AS IT IS 2015-02-15 Americans Eating More 'Fast Casual,' Less Fast Food. 美国人吃更多的快速休闲食品 Plain Cheeseburger. Give me two of them. That is Ted Mistretta ordering food in Washington D.C. before boarding a train with his daughter...
Will Talks in Belarus End Fighting in Ukraine? 白俄罗斯谈判是否可以结束乌克兰冲突? A ceasefire is to take effect Saturday in eastern Ukraine. The ceasefire agreement came this week after all-night talks involving the leaders of Ukrai...
Three Tips to Improve Your Public Speaking Skills 三个技巧助你提高演讲能力 Students in American schools learn from an early age to give presentations as part of their regular classroom activities. Children as young as five years old often...
The Language of Love: How Not to Write a Love Letter 爱的语言:如何不写情书 Saint Valentines Day falls on February 14. Traditionally, Valentines Day is the day when lovers show their feelings for each other. They do that with presents like f...
AS IT IS 2015-02-14 Uganda Under Fire for Exporting Health Workers 乌干达出口医护人员遭批评 The Ugandan government has set up a program to send almost 300 health care workers to work in Trinidad and Tobago. Critics say there is already a...
Eastern Ukraine Cease-fire Deal Reached 乌克兰东部达成停火协议 The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, Germany and France agreed on Thursday to declare a ceasefire in Ukraine. The officials met in Minsk, Belarus. The cease-fire deal is aimed at en...
AS IT IS 2015-02-13 Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings Nominated for World Heritage List 弗兰克劳埃德赖特建筑被提名世界遗产名录 Frank Lloyd Wright is often called the father of American modern architecture. He designed buildings and home...
AS IT IS 2015-02-13 Schools Closed by Ebola Reopen in Guinea and Liberia 几内亚和利比里亚由于埃博拉关闭的学校重新开学 Children in Guinea started their school year in January. Schools were closed there for five months because of...
AS IT IS 2015-02-13 Anti-Immigration Party Gains Strength in France 法国反移民政党获得更多支持 The terrorist attacks in Paris have increased tensions in France between French citizens and immigrants. The anti-immigration National Front p...
AS IT IS 2015-02-13 Hate Crime Not Ruled Out in Muslim Students' Death On Tuesday evening, a man shot and killed three Muslim students in the U.S. city of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Many American Muslims said the students deaths did not get widespr...
The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe 埃德加爱伦坡短篇小说《泄密的心》 Today we present the short story The Tell-Tale Heart by Edgar Allan Poe. Here is Shep O'Neal with the story. True! Nervous -- very, very nervous I had been and am...
Pomegranate: Still Healthy at 5,000 Years Old 保留5000年仍存活的石榴 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. The pomegranate is one of the oldest known fruits. Pomegranates are found in ancient writings and pictured i...
White House Confirms Death of US Hostage in Syria 白宫证实在叙利亚的美国人质已死亡 U.S. officials have confirmed that an American woman held hostage in Syria is dead. Twenty-six-year old Kayla Mueller was kidnapped in August of 2013 w...
Researchers Remember Discovery of Lucy Skeleton 研究人员回忆发现露西骨架始末 It has been more than 40 years since the discovery of the early human skeleton named Lucy. The old bones were found in Ethiopia. Lucy is one of the most famous...
AS IT IS 2015-02-12 WHO Names First Woman as Africa Director The World Health Organization has appointed a new regional director for Africa. For the first time, the director is a woman. Matshidiso Moeti promises to shake up the office, or make change...
