'As American as Apple Pie' Welcome back to Words and Their Stories from VOA Learning English! Each week we explore the roots and meaning of common American expressions. Today lets talk about apples. The saying as American as apple pie describes thing...
Choosing Different Paths at George Mason University EDITOR'S NOTE: This story is part of a new ongoing series about international student life at colleges and universities across the U.S. Please join us over the next several weeks as we bring you sto...
AS IT IS 2016-07-17 Company Finds, Trains Technology Workers in Africa 科技公司在非洲挖掘和培训软件开发人员 A new Nigerian technology company plans to produce some of the best software developers in the world. The company is based i...
AS IT IS 2016-07-17 Roman Catholic Church Prepares to Honor Mother Teresa 罗马天主教会纪念特蕾莎修女 The Roman Catholic Church is making plans to honor Mother Teresa during a special ceremony at the Vatican. Mother Teresa was a religious...
AS IT IS 2016-07-17 Somaliland Prepares Students for Education Abroad 索马里兰支持学生出国受教育 Mustapha Mohamed Ibrahim is a recent graduate of the Abaarso School of Science and Technology, near Hargeisa, Somaliland. Like many other Ab...
Desert Diversity at Joshua Tree National Park 约书亚树国家公园：沙漠的多样性 This week on our national parks journey, we explore a unique place where two deserts meet. The hot, harsh, rocky landscape is home to a rare and strange-looki...
'After Twenty Years,' by O.Henry 二十年后 by 欧亨利 We present the short story After Twenty Years, by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. The cop moved along the street, looking strong and i...
France in Shock After Truck Attack in Nice 尼斯发生卡车冲撞事件 People had gathered in Nice for a celebration of Bastille Day, Frances national holiday. Nice is the fifth-largest city in France. It is a port city about 30 kilometers from th...
AS IT IS 2016-07-16 Crash Turns Tour de France into Running Event This is Whats Trending Today. The Tour de France is the most famous cycling event in the world. It takes place every year over three weeks in July. Some of the most important stages of...
The Sounds of Grammar with Betty Azar Today we have a special guest host. Betty Azar is the most successful writer of grammar textbooks in the world. Generations of English learners will recognize her best-selling book Understanding and Using English...
AS IT IS 2016-07-15 NASA Juno Spacecraft Sends First Photos of Jupiter 木星探测船朱诺传送第一张照片 This is Whats Trending Today. Juno is the name of the spacecraft made by NASA that is now orbiting Jupiter after a five-year journey. NA...
AS IT IS 2016-07-15 2016 Most Dangerous Year Ever for Afghan Journalists 2016年乃阿富汗记者最危险的一年 The year 2016 has been the most violent year ever for reporters in Afghanistan, a new report says. The Afghan Journalists Safety Comm...
AS IT IS 2016-07-15 A Home for Killers Is Now a Museum In 1924, architects created a modern house for a wealthy family in Beirut, Lebanon. People called it the Yellow House. The building was well known for its unusual style. But after 1975, when a ci...
AS IT IS 2016-07-15 Supreme Court Justice Regrets Comment on Donald Trump 美最高法院法官后悔评论特朗普 United States Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says her recent comments about Donald Trump were ill-advised. The Justice add...
AS IT IS 2016-07-15 Ocean Swallowing West African Coastline 海洋吞没西非海岸线 Water, the saying goes, will find its way. And so it seems to be the case in West Africa. Rising sea levels and erosion along the coast are threatening the homes...
