2021-05-18 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Eighty-eight-year-old Robert Seaman has been drawing since he was a boy. At age 60, he left his job selling houses and other properties to take up his hobby professionally. But it

2021-05-18 所属栏目:英语听力材料

From VOA Learning English, this is the Health & Lifestyle report.Every 17 years, billions of insects, known as the cicadas of Brood X, rise from the earth. This year, perhaps, ther

2021-05-17 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Sales of costly homes have been booming in the Middle Eastern city of Dubai during the coronavirus health crisis.People from Europe and the United States have been moving to the ci

2021-05-17 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Working as a teacher was Bill Mathis' top goal. It was his dream job.But he quit his job at a school near Detroit in the state of Michigan last August. His school district was ret

2021-05-17 所属栏目:英语听力材料

A set of boxing gloves worn by Nelson Mandela during the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa lies in a darkened room. The quiet is broken only by the sound of insects hitting t

2021-05-16 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The once-empty steps outside New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art are filling up with visitors. Near the financial area, people again are taking selfies with the Charging Bu

2021-05-16 所属栏目:英语听力材料

One year ago, college graduates in the U.S. were worried about their futures.After four years of study, they were ready to find jobs. But the economy was weak because of restrictio

2021-05-16 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Since her birth near Senegal's coast, the ocean has always given Ndeye Yacine Dieng life. Her grandfather was a fisherman, and her grandmother and mother processed fish. Like gene

2021-05-15 所属栏目:英语听力材料

The New York City restaurant Eleven Madison Park is one of the best in the world.It has three Michelin stars. There are about 130 restaurants in the world with three stars from the

2021-05-15 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Michelle Rasul, age 9, is one of the world's top DJs or disc jockeys - people who play recorded music on the radio or at celebrations or parties.Rasul even competed in this year'

2021-05-15 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Question:Tony from China writes,Hi! I am an English learner from China. I want to know the difference between when and while. Thanks!Tony, China.Answer:Dear Tony,This is a very int

2021-05-14 所属栏目:英语听力材料

President Joe Biden has released a plan that aims to conserve nearly one-third of America's land and water by 2030.The plan, announced last week, calls for supporting local conser

2021-05-14 所属栏目:英语听力材料

As fighting intensified this week between Israeli and Palestinian forces, residents of Gaza are once again facing the question: Where can we go to escape the violence?Casualties gr

2021-05-14 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Nobel prize winner Bob Dylan is considered to be one of the best American songwriters.The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the windThe answer is blowin' in the windIn today's Ev

2021-05-13 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Hundreds of rockets flew out of Gaza, and Israel hit the territory with airstrikes Wednesday, leaving more than 50 people dead. The fighting is the most severe outbreak of violence

2021-05-13 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Japan's government is facing criticism for pressing its plans to hold the Tokyo Olympics even as the country deals with the coronavirus health crisis.More than 300,000 people have

2021-05-13 所属栏目:英语听力材料

England is ready to hug again.British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said British people can begin hugging again – carefully. This new easing of pandemic restrictions comes dur

2021-05-12 所属栏目:英语听力材料

American television network NBC said Monday that it will not broadcast the Golden Globes award show in 2022. The move may lead to the end of one of Hollywood's oldest and most-wat

2021-05-12 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Volunteers from religious groups across the United States are organizing aid efforts to help India deal with its COVID-19 crisis.Aid organizations supported by Hindu, Muslim, Sikh

2021-05-12 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Ronald Garcia is a 39-year-old Guatemalan man who recently entered the United States illegally. He is currently at Casa Alitas, a shelter for immigrants in Tucson, Arizona. While t

2021-05-11 所属栏目:英语听力材料

A major U.S. fuel pipeline remains largely shut down Monday after a cyberattack caused service to be suspended.The incident, reported Friday, led to the shutdown of a main fuel lin

2021-05-11 所属栏目:英语听力材料

It is a place of sadness: a child perhaps 2-1/2 or 3 years old buried under the overhang of a cave, the upper part of the body once carefully wrapped in a cloth.Scientists said las

2021-05-11 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Thanks to her two girls, Kim Zachman spent a lot of time making popular American foods like peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, chicken fingers, hot dogs, and pizza.Her girls are a

2021-05-10 所属栏目:英语听力材料

U.S. health officials say the nation's birth rate in 2020 fell to its lowest level in more than 40 years.The rate fell 4 percent in 2020 to about 3.6 million babies, the Centers f

2021-05-10 所属栏目:英语听力材料

Farmer Ta Thi Thanh Thuy worked hard for years to grow rice on her small piece of land near the mouth of the Mekong River in Vietnam. But now Thuy has started farming shrimp. Many