Young Navajos Study to Save Their Language 年轻的纳瓦霍人拯救他们母语 For part of her life, Sylvia Jackson stopped speaking her native language, Navajo. Like many Native American children, she had little chance to speak her language. We...
AS IT IS 2015-10-11 Number of Dead in Hajj Stampede Disputed 麦加朝圣踩踏事故的死亡人数存争议 The Associated Press news agency says at least 1,400 people were killed in a stampede during this years hajj pilgrimage. That is much higher...
Who Goes to a Rock Concert With Their Mother? Millennials! When musicians over the age of 50 are the star performers, you expect to see many baby boomers cheering them on. Aging rock music stars usually have baby boomer fans. Younger rock stars are m...
AS IT IS 2015-10-10 Kampai! Japan Brings Sake and Sushi to Washington 干杯!日本给华盛顿带来清酒与寿司 Taiko drummers beat their drums. Local restaurants served delicious sushi -- a type of food made with uncooked fish, rice and vegetab...
AS IT IS 2015-10-10 Syrian Bombings Have a Human Cost 轰炸叙利亚人类付出代价 As the conflict in Syria continues, rights groups are documenting the human cost of cheap explosives. The Syrian Network for Human Rights says Syrian army helicop...
AS IT IS 2015-10-10 US Arrests Former UN Official 美国逮捕前联合国官员 A former United Nations General Assembly president was arrested in the United States this week. 联合国大会一位前主席本周在美国被捕。 John Ashe is accus...
Everyday Grammar: When Nouns Act Like Adjectives 日常语法名词充当形容词 Welcome back to Everyday Grammar from VOA Learning English. The English language has an interesting way of classifying words. We organize words by their function or pu...
The Lady, or the Tiger? by Frank R. Stockton 《美女还是老虎?》 By 弗兰克.R.斯托克顿 Today's story is The Lady, or the Tiger? by Frank R. Stockton. Here is Barbara Klein with the story. Long ago, in the very olden time, there lived a po...
AS IT IS 2015-10-09 US Congressman Drops Out of Race for House Speaker 美国国会议员竞选众议院议长 California Congressman Kevin McCarthy has dropped out of the race for one of the most powerful positions in the United States. Mr. McCarthy...
AS IT IS 2015-10-09 UN Group Calls for Secure Financial Base to World Economy 联合国小组呼吁关注世界经济金融安全 From VOA Learning English, this is the Economics Report. A United Nations organization is working to help developing cou...
AS IT IS 2015-10-09 Russian Missiles Crash Land in Iran 俄罗斯四枚巡航导弹在伊朗境内坠毁 Four Russian cruise missiles fired from a Russian ship crashed in Iran. The cruise missiles were intended to reach Syria. Russia launched its mis...
AS IT IS 2015-10-09 Belarus Writer Gets Nobel Literature Prize 白俄罗斯作家获得诺贝尔文学奖 Svetlana Alexievich of Belarus has won the Nobel Prize in Literature. The Nobel Prize committee in Stockholm, Sweden, called her writings a monu...
AS IT IS 2015-10-09 FIFA Suspends Blatter 国际足联暂停布拉特职务 FIFA president Sepp Blatter was suspended Thursday for 90 days by an ethics committee. The suspension comes less than two weeks after Swiss attorneys opened a criminal invest...
AS IT IS 2015-10-09 Japanese Rock Band Goes English 日本流行摇滚乐队发行日英双语音乐专辑 It took 10 years for a popular Japanese rock band to release a music album in both English and Japanese. This is my dream, said Takahiro Moriuc...
Top 5 Crowdfunding Projects Ever A great idea is never enough. You need money to turn your idea into a reality. Your family and friends may give you money for your idea. But you are going to need more people to invest, unless you have very rich frien...
