AS IT IS 2016-06-01 Brazil Corruption Minister Quits Under Suspicion 巴西城市部长涉嫌腐败辞职 Brazil continues to fall into political chaos as its transparency minister resigned. Fabiano Silveira resigned Monday after he was allegedly hea...
AS IT IS 2016-06-01 Killing of Gorilla at US Zoo Causes Uproar 美国动物园枪杀大猩猩引争议 Critics were outraged after zoo officials shot and killed a gorilla that held a 4-year-old boy at an American zoo this weekend. 周末，美国一家...
WHO: 80% of Urban Residents Breathe Unsafe Air 80%城镇居民呼吸的空气不安全 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. 这里是VOA慢速英语健康生活频道。 A new study finds that more than 80 percent of people...
AS IT IS 2016-05-31 Indias Taj Mahal Has Insect Problem 印度泰姬陵面临昆虫粪便威胁 Indias world-famous Taj Mahal is facing a new threat: insect poop. The Yamuna River flows around the Taj Mahal, and the river is heavily polluted. Large n...
AS IT IS 2016-05-31 Sanctions on North Korea Affect a Private University 制裁影响朝鲜私立大学 Pyongyang University of Science and Technology is North Koreas first privately funded university. It opened in 2010. But, the head of the school s...
AS IT IS 2016-05-31 Activists Predict Immigrant Crisis if Britain Stays in EU 活动家预测若英国留在欧盟将有移民危机 Some activists are warning that at least a million Turkish immigrants will enter the UK if Britain remains in the Eur...
AS IT IS 2016-05-31 Is Internet Important to Economic Development? 互联网对经济的发展很重要吗? The World Bank says 9 billion electronic devices are connected to the Internet today. But the bank says more than half of the worlds populatio...
Knife Cuts on Mastodon Bone Reveal Earlier Humans 乳齿象骨化石上的刀痕!人类文明比你我想象的更久 Scientists diving in a Florida river found bones and tools that could change the history of humans in the Americas. These new items...
Memorial Day: Arlington National Cemetery 阵亡将士纪念日:阿灵顿国家公墓 Memorial Day is a national holiday observed in the United States on the last Monday in May. It is the day when Americans honor the women and men who have served in...
AS IT IS 2016-05-30 Lack of Progress in Reducing Poverty 消灭贫困项目进展缓慢 A new report says years of progress made in reducing poverty worldwide are under attack. The International Labor Organization says the progress is being threatene...
AS IT IS 2016-05-30 WHO Advises Faster, Cheaper Treatment for Tuberculosis 世卫发布新型治疗肺结核的方法:更快更便宜 The World Health Organization is proposing a new way to fight the disease multi-drug resistant tuberculosis. WHO off...
AS IT IS 2016-05-30 Supreme Court Justice Designs Video Game About Civics 最高法院法官为公民设计游戏 The race to win the White House is not just taking place on the political stage, but also in schools across the country. Like Donald Tru...
AS IT IS 2016-05-30 Women Pilots Allowed Back Into Arlington for Burial 二战女飞行员被允许葬于阿灵顿公墓 Women World War II pilots are again guaranteed full burial honors at Arlington National Cemetery. That is because the two main U....
Less Financial Aid Going to Students Who Need It Financial aid is an important resource for students who want to attend college in the U.S. but dont have enough money. Financial aid is offered by banks, the government, and the school a student plans...
How Can Golf Appeal to More People? 高尔夫如何吸引更多的人？ Golf is big business in America, with a total economy estimated at nearly 70 billion dollars. The U.S. is also the worlds biggest market for golf equipment, according to a repor...
