Is a Fusion Nuclear Reactor Coming Soon? 核聚变反应堆会很快推出？ 美国科技组织的洛克基德马丁称五年内，将会建成一个核聚变反应堆。他说预计到2017年能呈现一个操作雏形，到2022年，就能够投入使...
Whats the Word of the Year? 今年年度词是什么? The American English dictionary publisher Merriam-Webster announces their word of the year for 2014. The word is culture. The publisher bases its choice on how many people look up the word in its...
AS IT IS 2014-12-23 Man Who Shot NY Police Officers Had Record of Violence, Mental Problems A top New York City police official says the man who killed two officers Saturday had a record of violence and mental problems. Ismayyil Brinsley shot officer...
AS IT IS 2014-12-23 Reports Say North Korea Hit by Internet Outage 报道称朝鲜网络一度中断 North Korea appears to be experiencing a widespread Internet outage. The cause of the outage is not clear. However, hours earlier, President Barack O...
The History of Christmas in America 美国圣诞节的历史 In the first half of the 19th century, Christmas was a very different kind of holiday than it is today. People did not have a set way of celebrating. Christmas was not even an official holi...
Whats the Top 'Trending' Search This Year? 今年最热门的搜索内容是什么? The American-based company Google has just released its list of the top trending online searches of 2014. Google keeps records of everything Internet users enter on i...
AS IT IS 2014-12-22 Cambodian, Thai Rice Voted Best in the World 柬埔寨和泰国大米为全世界最佳 For the third straight year, the World Rice Conference has voted Cambodian rice as the worlds best. This year Cambodia shares the award with T...
AS IT IS 2014-12-22 Helping Californias Homeless 帮助加州的无家可归的人 Earlier this month, California police cleared what was said to be the largest homeless encampment in the United States. About 200 homeless people were living at the ca...
AS IT IS 2014-12-22 How the US Deals with its Sexual Assault Problem 在美国如何处理性侵犯问题 Sexual assault sexual attack -- happens in countries all around the world. Recent news reports about gang rapes in India and sexual violence at...
I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas 我梦想着有一个白色圣诞 This is Steve Ember with a VOA Special English holiday program. Music fills the air. Colorful lights shine brightly in windows. Children and adults open gifts from loved ones and fri...
AS IT IS 2014-12-21 Turkey Rejects Criticism of Raids on Opposition Media 土耳其政府否认突袭反对派媒体_ The Turkish government recently ordered raids on media with ties to its opponents. Now the government is rejecting criticism at home...
AS IT IS 2014-12-21 Indonesia Reports Increase in Citizens Joining Islamic State 印尼报道加入伊斯兰国的公民有所增加 Indonesia estimates that more than 350 of its citizens are now in Syria or Iraq to fight with Islamic State militants...
Tips for Applying to US Colleges, Part Three 申请美国大学的几点建议Ⅲ For the third part of our series Tips for Applying to US Colleges we visited Shenandoah University. Shenandoah University is named for the scenic Shenandoah Valley in t...
Obama Moves to Normalize Relations with Cuba President Barack Obama announced a major change in United States policy toward Cuba this week. He said he wants Congress to ease more than 50 years of U.S. sanctions against the island nation. And he said...
AS IT IS 2014-12-20 Sony Criticized for Cancelling 'The Interview' 索尼因为取消电影《采访》而受批评 The Interview is probably the most famous movie you might never be able to see. The dark comedy had been set to open in theaters acros...
