2021-03-23 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Young male songbirds usually learn their songs from adult songbirds. But when those young birds do not have older ones to teach them, they have less success attracting mates.For fi

2021-03-23 所属栏目:AS IT IS

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report.The success of COVID-19 vaccines based on messenger RNA (mRNA) is increasing the use of the new technology on other

2021-03-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

This is VOA news. Reporting by remote, I'm David Byrd.President Joe Biden says that his administration's goal of vaccinating 100 million Americans before the first 100 days of hi

2021-03-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

The European Commission's chief executive has criticized Anglo-Swedish vaccine-maker AstraZeneca on Wednesday, accusing the embattled pharmaceutical company of delaying Europe's

2021-03-22 所属栏目:标准英语|常速英语下载|在线收听

This is VOA news. Reporting by remote, I'm David Byrd. Tanzanian President John Magufuli has died at a hospital in Dar-Es-Salaam, according to his vice president. Reuters David Do

2021-03-22 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

Hacking history
黑客史Origami in reverse
逆向折纸Cracking the security on a trove of 17th-century letters
撬开一堆17世纪的信件A modern correspondent wanting to communicate priva

2021-03-22 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

That is the easy part. Balancing generosity and dynamism is harder. Part of the solution is to top up the wages of low-paid workers. AngloSax on countries have done this well since

2021-03-22 所属栏目:经济学人双语版|经济学人下载

The social safety net in many rich countries was creaking before covid-19 struck. Modelled on the ideas of Otto von Bismarck and William Beveridge, it had often failed to cushion w

2021-03-22 所属栏目:美语听力素材

Apparently the left believes you can get an abortion or take hormone blocking medicines. That's OK. But everything else, ear piercing, you need your parents' consent. Now,

2021-03-22 所属栏目:美语听力练习素材

This is AP News Minute.COVID-19 vaccines face a big partisan gap, according to a new Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll. 17% of Democrats said they proba

2021-03-22 所属栏目:科学美国人

This is Scientific American's 60-second Science, I'm Steve Mirsky.
Earlier today, April 14, former President Barack Obama posted a 12-minute address in which he endorsed J

2021-03-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

In the Iraqi desert, a 72-year-old woman carefully digs in the sand for treasure."Here it is, the truffle, a blessing from God!" says Zahra Buheir.In her hands, she holds a truffle

2021-03-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

American Rachel Van Lear developed signs, also called symptoms, of COVID-19 on March 11, 2020. That same day, medical experts declared the disease a pandemic, meaning the new coron

2021-03-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Mayra is a 17-year-old migrant from Guatemala who recently crossed the Rio Grande River with her small child Marvin on her back. The river marks the border between the U.S. state o

2021-03-22 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

Scientists say that for the first time, they have developed early human-like embryo structures in a laboratory. The research could lead to new methods in reproductive technology. I

2021-03-22 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Could the cute little French bulldog become America's favorite purebred?That honor has gone to the Labrador retriever for 30 straight years. But a new report from American Kennel

2021-03-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A new product from Google may help people solve their sleep problems, but some privacy rights groups are concerned.Google showed off its newest Nest Hub home assistant device on Tu

2021-03-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The administration of President Joe Biden is moving forward with its plans to help schools reopen this spring.The administration is making money available to expand coronavirus tes

2021-03-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

A hotel that calls itself the world's first "polar bear hotel" has opened in northeastern China.The Polar Bear Hotel is part of the Harbin Polarland amusement park in Harbin, the

2021-03-21 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English.Colors are often connected to the feelings we have. Many expressions in English link colors and emotions. Take for examp

2021-03-21 所属栏目:AS IT IS

If you are like over 70 million other people around the world, you may have taken a class with Coursera.Coursera is an online education company that helps create Massive Open Onlin

2021-03-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

The large college basketball tournament in the U.S., known as "March Madness" begins this week. The men's tournament is being held in the state of Indiana and the women's tournam

2021-03-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

It is a year of diversity and firsts for Oscar nominations.The Oscars given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences are widely considered the top awards for Hollywood an

2021-03-20 所属栏目:慢速英语|慢速英语听力下载

This week, we answer a question from a reader about the many words used for different kinds of roads. Here's the question:Question:What are the differences between avenues, roads,

2021-03-20 所属栏目:AS IT IS

Our story today is called "To Build a Fire." It was written by Jack London and adapted by Dona de Sanctis. Here is Harry Monroe with the story.**Editor's note: The towns named in