And now, Words and Their Stories, from VOA Learning English. On today's program, we talk about expressions related to books. Books are simple. They are made up of two main parts. The cover is on the outside, and the pages are on the inside. You may h...
When the coronavirus first appeared last year, health officials feared the pandemic would kill millions in Africa. Although it's unclear how many COVID-19 will kill, the horrible, predicted events have not happened. Scientists note that getting true...
Melting Glaciers Uncover Nutrient-Rich Soil Greenland's glaciers continue to melt away because of rising global temperatures. But the melting ice might provide a way to lessen the impact of climate change. As the ice melts, it deposits tiny silt. Sil...
Le Robert, one of France's leading dictionaries, said recently that it added a new pronoun to its online list of words. 法国主要词典之一的Le Robert词典最近宣称，该词典将把一个新代词添加到它的在线单词列表当中。...
The messaging service WhatsApp is going to make details about its privacy rules clearer. 消息服务WhatsApp将更加明晰化其隐私政策的细节。 The move comes after officials in Ireland gave the service a record fine for breaking European...
Nations Concerned About New COVID-19 Version 'Omicron' from Africa A new variant of COVID-19 found in Africa has international health organizations and national leaders again concerned about virus restrictions. A group of World Health Organization ex...
In the United States, small train displays are one of the most popular attractions during the holiday season. They used to be common in toy store windows. Now they are seen in many public places, such as at plant shows, exhibits and museums. One kind...
Hello! Today on Ask a Teacher we answer a question about punctuation marks from Luay in Syria. Question: I hope you can tell me about the difference between punctuation marks such as the semicolon (;), the colon (:) and the comma (,) and between roun...
Scientists in Ireland are collecting native seaweed to feed to cows and sheep to reduce the methane gas that the farm animals release. Research has shown that seaweed fed to animals can cut the amount of the climate-warming gas they produce. Ireland...
Organizers of the Port-au-Prince International Jazz Festival recently announced that the music event has been postponed. The reason given was an increase in gang activity in the Haitian capital. 太子港国际爵士音乐节组织方最近宣布该音...
