AS IT IS 2016-01-13 Terror Rips Open Historic Istanbul Square An explosion in the historic square of Sultanahmet in Istanbul left at least 10 people dead and wounded 15 others Tuesday. We heard a really big explosion. I didnt really understand what w...
AS IT IS 2016-01-13 Trending Today: White House Joins Snapchat 今日热点:白宫加入Snapchat This is Whats Trending Today... The White House is officially on Snapchat. The announcement came ahead of President Barack Obamas final State of the Unio...
Mucus: Your Friend Against Bacteria 粘液助你对抗细菌 When you are sick with a cold or the flu, you may have a runny nose. Why is it called a runny nose? Because of the mucus flowing and dripping from your nose. Yucky! But, guess what? Mucus i...
Protesters Copy Ways of Extremists Against US 武装抗议者复制极端分子手段对抗美国 Armed protesters continue to occupy a U.S. national wildlife refuge in the western state of Oregon. 武装示威者仍旧继续占据俄勒冈州西部美...
AS IT IS 2016-01-12 Obama to Give 'State of the Union' Speech 奥巴马的国情咨文演讲 President Barack Obama is making final preparations for his State of the Union address to Congress. The address is the last State of the Union speech he will...
AS IT IS 2016-01-12 Starving Syrians to Receive UN Aid, Food 叙利亚饥民将获得联合国援助的食物 Fighting in Syria was paused to allow United Nations aid and food to reach the towns of Madaya, Foua and Kefraya. 在叙利亚的战斗暂时停...
Think You Know How Dogs Drink Water? 你知道狗是如何喝水的吗？ Why is it that when dogs drink, water seems to go everywhere? 为什么狗狗喝水的时候，水会四处飞溅？ When my dog drinks from her bowl, there is no question, wat...
'They' Wins as Linguists Word of the Year From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. The competition was more youthful, more hipster, more urban, even naughtier. But in the end, they won. The pronoun they won out as Word of the Year, vo...
AS IT IS 2016-01-11 US Crude Oil Exports Restart After 40 Years 美国40年后重启原油出口 The U.S. made its first export of crude oil in four decades last Thursday. 上周四美国进行了40年来的首次原油出口。 The exports were bann...
AS IT IS 2016-01-11 Missing US Hellfire Missile Turns Up in Cuba 美国失踪的地狱之火导弹出现在古巴 U.S. officials are asking how a Hellfire missile used in a training mission in Europe has ended up in Cuba. 美国官员质询，在欧洲...
AS IT IS 2016-01-11 Parliament to Debate Banning Trump from UK 英国议会辩论是否禁止特朗普 British lawmakers have scheduled a debate about whether to ban U.S. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump from Britain. The lawmakers resp...
Let's Get Down to the Nitty-Gritty! 词汇典故:认真了解详细的情况 Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. This is a program about the history of words and how we use them in conversation. Today we tal...
Americans: Jobs More Important Than Terrorism Better jobs, pay and economy are the top issues for voters, a Voice of America informal study revealed. VOA listened to the questions that voters ask presidential candidates. These are questions voters as...
Abigail Adams: Feminist, Partner, First Lady Abigail Adams was like a modern woman, even though she lived in colonial times. She strongly supported the American Revolution, womens rights and education. She worked to get public schooling for girls. Sh...
AS IT IS 2016-01-10 Warm Winter Gives Ice Fishermen the Cold Shoulder People usually think of fishing as a warm-weather pastime. But some fishers say the activity is best when it is freezing outside. Those people are called ice fishermen. When it get...
