AS IT IS 2016-04-11 More Than 100 Die in Temple Fire in Southern India 印度南部寺庙火灾造成100多人遇难 An explosion caused by fireworks killed more than 100 people at a temple in the southern Indian state of Kerala early Sunday. 周日凌...
AS IT IS 2016-04-11 Children and Cattle Compete at Houston Rodeo Cowboys and cowgirls from across the United States were in Houston, Texas last month for the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The Houston rodeo is one of the biggest shows of its kind...
Express Your 'Self' 表达你的自我 Hello! From VOA Learning English, this is Words and Their Stories. Have you ever talked to someone who only wants to talk about themselves? Its me, me, me or I, I, I all day long! This kind of talk can be a real...
More US Students Choose College Overseas 更多美国学生选择海外大学 For VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. Hunter Bliss, like more and more American students, left the United States to go to college. He told the BBC that th...
AS IT IS 2016-04-10 US Military Dog Awarded Top Honor for Bravery 美国军犬获最高荣誉勋章 A British animal charity has given its top award for bravery to a U.S. military service dog. Lucca, a German shepherd, completed six years of active s...
AS IT IS 2016-04-10 Amnesty International Reports Sharp Jump in Executions 大赦国际称2015年全世界处决人犯数量破纪录 More people were put to death last year than in any year since 1989, according to Amnesty International. The rights...
The Cask of Amontillado 一桶蒙特亚白葡萄酒 Our story today is called The Cask of Amontillado. It was written by Edgar Allan Poe. Here is Larry West with the story. Storyteller: Fortunato and I both were members of very old and important Ital...
Eye in the Sky' Looks at Drone Strikes 《天眼行动》:无人机精准打击 Should the life of one innocent be sacrificed to save many others? That is the thematic question of director Gavin Hoods new film. Eye in the Sky. The movie is set in 201...
Mossack Fonseca: Law Firm Behind 'Panama Papers' For nearly 40 years, a law firm in Panama helped drug dealers, criminals, corrupt politicians, sports stars and billionaires avoid paying taxes. A group of investigative journalists said the Mossack Fo...
AS IT IS 2016-04-09 Pope Urges Church to Welcome Divorced, Remarried Catholics Pope Francis has called on the Roman Catholic Church to welcome divorced and remarried Catholics without making changes to the churchs teachings. The Vatican released a 25...
Identify With Relative Pronouns 代词相关问题 In this weeks episode of Everyday Grammar, we are going to discuss the relative pronouns who, that and which. A relative pronoun relates to the noun it is describing. Relative pronouns introduce a re...
Vietnams Parliament Approves New Prime Minister 越南国会通过阮春福出任新总理 Vietnamese lawmakers approved Nguyen Xuan Phuc as the countrys new prime minister Thursday. Phuc was the only candidate for the position. He was chosen at the...
AS IT IS 2016-04-08 Turks Questioning Migrant Deal with EU 土耳其人质疑移民新政 A small group of Turkish activists welcomed the first deported migrants as they arrived at the Turkish port of Dikili. However, many Turks are questioning wheth...
AS IT IS 2016-04-08 Islamic State Suffers More Setbacks in Syria Islamic State (IS) militants have been defeated in northern Syria by rebel fighters and forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad, according to sources close to the fighting. Military a...
AS IT IS 2016-04-08 Raising a Glass for National Beer Day This is Whats Trending Today. April 7 was National Beer Day in the United States. National Beer Day is not a real holiday. But a lot of Americans are celebrating on social media. One Twitter u...
