AS IT IS 2015-01-08 Nations Preparing to Deal with Climate Change 多国准备应对气候变化 In 2014, the United Nations released a series of climate reports that showed temperatures on Earth are rising. That is the bad news. The good news is tha...
Western Diet Bad for Human Health, Environment 西方饮食对健康和环境都有害 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语健康报道。 The spread of Western eating habits around the world is bad...
AS IT IS 2015-01-05 Obama, Congress Expected to Clash over Foreign Policy Some of President Barack Obamas loudest critics will have more power in 2015. They will take leadership positions in the United States Senate when the Republican Party takes co...
Expert: High Costs Prevent Automated Airplane Tracking 成本问题阻碍飞机自动追踪系统的应用 It's been 10 months since Malaysia Airlines flight 370 disappeared. Despite search efforts that stretched from the South China Sea to the India...
AS IT IS 2015-01-04 Education Activist Praises Gains for Girls in Uganda 乌干达的教育活动家称赞女孩儿从教育中获益 Award-winning Ugandan education activist Beatrice Ayuru says thousands of girls have reached her dream of a good edu...
Will Elections Change Economic Reforms in Greece? 选举会改变希腊的经济改革吗? European officials are urging Greece to continue with economic reforms as the country prepares for early elections. The vote was called for this week after Gre...
'The Interview' Raises Tension between US, North Korea 《刺杀金正恩》致美国朝鲜关系紧张 Millions of Internet users have paid almost six dollars each to watch an online movie called The Interview. The film has deeply angered North Kore...
High Stakes Threaten the Security of English Language Tests 高风险威胁着英语测试的安全 The British Home Office recently took away the rights of several universities to sponsor foreign students. In February 2014, the universities gave Eng...
The Open Boat by Stephen Crane, Part One 斯蒂芬克莱恩《海上扁舟》Ⅰ Our story today is called The Open Boat. It was written by Stephen Crane and is based on what really happened to him in eighteen ninety-six. Crane was traveling from the...
Obama Attends to Long Term Projects in Final Two Years 奥巴马最后两年总统任期冀关注长期计划_ President Barack Obama is entering the final two years of his presidency. The American economy is stronger now than at any time since he to...
Happy New Year! 新年快乐! Now, VOA Special English presents a special program for New Years Eve. That is a song millions of Americans will hear this New Years Eve. It is called Auld Lang Syne. It is the traditional music played during the New Yea...
The Civil War Ends 美国内战结束 From VOA Learning English, this is The Making of a Nation. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. Abraham Lincoln did not live to see the final surrender of the armies of the Confederacy. A Confederate sympathizer shot the preside...
Entertainers, Politicians and a Yogi: People We Lost in 2014 2014年我们失去的那些重要人物 Here are nine people who made a difference in their countries and around the world. We saw their movies, read their books, sang their songs, argued...
AS IT IS 2015-01-01 UN: 2014 Worst Year Ever for Children 联合国称2014年是儿童最不幸一年 UNICEF -- the United Nations Childrens Fund -- says 2014 has been the worst year ever for children in areas affected by conflict. UNICEF estimates 2...
What Health Topics Are Most Important to You? 什么健康话题对你最重要 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. To end the year on a happy note, we thought you might like to re-visit Learning English Health Report stories that w...
