Free, Fair, Peaceful Election for Mozambique? An escalating rebel movement, attacks on political campaigners and a frightened population have people worrying about Mozambiques elections. 不断升级的反政府运动、针对政治活动家的攻击以...
How Fast Can You Write on Your Smartphone? Many Americans use smartphones for most or all of their day-to-day communication activities. One result is that people have gotten faster and better at typing emails and text messages on their phones. 许多美...
Blind Man Given a Chance to See A new device is helping those who are blind to see. It does this in a new way by helping them experience the world around them. Jason Esterhuizen lost his eyesight after a car accident. He never thought he would be abl...
Air Pollution May Affect Every Organ, Cell in the Body From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. 这里是VOA慢速英语健康生活报道。 Taking a long, deep breath is good for both our bodies and minds. It supplies necessa...
Today we answer a question from Alan in China. He writes: Question: I ... know that people always say Certainly! or Of course So what's the difference? Thank you! Alan Answer: Dear Alan, Thank you for writing to us. The expressions certainly and of c...
Marijuana Use Rising Among US College Students The college years in the United States are a time for students to experiment. Many U.S. colleges and universities urge their students to explore a variety of ideas, interests and even ways of thinking th...
Do you ever hear a story and think to yourself, I knew that or it's not surprising to me? This week on Everyday Grammar, we will look at different ways to say that you are not surprised when you hear what someone says or does. One way to express this...
South Carolina College Teaches Old-School Trades The sounds of artists at work fill workshops at the American College of the Building Arts in Charleston, South Carolina. In the colleges Iron shop, Alex Fisher is busy making the surface of an iron doo...
Tomorrow I die. Tomorrow I die, and today I want to tell the world what happened and thus perhaps free my soul from the horrible weight which lies upon it. But listen! Listen, and you shall hear how I have been destroyed. When I was a child, I had a...
Don't Count Your Chickens Before They Hatch Today we talk about a proverb often used in American English. 今天我们将会讲述美式英语中一句常用的谚语。 A proverb is a short, well-known saying that offers a piece of advice. Our examp...
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has won the Nobel Peace Prize in recognition of his efforts to end his countrys border conflict with Eritrea. The Norwegian Nobel Institute made the announcement on Friday. It also praised the important reforms tha...
Before she could even talk, Ellie Heath spent hours drawing pictures. When she grew older, the 15-year-old discovered the joy of sewing. She says she finds it calming. She started out making small objects, like jewelry and soft playthings. Over time,...
Apple Says 'Goodbye' to iTunes Apple is saying goodbye to iTunes: once the companys revolutionary music program. 苹果公司开始跟iTunes说拜拜，它曾是该公司革命性的音乐程序。 iTunes software made buying songs for 99 cents easy...
Robert Kaplan is the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas. It is one of 12 regional Reserve Banks that make up the U.S. Federal Reserve System, Americas central bank. Kaplan met recently with a group of business owners and community leaders on...
Cows Try 'Floating Farm' in Rotterdam On a recent day, Dutch businesswoman Minke van Wingerden looked on as one of her 32 cows stops at an automated milking station on an unusual farm. The milking station is set up on a raised structure above a water...
