Balancing Life, Olympic Hopes on the Big Screen 平衡人生,大屏幕上跃动的奥运希望 Look out for Alexi Pappas at the Olympics in August. 人们在八月份上的奥林匹克会上注视着阿列克斯?帕帕斯。 She is a Greek-American l...
The Otherworldly Beauty of Badlands National Park In this weeks national parks journey, we explore a unique landscape in the north central United States. The land is big and mostly flat. There are endless fields of corn, wheat and soybeans. Colors of...
'Transients in Arcadia' by O. Henry We present the short story Transients in Arcadia, by O. Henry. The story was originally adapted and recorded by the U.S. Department of State. There is a certain hotel on Broadway that is very pleasant in the summer...
AS IT IS 2016-07-09 Jon Bon Jovi: Wedding Singer? 乔恩邦乔维乐队:婚礼歌手? This is Whats Trending Today When American rock star Jon Bon Jovi attended a wedding in Florida recently, he had no plans to perform. After all, there was already a...
AS IT IS 2016-07-09 US, South Korea to Deploy THAAD Missile Defense United States and South Korean officials have announced plans to deploy a U.S. missile defense system to South Korea. The officials said the deployment is to answer North Koreas nucl...
New Horizons Space Probe Gets Mission Extension The U.S. space agency has announced it is extending the mission of the New Horizons spacecraft. New Horizons is a spacecraft without a human crew. It was the first spacecraft to visit the dwarf planet P...
The Power of Parallelism Parallelism is the repetition of similar grammatical forms. It is a powerful tool in public speaking and writing. You may have heard this quote attributed to Julius Caesar: I came, I saw, I conquered. The repetition of I foll...
AS IT IS 2016-07-08 Google Honors American Scientist Nettie Stevens Goole新Doodle致敬美国科学家内蒂史蒂文斯 This is Whats Trending Today The Internet search engine Google celebrated a woman scientist on Thursday. Her name might not be w...
AS IT IS 2016-07-08 Noahs Ark Theme Park Opens in Kentucky 诺亚方舟主题公园在肯塔基州开幕 A large model of the boat that many people believe saved Noah, his family and animals from the Biblical flood officially opened Thursday. The boa...
AS IT IS 2016-07-08 Cambodia Can Export Travel Goods to US Duty-Free 柬埔寨可以免税向美国出口旅行用品 Cambodia will now be able to export luggage and other travel goods to the United States without paying some American taxes. 柬埔寨现...
AS IT IS 2016-07-08 After Brexit, What Is Next? The fallout from Britains vote to leave the European Union is not limited to Britain. There are new efforts to stop EU immigration quotas in Hungary. In addition, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia...
AS IT IS 2016-07-08 US Orders New Sanctions on North Korea 美国对朝鲜实施新制裁 The United States ordered new economic restrictions against North Korea this week that directly answer human rights abuse. The restrictions are expected to have...
'Curious George' Explores Ramadan 好奇猴乔治 He has ridden a bike, received a medal, flown a kite and learned the alphabet. He has even traveled into space. Since the Curious George series began in 1941, the beloved childrens book character has...
Apps to Help in a Disaster Disasters almost always arrive unexpectedly. But there are computer apps to help people prepare for disasters. Some apps alert users when a disaster has taken place. Other disaster apps can be used when people need rescue o...
AS IT IS 2016-07-07 Maz Jobrani: Building Cultural Bridges, One Laugh at a Time Maz Jobrani likes to make people laugh. The Iranian-American knew early in life that he wanted to become an actor or comedian. His path to stardom was a long journey. His...
