第一篇：VOA慢速英語附字幕-天津爆炸已致104人死亡

VOA慢速英語附字幕-天津爆炸已致104人死亡

篇一：Voa慢速英語基礎核心詞匯1500個(帶有音標中文解釋)2 慢速英語1500詞匯

a/an o一個；任何；每（個）able 有能力的；能干的about 關于；在…周圍

above 上面 prep.在..上面

accept接受，收領，承擔

accident ?偶然的事；意外的事 accuse譴責； 控告, 告發(fā)

across 橫過；在…對面

act 行動；見效 n.行為

activist ?(政治活動的)積極分子 actor 男演員；演劇的人

add ?添加，附加，摻加

administration行政管理，管理機關admit 承認；準許…進入

adult 成年人 adj.成年的advise 忠告，勸告，建議

affect 影響； 感動； 假裝

afraid[表]害怕； [口]恐怕 after 在..之后ad.在后

again 又，再一次，此外

against倚在；逆，對著

age 年齡；時代 vt.變老

agency ?經(jīng)辦；代理；代理處aggression 侵略

ago以前, 以住

agree同意；持相同意見

agriculture 農(nóng)業(yè)，農(nóng)藝；農(nóng)學 aid 幫助(者)；援助

aim 瞄準；目的(在于)air 使...通風 n.空氣

air force 空軍airplane 飛機

airport 航空站； 民航飛機場 album 粘貼簿；相冊；文選

alcohol ?酒精，乙醇

alive ?活著的，有生命的all ?全部

ally盟國，同盟者，伙伴

almost ?幾乎；差不多

alone ?(只作表語)單獨的

along ?繼續(xù)；一起 prep.沿already ?早已，已經(jīng)

also ?亦，也；而且，還

although盡管，雖然

always 總是，一直；永遠

ambassador 大使；特使，代表amend 修改，更正 3 ammunition ?軍火, 彈藥

among ?在...之中，中間

amount ?總數(shù)，數(shù)量 v.累計 anarchy 無政府(狀態(tài))； 混亂 ancestor祖宗，祖先

ancient古代的；古老的

and ?和；假如；一...就anger 怒，憤怒 vt.使發(fā)怒

animal 動物；畜牲 a.動物的 anniversary?周年紀念(日)announce ?宣告；宣布；發(fā)表 another再一(個..)answer ?回答；響應；適應 any?什么,一些；任何的 apologize道歉，謝罪，認錯 appeal請求；呼吁；上訴appear ?出現(xiàn)；顯得；好象 appoint ?任命，委任；約定 approve 贊成，稱許；批準 archeology 考古學

area ?(區(qū))域，面積，方面 argue 爭論，爭辯，辯論

arms?n武器

army ?軍隊；陸軍

around ?周圍，四面，四處

arrest ??逮捕 n.逮捕； 停止arrive 到達；來臨；達到

art ?藝術；美術；藝術品 artillery ?炮兵部隊

as 同樣地，象..一樣

ash 灰；灰燼，灰堆

ask 問；要求；邀請；討價篇二：VOA慢速英語聽力原文

美國勞動之歌

Most of the world observes Labor Day on May 1.Butthe United States has its workers holiday on the firstMonday in September.Steve Ember and BarbaraKlein have a few songs from the history of theAmerican labor movement.Labor songs are traditionally stories of struggle andpride, of timeless demands for respect and the hopefor a better life.Sometimes they represent old songs with new words.One example is “We Shall Not Be Moved.”It uses the music and many of the same words of an old religious song.Here is folksinger Pete Seeger with “We Shall Not Be Moved.” Many classic American labor songs came from workers in the coal mines of the South.Mineowners bitterly opposed unions.In some cases, there was open war between labor activistsand coal mine operators.Once, in Harlan County, Kentucky, company police searched for union leaders.They went to oneman's home but could not find him there.So they waited outside for several days.The coal miner's wife, Florence Reece, remained inside with her children.She wrote this song, “Which Side Are You On?” Again, here is Pete Seeger.Probably the most famous labor songwriter in America was Joe Hill.He was born in Sweden andcame to the United States in the early 1900s.He worked as an unskilled laborer.Joe Hill joined the Industrial Workers of the World, known as the Wobblies.More than any otherunion, they used music in their campaigns, urging members to “sing and fight.” One of Joe Hill's best-known songs is “Casey Jones.” It uses the music from a song about atrain engineer.In the old song, Casey Jones is a hero.He bravely keeps his train running in verydifficult conditions.In Joe Hill's version, Casey Jones is no hero.His train is unsafe.Yet he stays on the job afterother workers have called a strike against the railroad company.Pete Seeger and the Song Swappers sing “Casey Jones(The Union Scab).” Another American labor song is called “Bread and Roses.” That term was connected with thewomen's labor movement.The song was based on a poem called “Bread and Roses” by James Oppenheim.The poem waspublished in The American Magazine in December of 1911.The following month there was a famous strike by textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts.They won higher pay and better working conditions.Oppenheim's poem gained more attention.At that time, conditions in factories were already a national issue.In 1911, a fire at a clothingfactory in New York had taken the lives of 146 people.The victims were mostly immigrantwomen.Here is Pat Humphries with “Bread and Roses.” Union activists know that labor songs can unite and help people feel strong.This can be trueeven when the music has nothing to do with unions.“De Colores” is a popular Spanish folksong.It talks about fields in the spring, little birds,rainbows and the great loves of many colors.This song is popular with supporters of the United Farm Workers union.We listen as BaldemarVelasquez leads the band Aguila Negra in “De Colores.” For many years, folksinger Joe Glazer was a union activist with a guitar.He was also a laborhistorian.Labor's Troubadour was the name of a book he about his life.He believed inorganized labor and preserving the musical history of the American labor movement.JoeGlazer died in 2006 at the age of 88.Here is Joe Glazer with “Solidarity Forever,” written by Ralph Chaplin.From VOA Learning English, this is the Agriculture Report.這里是美國之音慢速英語農(nóng)業(yè)報道。

