AS IT IS 2014-08-26 Is North Korea Preparing to Strike US Electric Grid? 朝鲜准备打击美国电网吗? A longtime national security advisor to the United States Congress has said the countrys electric system -- called a grid -- is mostly unprote...
AS IT IS 2014-08-25 Scientists Developing Blood Test for PTSD Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder or PTSD is caused by a frightening event, either witnessed or experienced. Signs of the disorder may include depression, bad dreams and severe nervousness. T...
AS IT IS 2014-08-25 Use of Mass Transit Is Highest in Nearly 60 Years 美国公共交通使用量创60年新高 A record number of Americans are moving into cities. When they move into urban areas, they drive less. New York City is one of the top cit...
This Story Is 'The Cat's Meow!' Now, the VOA Special English program Words and Their Stories. Cats are the most popular pets among Americans. So it is not surprising that there are many expressions about cats. Some cats like to catch small birds, lik...
AS IT IS 2014-08-24 People Use Too Much Salt 人们食用太多的盐 There is good reason for the popularity of salt: It can add to the taste of food. And it protects against loss of needed body fluids during extreme heat. But a new study finds more...
AS IT IS 2014-08-24 Tiny Robots Learn to Work Together 微型机器人学会与人类一起工作 cientists at Harvard University have created an army of small robots that can move as a group to form shapes. The robots are called Kilobots. Scientists...
Iraq's Prime Minister Pressed to Seek Sunni Support in Fight Against Militants 伊拉克总理被迫寻求逊尼派的帮助,来对抗武装分子 From VOA Learning English, this is In The News. Sunni Muslim leaders in Iraq say Iraqi security forces...
AS IT IS 2014-08-23 Lawyers Give Free Legal Help to Needy Legal advice can cost a lot. A person with little money does not have the same ability to get legal help as a richer person. But in recent years, a growing number of law firms do pro bono work...
Experts Share Tips for Writing School Papers 专家分享学校论文写作技巧 From VOA Learning English, this is the Education Report. 这里是美国之音慢速英语教育报道。 Many secondary and university students have returned to classe...
US Ebola Patients Released, Cleared of Virus 美国埃博拉患者被释放,病毒已清除 Two Americans who became sick with the deadly Ebola virus have been released from the hospital in Atlanta. Tests showed they were free of the disease. Dr. Ken...
AS IT IS 2014-08-22 US, Japan to Connect with Fiber-Optic Cable 美国与日本建设更快的链接光纤 Work will begin immediately on a new fiber-optic cable between the United States and Japan. The $300 million project, called FASTER, is to be f...
Lincoln-Douglas Debates Set the Stage for the 1860 Election From VOA Learning English, this is The Making of a Nation. Im Katherine Cole. And Im Jonathan Evans. In the summer of 1858, Stephen Douglas and Abraham Lincoln campaigned for a Senate seat f...
Obama Condemns US Journalist's Execution 奥巴马谴责斩首美国记者行为 President Barack Obama has condemned the Islamic State militants who killed an American reporter and threatened to kill another one. The militants executed James Foley a...
AS IT IS 2014-08-21 Girl Making History in Little League World Series 13岁女棒球选手在世界系列赛创造历史 To many people, it may look like just another childs baseball game in the United States. But the Little League World Series is mo...
AS IT IS 2014-08-21 Red Cross Chief Says Ebola Can Be Defeated 红十字会负责人称,埃博拉病毒可以被打败 The head of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies is hopeful that the spread of the deadly Ebola vir...
