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作者簡介
Voice of America
美國之音（Voice of America，VOA）成立於1942年2月，由美國政府所經營，為美國最大的對外廣播機構。美國之音擁有網站、電視、廣播等平台，每天以40種以上的語言向世界各地進行新聞報導，並力求客觀、公正、全面。
美國之音「Learning English」網站的新聞報導文章目標觀眾為非英語系國家人民，非常適合學習者用來學習新聞英語。
Sheng-chieh Jeff Chang
畢業於國立臺灣大學語言學研究所，喜歡學習語言，熱愛各種教材，現專事出版社，擔任英文學習教材編輯。
Jennifer Chen
畢業於國立臺灣師範大學英語學系，曾任英語教師、英文教學教材編輯、英文雜誌主編、顧問公司特約口譯等，擁有十餘年英語教學及書籍編輯經驗。
美國之音（VOA）與Learning English
使用導覽
Week 1 / Part 1 Economy and Finance 經濟與財經
Day 1 / Unit 1 Robots Replace Human Workers in Eastern Europe
機器人取代東歐工人
Day 2 / Unit 2 Americans Buy Used Cars in the Coronavirus Economy
新冠病毒衝擊美國經濟 中古車買氣反漲
Day 3 / Unit 3 UN Says Family Planning Pays Big for Developing Countries
聯合國稱家庭計畫對發展中國家有重要作用
Day 4 / Unit 4 Will People Stop Using Cash?
現金交易成歷史？
Day 5 / Unit 5 US, Japan, France Urge Companies to Depend Less on China
美日法呼籲企業少依賴中國
Day 6 / Unit 6 World’s Wealthiest Look to Invest in Gold
世界富豪擬投資黃金
Day 7 / Week 1 Review Test
Week 2 / Part 2 Arts and Media & Entertainment 人文藝術與媒體娛樂
Day 1 / Unit 7 At the Vatican, Some of the World’s Greatest Art
來梵蒂岡欣賞世界頂級藝術品
Day 2 / Unit 8 Martha Graham, 1894–1991: The Mother of Modern Dance
現代舞之母瑪莎．葛蘭姆辭世
Day 3 / Unit 9 Is Music Similar Across Cultures?
音樂無國界？
Day 4 / Unit 10 Lyrics Handwritten by Bob Dylan on Sale for ＄2.2 Million
巴布．狄倫歌詞手稿 220萬美元待售
Day 5 / Unit 11 South Korea Celebrates Historic Oscar Wins for Parasite
《寄生上流》改寫奧斯卡史 韓國同慶
Day 6 / Unit 12 Romanian Witches Use Social Media
羅馬尼亞女巫使用社群媒體
Day 7 / Week 2 Review Test
Week 3 / Part 3 Science and Technology 科學與科技
Day 1 / Unit 13 One of the Great Mysteries of Our Universe
一窺宇宙的巨大奧祕：時間
Day 2 / Unit 14 Robot Justice: The Rise of China’s “Internet Courts”
機器人裁判正義：中國「網路法院」崛起
Day 3 / Unit 15 The Search for DNA From a Creature That May Not Exist
尋找傳說生物的基因
Day 4 / Unit 16 What Is 5G Wireless Technology?
5G為何？無線技術顛覆新生活
Day 5 / Unit 17 Saturn Becomes “Moon King” With 20 New Discoveries
又發現20顆衛星 土星晉升「衛星之王」
Day 6 / Unit 18 Toyota to Build “City of the Future” to Test New Technologies
測試嶄新技術 豐田擬建「未來之城」
Day 7 / Week 3 Review Test
Week 4 / Part 4 Politics and Military 政治與軍事
Day 1 / Unit 19 Anti-Corruption Group Says Abuse of Power Still “Very High” in Many Countries
反貪腐組織宣稱很多國家官員濫權的情況依舊嚴重
Day 2 / Unit 20 The Forgotten Rohingya
被遺忘的羅興亞人
Day 3 / Unit 21 Former North Korean Diplomat Wins Seat in South’s Legislature
脫北者前外交官挺進韓國國會
Day 4 / Unit 22 Europe Faces Difficult Issues as Germany Becomes EU President
德掌歐盟理事會 面臨眾多難題
Day 5 / Unit 23 Global Refugee Forum to Seek Greater Support for Forcibly Displaced
全球難民論壇 盼挺流離失所者
Day 6 / Unit 24 The Race for “Ultra-Fast” Weapons Continues
軍備競「速」持續中
Day 7 / Week 4 Review Test
Week 5 / Part 5 Medicine and Health 醫學與健康
Day 1 / Unit 25 New Study Looks Into Why Females Live Longer Than Males
女性較長壽？新研究探究原因
Day 2 / Unit 26 Watching for Early Signs of Autism in Babies
注意兒童自閉症的早期跡象
Day 3 / Unit 27 A Campaign Against Alzheimer’s Disease
對抗阿茲海默症
Day 4 / Unit 28 Easing Pain in the Sick and Dying
減輕病患及臨終者的痛苦
Day 5 / Unit 29 Major Progress in Health Through Technology
科技為健康帶來的重大進展
Day 6 / Unit 30 When Collecting Things Becomes a Problem
當收藏物品造成了問題
Day 7 / Week 5 Review Test
Week 6 / Part 6 Language and Education 語言與教育
Day 1 / Unit 31 How to Help an Endangered Language
如何延續瀕危的語言
Day 2 / Unit 32 What Online Teens Consider “Research”
數位時代青少年眼中的「做研究」
Day 3 / Unit 33 Do Field Trips Help Students With Learning?
