This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Ramiro, who is in Brazil. Question: Hello! Could you tell me the difference between a task and an assignment? And how do we use them in our daily life? Thank you, Ramiro, Brazil Answer: Dear Ramir...
From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. Scientists in Beijing, China have developed a new gene therapy that can turn back some of the effects of aging in mice. The therapy also extended their lives. This may one day help human...
Vietnam launched preparations for the Lunar New Year with a fish release on Thursday. The tradition involves releasing fish called carp into rivers and lakes in the country a week before the the holiday known as Tet officially begins. 越南人在周四...
U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday that he would halt the withdrawal of American troops stationed in Germany and end support for Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen as top foreign policy goals. 美国总统拜登周四表示，他将停止撤出驻德美军...
Environmental Activists, Unions Conflict Over Oil Pipelines Environmental activists and labor unions have worked together in the past, but are now on opposite sides of a heated dispute. The disagreement partly involves the building of an oil pipeline...
In a recent report, we explored how the present perfect was playing in a kind of language competition. In today's report, we will continue our journey with the present perfect. But this time, instead of talking about history, we will travel around th...
A Hong Kong-based robotics company says it plans to mass produce thousands of humanoid robots in 2021. Hanson Robotics says four different humanoid models will start leaving factories during the first half of the year. One of the four is a robot name...
A new study suggests the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine cuts transmission of the virus by two-thirds and prevents severe disease. Oxford University released the results on Wednesday. The research has not yet been peer reviewed, meaning other sci...
The complete list of nominations for the 78th Golden Globe Awards was announced on Wednesday. This years list surprised many critics who wondered about many of the nominations. 第78届金球奖提名的完整名单于周三公布。今年的名单令许...
Myanmar Charges Suu Kyi, Giving Legal Basis to Detain Her Police in Myanmar announced their first charge against the country's ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi, members of her political party said Wednesday. The military removed Suu Kyi from office in...
Hungarian Family Sails around the World during Pandemic A Hungarian family of four is sailing around the world on a 15-meter boat called Teatime. In late June 2020, they left a port in Croatia and started sailing around Italy and Spain. They next sto...
Russian scientists say the country's Sputnik V vaccine appears safe and effective against COVID-19. The news will help sell the vaccine to other countries in the race against the pandemic. Researchers say the vaccine is about 91 percent effective bas...
The Decatur, Georgia school system, near the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is in a community full of health professionals. Decatur is a politically liberal area outside Atlanta. Many public health and medical professionals in...
In a yearly American tradition, a famous groundhog has predicted there will be six more weeks of winter. The animal, named Punxsutawney Phil, climbed out of his hole Tuesday morning in the town of Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. A ceremony takes place ea...
The coronavirus worldwide health crisis forced the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics to this year. It remains unclear if the Games will take place as planned in July 2021. 全球范围内的新冠病毒危机迫使2020年东京夏季奥运...
