Many of you have the goal of learning American English. After all, you are listening to or reading a lesson from the Voice of America. But you will still probably have some contact with British English. The popularity of British television shows and...
A Japanese spacecraft has successfully dropped asteroid samples from space. The samples landed safely in the Australian Outback. The container carrying the asteroid soil samples was dropped from 220,000 kilometers in space by Japan's Hayabusa2 spacec...
Britain's health officials have advised that people with a history of serious allergies not get the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. The warning came after two people reported severe reactions on the first day of vaccination. National Health Service...
New York City reopened classrooms to many of its youngest students on Monday. Like many other school districts across the country, New York City still seems unsure about whether in-person learning is safe from the coronavirus pandemic. New York is th...
Local governments across China are placing orders for experimental, Chinese-made coronavirus vaccines. Health officials, meanwhile, have not said how well they work or how many they may get to the country's 1.4 billion people. 中国各地的地方政府...
How US Military Invented Americas Favorite Snacks Many food snacks popular today in the United States were not invented by a cook at a famous restaurant, but rather by food scientists in the U.S. military. From instant coffee and Cheetos to packaged...
President-elect Joe Biden will name retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be his secretary of defense. The choice while not yet announced publicly was confirmed to The Associated Press by four people aware of Biden's decision. Biden offer...
Britain administered the world's first fully tested and approved COVID-19 vaccine to citizen Margaret Keenan on Tuesday. I feel so privileged to be the first person vaccinated against COVID-19, said Keenan, who turns 91 next week. It's the best early...
One student runs 26 meters up a hill every morning to get a telephone signal so he can report into the virtual school day. Another moved alone to Phoenix, Arizona, for a job as a builder after his only parent died. He continued his studies online the...
China and Nepal have announced a new official height for Mount Everest, the world's highest mountain. 中国和尼泊尔宣布了世界最高峰珠穆朗玛峰（以下称珠峰）官方认可的最新高度。 After new measurements, the two countri...
A New York Restaurant Helps Feed the Needy Natalia Mndez is doing what she does best: cooking. She is the owner of La Morada, a Mexican restaurant in New York City. Every day, delicious smells flow out into the street from the small restaurant. The M...
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方式报道。 The COVID-19 pandemic has changed many of our daily habits from how we greet our friends to how we work. 新冠肺炎大流行...
The coronavirus health crisis has changed how Santa Claus meets with American children. Santa now wears a face covering over his white beard. He stays behind a barrier and keeps distance for safety. He meets with children outdoors or online. And some...
Farmers in India Rise Up Against Government and New Laws Cool air blows through New Delhi in the mornings, and the sun is partly hidden by pollution. It is winter in India's capital city, where 29 million people live. But along the city's borders, th...
People seeking U.S. citizenship will now be required to take a longer and more complex test. The test centers on civics, a study of the rights and duties of citizenship. There are now 128 subjects relating to American history and government for appli...
