Millions of people stayed home from churches and other places of worship during the coronavirus pandemic. Struggling congregations have one important question: How many people will return? The pandemic has eased in the United States and in-person ser...
And now, welcome to Words and Their Stories. On this show we explore words and expressions in American English. We sometimes explain where they come from. We give examples and notes on usage. Today we talk about that huge, burning star in the sky the...
July 4, 1776 is the day the Continental Congress officially approved the Declaration of Independence. Celebrations began soon after with parades, public readings and other events. 1776年7月4日是美国大陆会议正式通过《独立宣言》的日...
An American college football player makes the winning touchdown in a game watched by millions of people on television. Suddenly, many people around the United States know his name. But, unless he becomes a professional athlete in the National Footbal...
The beating heart of Rome is not the marble of the Senate, it's the sand of the Colosseum, the Roman senator Gracchus said in the 2000 Oscar-winning movie Gladiator. The Colosseum is an ancient structure built more than 2000 years ago. The Romans use...
This is the sound of 15-year-old Nigerian boxer Tijani Abdulazeez training. He hits the target hard, again and again. He uses boxing gloves to protect his hands Known as TJ, the boy works out on a dusty piece of land in Alagbado, a neighborhood outsi...
Japanese automaker Honda plans to design and manufacture its own electric vehicles (EVs) in the coming years. 日本汽车制造商本田计划在未来几年内自行设计和制造电动汽车。 Company officials say they will begin building their...
Horse or Mule? This week on Ask a Teacher, we answer a question from Vincent in Kenya. He asks about the difference between two similar animals. Here is the question: Question: What is the difference between a mule and a horse? Kindly help with the a...
President Joe Biden met with families and emergency workers affected by the collapse of a building last week near Miami, Florida. The partial collapse of the 12-story Champlain Towers South condominium building killed at least 18 people. And 145 peop...
Officials at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, UNC, approved tenure for Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones. The decision came after weeks of tension and protest at the school and around the country. Tenure guarantees l...
New York's government lawyers charged the Trump Organization and its long-time finance chief Thursday with carrying out a 15-year operation to defraud the government. 纽约政府律师周四指控川普集团及其长期任职的财务主管对政府进...
American comedian and actor Bill Cosby has been freed from prison after a court overturned his sexual assault conviction. Cosby was released from a Pennsylvania prison on Wednesday after the state's Supreme Court issued its ruling. He returned to his...
In the United States, summer is a time when students can have fun, rest, and relax -- at least those not attending summer school. In many countries around the world, summer is also a time to take long vacations or short trips to beautiful places. In...
Microsoft has announced Windows 11, the first major update in six years of its widely used computer operating system. The new version has a simplified design. It also adds new tools to help users better organize their desktop workspace for working on...
The Wimbledon tennis championship in London has been marked by wet weather and slippery conditions. The famous tennis competition, one of four major championships in the sport, started Monday. Early in the week, top-ranked player Novak Djokovic fell...
