Cameroon Taking Steps to Control Social Media 喀麦隆采取措施控制社交媒体 Social media use has risen sharply in Cameroon, as have the governments efforts to control it. Our story begins at a church in Limbe, in southwestern Cameroon. Thes...
AS IT IS 2016-11-28 Less Energy Now Produced by Coal in US South 目前,在美国南部,较少的能量由煤产生 Three large machines called turbines produce electricity at the Buck Combined Cycle Station in central North Carolina, near the town o...
President Trump Worries Some International Students 一些国际留学生令总统川普头疼 Hussain Saeed Alnahdi was one of the almost 400 international students attending the University of Wisconsin-Stout. Twenty-four-year-old Alnahdi was from S...
Monday-Morning Quarterbacking: Expressions of Looking Back Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Each week we take a closer look at words and expressions commonly used in American English. We explain how to use them in conver...
AS IT IS 2016-11-27 An American National, But Not a Citizen The United States is made up of 50 states, the District of Columbia and 16 territories. Five of these territories are permanently inhabited. They are the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S...
AS IT IS 2016-11-27 Olive Trees Survive Islamic State Occupation The Iraqi government campaign to retake Mosul from Islamic State, or IS, militants has resulted in major damage to nearby towns and villages. But the fighting has not stopped sales of a...
Glacier Bay: A Land Reborn This week in our travels through Americas national parks, we revisit the state of Alaska. The northernmost state is home to eight major national parks. Today, we visit one of its most famous parks Glacier Bay. This huge par...
AS IT IS 2016-11-26 Calls for US Vote Recount Grow, but Trumps Win Likely Will Stand Calls for a recount of ballots in the American presidential election grew louder this week as Hillary Clinton increased her lead in the popular vote. News media say...
＂Feathertop,＂ by Nathaniel Hawthorne Our story today is called Feathertop. It was written by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Here is Shep ONeal with the story. The long cold winter was gone at last. At first the cold nights went away slowly. Then suddenly,...
AS IT IS 2016-11-26 U.S. Government Sells Lucky Dollars for Chinese New Year 美国政府为中国春节发售吉利钱分享到: The United States Department of the Treasury is selling Lucky Money for the Chinese New Year. 美国财政部正在为中国...
AS IT IS 2016-11-26 Americans Traveling More Internationally, Including Vietnam 越来越多的美国人选择国际旅行，目的地包括越南 Americans are traveling internationally more than ever, the U.S. Commerce Department says. 当下选择国...
What Can Thanksgiving Teach You About English Grammar? Every year around the Thanksgiving holiday, a strange ceremony happens in Washington, DC. The president stands outside the White House, gives a brief speech and then officially pardons a turkey....
AS IT IS 2016-11-19 Former Philippine President Marcos Buried with Military Honors 菲律宾前独裁者马科斯遗体下葬英雄墓园 Former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos was buried Friday with military honors at a cemetery for national h...
Students Examine Racism After Watching Documentary 美国学生观看纪录片，审视种族问题 A new documentary film aimed mainly at young people attempts to open public debate on the issue. 警察枪击非裔美国人引起了人们对美国社会...
Understanding Adverbs: Always The film Casablanca is one of the most famous American movies of all time. At the end of the film, the actor Humphrey Bogart says a heartbreaking farewell to the woman he loves. Bergman: But what about us? Bogart: We'll...
