A painting of Jesus Christ by Leonardo da Vinci has sold for a record $450 million. That is the most money ever paid for an artwork. 达芬奇的一副耶稣画像以创纪录的4.5亿美元成交，这是有史以来成交价最高的艺术作品。...
Small Montana City Elects Former Refugee as Mayor Voters in Helena, Montana, have elected Wilmot Collins as their new mayor. Collins is a former refugee from Liberia. He is also the first black mayor in the state of Montana. The story of his success...
The beating that ended Pehlu Khans life in April was captured on video. A group of men hit the 55-year-old man, threw him to the ground and stepped on him in the northwestern Indian state of Rajasthan. He asked them to stop but they refused. As the b...
This is Whats Trending Today The line of people stretches out the door at Munchs Burger Shack in Tokyo. The tiny eatery serves American-style hamburgers, among other things. Many of the people who line up have come from far away to try the food. Haru...
James Bond Can Teach You About English Grammar In the 1964 action film Goldfinger, actor Sean Connery plays the British secret agent James Bond. Bond, also called agent 007, is well-known for his drink of choice -- a martini. He always wants his mart...
For the first time in 12 years, the number of new international students attending American colleges and universities has dropped. That information comes from the 2017 Open Doors Report on International Educational Exchange. The report is a project o...
The film Casablanca is one of the most famous American movies of all time. At the end of the film, the actor Humphrey Bogart says a heartbreaking farewell to the woman he loves. Bergman: But what about us? Bogart: We'll always have Paris. Besides aff...
The American rock group Journey released the song Don't Stop Believin' in 1981. This song, still popular in karaoke music bars, can help you learn about English grammar. Let's listen to some words from the song: Don't stop believing Hold on to that f...
Program Offers Job Experience, Pay for High Schoolers At the start of the school year, Aelina Pogosian could not wait to tell her friends about the most interesting thing she had done over the summer. The 16-year-old did not want to talk about a trip...
US Changes Definition for High Blood Pressure From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康和生活报道。 Recently, two leading heart organizations changed the definition of what it means...
Scientists have long believed that a star explodes when it reaches the end of its life. This explosion is called a supernova. NASA, the American space agency, describes a supernova as the largest explosion that takes place in space. Recently, a team...
Scientists Find Large Amounts of Precious Metals in Wastewater In recent months, stories about sewers getting clogged have made international headlines. For example, a so-called fatberg, a mass of grease and diapers, clogged London's sewers. A new st...
5 Reasons to Try Firefox Quantum Browser Mozilla has released a new update of its Firefox browser that it says is much faster and provides a better overall user experience. But can the new version called Firefox Quantum compete with the worlds curren...
Eight Things You Didn't Know Google Translate Could Do As smartphones continue to get smarter, we can only expect Google Translate to stay one step ahead. Over 200 million people around the world now depend on the free application every day. And yet,...
A Face Can Unlock iPhone X, But Can It Be Fooled? Apples well publicized iPhone X finally went on sale in pre-orders last week. The device will be available in Apple stores this Friday, November 3. With a starting price of $999, the iPhone X has the...
