Pollution, Overfishing Threaten Important Cambodian Lake

A rich fishery in Southeast Asia is at risk because of overfishing, pollution and hydroelectric dams. The Tonle Sap is a freshwater lake in the middle of Cambodia. The lake shrinks and expands by thousands of kilometers, depending on the season. The

VOA慢速英语2017 政府机构投票结束“网络中立”规则

Government Agency Votes to End Net Neutrality Rule A government commission has voted to end the internet policy known as net neutrality. 美国政府一家委员会投票废除了被称之为网络中立的互联网政策。 The Federal Communication

VOA慢速英语2017 大批委内瑞拉难民涌入巴西 引恐慌

Migrants from Venezuela May Cause Problem in Brazil 近日，越来越多的委内瑞拉人搬离了这里，以求逃离祖国的经济困难和居高不下的犯罪率。 An increasing number of Venezuelans have moved out of the country recently. T

What Effect Will Cuts to UN Peacekeeping Have?

One of the foreign policy goals of United States President Donald Trump's administration has been to reform United Nations peacekeeping. 川普总统领导下的美国政府的外交政策目标之一是对联合国的维和行动进行改革。 The

VOA慢速英语2017 比特币期货价格大涨

Bitcoin Futures Rise on Financial Exchange Trading The future prices of bitcoin increased 18 percent to more than $18,000 on Monday morning on the Chicago Board Options Exchange. 周一上午，比特币在芝加哥期权交易所的期货价格上涨了

'Don't Look a Gift Horse in the Mouth'

Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. On this show, we explore the origins and usage of common expressions in American English. Sometimes we tie the show to an event or special time of the year. This show could be tied to any

VOA慢速英语--Learn 10 Separable Phrasal Verbs

Welcome back to Everyday Grammar from VOA Learning English. Today we return to a very common verb form in English phrasal verbs. You will find one phrasal verb in every 192 words of written English. They will make your English sound more natural once

VOA慢速英语2017 时装秀给刚果带来希望

Fashion Show Brings Hope to Congo Miki Sikabwe is a fashion designer from Congo. She has trained in Rwanda, Burundi and Kenya. She has never had the chance to show her work in Congo because of security issues. 米琪斯卡碧唯是一名刚果时装设

90%的肯尼亚学生考试不及格

90 Percent of Kenyan Students Failed Secondary Exams In Kenya, some 90 percent of students who took the 2017 secondary education exams failed. Opposition lawmakers are calling on the government to investigate why so many students did not pass. The mi

VOA慢速英语2017 乌克兰与亲俄武装换囚庆新年

Ukraine, Pro-Russian Forces Trade Prisoners to Mark the New Year Ukraine and pro-Russian separatist rebels had the largest exchange of prisoners on Wednesday since the start of the conflict in 2014. 乌克兰同亲俄分离主义反叛分子周三进行

VOA慢速英语--越南成立万人网军打击“错误”观点

Vietnam Launches Operation to Fight Against 'Wrong' Views Vietnam has launched a new operation to fight what the government has called wrong views on the Internet. The new cyber combat operation, Force 47, has 10,000 members. It is part of the govern

VOA慢速英语2017 环保组织说日本扶持象牙贸易

Environmental Group Says Japan Helping Ivory Trade An environmental group has criticized Japan's controls over its ivory supply. 一个环保组织批评日本控制其象牙供应。 A report released with the support of the World Wildlife Fund this

VOA慢速英语2017 巴勒斯坦人抗议特朗普对耶路撒冷的决定

Palestinians Rise Up to Protest Trumps Decision on Jerusalem Palestinians took to the streets Thursday to protest U.S. President Donald Trumps decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israels capital. 巴勒斯坦人周四走上街头，抗议美国总统承

巴西环保人士角逐2018年度总统

Brazil Environmentalist to Compete for Presidency in 2018 Former Brazilian senator Marina Silva plans to seek her partys nomination for the presidency next year. Silva announced her plans at a meeting of her Sustainability Network Party last weekend.

特朗普已决定承认耶路撒冷地位并搬迁使馆_

Trump Informs Mideast Leaders of US Embassy Move to Jerusalem U.S. President Donald Trump told Palestinian and Jordanian leaders on Tuesday that he intends to move the U.S. embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. A Palestinian spokesman said Tr

VOA慢速英语--Facebook Opens to Children Under 13 for Messaging

For the first time, Facebook is opening its service to children under age 13. The social media giant has launched a new app allowing young children to send messages through Facebook. The free service, called Messenger Kids, must be activated by the c

VOA慢速英语2017 观察狗狗睡觉的收获

What We Can Learn By Watching Sleeping Dogs There is an English proverb that says, Let Sleeping Dogs Lie. It means to not bring up an old problem. 有个英语谚语是让沉睡的狗继续睡。意思是不要自找麻烦。 Researchers in Hungary h

VOA慢速英语--朝鲜导弹试射触及“红线”了么

Have North Koreas Weapons Tests Reached a 'Red Line?' The United States and South Korean air forces are holding one of their largest ever joint exercises. The five days of exercises are named Vigilant ACE. South Korean troops are training with more t

:2017年艺术与文化:女性的位置

2017 in Arts and Culture: A Woman's Place One theme dominated the year in arts and culture: women. Tens of millions of women around the world started the year with protest marches on January 21. The demonstrators called for equal rights and demanded

韩国称2015年与日本有关慰安妇问题的协议有缺陷

S. Korean President Calls Sex Slave Deal with Japan Problematic South Korean President Moon Jae-In said Thursday the countrys 2015 agreement with Japan to settle the issue of sexual slavery during World War II is problematic. Historians say tens of t