Better Make Room for College Kids, Obama Says First Lady Michelle Obama launched a media campaign last week designed to help more young people go to college. A new social media website called Better Make Room is at the center of the campaign. Better...
Revisiting the Gun Debate in America 回顾美国枪支管制争论 An average of one school shooting happens every week in America, says a recent report from Everytown for Gun Safety. The advocacy group seeks to reduce gun violence. The report lists...
AS IT IS 2015-11-01 International Tourists Drawn to Route 66 66号公路吸引国际游客 Shamrock, Texas is a small town 30 kilometers from the Oklahoma-Texas border. The nearest major international airport is some 140 kilometers away. Some might s...
AS IT IS 2015-11-01 Myanmar Corruption Plagues Highways, Jade Trade 腐败困扰缅甸公路和玉贸易 Corruption continues to cut into the government treasury in Myanmar. The southeast Asian nation also known as Burma has endured six decades of ci...
American Halloween Goes to the Dogs 美国万圣节与狗 In America, Halloween is a big deal. Americans spend $7.4 billion on Halloween and $350 million of that is for costumes for their pets, reports the National Retail Federation. About 15 percent...
Bank Scandals Fuel Interest in Islamic Finance Recent bank scandals have fueled interest in Islamic banking because it forbids interest or fees on loans. Questions about ethics in global finance could benefit the Islamic banking sector, experts say....
AS IT IS 2015-10-31 Slow and Gassy Balloon is Social Media Fave Who knew a huge blimp basically a 73-meter-long balloon could become the social media star of the week? When the blimp broke free of its tether Wednesday, it quickly captured the attenti...
AS IT IS 2015-10-31 Refugees Lead Alabama Shrimp Industry 东南亚裔渔民引领阿拉巴马州虾产业 Forty years ago, many Southeast Asians fled war in their home countries and chose to come to the United States. Some got on ships that sailed t...
AS IT IS 2015-10-31 US Orders Special Advisor Troops to Syria 美国向叙利亚派遣特别顾问部队 President Barack Obama has approved sending 50 American military advisors to northern Syria. 奥巴马总统批准向叙利亚北部派遣50名美国...
AS IT IS 2015-10-31 Rain Helps Ease Smoke from Indonesian Fires 雨水有助缓解印尼火灾浓烟 Forest fires continue to burn in several parts of Indonesia. A brief rain storm helped break up smoke from some of the fires on Wednesday. The govern...
Everyday Grammar: Make Your Writing Smoother with Transitions 英语日常语法:让你的写作更流畅 For VOA Learning English, this is Everyday Grammar. Today we are going to talk about important transition words in English. We will focus on how...
International Players to Watch in the NBA The National Basketball Association (NBA) is arguably the best basketball league in the world. Some of the most famous teams are the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers and Chicago Bulls. There was a time when...
The Boy on Graves-End Road by Caty Weaver Editor's Note: This is a weekly multimedia series of American short stories for English language learners. Each story has video, audio, quizzes, and a lesson plan for teachers. Hope you enjoy reading and list...
AS IT IS 2015-10-30 Clues Sought in Whale Watch Boat Sinking 加拿大查找观鲸船沉没线索 It remains unclear what caused a whale-watch boat to sink last weekend, killing five Britons off the west coast of Canada. UK Foreign Secretary Philip H...
AS IT IS 2015-10-30 Guess Who Games More: Women or Men? Women have claimed a majority in the electronic revolution. Separate studies show that women make up more than half of the worlds video game players. Females are more likely to grab a smart phon...
