How to Talk About Preferences Imagine that you are at a restaurant for breakfast. You want something to drink, but you are not sure what. When the server walks over to your table, he says: Let me help. Do you prefer coffee or tea? You answer: I prefe...
Study: Nearly 10 Percent of US Airbnb Hosts Are Teachers People across the world use Airbnb to offer their homes to travelers usually for a nightly fee. The home-sharing service provides some people a way to make extra money while they work other job...
Researchers say they have developed technology that could predict heart attacks years before they happen. The researchers report using mathematical algorithms to examine computed tomography, or CT, images of a patients heart. A CT scan uses X-rays an...
Number of American Babies Born with Syphilis Rising From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Years ago, syphilis was nearly defeated as a public health threat in the United States. American doctors used antibiotic drugs to figh...
Scientists Warn of Disastrous Global Warming in Near Future The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) is warning that the world is heating faster than predicted. The group says a major slowing of warming is critical to avoid...
Google Launches New Phones, Tablet, Home Hub Google has launched the latest versions of its Pixel smartphone, as well as a new tablet computer and a smart home controller. The new products were announced during an event Tuesday in New York. Google la...
Afghan Officials: Taliban Interfering in Polio Vaccination Efforts Afghan health officials say militants are interfering in their effort to protect children in western Afghanistan against polio virus. Abdul Jabar Shayeq is head of the health departme...
Message of New Film A Star Is Born Sings True for Cast When actor Bradley Cooper saw singer Lady Gaga perform at the home of businessman Sean Parker, it was not just one of the important moments toward making the movie A Star Is Born. It was, Cooper...
Chinas Fan Bingbing to Pay Huge Tax Fine This is Whats Trending Today 这里是本期今日热点节目。 Chinese officials have ordered X-Men actor Fan Bingbing to pay $130 million in taxes and fines.The move ends the mystery over her disappearance...
Americans, Briton Win Nobel Chemistry Prize for Directed Evolution Two Americans and one Briton have won the 2018 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for developing new processes used to create drugs, chemicals and biofuels. Frances Arnold of the California In...
Myanmar Statue Building Risks Tensions with Minorities A movement in Myanmar to build statues of independence hero General Aung San risks renewed tensions with the countrys ethnic minorities. It could also affect the ruling partys chances in planned...
Melania Trump Begins Five-Day Visit to Africa Melania Trump has begun her first solo international trip as the first lady of the United States. She arrived Tuesday in the West African country of Ghana. Ghanas first lady, Rebecca Akufo-Addo, welcomed...
American, French, Canadian Scientists Win Nobel Physics Prize Two men and a woman have won the 2018 Nobel Prize in Physics for their inventions in the field of laser physics. 两位男士和一位女士因为他们在激光物理领域的发明获得了...
Two Scientists Win Nobel Medicine Prize for Cancer Discoveries Two scientists have won the Nobel Prize in medicine for research leading to new successful cancer treatments. 两位科学家获得了诺贝尔医学奖，因为他们的研究成功导致了...
South, North Korea Begin Removing Landmines from Border South and North Korea are reported to have started removing landmines from along their heavily defended border. 据报道，韩国和朝鲜已开始移除重兵把守的边境区域地雷。 Sou...
