AS IT IS 2015-05-18 Blues Music Great B.B. King Dead at 89 蓝调之王B.B. King去世享年89岁 A great master of blues guitar, B.B. King, is dead. King died Thursday night at his home in Las Vegas, Nevada. He was 89 years old. B.B. King was in the...
Common French Words in American English 词汇典故:美式英语中的常用法语单词 Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Bonjour! Just kidding. We are speaking English. But today we are featuring French words that we u...
How We Date: Here, There and Everywhere If you are in Uganda, what quality could most hurt your chances for getting a date? As a tourist in Myanmar, what is the worst way to meet someone? To answer these questions and many more, VOA talked to an inte...
Discover America's Appalachian Trail 阿巴拉契亚山道发现之旅 Hello, Im Ashley Thompson with VOA Learning English and Im here today in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia. The historic town is the halfway point of the 3,400-kilometer-long Appalachi...
AS IT IS 2015-05-17 Young People Learn Leadership in the Great Outdoors 年轻人应该在户外活动中学习领导技能 The Cottonwood Institute is a nonprofit group that works with teenagers in the U.S. city of Denver, Colorado. It helps them le...
18 Films Seek Top Prize at Cannes Film Festival 戛纳电影节18部影片角逐最高荣誉 The 68th Festival de Cannes opened Wednesday in France. Many in the movie-making business consider the 12-day event to be the most important film festival in...
US Considering Action in South China Sea 美国考虑在中国南海采取行动 United States officials say the Defense Department is considering sending military ships and aircraft to test Chinese claims in the South China Sea. Officials say the U....
US Agency Announces Wave Energy Prize Competition 美国能源部发起能源奖竞争 Experts say that sun and wind are the richest sources of clean, renewable energy. But ocean waves also create powerful, clean energy. So, the U.S Department of Ene...
AS IT IS 2015-05-16 US-Turkey Agreement Could Slow 'Jihadist Highway' 美-土达成协议共同解决圣战公路问题 The United States and Turkey are said to be close to signing an agreement to improve cooperation in fighting groups like the self-...
Everyday Grammar: Problems with Pronouns and Gender 每日语法:代词和词性的问题 When I was on the train yesterday, I heard someone say this: Someone left their bag on the train. Can you find anything wrong with the sentence? If you looked i...
Successful Debate is Like Building a House 成功的辩论就像盖一所房子 As an English learner, you want to be able to understand and to discuss a subject. You want to have the ability to express your opinions, and to support that opinion with...
Antibiotic Resistance Found in Amazon Tribe 亚马逊部落发现抗生素耐药性 There are some people who have never come into contact with Western civilization. These people have microbes, tiny organisms, on and in their bodies that can do somet...
Obama: US, Saudi Arabia Have 'Extraordinary Friendship' 奥巴马称美国和沙特之间有着特殊的友谊 U.S. President Barack Obama praised U.S.-Saudi ties Wednesday as he welcomed Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Nayef and Deputy Crown Prince...
AS IT IS 2015-05-14 Free Trade Deal Fails in US Senate Test Vote 美国参议院就自由贸易协议测试投票失败 A proposed 12-nation Pacific Rim trade deal has failed in its first major test in the United States Congress. The Senate voted Tue...
AS IT IS 2015-05-14 South Korea Concerned Over Norths Submarine Missile Launch 韩国担心朝鲜潜艇导弹发射 South Korean officials stated their concerns about North Koreas first missile test launch from a submarine. The test does not immediat...
