African Wildlife Harder to Protect During Coronavirus A drop in tourism during the coronavirus crisis is making it more difficult for some organizations to protect threatened wildlife in Africa. 新冠病毒危机期间旅游业下滑，导致一些组...
For centuries, people have kept large amounts of cash at home during difficult times. But in the coronavirus crisis, things are different. These metal coins and paper bills can be a source of worry rather than hope. 几个世纪以来，人们在困难...
The Race for 'Ultra-Fast' Weapons Continues They fly at speeds of over one-and-one-half kilometers a second, sometimes faster. They move in ways that make them extra difficult to find and destroy in flight. United States President Donald Trump calls...
The spread of the coronavirus has placed severe pressure on the world's health care system. It also has shown worldwide dependence on China for medical supplies and drugs. China holds an important position in the world market for active pharmaceutica...
Memorial Day: Arlington National Cemetery 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 the military. The Memorial Day holiday was f...
The Failed Attempt to Ban Alcohol in the 1920s Stay-at-home orders during the coronavirus crisis have forced many bars and nightclubs in the United States to close temporarily. A century ago, bars across the country were also forcibly closed when the...
Antonio Gozikowski was planning to leave the United States Army next month and go to college. Gozikowski, an Army Sergeant, has served six years in the military. His goal in college was to expand his medical skills, become a dentist and then return t...
College Graduates Honored Despite Pandemic The coronavirus crisis has taken much of the university experience away from students in the class of 2020. It has ended their study early, disconnected friendships and taken away the last memories of their...
And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. Are you feeling overworked? Are you so concerned with moving up in your career that you feel stressed and unhappy? If so, maybe it is time for you to stop and smell the roses. People who ne...
The world cut its carbon dioxide releases by 17 percent at the height of the COVID-19 shutdown last month, a new study says. 一项新的研究称，上个月在新冠肺炎封锁高峰期，全球的二氧化碳排放量减少了17%。 As life retur...
American company Johnson Johnson is ending sales of its popular talcum powder in the U.S. and Canada. The product is called Johnson's Baby Powder. Its demand has decreased in recent years as a result of thousands of lawsuits claiming it has caused ca...
As with most everything else, the COVID-19 crisis hit U.S. public education hard. In most of the country, schools closed suddenly. Many schools asked teachers to continue offering their classes online. Tests and the school year were restructured, whi...
On a hot Saturday afternoon, Mahrous Mahmoud is busy. The professional soccer, or football, player is working up a sweat in a different way these days as a street vendor. A vendor is a person who sells something. At this time of the year, Mahmoud is...
Our story today is called, The Return of a Private. It was written by Hamlin Garland. Here is Harry Monroe with our story. The soldiers cheered as the train crossed the border into the state of Wisconsin. It had been a long trip from the south back t...
This week received a question about time expressions from Dara in Cambodia. He asks, Question: Do you use the phrase last Tuesday? If so, what does it mean? Does it mean on Tuesday last week or on Tuesday this week? I have the same question for next...
