Learn Why 'The Proof Is in the Pudding' Now, the VOA Learning English program Words and Their Stories. Each week we teach expressions often used in American English. We explain how to use them and sometimes where they come from. But do not take my wo...
Social organizations have long been a part of the student experience at colleges and universities in the United States. Fraternities and sororities have been a major part of the experience for so long it is almost hard to imagine U.S. higher educatio...
More and more Americans are examining their own genetic information to find answers about health issues and family history. And more and more are also doing the same for their dogs. Genetic testing for dogs has increased in recent years. Several comp...
Glenn Close is laughing hard as she stands in the doorway to her New York City home. Her loyal little white dog is circling an arriving reporter. Both are stars in their own right. Close has been a critically praised actor for more than 40 years. Her...
Trump Declares National Emergency to Build the Wall American President Donald Trump on Friday declared a national emergency so that he can get the money needed to build a wall along the nations border with Mexico. 美国总统川普周五宣布全国紧...
The American space agency NASA had expected its rover called Opportunity to operate on Mars for just 90 days. But the vehicle kept exploring for 15 years after landing on the red planet. Opportunity landed on Mars in 2004. Scientists finally lost con...
Today on Ask a Teacher, a reader from Brazil asks about two common adverbs. Here is his question: Question: Hello from Brazil! Teacher, could you explain to us how and when to use as well and too? Obrigado! Luan Garcia, Brazil Answer: Hello, Luan! I...
Baldy woods reached for a drink and got it. When Baldy wanted something, he usually got it. He but this is not Baldys story. Now he took his third drink, which was larger than the first and the second. Baldy had been listening to the troubles of a fr...
Worlds Oldest Wild Bird Is a Mother Again The oldest known wild bird in the world has become a mother again. 世界上已知最古老的野生鸟又要做母亲了。 American wildlife officials said the egg of a Laysan albatross named Wisdom opened...
Airbus to Stop Making Worlds Largest Passenger Plane European aircraft maker Airbus has announced it will stop making the worlds largest passenger airplane. 欧洲飞机制造商空客公司宣布将停止生产全球最大的客机。 The French-bas...
For years, Park I Seul either ate too little or too much as she worked toward her dream of becoming a fashion model. But she is not tall enough or thin enough to be a model in usual fashion shows. And she is not big enough to be a plus-size model. Pa...
The middle of February is winter here in Washington, DC. I walked outside this morning and the temperature was below freezing! And I made the mistake of wearing light clothing. So I went back in the house and put on a sweater under my coat. The words...
Two men in their 70s are candidates in the Nigerian presidential election on Saturday. Yet half of the countrys registered voters are young people between 18 and 35 years of age. The two men are well-known to voters. It is the fifth election campaign...
Westminster Dog Show Has a New King At the Westminster Dog Show in New York, wire fox terriers continue to win. 在纽约威斯敏斯特的犬类比赛上，刚毛猎狐梗再次卫冕。 A wire fox from Brazil who had already won big in Europe becam...
In 1971, he was a Vietnamese student who had just met the love of his life. She was a North Korean worker who knew she was forbidden to love him back. It took 31 years before Pham Ngoc Canh, the Vietnamese student, and Ri Yong Hui, the North Korean w...
