- VOA慢速英语:American History: Hurricane Katrina, Iraq and the Great Recession2012-05-03
- Early in his first term, terrorists had carried out the worst attacks in United States history. President Bush declared a war on terror and led the country into wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
- VOA慢速英语:American History: War on Terror Turns to Iraq2012-04-12
- This week in our series, we look at the American-led invasion of Iraq in March two thousand three. It was part of the War on Terror President George W. Bush had declared after the al-Qaida attacks on the United States on September eleventh, two thousand one.
- VOA慢速英语:American History: Life in the U.S. After the 9/11 Attacks2012-04-06
- A stunning and cowardly strike on the United States. Terrorists send mighty skyscrapers crumbling to the ground. Many innocent people are dead. The president vows the killers will pay for this attack on America.
- VOA慢速英语:Short Story: 'Luck' by Mark Twain2012-03-31
- I was at a dinner in London given in honor of one of the most celebrated English military men of his time. I do not want to tell you his real name and titles. I will just call him Lieutenant General Lord Arthur Scoresby.
- VOA慢速英语:Terrorists Attack America2012-03-30
- George W. Bush had been in office for less than eight months when the events of September eleventh, two thousand one, took place.
- VOA慢速英语:American History: The 2000 Elections2012-03-22
- This week in our series, we look at the presidential election of two thousand. It was an election that few Americans would soon forget.
- VOA慢速英语:Short Story: 'Keesh' by Jack London2012-03-17
- Keesh lived at the edge of the polar sea. He had seen thirteen suns in the Eskimo way of keeping time. Among the Eskimos, the sun each winter leaves the land in darkness. And the next year, a new sun returns, so it might be warm again.
- VOA慢速英语:American History: The 1990s2012-03-16
- For most of the nineteen nineties, the nation was at peace. The Soviet Union collapsed in nineteen ninety-one, bringing an end to years of costly military competition.
VOA慢速英语附字幕:美国历史:克林顿总统的法律问题2012-03-09- Clinton's past in Arkansas became the source of accusations and questions about his character as he was running for president. These included questions about financial dealings with a land development company called Whitewater.
- VOA慢速英语:Short Story: ‘The Lady, or the Tiger?' by Frank R. Stockton2012-03-03
- Long ago, in the very olden time, there lived a powerful king. Some of his ideas were progressive. But others caused people to suffer.
- VOA慢速英语:American History: Bill Clinton's Second Term2012-03-02
- For four years now, to realize our vision, we have pursued a simple but profound strategy opportunity for all, responsibility from all, a strong united American community.
- VOA慢速英语:American History: Bill Clinton's First Term as President2012-02-24
- During his eight years as president, he appointed more women and minorities to the government than any president before him. He also appointed the second woman ever to serve on the Supreme Court.
- VOA慢速英语:Children's Story: ‘Pecos Bill'2012-02-18
- Pecos Bill was a larger than life hero of the American West. No one knows who first told stories about Pecos Bill. Cowboys may have invented the stories. Others say Edward O'Reilly invented the character in stories he wrote for The Century Magazine in the early nineteen hundreds.
- VOA慢速英语:杰克·伦敦小说《生火》2012-02-13
- The man walked down the trail on a cold, gray day. Pure white snow and ice covered the Earth for as far as he could see. This was his first winter in Alaska. He was wearing heavy clothes and fur boots. But he still felt cold and uncomfortable.
- VOA慢速英语:Short Story: 'Angelina's Dress'2012-01-01
- It was dinner time at the Wilsons' house. Henry and Susan Wilson and their two children were starting their meal. The food was left from their Thanksgiving dinner two days before.
- VOA慢速英语:American History: The Space Race2011-09-30
- On a cold October day in nineteen fifty-seven, the Soviet Union launched a small satellite into orbit around the Earth. Radio Moscow made the announcement.
- VOA慢速英语:Short Story: 'The Purloined Letter' by Edgar Allan Poe2011-09-24
- Our story today is called The Purloined Letter. It was written by Edgar Allan Poe. Poe is generally known for his horror stories.
- VOA慢速英语:Short Story: 'One Thousand Dollars' by O. Henry2011-08-13
- It's such an unusual amount, he explained, kindly, to the lawyer. If it had been ten thousand a man might celebrate with a lot of fireworks. Even fifty dollars would have been less trouble.
- VOA慢速英语:Science Fiction: 'A Princess of Mars' by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Part 4)2011-08-06
- Last week, we told how John Carter observed a fierce battle between the green Martians and a race of red, human-like creatures. He also saw the beautiful Princess Dejah Thoris being captured after the battle.
- VOA慢速英语:Science Fiction: 'A Princess of Mars' by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Part 3)2011-07-30
- Last week we told how John Carter was captured by a group of warriors on the planet Mars. Later, he became one of them by defeating a huge warrior in a fight. He is still a captive, but he is treated with honor because he is a skilled fighter. We left John Carter at the beginning of a fierce battle between the green warriors and their main enemy.
- VOA慢速英语:Science Fiction: ‘A Princess of Mars' by Edgar Rice Burroughs (Part 2)2011-07-23
- Last week we brought you the first of four programs called A Princess of Mars. Our story is from a series of books by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. They are science fiction stories, a mix of imagination and science.
- VOA慢速英语:Science Fiction: 'A Princess of Mars' by Edgar Rice Burrough (Part 1)2011-07-16
- The book is called A Princess of Mars. It is the first book in a series that Mister Burroughs wrote about a man who travels to Mars during the last years of the eighteen hundreds. There, the man meets strange beings and sees strange sights. At first he is a captive, then a warrior, and after many battles, a prince of a royal family.
- VOA慢速英语:Short Story: ‘The Diamond Lens' by Fitz-James O'Brien (Part 2)2011-06-25
- When I was a child, someone gave me a microscope. I spent hours looking through that microscope, exploring Nature's tiny secrets. As I grew up, I became more interested in my microscope than in people.
- VOA慢速英语:Short Story: ‘The Diamond Lens,' Part 1, by Fitz-James O'Brien2011-06-18
- When I was ten years old, one of my older cousins gave me a microscope. The first time I looked through its magic lens, the clouds that surrounded my daily life rolled away. I saw a universe of tine living creatures in a drop of water. Day after day, night after night, I studied life under my microscope.
- VOA慢速英语:Children’s Story: ‘Pecos Bill’2011-06-11
- Pecos Bill was a larger than life hero of the American West. No one knows who first told stories about Pecos Bill. Cowboys may have invented the stories. Others say Edward O'Reilly invented the character in stories he wrote for The Century Magazine in the early nineteen hundreds. The stories were collected in a book called The Saga of Pecos Bill published in nineteen twenty-three.