AS IT IS 2015-07-14 Silica Sand Mining Worries Communities 美国硅砂矿引发社区担忧 The United States is increasing production of oil and natural gas through a process known as fracking. This process is sometimes called hydraulic fracking be...
AS IT IS 2015-07-14 Australia Develops New Technology to Fight Graffiti 澳大利亚开发新技术对抗涂鸦 Cities throughout the world spend a lot of money fighting graffiti. Graffiti writers leave their mark in public places, often on walls or...
AS IT IS 2015-07-14 Greek Deal Is the Beginning of a Long Process European leaders announced agreement Monday on a plan to provide help to Greece. The announcement came after 17 hours of talks in Belgium over the weekend. Under the agreement, Greece...
AS IT IS 2015-07-14 US Senate Leader: Iran Nuclear Deal 'Hard Sell' in Congress 美国参议院领袖:伊朗核协议难过国会这关 The United States has been one of six world powers taking part in the Iranian nuclear talks in Vienna. A top U.S....
AS IT IS 2015-07-13 Are Baboons Democratic? 狒狒的群体够民主吗 A team of scientists has found a surprise element to the social structure of baboons: democracy. The animals live in groups with a single male leader. But, apparently, obedience...
AS IT IS 2015-07-13 New York Helping Small Distilleries 纽约帮助小型酿酒厂 The United States has a long history of making whiskey -- a kind of alcohol. Many people across the country made the drink before the age of Prohibition. Prohibition...
AS IT IS 2015-07-13 Healing Jewish-Muslim Relations in France 弥合法国犹太人和穆斯林的关系 France is guarding against new violence after the terrorist attack last month near the city of Lyon. The attack came only six months after deadly...
What Is That Thing Called? Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. It has happened to all of us. You want to talk about an object, but you forgot the name of it. Or you never knew the name at all. Maybe you are not even sure th...
AS IT IS 2015-07-12 Israel Helps California Deal with Water Shortages 以色列帮助加州对付水短缺问题 Israel knows how to deal with drought. The small Middle Eastern country has experienced dry weather conditions and water shortages for ma...
AS IT IS 2015-07-12 Intense Heat May Be Linked to Climate Change 酷热现象可能与气候变化有关 A massive heat wave is killing people in many countries around the world. Victims need water and other cooling measures. Untreated heat stroke ca...
AS IT IS 2015-07-12 Poor People in Greece Worried About Their Survival 希腊穷人担心自己的生存问题 Politicians in Europe continue to discuss whether Greece will remain in the Eurozone, the group of countries that use the Euro as their mon...
Its Gone: South Carolina Removes Confederate Flag 南卡罗来纳州呼吁移除南方邦联旗帜 From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. 美国之音慢速学英语节目，这里是时事新闻。 An honor guard from the South Carolina Hig...
AS IT IS 2015-07-11 Lessons to Learn on Srebrenica Anniversary 斯雷布雷尼察纪念日 This Saturday, Bosnia will mark the 20th anniversary of the worst mass killing in Europe since World War Two. It is known as the massacre of Srebrenica. During...
US, UAE Launch Sawab Center to Counter IS Message The United States and United Arab Emirates launched a joint effort Wednesday to counter the Islamic State militants on social media. The Sawab Center, based in Abu Dhabi, uses social media to confront...
The Diamond Lens by Fitz-James O'Brien, Part Two 钻石镜头 by 菲茨詹姆斯奥布莱恩 Ⅱ Our story is called The Diamond Lens. It was written by Fitz-James O'Brien. Today we will hear the second and final part of the story. Here is Maurice Jo...
