AS IT IS 2014-12-16 Plastic Bags: To Ban or Not to Ban? 塑料袋禁止还是不禁? This is the holiday season in the United States. People are buying gifts and carrying them home, usually in plastic shopping bags. They are only a small amount of th...
AS IT IS 2014-12-16 Myanmar Military Largely Untouched by Reforms 改革对缅甸军方触动不大 Many changes have taken place in Myanmar over the past few years. The government has eased restrictions on the media and released political prisoners....
Mob Museum Tells About the Mafia in America 暴徒博物馆演绎美国黑手党人的历史 From VOA Learning English, welcome to This is America! Im Christopher Cruise. The American city of Las Vegas, Nevada, is known around the world. Las Vegas is...
AS IT IS 2014-12-15 To Survive, Herders Become Farmers in Northern Kenya 肯尼亚北部牧民为生存转为农民 The northern part of the East African nation of Kenya is hot and gets little rain. The area has been suffering from periods of small a...
AS IT IS 2014-12-15 Colombia, Uganda Find Alternative to Plastic Waste 哥伦比亚、乌干达从塑料垃圾中获利 People around the world use disposable plastic containers for water, food and other uses. They are lightweight and useful. If not...
AS IT IS 2014-12-15 Concerns Raised for Uber, Ride-Sharing Services The Indian government this week called for all unregistered taxi services to halt operations. The order came after the reported rape of a woman by a driver for the company Uber in th...
Is He Santa Claus, Saint Nicholas, Kris Kringle or Pelznickel? 他是圣诞老人、圣尼古拉斯、克里斯克林格还是佩尔兹尼克尔? Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Santa Claus is someone who will remain in...
US Allies Named in CIA 'Torture' Report 中情局酷刑报告牵出美国盟友 The United States increased security at U.S. offices around the world this week after the release of a Senate Intelligence Committee report. The report describes how the...
Will Chinese Replace English as the Global Language? 汉语会取代英语成为世界语言吗? Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg recently surprised Chinese students when he spoke to them in Chinese. In a talk at Tsinghua University in Beijing, Zucke...
AS IT IS 2014-12-14 Will Technology Benefit Very Young Children? 新技术会让小小孩受益吗? Technology literacy is important to the economic and educational future of the next generation. Scientists and educators in the U.S. and China say it'...
Scientists Warn of Threat to Coastal Reefs 科学家警告珊瑚礁受到威胁 American scientists are warning of a threat to the worlds coral and rocky reefs. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has identified four reasons for the t...
AS IT IS 2014-12-13 Out-of-this-World Espresso for Astronauts 为宇航员准备的浓缩咖啡 Italian-style espresso coffee has a large public following around the world. Many people have given up traditional coffee and have turned to this thicker...
AS IT IS 2014-12-12 Elephants, Hippos Attack Villages in Cameroon 大象和河马袭击喀麦隆的村庄 Some of the worlds biggest animals are harming villagers in far north Cameroon. The people say hundreds of elephants and hippopotamuses have cau...
AS IT IS 2014-12-12 Have Police Incidents Hurt Americas Image? 弗格森案有损美国的国际形象 People around the world are again talking about race relations in the United States. Recently, two U.S. grand juries decided not to recommend legal...
A Princess of Mars, Part Three 火星公主Ⅲ Editor's note: This is the third in our series of programs called A Princess of Mars. The story is from a series of books by Edgar Rice Burroughs. Last week we told how John Carter was captured by a grou...
