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

VOA慢速英语2015 Book Publishers Warn of Censorship in Hong Kong

AS IT IS 2015-03-30 Book Publishers Warn of Censorship in Hong Kong Book publishers and authors are warning that censorship is increasing in Hong Kong. They say bookstores are returning books connected to authors who have been involved in the recent

VOA慢速英语2015 美国黎明号航天器,接近矮行星

NASA Spacecraft, Dawn, Close to Reaching a 'Dwarf Planet' 美国黎明号航天器,接近矮行星 An American spacecraft is moving closer to a dwarf planet called Ceres. The American space agencys Dawn spacecraft is set to reach the planet-like obje

VOA慢速英语2015 “纽约制造”激励时装设计师

'Made in New York' Incentives for Fashion Designers 纽约制造激励时装设计师 Many of the worlds most respected designers create their fashions in New York City. Often those products are manufactured overseas to save money. Now, New York is p

VOA慢速英语2015 美国政府指控三人支持伊斯兰国

Three in U.S. Charged with Supporting Islamic State 美国政府指控三人支持伊斯兰国 U.S. officials have charged three men with attempting and plotting to provide material support to the militant group Islamic State. All three suspects live

VOA慢速英语2015 希腊称没有协议不会向债主付款

AS IT IS 2015-05-29 Greece Says No Payment to Lenders Without Deal 希腊称没有协议不会向债主付款 Greece has said it cannot make its debt payment to the International Monetary Fund for June. The countrys Interior Minister Nikos Voutsis sp