AS IT IS 2015-06-03 Growing Evidence of Russian Military Involvement in Ukraine 越来越多的证据表明俄罗斯军方卷入了乌克兰战争 United Nations investigators say there is growing evidence of Russian military involvement in the war i...
AS IT IS 2015-06-03 FIFA President Sepp Blatter Resigns 国际足联主席布拉特辞职 Four days after his election to a fifth term as FIFA president, Sepp Blatter has resigned. The head of the soccer organization made the surprise announcement on...
Scientists Testing Space Propulsion by Light 科学家测试太阳能动力 Can the sun provide power for a spaceship to travel to the edge of our solar system? The answer may come from a small satellite. A Delta V rocket carried the satellite into s...
India Suffers Fifth Deadliest Heat Wave in World History 印度遭遇史上最严重热浪 In the news today... Indian officials are blaming extremely hot weather for more than 2,000 deaths in the country. The extreme heat has been a problem for near...
AS IT IS 2015-06-02 Rising Number of Executions in Saudi Arabia 越来越多的人在沙特阿拉伯被处决 Human rights groups are reporting an increase in the number of executions in Saudi Arabia. Saudi executions are usually beheadings, where th...
AS IT IS 2015-06-02 US Promises $18 Million for Vietnam to Buy Patrol Boats 美国承诺1800万美元购买越南巡逻船 The United States has promised $18 million to help Vietnam buy American-made coast guard patrol boats to improve its sea defens...
AS IT IS 2015-06-01 Films Explore Native Peoples, Culture Conflict 从电影节看原住民文化冲突 The city of Los Angeles, California is famous as the home of America's movie industry. A recent film festival there presented a number of movies a...
AS IT IS 2015-06-01 WHO: Smoking Costs More Than You Think 世卫组织:吸烟的伤害远比你想象的多 A single cigarette sold on a street corner may not cost a lot; however, the overall costs of smoking are huge. 在街角买一包烟花不了多...
AS IT IS 2015-06-01 Poverty, Gender Inequality Force Girls Into Marriage 贫穷及性别不平等问题迫使女孩步入婚姻殿堂 The public in Russia and beyond has expressed shock at the recent marriage of a Chechen girl to a man who is 30 year...
Words That Are Their Own Opposites And now, Words and Their Stories, a VOA Learning English program about American expressions. When you are learning a language, context is everything. Here, context means the words around another word or phrase that...
Could a Tattoo Cost You a Job? 文身会让你失去工作么? In the 1960s U.S., a tattoo was usually a sign of anti-social or illegal activity. Few people had them. Today, at least one in five Americans has a tattoo, including sports stars, actors...
Asias Boat People: Smuggled or Trafficked? 亚洲的船民:走私或贩运人口? Reporters are following the story of Muslim Rohingya and Bangladeshis as they go overseas in search of a better future. Thousands of Rohingya and Bangladeshis were put...
Group Helps US Children Learn About Healthy Foods 教美国孩子认识健康食物 Our story begins at the John Burroughs Elementary School in Washington, DC. The schools kindergarten students are staying late today -- an hour after classes normally...
AS IT IS 2015-05-31 Lawmakers Debate How to Deal with Free Trade's Results 议员辩论如何处理自由贸易的结果 The United States Senate recently passed a measure called Trade Promotion Authority. Under the bill, the Congress can only vote f...
Blind Boy Defines His Life With Music 失明男孩定义他的生活与音乐 When Frankie Moran first saw his son Cole, he could not imagine ever sharing his love of music with the boy. Cole had cognitive delays and other birth defects. And he was b...
