VOA慢速英语2015 冬天的天气让叙利亚难民雪上加霜

AS IT IS 2015-02-02 Winter Weather Worsens Conditions for Syrian Refugees 冬天的天气让叙利亚难民雪上加霜 A strong winter storm struck the Middle East in the middle of January. The storm has been called one of the strongest to hit the a

VOA慢速英语2015 美国西海岸城市使用新的海啸避难所

AS IT IS 2015-02-02 US West Coast City Using New Tsunami Refuge 美国西海岸城市使用新的海啸避难所 There are coastal towns all around the world where tsunamis could and have caused loss of life and massive destruction. For people living

VOA慢速英语2015 联合国:阿富汗平民死亡人数激增

AS IT IS 2015-02-20 UN Sees Sharp Rise in Civilian Deaths, Injuries in Afghanistan 联合国:阿富汗平民死亡人数激增 The United Nations says conflict-related deaths and injuries among Afghan civilians rose last year. The UN says the number

VOA慢速英语2015 为什么美国高层职位那么少女性?

Why Do So Few US Women Hold Top Jobs? 为什么美国高层职位那么少女性? A new study confirms what most people already know: American women are still far behind American men in taking top leadership jobs in business and politics. The Pew Res

VOA慢速英语2015 地热钻探威胁肯尼亚的野生动物

AS IT IS 2015-02-25 Geothermal Drilling Is a Threat to Kenya's Wildlife 地热钻探威胁肯尼亚的野生动物 Geothermal power comes from heat trapped deep under the Earths surface. It can be used to generate, or produce, electricity. Kenyas Rif

VOA慢速英语2015 伊斯兰国组织绑架90名亚述基督徒

Islamic State Kidnaps 90 Assyrian Christians 伊斯兰国组织绑架90名亚述基督徒 An activist group said Tuesday Islamic State militants kidnapped at least 90 people from Assyrian Christian villages in Syria. The Britain-based Syrian Observat

VOA慢速英语2015 一些被误读的青少年大脑发育状况

Understanding the Misunderstood Teenage Brain 一些被误读的青少年大脑发育状况 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health and Lifestyle Report. A woman named Frances Jensen is a neuroscientist. She has been studying the human brain fo

VOA慢速英语2015 尼泊尔宣布全国哀悼三天

Nepal Declares Three Days of Mourning 尼泊尔宣布全国哀悼三天 Nepal has declared three days of mourning for the victims of Saturday's 7.8 magnitude earthquake that left nearly 5,000 dead and thousands more in desperate need of aid. In a tel

VOA慢速英语2015 Chinese Development Bank Gains Members

Chinese Development Bank Gains Members Development banking in Asia has been in the news lately. Last year, China proposed creation of a development bank called the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank. Chinese officials say the institution would help

VOA慢速英语2015 新任部长整顿柬埔寨教育体制

New Minister Cleans Up Cambodias Education System 新任部长整顿柬埔寨教育体制 Cambodias Grade 12 students took their final test in August 2014. Only 26% of them passed. The new Minister of Education had ordered extra security around the t

VOA慢速英语2015 美国前国务卿讨论国家安全

AS IT IS 2015-02-01 Former Secretaries of State Discuss National Security 美国前国务卿讨论国家安全 Three former secretaries of state spoke to members of the Senate Thursday. They discussed how the U.S. should deal with illegal immigration

VOA慢速英语2015 移动计算机实验室帮助内罗毕贫民窟成千上百人

Mobile Computer Lab Helps Thousands in Nairobi Slum 移动计算机实验室帮助内罗毕贫民窟成千上百人 Kawangware is one of the fastest-growing slums in Nairobi, Kenya. It is also the poorest. Most of the 300,000 people who live there tr

VOA慢速英语2015 印尼回击外国死刑压力

AS IT IS 2015-02-26 Indonesia Pushes Back on Foreign Executions Pressure 印尼回击外国死刑压力 Indonesian President Joko Widodo is pushing back at foreign pressure over plans to execute drug traffickers. The president spoke in Jakarta Tuesda

VOA慢速英语2015 狗可以识别你的喜怒哀乐

Dogs Can Recognize How You Feel 狗可以识别你的喜怒哀乐 So you think you know your dog. But how well does your dog know you? She probably recognizes you when she sees you. But can a dog tell by simply looking at you whether you have a happy

VOA慢速英语2015 新的女孩服装品牌挑战刻板性别印象

AS IT IS 2015-03-29 New Girls' Clothing Line Breaks Stereotypes 新的女孩服装品牌挑战刻板性别印象 Many little girls like flowers, watching butterflies and riding ponies. A lot of them also like cars, robots and spaceships. But most gir

VOA慢速英语2015 "大事件":治疗艾滋新方法

New Treatment for AIDS Called a Big Deal 大事件:治疗艾滋新方法 VOA's Jessica Berman reported this story from Washington, D.C. for VOA News. Researchers in the United States are changing healthy muscle cells to make them produce genetic info

VOA慢速英语2015 无人机真的能拯救南非犀牛吗?

AS IT IS 2015-03-29 Could Drones Help Save Rhinos in South Africa? 无人机真的能拯救南非犀牛吗? Since 2008, hunters have illegally killed more than 3,000 rhinos in South Africa. The International Union for Conservation of Nature warns tha

VOA慢速英语2015 中国在拉丁美洲大量投资

AS IT IS 2015-02-26 China Investing Heavily in Latin America 中国在拉丁美洲大量投资 China is working to increase its influence in Latin America. Leaders from the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States were in Beijing last month f

VOA慢速英语2015 别慌!

Don't Panic! 别慌! Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Have you ever felt pure fear, a fear that makes you act in a way you normally would not? That is panic. Panic is a great fear that makes otherwise normal people do ab

VOA慢速英语2015 死海古卷仍有我们需要学习的东西

AS IT IS 2015-03-30 Dead Sea Scrolls Still Have Lessons to Teach 死海古卷仍有我们需要学习的东西 The documents known as the Dead Sea Scrolls were uncovered in the mid-20th century. They still have things to tell us about life and religi