gathering wild grains and plants for food. Then, some peop

VOA慢速英语2014 如何找到陨石?

How Does One Find a Meteorite? 如何找到陨石? Editor's Note: The annual Perseid meteor shower will peak in the skies over Earth on the night of Aug. 12-13. Despite a bright moon supermoon, there should still be a good show from this prolific sho

VOA慢速英语2014 This Story Is 'The Cat's Meow!'

This Story Is 'The Cat's Meow!' Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising that there are many expressions about cats. Some cats like to catch small birds, lik

VOA慢速英语2014 关于夏天的歌曲

Songs About Summer 关于夏天的歌曲 Welcome to This Is America from VOA Learning English. Here in the northern part of the world, we are in what some call the dog days of summerin other words, the hottest weeks of the year. To ease the heat, Ste

VOA慢速英语2014 你正在失去它吗?

Are You Losing It? 你正在失去它吗? I'm Susan Clark with the Special English program Words and Their Stories. Tom Smith is the best hitter on his company's baseball team. For weeks during the playing season, Tom hit a home run in every game the

VOA慢速英语2014 联合国儿童基金会称:针对儿童的暴力非常普遍

AS IT IS 2014-09-15 UNICEF: Violence Against Children Is Widespread 联合国儿童基金会称:针对儿童的暴力非常普遍 The United Nations Childrens agency, UNICEF, says violence against children is widespread around the world. The UN agenc

VOA慢速英语2014 Dreadnoughtus:最巨大的恐龙之一

AS IT IS 2014-09-13 Dreadnoughtus: A Giant Among Dinosaurs Dreadnoughtus:最巨大的恐龙之一 The dinosaur lay undiscovered for perhaps 77 million years after it died. Then, in 2005, an American scientist found some of its fossilized remains in t

VOA慢速英语2014 开膛手杰克终于被抓住了,也许

Jack the Ripper Finally Caught, Maybe 开膛手杰克终于被抓住了,也许 After more than a century, one of worlds most infamous killers is finally caught. Maybe. Perhaps. A British writer says he has uncovered the true identity of Jack the Ripp

VOA慢速英语2014 白葡萄酒的酒桶

The Cask of Amontillado 白葡萄酒的酒桶 Our story today is called The Cask of Amontillado. It was written by Edgar Allan Poe. Here is Larry West with the story. Storyteller: Fortunato and I both were members of very old and important Italian fa

VOA慢速英语2014 少坐,可以活得更久

Sit Less, Live Longer 少坐,可以活得更久 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. If you are sitting down listening to this Health Report, stand up. Move your legs. Touch your toes, if you can. Do anything but sit. If you cut down

VOA慢速英语2014 “滚石不生苔”

'A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss' 滚石不生苔 A Sotheby's employee shows the handwritten lyrics for Bob Dylan's 'Like a Rolling Stone' song that is part part of a collection from; 'A Rock and Roll History: Presley to Punk' at Sotheby's auction ho

VOA慢速英语2014 烟头转变成电池

Turning Cigarette Butts to Batteries 烟头转变成电池 If you see a person carelessly throw a cigarette to the ground, what are you likely to think? That depends. If you hate people throwing things on the ground, you might think, That person shou

VOA慢速英语2014 'Exploding' Lake to Provide Power in Rwanda

AS IT IS 2014-09-08 'Exploding' Lake to Provide Power in Rwanda Methane gas from a lake in Rwanda may soon become a major supply of electricity. Millions of people in that central African country could use the energy. An American company and the Rwan