AS IT IS 2014-12-27 Radio Free Europe Office Raided by Azerbaijan Officials Government lawyers and police in Azerbaijan raided the offices of a media organization funded by the United States government on Friday. The officials said they have a court...
AS IT IS 2014-12-27 Islamic State Changed Syria and Iraq in 2014 2014年,伊斯兰国家改变叙利亚和伊拉克 The actions of the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, or ISIS, have angered people in many countries. The group enslaved people and exec...
AS IT IS 2014-12-27 Asian Tsunami 10th Anniversary 纪念印尼海啸十周年 December 26 marks the 10th anniversary of a powerful and deadly earthquake in the eastern Indian Ocean. It was the most powerful quake to hit the area in 40 years. The qua...
New English Tests Are Better, but Harder 英语测试越来越完善,但是越来越难 Scores on English tests are very important to students around the world. In order to make sure that they do their best, both students and teachers should stay inf...
Family Makes Friends and Memories on World Trip 环球之旅中的朋友和记忆 Many families take their children on vacation. They will usually travel for a few days or weeks during school breaks. But Julie and Tim Rivenbark planned a longer vacat...
The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry 欧亨利的短篇小说《麦琪的礼物》 Editor's Note: We are pleased to share a traditional holiday story with you, The Gift of the Magi. You can read along and listen or watch the video. One dollar and eighty-...
AS IT IS 2014-12-26 Guardians of Peace and the Galaxy: Movie News of 2014 官方预告片银河系的的守护者(2014)奇迹高清 It is not an everyday event that the President of the United States tells Americans to go to the movies, but that is w...
AS IT IS 2014-12-26 US Politics Could Affect Iran Nuclear Talks 美国政治将影响伊朗核谈判 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry says he will continue to try to negotiate an end to the dispute between Iran and Western nations over Iran's nucle...
AS IT IS 2014-12-26 South Africa Faces Worsening Power Outages 南非面临日益严重的停电问题 South Africa is facing an electricity crisis. South Africans have been experiencing a growing number of electricity blackouts -- also known as powe...
Actor Shoots Lincoln, Calls Him a Tyrant 演员射杀林肯,称他为暴君 From VOA Learning English, this is The Making of a Nation. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. And Im Christopher Cruise. On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his...
Some Surprises Among Economic Stories in 2014 some of the major economic stories of 2014 were surprises. Today, we tell you about a few of them. But, we also want to know which economic stories were important to you this year. First on our list, is t...
AS IT IS 2014-12-25 Robots Go To Work for Dentists and Patients For years, robots have helped doctors perform operations with greater safety, speed and exactness than by using hand-controlled instruments. Now, one such machine reduces the time it tak...
AS IT IS 2014-12-25 Christian or Not, Most Americans Celebrate Christmas 无论是否基督徒,大部分美国人都过圣诞节 Christmas is the most widely celebrated religious holiday in the United States. In Christianity, the day honors the birth...
Chocolate Improves Memory and Heart Health 巧克力可以提高记忆力和心脏健康 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. Can eating a chocolate bar every day really prevent age-related memory loss? No. Can eating chocolate cake...
Ebola Is Top Health Story for 2014 If asked, What was the most important health story of 2014? there would be little debate. Ebola has killed more than 6,800 people and infected more than three times that number. But this is not the first time the wo...
