Americans Look for Art Everywhere 美国人对艺术的追求无处不在 Jasper Johns' painting 1958 'Three Flags' was among the works chosen for the 'Art Everywhere.' Welcome to American Mosaic from VOA Learning English. Im June Simms. Have you eve...
AS IT IS 2014-08-08 Americans Debate Over Payments to Terrorrists The militant group known as the Islamic State has claimed responsibility for killing American journalists James Foley and Steven Sotloff. Americans are now debating whether the United...
AS IT IS 2014-09-08 'Exploding' Lake to Provide Power in Rwanda Methane gas from a lake in Rwanda may soon become a major supply of electricity. Millions of people in that central African country could use the energy. An American company and the Rwan...
AS IT IS 2014-09-08 Hunger Threatens One in Seven Americans 七分之一的美国人受到饥饿威胁 The United States Department of Agriculture just released a report on the problems that Americans have getting food. The report says that one in se...
Australia Links Aboriginal Aid to School Attendance 澳大利亚改变原住民援助政策 Parents in South Australias Aboriginal lands may lose some of their financial aid if they do not send their children to school. New rules link school attendan...
A Cup of Joe With Average Joes and Plain Janes 来和普通的乔与简喝一杯咖啡吧! Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. A persons name is very important. Some names also have special meanings in popular American expre...
AS IT IS 2014-09-07 Mixed Signals at US Border with Mexico Since last October, tens of thousands of children have entered the United States without a parent or legal guardian. This was two times the number as the year before. Methodist pastor Jaser D...
Will US, Allies Destroy Islamic State Group? 美国及盟国能否摧毁伊斯兰国? From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. 美国之音慢速学英语节目，这里是时事新闻。 This week, Islamic State militants released a video sho...
Rubber May Soon Come from Weed 橡胶或很快能从杂草提炼 People have been using products made with synthetic rubber for more than a century. But high-quality tires for cars, trucks and aircraft still must contain 40 percent or more natural ru...
AS IT IS 2014-09-06 Relations Between Vietnam, China Still Tense 越南与中国的关系依然紧张 Last month, Vietnam sent a Communist Party official to China in an effort to reduce tensions between the two countries. Relations worsened three mon...
AS IT IS 2014-09-05 Conflicts Affecting Christians in Middle East 中东冲突影响到基督徒 The study found an increase in conflicts based on religious disputes. It also found that Christians faced oppression in a growing number of countries in...
Southern States Form a New Nation 南方各州组成新的国家 From VOA Learning English, this is The Making of a Nation. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. And Im Christopher Cruise. South Carolina withdrew from the United States on December 20, 1860. South Car...
Video Game Technology to Save Lives 电子游戏技术挽救生命 The new imaging technology is called Platos CAVE. Dr. Brian Butler is a cancer specialist at Houston Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas. He is also the lead creator of CAVE. Compute...
AS IT IS 2014-09-04 Rights Groups: Thailand Suppresses Freedom Thailands military and police have stopped the release of an independent report on human rights. The report examines human rights in Thailand during the first 100 days under military rule...
Militant Video Shows Killing of Second US Reporter 激进视频显示第二名美国记者遭杀害 Militants of the Islamic State group released a video Tuesday claiming to show the execution of a second American reporter. U.S. State Department spok...