Today, we take you to a small banana plantation near Kampala.The trees are healthy and green, but Andrew Kiggundu does not like what he sees.今天我們帶你到坎帕拉附近的一個小香蕉園。這些健康的香蕉樹一片翠綠，但安德魯·基岡度（Andrew Kiggundu）對他看到的卻不滿意。

“The disease on the leaves you see right now is not the wilt, it is a different disease called black sigatoka.It is just killing off the leaves and causing significant yield loss.This is a big problem, although of course not as much as the wilt, because the wilt just destroys the whole plant.” 他說，“你現(xiàn)在看到的葉子所患的病不是香蕉枯萎病，它是一種不同的疾病，被稱為香蕉葉斑病。它正在殺死香蕉葉子，并造成重大的產(chǎn)量損失。這是一個大問題，雖然其危害尚不及香蕉枯萎病，因為香蕉枯萎病會破壞整顆植株。”

Andrew Kiggundu works with the National Agricultural Research Organization, also known as NARO.The Ugandan government agency is developing genetically engineer bananas.The new plants are meant to resist black sigatoka and banana bacterial wilt, which has been destroying a large amounts of the country's banana crop.基岡度就職于烏干達國家農(nóng)業(yè)研究組織（簡稱NARO）。這家烏干達政府機構正在開發(fā)轉基因香蕉。這種新作物是為了對抗香蕉葉斑病和香蕉細菌性枯萎病，這兩種病害已經(jīng)摧毀了烏干達大量的香蕉作物。Uganda is the world's top consumer of bananas.NARO Research Director Wilberforce Tushemereirwe says this is why it is so important to produce healthy plants.烏干達是全球最大的香蕉消費國。烏干達國家農(nóng)業(yè)研究組織的研究總監(jiān)Wilberforce Tushemereirwe表示，這就是生產(chǎn)健康作物如此重要的原因。

“The disease keeps on moving around wiping out garden after garden, so you will go to areas where you find they have changed from banana to annual crops.That has already introduced food insecurity, because they are not used to handling annual crops.” 他說，“這種疾病四處肆掠，挨個消滅香蕉園，所以你在一些地方會發(fā)現(xiàn)，它們已經(jīng)從香蕉變成了一年生作物。這已經(jīng)引發(fā)了糧食不安全，因為它們不是用來對付一年生作物。”

The central African nation already permits testing of genetically modified organisms, or GMOs.Lawmakers are considering a bill that would permit the development and distribution of such organisms through out the country.But some activists say genetically modified organisms would be dangerous to human health and the environment.烏干達這種中非國家已經(jīng)允許轉基因生物實驗。立法者正在籌備一項允許這類生物在全國開發(fā)和擴散的議案。但一些活動人士表示，轉基因生物對人類和環(huán)境有害。

Giregon Olupot is a soil biophysicist at Makerere University in Kampala.Giregon Olupot是坎帕拉市馬凱雷雷大學的一位土壤生物物理學家。

“There are a range of options that risk to be wiped [out], just by this technology.With bananas, tissue culture has worked well to engineer healthy plants.You then take these plants to a clean garden and maintain field hygiene.Why are we not giving emphasis to that technology?” 他說，“通過這項技術可以消除很多類的風險。在香蕉方面，植物組織培養(yǎng)在改造健康植株基因方面效果很好。然后我們把這些植株移入無病害的香蕉園里并保持田間衛(wèi)生。為什么我們不重視這種技術？”

Most genetically modified seeds are patented, this means farmers must purchase them after each planting.Mr Olupot says, this might be possible for profitable farmers, but smaller farmers depend on their own seeds.In his opinion, selling genetically modified seeds to small farmers could trap them.大多數(shù)轉基因種子具有專利，這意味著農(nóng)民們每次播種后都要再次購買種子。Olupot先生說，這對效益好的農(nóng)民來說沒問題，但規(guī)模較小的農(nóng)民都依賴自己的種子。在他看來，銷售轉基因種子會使小農(nóng)戶陷入困境。

