Afghanistans Taliban leadership agreed it wanted a deal with the United States. But some of the leaders were in more of a hurry than others. Even before U.S. President Donald Trump canceled talks with the Taliban last weekend, its negotiators argued...
With the right marketing, you can get people to buy almost anything. This is especially true in Manhattan, where many wealthy New Yorkers live. In the new film The Sound of Silence, lead characters Peter and Ellen meet because she has paid him to tun...
An English town is asking British officials to approve legal personhood for the river that runs through it. Frome is a market town in the county of Somerset. It has asked Britains government to effectively give the River Frome human rights. In doing...
It was in Paris in the summer of 1840 that I met August Dupin. Dupin was a strangely interesting young man with a busy, forceful mind. He seemed to look right through a person and uncover their deepest thoughts. Sometimes Dupin seemed to be not one,...
This week we answer a question from Quyunh. Question: Our reader Quyunh writes, May I know what is difference between a film and a movie ? You have a program named 'English at a movie' why not 'English at a film' ? Answer: Dear Quyunh, Thank you for...
Trapped in Jordan, Syrian Refugees See No Way Home Seven years ago Zahir Hamshari fled to Jordan to escape the civil war in Syria. But, his life now is full of questions and fears. Can he pay the cost of rent or electricity? What about food? One thin...
Bahamian Officials: Islands Still Open for Tourism Before Hurricane Dorian hit the island group, the Bahamas was expecting one of its best years for tourism. Now, the future for that industry is unclear. Some of the best-known resorts in the country,...
US Supreme Court: New Asylum Rule Can Go Forward The United States Supreme Court ruled late Wednesday to lift court orders blocking a new rule on asylum seekers at the southern U.S. border. 美国最高法院周三晚些时候宣布解除阻止美国南...
It is already known that dogs can use their highly developed sense of smell to search out drugs, explosives and disaster survivors. Now, some are being trained to find a different kind of threat - plant species that can harm the environment. New York...
In English, we sometimes follow a verb with another action. When we do this, we must use an infinitive or a gerund. You may remember that a gerund is the form of a verb that ends with the letters -ing. For example, in the sentence I love laughing, th...
New Zealand Reports Progress in Gun Buyback Program New Zealand officials are reporting progress with a government program that pays citizens to give up their guns. 新西兰官员报告了一项政府计划的进展，该计划旨在回购公民的枪...
Walmart has won praise from gun control activists in the United States for restricting sales of gun ammunition in its stores. 沃尔玛开始禁止旗下超市销售枪支弹药，这赢得了美国控枪活动人士的称赞。 The company announced...
Scientists: First People in Americas Arrived at Least 16,600 Years Ago Stone tools and pieces of animal bone from about 16,600 years ago are the earliest evidence yet of human beings in the New World, scientists say. The objects were found in the wes...
The Forgotten Rohingya More than 700,000 Rohingya fled to Bangladesh two years ago. They escaped military attacks in Myanmar. The countrys armed forces were burning Rohingya villages, killing members of the communities and raping women and children. 两...
Fears Grow Over Heat Dangers at Tokyo 2020 Olympics There are growing concerns that heat and humidity during the Olympic Games in Tokyo next summer could be dangerous to the athletes. 人们越来越担心明年夏天东京奥运会期间的酷热和潮...
