VOA慢速英语2017--'Feathertop,' by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Our story today is called Feathertop. It was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Lawan Davis adapted it for VOA Learning English. Here is Shep ONeal with the story. The long cold winter was gone at last. At first the cold nights went away slowly. Then su

VOA慢速英语--Prepare Yourself for a Better TOEFL Score

If you are interested in studying at an American college or university, you have probably heard about the Test of English as a Foreign Language. The test is widely known as the TOEFL. It is the most widely used language assessment exam for American c

VOA慢速英语--法国希望从海岸获得更多风能

France Hopes to Get More Wind Energy from Its Coasts France recently launched its first floating wind turbine. The new turbine is called Floatgen. It is near the countrys western coast. Makers of the turbine say it is able to provide electricity for

VOA慢速英语--洪都拉斯总统选举已过去一周 结果仍未出炉

Still No Winner in Honduras Election One week after the Nov. 26 Honduran presidential election, there is still no winner. With 99.96 percent of the votes counted, President Juan Orlando Hernandez holds a small lead. But his opponent, Salvador Nasrall

VOA慢速英语--Technology Leaders from Cambodia Leave US with Ideas

Five technology experts from Cambodia had never met each other until they made a three-week trip to the United States. Recently, the five techies returned home to Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital. They are now excited about working together on creat

VOA慢速英语2017 那些在2017年与我们说再见的人

Those We Said Goodbye to in 2017 They made you cry and they made you laugh. Some united a country and others divided its people. 他们让你哭，让你笑。有些人让一个国家团结起来，有些则让这个国家的人民分裂。 Here is a

VOA慢速英语2017 国际奥委会禁止俄罗斯参加2018平昌冬奥会

IOC Suspends Russia from 2018 Olympics 国际奥委会：禁止俄罗斯参加2018冬奥会 The International Olympic Committee, or IOC, has banned Russia from the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea. 国际奥委会（IOC）正式宣布，禁止

VOA慢速英语2017 世界卫生组织称发展中国家有10%药品是假药

WHO: 10 Percent of Drugs in Developing Countries Are Fake The World Health Organization (WHO) says one of every 10 medicines sold in developing countries is either fake or of poor quality. 世卫组织表示，发展中国家所销售的药品中有近

VOA慢速英语--也门前总统阿里·阿卜杜拉·萨利赫被杀

Yemens Ex-President Saleh Killed Houthi rebels in Yemen say former president Ali Abdullah Saleh has been killed. The death was announced Monday by a Houthi-run television station. An official with Yemens internationally recognized government confirme

VOA慢速英语--对于儿童来说,数字化世界利弊参半

For Children, the Digital World Is Good and Bad From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. For children, internet access is a double-edged sword. In other words, being able to get online can be both good and bad for kids. On the

美国人备战“超级碗星期日”

Americans Prepare for 'Super Bowl Sunday' This is Whats Trending Today. The Super Bowl is this Sunday. The game is the National Football League championship. The Atlanta Falcons play the New England Patriots in Houston, Texas. The Patriots are based

VOA慢速英语207--土拨鼠日2017-土拨鼠费尔预测冬天会延长6周

Groundhog Day 2017: Punxsutawney Phil Predicts 6 More Weeks of Winter Here's WGroundhog hat's Trending Today. Pennsylvanias world famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, predicted six more weeks of winter on Thursday after seeing his shadow. This event

South Korea Leads List of Life Expectancy Gains

A new study predicts that South Korean women will be the first group in the world to have an average lifespan of more than 90 years. Researchers at Imperial College London and the World Health Organization studied the lifespans of people in 35 indust

Tenured Positions at US Public Universities Are Under Attack

The idea of tenure has long been important to American higher education. In the 1700s, religious groups operated most colleges in the United States and, before that, Britains North American colonies. Often, college officials would remove employees wh

Welcome to La La Land

Now, the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. On this program, we tell about common expressions in American English and explain how to use them. Today we talk about expressions involving Los Angeles, California. Los Angeles is the b

VOA慢速英语--专家忧心特朗普政策伤害经济发展

Despite rising stock prices, some experts remain concerned that economic proposals from the campaign of President Donald Trump will hurt the economy. Last year, some economists predicted large decreases in financial markets, reduced hiring and an inc

Ralph Henry Reese: Giving Exiled Writers Security and Freedom

Ralph Henry Reese remembers clearly the day he and his wife decided to start City of Asylum Pittsburgh. It was in 1997. He and his wife, Diane Samuels, were attending a talk by British Indian writer Salman Rushdie at the University of Pittsburgh. The

Experimental Malaria Vaccines Offer Promise

Two vaccines developed by a Maryland company are showing promise in the fight against malaria. One vaccine was 100 percent effective in preventing the deadly disease malaria. That is according to the biotech company Sanaria Inc. of Rockville, Marylan

VOA慢速英语2017 美限制穆斯林移民或促进他国旅游业

Muslim Countries Hope for More Visitors after US Travel Restrictions Some areas hope for more foreign students and visitors because of the new United States restrictions on people from seven Muslim-majority countries. 一些地方期待更多外国学生

Why Some Worry About Trump’s Tweets

By early Friday morning, President Donald Trump was back on Twitter. He tweeted about U.S. relations with Iran and Australia, radical Islamic terrorist and Yes, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Just the day before, the president had already tweeted that Iran h