慢速英语

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Many prisons have programs to help prisoners develop job skills.But a program at the James River Work Center,a prison in the state of Virginia,is a little unusual.It teaches inmates to care for retire...

许多监狱都有帮助囚犯发展工作技能的计划。但是，在弗吉尼亚州的一所监狱詹姆斯河工作中心（James River Work Center）开展的一个项目有点不寻常。它教囚犯照顾退休的赛马。马匹接受再训练以迎接新的生活，而囚犯则学习释放后的生活工...

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People all around the world try very hard to reach perfection. People change their bodies hoping to look perfect. Companies try to make perfect products. We want everything to work without any problem...

世界各地的人们都非常努力地追求完美。人们改变自己的身体，希望看起来完美无缺。公司试图制造完美的产品。我们希望一切都能顺利进行，但似乎人们总是会失败。这种对完美的渴望并不是一个新想法。 最近，我参观了英国伦敦的大英博物馆。博物馆里有很多...

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Another of the large air ships exploded high in the air.Members of the crew fell to the ground.The huge ship lost control and began turning again and again.Soon it was close to the ground.The warriors...

另一艘大型飞艇在空中爆炸。机组人员倒在地上。这艘巨大的船失去了控制，开始一次又一次地转弯。很快它就接近了地面。战士们爬上船，开始与还活着的船员战斗。很快，战斗就停止了。战士们开始从船上拿走所有东西。最后，他们从船深处带回了一个俘虏。其中两名...

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Every day, all over the world, groups of people meet together. They meet to talk about important issues. Business people meet about ways to improve their companies. Teachers meet about new ways to tea...

每天，在世界各地，都有一群人聚在一起。他们聚在一起讨论重要问题。商界人士会面讨论改善公司的方法。教师们开会讨论教授数学、科学或英语的新方法。世界各国领导人举行会议讨论国际政策。但是，你听说过人们开会讨论厕所吗？ 2007 年 10 月...

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Janis Joplin.She was one of the greatest white blues-influenced rock singers of her time.Her intense and emotional voice has become one of the most famous in American popular music.(MUSIC: "Ball and C...

Janis Joplin.她是她那个时代最伟大的受白人布鲁斯影响的摇滚歌手之一。她激烈而动情的嗓音已成为美国流行音乐中最着名的声音之一。（音乐：《Ball and Chain》）那首歌叫《Ball and Chain》。它是由 Janis ...

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What do you think of when you consider witchcraft? Strange powers from the spirit world? Strange people who can do things that ‘normal’ people cannot do? Magic? Where you live may influence your answe...

当你考虑巫术时，你会想到什么？来自灵界的奇怪力量？能做“正常”人做不到的事情的陌生人？魔法？你住在哪里可能会影响你的答案。在欧洲或美国，很多人不相信女巫和巫术真的存在。女巫只出现在电影和书籍中。在电影中，他们穿着黑色的长衣服。他们骑着长长的...

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Ronald Reagan was finishing his second term.He was America's fortieth president and one of the most popular.During his eight years in office,many Americans did well financially.Many felt more secure a...

罗纳德·里根 （Ronald Reagan） 即将结束他的第二个任期。他是美国第 40 任总统，也是最受欢迎的总统之一。在他任职的八年里，许多美国人的财务状况都很好。许多人对国家和世界的未来感到更加安全。与苏联发生核战争的可能性似乎不像过去...

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Mike is a teacher. He lives in California. Mike had a problem. He was always tired. Often, he would fall asleep at work. He would fall asleep while watching television. He even almost fell asleep whil...

Mike 是一名教师。他住在加利福尼亚。迈克遇到了一个问题。他总是很累。他经常在工作中睡着。他会在看电视时睡着。他甚至在开车时差点睡着了！他睡了一整夜。他甚至会在下班后睡一小会儿。但他还是很累。迈克说，他的睡眠也影响了他的妻子。 “我...