VOA Learning English presents Americas Presidents. Today we are talking about George Walker Bush. He took office in 2001 as the 43rd president. He has a similar name to another president -- his father, George Herbert Walker Bush. To simplify things,...
Around the world in 2017, women and some men used the social media hashtag #MeToo to tell their stories of sexual abuse. To ring in 2018, the creator of Me Too will press the button that releases the ball drop in Times Square in New York City. Activi...
2017: A Year Marked by Disaster, Violence The year 2017 has been a good year for bad news. Media personality Marian Salzman called it a year of disruption, despair and dumpster fires. In other words, it has been a difficult year, marked by violence,...
Hello and welcome to the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Everyone around the world celebrates the New Year differently and at different times. Most people in the U.S. celebrate it on January 1. But they may also observe New Year...
Education Tips: Managing Large Language Classes Many English language teachers around the world face a common problem: large class sizes. A large number of students in a classroom can lead to difficulties for both the instructor and the learners. In...
College Admissions: Searching for Financial Support Higher education in the United States has never been more costly. The College Board is an independent organization that supports the growth of higher education in the U.S. It says that the average c...
Gene Therapy for Rare Form of Blindness Approved in US American health officials recently approved the first gene therapy treatment for an inherited disease the type that can pass from parent to child. 美国卫生官员最近批准了第一种治疗遗...
A Look Back at Health, Lifestyle for the Year From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. As 2017 comes to a close, we look back at the Health Lifestyle stories that were popular with our listeners. One way we judge the popularity...
For Children, the Digital World Is Good and Bad From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Lifestyle report. For children, internet access is a double-edged sword. In other words, being able to get online can be both good and bad for kids. On the...
France Hopes to Get More Wind Energy from Its Coasts France recently launched its first floating wind turbine. The new turbine is called Floatgen. It is near the countrys western coast. Makers of the turbine say it is able to provide electricity for...
What We Can Learn By Watching Sleeping Dogs There is an English proverb that says, Let Sleeping Dogs Lie. It means to not bring up an old problem. 有个英语谚语是让沉睡的狗继续睡。意思是不要自找麻烦。 Researchers in Hungary h...
S. Korean President Calls Sex Slave Deal with Japan Problematic South Korean President Moon Jae-In said Thursday the countrys 2015 agreement with Japan to settle the issue of sexual slavery during World War II is problematic. Historians say tens of t...
Those We Said Goodbye to in 2017 They made you cry and they made you laugh. Some united a country and others divided its people. 他们让你哭，让你笑。有些人让一个国家团结起来，有些则让这个国家的人民分裂。 Here is a...
2017 in Arts and Culture: A Woman's Place One theme dominated the year in arts and culture: women. Tens of millions of women around the world started the year with protest marches on January 21. The demonstrators called for equal rights and demanded...
Our story today is called Feathertop. It was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Lawan Davis adapted it for VOA Learning English. Here is Shep ONeal with the story. The long cold winter was gone at last. At first the cold nights went away slowly. Then su...
