VOA慢速英语2014 人权组织指责以色列强迫数千寻求庇护者返乡

AS IT IS 2014-09-14 Israel Accused of Forcing Asylum Seekers Back to Africa 人权组织指责以色列强迫数千寻求庇护者返乡 An international human rights group has accused Israels government of forcing thousands of African asylum seekers

VOA慢速英语2014 Ariana Grande Album Is No 'Problem'

Ariana Grande Album Is No 'Problem' Im Caty Weaver. The first three albums on Billboard magazines Top 200 best-selling albums list this week represent three major music styles. The young singer Ariana Grande tops the list with her new pop record My E

VOA慢速英语2014 情报局称伊斯兰国组织兵力之多超乎想像

CIA: Islamic State Group Has More Fighters than Thought 情报局称伊斯兰国组织兵力之多超乎想像 From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. The United States says the Islamic State militant group has at least two times as many figh

VOA慢速英语2014 肯尼亚的城镇和城市均迅速发展

AS IT IS 2014-09-15 In Kenya, Cities and Towns Are Growing Quickly 肯尼亚的城镇和城市均迅速发展 Kenyas towns and cities are growing quickly. Experts estimate at least 100,000 people move to the capital Nairobi every year from rural area

VOA慢速英语2014 利用鲸鱼化石骨骼酿造啤酒

New Beer Made From Old Bone 利用鲸鱼化石骨骼酿造啤酒 The United States is currently experiencing a beer making movement. Many beer drinkers these days are no longer happy with mainstream beer sold in every store, on every street. They wan

VOA慢速英语2014 阿富汗总统候选人同意分享权力

AS IT IS 2014-09-27 Afghan Presidential Candidates Agree to Share Power 阿富汗总统候选人同意分享权力 This week Afghanistan ended months of dispute over the country's presidential election. The United States helped negotiate a power-shar

VOA慢速英语2014 无头骑士的传说

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow 无头骑士的传说 Today's story is called The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. It is about something strange that happened long ago in a valley called Sleepy Hollow. It was written by Washington Irving. The story is told by Do

VOA慢速英语2014 林肯正在努力让肯塔基州和密苏里州联盟

Lincoln Struggles to Keep Kentucky, Missouri in the Union 林肯正在努力让肯塔基州和密苏里州联盟 his is The Making of a Nation, with VOA Learning English. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. And Im Christopher Cruise. By the end of May 1861, 11 slav

VOA慢速英语2014 US Is Hopeful for Nuclear Deal with Iran

US Is Hopeful for Nuclear Deal with Iran Wendy Sherman, the chief U.S. negotiator at nuclear talks with Iran, says she is hopeful for a final deal. Ms. Sherman spoke to VOA on Thursday. She said she believed the negotiators are making progress. But,

VOA慢速英语2014 博科圣地威胁喀麦隆学校

AS IT IS 2014-09-26 Boko Haram Threatening Schools in Cameroon 博科圣地威胁喀麦隆学校 From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. The school year has begun in Cameroon. But thousands of students and teachers are fleeing their

VOA慢速英语2014 滥砍滥伐对亚马逊热带雨林是一种威胁

AS IT IS 2014-09-26 Deforestation Is a Threat to the Amazon 滥砍滥伐对亚马逊热带雨林是一种威胁 The country of Brazil is home to the worlds largest rainforest the Amazon. A rainforest is a kind of forest that receives at least 254 cen

VOA慢速英语2014 奥巴马要求联合国竭力打击伊斯兰国武装分子

Obama Appeals to UN in Effort Against IS Militants 奥巴马要求联合国竭力打击伊斯兰国武装分子 President Barack Obama on Wednesday called on the world to join him in an effort to degrade and ultimately destroy Islamic State militants

VOA慢速英语2014 印度赢得亚洲火星竞赛

AS IT IS 2014-09-25 India Wins the Asian Space Race to Mars 印度赢得亚洲火星竞赛 India has won the Asian race to Mars. India successfully placed a spacecraft into orbit of the Red Planet early Wednesday. The spaceship traveled hundreds of m

VOA慢速英语2014 苹果的U2专辑赠品营销事与愿违

Apple, U2 Album Giveaway Backfires 苹果的U2专辑赠品营销事与愿违 Irish band U2s recent online project with technology company Apple caused a storm of online controversy. The project gave free digital copies of U2s new album, Songs of Inno

VOA慢速英语2014 手写笔记比打字记录更好么?

Is Writing Notes by Hand Better Than Typing? 手写笔记比打字记录更好么? From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Many college students have given up taking class notes by hand. Instead, they type on laptop or tablet computers.

VOA慢速英语2014 US, Arab Allies Bomb Militant Targets in Syria

US, Arab Allies Bomb Militant Targets in Syria The United States bombed many Islamic militant positions in Syria for the first time on Tuesday. Officials said the attacks were very successful against two leading terrorist groups in the area. Five Ara

VOA慢速英语2014 西非可可走私增加

AS IT IS 2014-09-24 Cocoa Smuggling Increases in West Africa 西非可可走私增加 People have been illegally transporting, or smuggling, cocoa beans between Ivory Coast and neighboring Ghana for many years. Ivorian growers smuggled their cocoa be

VOA慢速英语2014 智能手机手机应用程序能给盲人“光明”

Smartphone App Gives 'Sight' to the Blind 智能手机手机应用程序能给盲人光明 A new computer program is being praised as a life-changer for blind people. The new program is known as the KNFB Reader app. It can help users listen to an aud

VOA慢速英语2014 专家预测人口或从70亿增长到110亿

AS IT IS 2014-09-24 Experts: Population to Grow from 7 to 11 Billion 专家预测人口或从70亿增长到110亿 Our planet is home to about seven billion people. Since the 1990s, population experts have predicted the number would grow to nine billi

VOA慢速英语 Tombstone, Arizona: ＂The Town Too Tough To Die＂

Tombstone, Arizona: ＂The Town Too Tough To Die＂ From VOA Learning English, welcome to This is America. Im Steve Ember. The United States has thousands of ghost towns. [Wind and prairie sounds] These are communities that once were successful but a