校外參訪能幫助學習嗎？
Day 4 / Unit 34 Study: We Learn Language in Pre-Human Area of Brain
研究：學語言用腦區 比人類更古老
Day 5 / Unit 35 Using Art to Make Summer School More Interesting
美術讓暑期課程變得更有趣
Day 6 / Unit 36 Students, Professors Push Back on the Growth of Online Education
線上教育發展 引高教師生反彈
Day 7 / Week 6 Review Test
Week 7 / Part 7 Lifestyle and Sport 生活休閒與運動
Day 1 / Unit 37 Making Magic
魔術的奧妙
Day 2 / Unit 38 A Visit to an Asian “Night Market” in Los Angeles
洛杉磯的亞洲夜市一遊
Day 3 / Unit 39 Sudanese-American Player Promotes Wheelchair Basketball
南蘇丹美籍身障球星推廣輪籃
Day 4 / Unit 40 Kitchen Chemistry: The Science of Herbs and Spices
廚房裡的化學課：藥草及香料的科學
Day 5 / Unit 41 Japanese Dog That Almost Disappeared Very Popular in Taiwan
原產地險消失 日本柴犬在台夯
Day 6 / Unit 42 Words and Their Stories: Baseball Terms
慣用語背後的故事：和棒球有關的用語
Day 7 / Week 7 Review Test
Week 8 / Part 8 Environment and Climate 環境與氣候
Day 1 / Unit 43 Should Whales Be Hunted or Watched?
捕鯨爭議
Day 2 / Unit 44 Study: One-Third of Humans Could Face Almost “Unlivable” Heat by 2070
研究：2070年高溫難生存 全球三分之一人口恐受難
Day 3 / Unit 45 Arctic Reindeer Face Starvation Threat in Sweden
瑞典北極馴鹿面臨餓死威脅
Day 4 / Unit 46 Why Fewer Typhoons Are Hitting Taiwan, Philippines
襲台菲颱風為何減少？
Day 5 / Unit 47 Will Environmental Changes Resulting From the Coronavirus Last?
新冠病毒所致的環境變化能否持續？
Day 6 / Unit 48 Could Waste Plastic Reduce Our Need for Oil?
塑膠廢棄物能減少我們對石油的需求嗎？
Day 7 / Week 8 Review Test
Week 9 / Part 9 Society and Religion 社會與宗教
Day 1 / Unit 49 New Laws Needed to Deal With Users’ Digital Legacies
如何處理數位遺產尚待立法規範
Day 2 / Unit 50 New U.S. Rule to End “Birth Tourism”
阻生育觀光 美新規可拒發簽證
Day 3 / Unit 51 Museum or Mosque? Turkey Debates the Hagia Sophia
博物館或清真寺？土耳其聖索菲亞之爭
Day 4 / Unit 52 New Taiwan Law on Suicide Reporting Leads to Debate
台灣新法限制自殺報導 專家意見紛陳
Day 5 / Unit 53 Juneteenth Celebration Amid Civil Rights Unrest
美廢黑奴「六月節」 今逢民權示威動盪
Day 6 / Unit 54 Some Say It’s Time for Women as Priests, But It’s Unlikely
力爭女性當神父？迫於現實恐難全
Day 7 / Week 9 Review Test
翻譯
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