托尼奖得主鼓励年轻人勇敢做自己

Tony Award Winner Tells Young People to Be Themselves Actor Ben Platt plays a lonely teenager who has trouble fitting in. So, when he won the Tony Award Sunday night for best actor in a musical, he urged young people not to give up the qualities that

Luis Fonsi’s “Despacito” May Be the Song of the Summer

This is Whats Trending Today. Summer does not officially begin in the United States and other countries in Earths Northern Hemisphere for more than a week. Yet you have probably heard the song of the summer of 2017. That is Luis Fonsis Despacito. Fon

波多黎各将公投成美国第五十一个州

People living in the American territory of Puerto Rico have voted to become a U.S. state. However, the vote does not have the force of law. Only 23 percent of Puerto Rican voters took part in the referendum. Of those who did vote, about 500,000 chose

特朗普妻子梅拉尼娅·特朗普和儿子巴伦搬进白宫

President Donald Trumps wife Melania and their 11-year-old son Barron have officially moved into the White House. She and the boy had been living at the familys home at Trump Tower in New York so Barron could finish out the year at his current school

VOA慢速英语2017 美国退伍老兵销售阿富汗香料

Saffron is one of the costliest spices in the world. It is sometimes considered as valuable as money, and has been used as such in history. Saffron comes from a flower that grows mostly in parts of Europe, Iran and India. Now, a company in the United

美国各城市，州加紧应对气候变化

Many American states, cities and businesses say they will work to meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement. This comes after President Donald Trump announced he was pulling the U.S. out of the international agreement. More than a dozen governors

Muslim Fraternities Offer Chance to ‘Share Values’

The first fraternity at an American university started in 1776 at the University of William and Mary in Virginia. Fraternities, which have all male members, and sororities, all female members, are often described on college websites this way: places

VOA慢速英语 先有鸡还是先有蛋？

Now, the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. 这里是美国之音英语学习计划的单词故事节目。 In the English language, some animals have come to represent human characteristics.Lions are brave.Foxes are tricky.And el

VOA慢速英语2017--Abraham Lincoln: Martyr (Part Two)

VOA Learning English presents Americas Presidents. Today we are continuing our story about Abraham Lincoln. He led the United States during the Civil War, which lasted from 1861-1865. In that conflict, the Southern Confederacy battled the Union the s

VOA慢速英语--33 Charged with Stealing Chocolate, Other Crimes

United States officials have accused 33 people of criminal activity, including stealing 4,500 kilograms of chocolate and a murder for hire plot. Murder for hire is when someone offers to pay an individual to kill another person. Federal law enforceme

苏格兰研究人员将酿造威士忌废料转换为燃料

Whisky has grown popular around the world in the last 10 years. New distilleries are opening, and old distilleries are trying to produce more whisky. But as people make more whisky, they are also making more whisky waste huge amounts of leftover grai

People Love Food at US Falafel Shop that Helps Refugees

Customers at a Washington DC falafel shop are praising the tasty food as well as the owners efforts to help refugees. Falafel Inc. is located in the Georgetown area, one of the citys most expensive places to eat and live. Many people cannot believe t

VOA慢速英语2017 气候变化可能会将非洲干旱的萨赫勒地区变绿

The Sahel is one of driest areas in Africa, but that may change if Earths surface temperatures rise more than two degrees Celsius. 萨赫勒地区是非洲最干旱的地区之一，但是如果地球表面温度再升高两摄氏度，那么这一切可

'Hearts and Crosses,' by O. Henry, Part One

Baldy woods reached for a drink and got it. When Baldy wanted something, he usually got it. He but this is not Baldys story. Now he took his third drink, which was larger than the first and the second. Baldy had been listening to the troubles of a fr

新的流感疫苗接种方式不用打针

Most people think of influenza as a common health problem -- not a serious condition. Yet an influenza infection can be deadly, especially in older adults, young children and people with weak or failing health. Every year, less than half of all adult

Rio Mayor Plans to Reduce Samba School Funding

Carnival is one of the most popular celebrations in South Americas biggest country, Brazil. And nowhere is the six-day celebration bigger than in the city of Rio de Janeiro. People across the city fill the streets with singing and dancing in the days

Five Countries Where People Have Confidence in Trump

Only one in five people in 37 nations are confident President Donald Trump will do the right thing when it comes to international issues. But the United States president enjoys strong support from people in five countries the Philippines, Vietnam, Ni

VOA慢速英语--What Is Your Body Language Really Saying?

Now, the VOA Learning English program, Words and Their Stories. On this program we explore words and common expressions in American English. We communicate most commonly, of course, with our words. But we also speak with our bodies. We call it body l

Bringing an International Community to Roger Williams University

There were many things Miranda Rojas had never done in her life. Born and raised in San Jose, Costa Rica, the 19-year-old had never been to neighboring countries in South America, let alone North America. She had never met a Muslim person. She had ne

Turkish Opposition Marches to Istanbul

Kemal Kilicdaroglu, leader of the opposition Republican People's Party (CHP) in Turkey, has often been criticized for being an ineffective leader. Now, others are gathering around him in the 450-kilometer walk from the capital, Ankara, to Istanbul. T