Trophy Hunting Is Big Business in South Africa 在南非狩猎是一个大行业 Asian countries, like Thailand, are fighting to contain the illegal ivory trade and the killing of elephants by illegal hunters known as poachers. However, South Africa...
AS IT IS 2014-08-16 Woman Works as Bridge to the Dead 作为死人与外界沟通桥梁的女人 All humans share two life events birth and death. However, people deal with death in many different ways. Culture, religion, personal beliefs and fear al...
From Huge to Extra Small, at New York City Museum 纽约博物馆大大小小的展品 Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. Im Caty Weaver. Inside the Queens Museum in New York City there is another New York City. It is a 50-year-old...
Iraqi Prime Minister Maliki to Step Down 伊拉克总理马利基决定下台 Obama Promises Support for Iraqis, Maliki Agrees to Step Aside The Iraqi state television network Iraqiya reported late on Thursday that Nouri al-Maliki has relinquished th...
AS IT IS 2014-08-15 Researcher Says Test New Ebola Drugs Now 研究人员说现在正测试新的埃博拉病毒药物 A man who discovered the Ebola virus says now is the time to test drugs that could help people infected with the dangerous disease....
AS IT IS 2014-08-14 S. Africa School Keeps Pregnant Teens in Class In some ways, the high school girls at the Pretoria Hospital School seem like many other girls their age. But there is a major difference -- most of them will become mothers by the en...
John Brown Raids Harpers Ferry 建国史话:约翰布朗袭击哈珀斯费 From VOA Learning English, this is The Making of a Nation. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. And Im Jonathan Evans. In October of 1859, a group of anti-slavery extremists attacked the town...
US and Allies Consider Ways to Help Iraqi Refugees 美国及其盟友想办法帮助伊拉克难民 The U.S. and its allies are discussing ways to rescue thousands of Iraqi civilians trapped on a mountaintop in northern Iraq. They are mostly members...
Scientists Trying to Do Away With Passwords 科学家们试图破除密码 Hackers around the world are getting better at stealing passwords. A hacker is a person who uses a computer to gain information without permission. Now, some computer scientis...
AS IT IS 2014-08-14 Vietnam Working to Improve Its Economy 越南努力发展国内经济 Gabor Szendroi has traveled a lot between Hungary and Vietnam. He tries to connect companies in both countries. He seeks to do that through merger and acquisiti...
Brain Imaging Improves Treatment for Depression 大脑成像技术有助于治疗抑郁症 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 Clinical depression is a serious medical condition. The...
Is There a Link Between Suicide and Depression? 自杀与抑郁之间有联系吗? The suspected suicide of actor and comedian Robin Williams is being linked, in part, to depression. Many Americans suffer from the condition. But, many also are trying...
AS IT IS 2014-08-13 Cambodia Wants China's Help to Stop Sex Trafficking An increasing number of Cambodian women are finding their way into sham Chinese marriages. Many are becoming victims of human trafficking -- for the purpose of forced labor or se...
AS IT IS 2014-08-13 WHO Says Experimental Drugs Ethical for Ebola Patients 世卫组织称实验药物治疗埃博拉合乎伦理 Officials in Liberia say they expect to receive an experimental drug from a U.S. company to treat Ebola patients. The dr...
Movie Star, Comedian Robin Williams Dead at 63 喜剧巨星罗宾威廉姆斯去世,享年63岁 Actor and comedian Robin Williams has died in an apparent suicide. Police said the 63-year-old entertainer was found dead in his home in Tiburon, Californ...
