Helping America's Homeless with Socks

Tom Costello Jr. was once afraid of homeless Americans. I was so afraid that if I saw a homeless person walking down the street, Id cross the street, he said. That changed seven years ago after his wife, a volunteer at a homeless shelter, persuaded h

VOA慢速英语--电脑能教孩子们读书写字吗?

Can A Computer Teach Children to Read and Write? The Global Learning XPrize competition is looking at ways in which children can teach themselves reading, writing and mathematics with only a tablet computer. The XPrize Foundation and its supporters a

塞拉利昂拍卖世上最大钻石济贫

Sierra Leone to Sell Multi-million Dollar Diamond to Help Poor Sierra Leone hopes to raise millions of dollars for development projects by selling a large uncut diamond. It is believed to be one of the largest diamonds in the world. The public sale w

VOA慢速英语2018--BTS: K-Pop in America

In English, the full name of BTS, the hugely popular Korean pop group, means Bulletproof Boy Scouts. And the group calls its growing base of love-struck fans its army. If the past week of record-breaking moments is any sign, BTS may just be leading t

VOA慢速英语--沃尔玛为员工支付大学学费

Walmart Offers to Pay for Employees College Degree The American company Walmart is offering something new to its employees: help with earning a college degree. Walmart is the largest private employer in the United States. In the past, the company has

VOA慢速英语--库尔德人批评土耳其移动投票箱计划

Kurds Criticizes Turkeys Plan to Move Ballot Boxes Turkey has announced plans to move voting stations in some areas with a high Kurdish population. The government says the move is designed to stop threats against Kurdish voters. But the main pro-Kurd

VOA慢速英语2018--'Athenaise' by Kate Chopin

Our story today is called Athenaise. It was written by Kate Chopin. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. Athenaise went away one morning to visit her parents, ten miles back on the Bon Dieu River in Louisiana. She did not return in the evening, and

Pill Combines Biology, Electronics to Recognize Diseases

Researchers say a pill could soon send radio signals from inside your stomach to help doctors recognize signs of disease. Scientists have developed a small pill for patients to swallow. It mixes synthetic biology and electronics to find bleeding in t

Trump: Meeting with Kim to Take Place as Planned

U.S. President Donald Trump says a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place as planned in Singapore on June 12. The announcement reversed an earlier decision from Trump to cancel the meeting on the Norths nuclear program. The pres

VOA慢速英语2018 全美拼字比赛落幕 14岁男孩夺冠

US National Spelling Bee Has a Surprise Winner Fourteen-year-old Karthik Nemmani of Texas won the Scripps National Spelling Bee Thursday night. His victory was a surprise even to him. 周四晚，德克萨斯州14岁的卡西克(Karthik Nemmani)赢得了

Study: Humans Know How to Throw Their Weight Around

When you consider all life on Earth, billions of human beings are a relatively small number when compared to trees, earthworms or even viruses. But humans really know how to use what little power we have, a new study found. The study is said to be th

VOA慢速英语2018 美国关税引发与美国盟友贸易战的担忧

US Tariffs Raise Fears of Trade War with American Allies The United States says it will require tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from Europe, Mexico and Canada. 美国表示将对从欧洲、墨西哥和加拿大进口的钢铁和铝材征收关税

巴基斯坦或封锁美国对阿富汗的补给线

Minister: Pakistan Could Block US Supply Lines to Afghanistan A Pakistani official says his country may block supply lines into Afghanistan if relations with the United States do not improve. In an interview with VOA, Foreign Minister Khurram Dastgir

VOA慢速英语2018--少量游客重返福岛灾区

In Small Numbers, Visitors Are Returning to Fukushima It has been more than seven years since the nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan. Now, tour organizers are bringing tourists to the area. People are slowly returning to the area where the disaster

VOA慢速英语--The Many Uses of 'Would' in Everyday Speech, Part 1

Imagine that you are visiting a friend in Washington, D.C. Your friend takes you to a popular restaurant. You look at the menu and decide what you want: crab cakes. Your friend is taking a little longer to decide. So, when the server comes to your ta

Oxford English Dictionary Adds ‘Brencheese,’ ‘Spoiler Alert’

In June, the Oxford English Dictionary, or OED added about 1,000 words and new definitions to its website. The changes are to help users understand a mix of terms, some dating back many centuries. The additions include words such as brencheese deaths

VOA慢速英语--下一个“神奇药物”是蛆?!

The Next 'Wonder Drug' Is ... a Maggot? From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. The next superhero that saves the world may not be strong, powerful or good-looking. In fact, that hero may be a wriggling, squirming faceless cre

VOA慢速英语2018--医护人员已控制住埃博拉疫情

Healthcare Workers Contain Ebola Outbreak From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Ebola is back in Africa -- this time in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). On its website the World Health Organization (WHO) states that,

VOA慢速英语2018--利用人工智能追踪世界上的野生动物

Artificial Intelligence Used to Track World's Wildlife Scientists have long struggled with how to measure the effects of climate change on wildlife. This is especially true for birds flying in and out of coastal areas bordering the Arctic Ocean. In t

VOA慢速英语2018--“公民科学家”寻求解决大黄蜂问题的方法

Citizen Scientists Seek Solutions to Bumblebees Problems Hundreds of amateur citizen scientists have begun studying the Pacific Northwest area of the United States. They are seeking to learn more about the nearly 30 species of bumblebees that live th