“If you are to go commercial, it has to be on a large scale.Now the farmers we are talking about, on average, have 0.4 hectares of land.It is simply not suitable for our farmers.” 他說，“如果你要商業(yè)化就必須大規(guī)模。我們現(xiàn)在談論的這些農(nóng)民平均只有0.4公頃土地，所以它根本不適合我們這些農(nóng)民。”

A public institution is developing Uganda's genetically modified bananas.NARO says no patent laws will restrict their use.But Mr Olupot says this would probably not be true with genetically modified crops introduced to Uganda in future.Mr Kiggundu says opponents of genetically modified plans have been strong in their criticisms.He says many farmers are now afraid of GMOs.一家公共機構正在開發(fā)烏干達的轉基因香蕉。烏干達國家農(nóng)業(yè)研究組織表示，沒有專利法會限制它們的使用。但Olupot表示，這對未來引入到烏干達的轉基因作物來說是不可能的。基岡度先生說，轉基因計劃反對者的批評聲一直很大。

The Ugandan parliament is expected to pass the Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill before the end of the year.烏干達議會有望在今年年底之前通過生物技術和生物安全法案。篇三：文本(精選版)voa 美國之音 慢速英語

China Wages Diplomatic Offensive With Arab Countries At a regular briefing Wednesday, spokesman Hong Lei gave details of phone conversations Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi has had in recent days with the head of the Arab League, as well as counterparts from Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Algeria.He says Syria was the main topic of discussion.Hong says the Chinese foreign minister urged the international community to create favorable conditions to provide humanitarian assistance to Syria.He adds that Beijing values the role of the Arab League in resolving the crisis in Syria and is, in his words, “ready to work with Arab countries” to push for a peaceful settlement of the crisis as soon as possible.The spokesman says China is deeply worried about the escalating violence in Syria.He had strong and direct words for the Syrian government, which many in the international community blame for killing its own people.He says the Chinese government calls on all parties in Syria to stop the violence, singling out the Syrian government specifically.He adds that Beijing calls on the Syrian government to heed what he described as the “reasonable appeals of the Syrian people for reform.” The Chinese comments come as members of the United Nations Security Council are drafting a resolution on Syria that focuses on seeking an end to the fighting so that humanitarian aid can get to besieged towns.China and Russia vetoed a U.N.resolution on February 4 that would have backed an Arab League proposal for the Syrian president to step down.At the time, Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby said Russia and China have lost diplomatic credit in the Arab world because of their vetoes.China defended its decision by saying it was aimed at avoiding more casualties in Syria, even though the death toll there has continued to mount.The Chinese spokesman did not say Wednesday whether his government would support any new U.N.resolutions, but only that any action the world body takes must abide by its charter.Popular Culture Inspires Top US Baby Names here's a better-than-random chance that babies born in the United States last year, 2010, were named “Bella” or “Edward.” Those were among the 10 most popular girls' and boys' names, respectively, and it was more than a coincidence that they are also leading characters in the wildly popular “Twilight” series of young adult novels and films about vampires.The choice of baby names, you see, can be somewhat faddish.Certain ones, such as “Tiffany” and “Justin,” which were popular in the 1980s, become the rage, then fall from fashion.The other day, a VOA staffer met a little boy, age two, named “Aiden.” Our colleague had never heard that name.Turns out, Aiden is the most popular boy baby's name this year, as reported by the website.For what it's worth, Aiden was a leading character on the highly-rated TV show “Sex and the City.” It certainly does appear that pop culture influences Americans' choice of baby names.Isabella, the third-most-popular girl's name, for instance, may be an adaptation of Bella, the vampire lover in the “Twilight” movies.“Jacob” is in the top 10, too.That's the good-looking shape-shifter who phases into a wolf in the same series.Curiously, “Sophia” ranks first among this year's girl-baby names, and “Ava” is fifth.Sophia Loren and Ava Gardner were glamorous actresses on the silver screen half a century ago.But, as another colleague, who follows romance novels, told us, “Old-fashioned names, especially for girls, are big.” We should point out that the top-10 list of boy and girl names refers almost exclusively to white, non-Hispanic babies.You won't find many “Aidens” or “Masons” on the African-American and Latino baby-name lists.Chinese Symbols Prove Popular in US From the moment Spaniardsfirst dropped anchor and encountered the natives whom the Spanish called “Indians” because they thought they had arrived in Indiawords such as “unicorn” and “chicken.” Not one of the characters has anything to do with tigers, or even cats.Indeed, the characters on this sign do mean “blue bamboo,” but they're upside down.Other Hanzi, delicately tattooed onto a woman's back, translate as “crazy diarrhea.” Surely this wasn't what she ordered from the tattoo artist.So, America is a multicultural melting pot.But reading the signs doesn't always tell you who you're melting with.“If people would stop making fools of themselves, my site would dry up,” Tang says.