Continue or Stop the War? Voters Choose in Election of 1864 1864年选举决定继续或停止战争 From VOA Learning English, this is The Making of a Nation. Im Kelly Jean Kelly. And Im Christopher Cruise. In 1864, the United States was still strug...
AS IT IS 2014-12-11 Mobile Health Apps to Become First Line of Defense 移动健康应用成为第一道防线- The first line of defense against deadly diseases and even water shortages might just be your mobile telephone. A new software application...
AS IT IS 2014-12-11 Vietnam Detains Second Blogger in Two Weeks 越南两周内拘留第二名博客博主 Vietnam has arrested another well-known blogger as part of what critics see as a continued campaign against government opponents. Nguyen Quang...
AS IT IS 2014-12-11 Internet Freedom Shrinks Worldwide 全球互联网自由度在降低 A new report says a growing number of nations are restricting parts of the Internet to the public. It says these countries also are passing laws that permit grea...
Indoor Pollution Kills Millions Each Year 每年数百万人因室内污染而丧命 From VOA Learning English, this is the Health Report. The way we cook is important. In many countries, the two choices are natural gas or electric-powered stoves. Th...
Olvera Street: Birthplace of Los Angeles 奥维拉街:洛杉矶的发源地 Welcome to This Is America, from VOA Learning English. Im Jonathan Evans. And Im Katherine Cole. Today we visit a Southern California street that leads back hundreds of years...
Deadly Storm Moves Toward Manila 致命风暴向马尼拉方向移动 In the news today A typhoon that hit the central Philippines is now a tropical storm. But weather experts say the storm will cause serious flooding as it moves toward the capital,...
Filmmakers Create New Technology for 'Big Hero 6' 制片人为《超能陆战队》创造新技术 The latest animated film from Disney, Big Hero 6, is a mix of science, technology and art. High-level technology was used in the making of the movie. O...
Climate Change Talks End with Hope, Unresolved Issues 气候变化会谈上未解决的问题 Climate change talks ended Friday in Lima, Peru. The international negotiations included more than 10,000 particpants from about 200 countries. 气候变化会...
Writing the Narrative Essay: How to Find the Words This is the VOA Learning English Education Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。 A student from overseas did well on a research paper for an American college. She said, Research ta...
AS IT IS 2014-12-10 Making Cooking Stoves Safer Worldwide 让全世界的炉灶更安全 Smokey cook fires are a leading cause of indoor air pollution - poor air quality inside buildings. Indoor air pollution kills more than four million people each...
AS IT IS 2014-12-10 A Love of Wine Grows in India Indians who like alcohol usually choose whiskey as their drink. But, slowly, wine is growing more popular in the country. India's first vineyard, a farm where grapes used to make wine are grown, is na...
AS IT IS 2014-12-09 Social Media Support for IS Higher in Europe, US The further you are from violence in the Middle East, the more likely you are to have a good feeling about the Islamic State and express those opinions on social media. That finding...
AS IT IS 2014-12-09 Kenyan Women Attacked for Choice of Clothing 因穿着时髦屡遭攻击 肯尼亚女性争取服装选择权 Western behavior is clashing with traditional beliefs in Kenya. Some men there have attacked women because of the clothi...
High-Tech Material Cools Buildings, Sends Heat Into Space 高新技术材料给建筑降温,将热量送入太空 Researchers at Stanford University have developed a new material that can move heat out of buildings and into space. The researchers say...